Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-12

Will not in the future, but union men
are given work the same as non-union
men, and while speaking ON this, we
/ know the smelter will close and re
main closed before they will deal with
The men as union. The same princi-
pie will be followed as outlined by the
Anthracite Strike commission there
1 fore, II Will be useless for the local
| unions 10 interfere with the smelter
men and the officers say that this poll
cy will be pursued
Third-The Typographical union is
fixture all over the land, and will
continue to be. no matter what may
be the result in the common labor mar
ket and just so long as the Democrat
, continues to employ non-union print
ers the union fight will continue so
long as the town exists. and this is not
a pleasant prospective. Mr.. Day com
plains of certain abuses Under the
union rule. The Herald has follow ed
the same rules and complied with
them. and we have no kick coming.
and we are confident that had the
Democrat management taken it's griev-
ances before the local union and an
uniavorable decision rendered. an ap-
peal would have been granted to the
international union and every differ
ence amicably adjusted The Herald
has paid for all overtime. and the
Democrat should do the same. When
men get drunk and leave their work to
the injury of the paper there should
be some rule protecting the paper,
and with this The Herald will join the
Democrat in demanding protection.
We are reliably informed that those
responsible for the boycott have ex-
tended the olive branch. that 1t has
offered to appoint committee, the
business men select a committee and
the Democrat appoint a committee.
and the questions complained of taken
before the city council for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the truth of the
charges made by the Democrat but
the Democrat management refused.
The Herald wants to see this boycott
declared of and the business men OF
Durango have the privilege of adver-
Using and doing business where they
please without interference. and to
this end we urge that the matter be
taken m. What is the use of inter
cine warfare for months. perhaps
years? 1t cannot result TO the welfare
of either side II may be a pleasure
TO AIr Day 10 keep up the firing. but it
means - continuous opposition fight.
We think it time for the union men
and business men to meet on common
grounds and discuss these questions.
1t is a very bad case that has not two
sides to IT,
The Herald believes it is but right
and proper for men to organize 1t
is often necessary Tor eli-protection,
and they must necessarily hold togeth.
er. There are some who will use la
Dor right without the aid OF unionism,
while many employers are not so dis
posed unless forced to do so as vide
the anthracite coal trust. The Herald
believes there is a common meeting
point between labor and capital and
we are firm believers in the doctrine
advanced by President Roosevelt, arbi-
tration and the day is coming when
this method will prevail, Another
thing, The Herald is not afraid to let
it's position be known In the coal
strike The Herald opposed the coal
miners for the reason that we deemed
their position wrong, that they had
no just grievances necessitating the
closing down of all coal mines. In
our opposition we did not abuse a sin
gle man who labored, but endeayored
to argue the question from stand
point of justice, giving the opposition
the same right. The Herald is against
the professional agitator, but we are
for the rights of the laboring men
just the same. and as long as we con