The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-01
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
NON-UNlONlST AND A SGRB
(Literary Digest)

The first writer to dlfferentiate non-union work
inguan from lhe so-caled scab," 50 far as we have
seen Professor George Gunton, who writes on TINS
topic in the January number OF 3untons aagaze 1N
man who does not belong 70 union though ne may NO
takes STRIKER Plefs PMS b feloS Toringman in the
back the time Of battle. With regard to the non
Between those who think him martyr and those
who think him enemy to labor the no9-gnion man
This is great mistake: they not necessarily alike
mceeq they nv qtlLe NJ ~ 80, nm h. one vino
simply does not Join the union TINS Is not swSys' M I
stands aloof for multitude of reasons; sometimes pc
GUY "uCn srsIl 1ffere1ce The0Teticay they believe
accord with Them but lack that interest which mate
comes on the great Of nonunion men 90 out with
tbe decision hat The union accepts and moreover the
union always share with them tne STRIKE q inc MIN
ers were members of the union until the strike was
The strike as the members Of ne union and the union
was just as loyal 70 the non-union men as II theS hao
Vow for the other fellow:
But the 'scab Is altogether different man lie ,s
the who when strike Is on takes the place OF lne
ISer more 5 f6e Character Of the scab knew more
about the actual kna OF a tsI R Ina meSeTn scab
very good type Of hero As matter OF iae1 IL ,P o@s
dsreputable, quas-tramp laborer lie IS the KIND tna{
workman Scabs are essentially camp followers Of la
is 70 demonstrate TO me strikers Saa 70 inc PIE On he
Terms offered I'm order 10 demonstrate this they send
ont into the highways hedges and offer eNcepuonal
inducements for men to come 70 work Simply 10 F9 he
showing The writer knows OF several instances OF te
Kind where the wages offered have been 81 per cent
more than the strikers asking In addition 20 Ihls'
they often furnish board and lodging Ihey ssluoi -
t ct 10 keep these worllngmen permanently Ihey know
ia advance that a of them VIII prove collle-
tent wormen these serve the purpose TOT the
time being a sinstruments 10 break the strike 80
Moreover industries d. usually happens Lldl
they spoil much they accomplish Inc WIltet r.
'scab laborers such as 10 render them actuaiy
worthless I'm order TO make showing Ahe haSeItai
was taken Of the machinery which stood round ln
outside Of work room. nearest the WINDOWS anu
the machinery was empty the 'scabs simply NOV
ING the machines If they were working, 50 mat Int
passersby hearing the noise, would think the factories
flaring headlines that the mills were rapidly uhng up
and would have for the strikers II they remained
i'm the main there really herosm in the sca6 Ano
he doesn't come a hero. He seldom comes because
he wants 70 He usually comes because tieft ~
exceptional Inducements offered ana because nc u o4'
am abiect of considerable attention.
does not lessen the total on GneinliOyeu
but he defeats the effort of the other men 70 proys
worse for himself everybody else and Tor those ina
come after him he beuefactorF To me extent tlL
hutton Is to the forces that make impossible Tor IN
sborers i'm get better economic or soca
conditions and he Is used specifically Tor that puIposs
Under no other conditions would he nave oesh en-
ploved He Is employed only instrument Tor pre-
Venting that improvement 1870 a.
.From the viewpoint ca the progress OF society IN
cab h an fnurV He lacks every element that goes
make uD hero; his whole attitude Is that OF the sea
and the camp follower; of the man VINO roos the colp
on the battle field attends fire for the sake OF "a
picings He contributes no element eltntI OF psi9o5
honor public spirit, good workmanship. ana auu
nothing 10 the which make for the social Oete
nent Of ANYBODY There is every reason Why honest
sbould desuse the scab and refuse TO associate Wit
him 1t is "a ethical impulse to osJraclse hlin.