Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-29


and tyrannlcal order by the union; they
had. and have had, more jobs than
they could handle, almost, but their
wofkmen were harrassed and hampered
I'm the peaceful performance OF their la
bor whenever an occasion offered IL
self.
One Of the bosses of the firm IN ques-
ton was finishing job AT a residence
one day. and noticed that the other
Workmen employed on the same build
ing had quit working. sitting around
talking and discussing the 'unlairness
of "scabs' working together With us
union men" and 80 on. He soon learned
that they were waiting for him to quit,
so they could start in. or course, they
could not work as long as there was
one working IN the building who had
been declared unfair" and had
heavy unpaid fine" charged up against
him. Meanwhile man came driving
clong in his buggy, stopped and came
IN, and sizing w the sluiatlon at a
glance. let loose on his invectlves, and
IN the most shameful manner, as in the
Miller case, abused and insulted this
lone workman, calling him all manner
of names one "scah" THE application
is misnoncr to one who has not given
up his mannood) who thought nc had
stood enough, came down the ladder In
three jumps. and picking up brick,
made for the last conner saying Il
am not what you have called me. and
If you do not get out of here as quick
as you know how, will break your
face" The gentleman scampered
through q side door and into mis- buggy
quicker than II takes to tell it.
Our friend happened TO see one Of
the men who had refused to work while
he was In the building one whom he
had long known, a returned Elder and
home missionary, to whom he addressed
himself, asking him II he didn't think
he had got into rather strange com
pany; how he could affiliate with such
abusive men and sanction such un-
American, ungentlemanly and UNI
brotherly conduct against an honest,
unoffending workman? He certainly
knew II was against the principles of
the Church, II might here be men
toned. too that the walking delegate
save the title--of the union which this
brother Is alleged to have sinned
against by himself and his three CO.
members of the firm. undertaking all
four 10 earn an honest livelihood,
when the union had said only two OF
them should work--claims to be Nor
mon" and has, II is reported, tried
to harm this shop, by spotting who
were working for them and asking
them 10 quit work; also trying to take
away their agency here OF a certain
eastern firm-in sort. to kill this young
firm
Many such actions on the part of
some members OF some of the local
unions have come to the writer's OBJ
servation. some Of which might be
mentioned later on. However, the most
liheral-mnded sturdy and manly
workingmen In our community are
against the unions and many Of the
union men themselves condemn the
arbitrary. tyTannical actions OF their
| associates. we'll knowing that they in a
| little while win do harm 70 them
| selves. from which it will be hard for
| them 10 be extricated. Truly did Prcsi-
| dent Joseph +. Smith say In recent
| issue Of the Juvenile Instructor that
| he could not sec how Church members
| could join unions and work hardships
| on their fellow men. AS one mechanic
| said recently when asked MS opinion
| about the union, MY opinion of the
unions? II they are all like one or two
with which | have had TO deal-tyran-
meal abusive, insultirg-l say they
| are from hell!" ..
Co-Workers beware OF the way you
treat your fellow-laborers! And especi-
ally brethren as against brethren in
| the Church, This kind of union" can
not last. IL Is built on wrong principles,
and viii not prevail Already several
unions have gone out Of the federated
council. and one or two are now serl-
orsly considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
| taking the same step, WORKER.