The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-14
ALLIANCE TELLS
ITS PRINCIPLES
Citizens Organization Adopts
a Platform.
STAND TAKEN ON LABOR
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/ INCORPORATION Is VOTED AND
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.
STAND TAKEN ON LABOR

4 meeting Of the Citizens Alliance
was held last evening in Hamburger
hall, i6S Main street. and an crganiza-
ton completed. About thirty persons
were present The articles of incor-
poration were adopted and officers
chosen. as follows:
President, Charles Read; first vice
president. G.. w Whitley: second vice
president, NJ. II. Walker; secretary, W.
J. Nigus; treasurer. w. :. Mccormick;
trustees. the foregoing and J. Z. CAL
igher. d. 5. Murray. c. z. Mason,
George Romney, W. c. Bogue. r. w.
NicKoll, Robert s. Campbell, Joseph \.
Silver. q. A. Quigley, II. G. Williams,
J.. l.. Terry, Joseph II. Young. Duncan
MacNichie, Frank Knox, 2. J. Moran
and L. A. Wall.
The following declaration Of princi-
pies was adopted:
Declaration of Principles.
The members of this corporation
commend the wisdom and concede the
right Of labOring men to organize
unions or declarations for the promo
ton and defense OF their very Just
rights, but demand that the equal right
OF all men TO labor be respected and
that the law designed TO protect all
alike, be enforced impartially: that in
cine labor or for a given period. and at
an agreed rate of wage. members of Ia
Dor unions, or other individuals are
privileged 10 quit the service of any
employer az any time. with or without
notice. hut that the right Of any other
person TO enter into such abandoned
service, upon terms satisfactory to
themselves, shall not he denied. nor
shall the employer be abridged in his
right to hire or discharge whom he will,
with equal freedom.
The members of this corporation will
ut tolerate restrictions upon the en-
plOyer to prevent his employment Of
union labor. but, on the other hand, his
right 10 employ non-union labor is of
e'Elal dignity and must not be qUes-
toned.
I'VE welcome immigration, under
proper restrictions. but deny TO the i'm
migrant the right TO outlaw our native
youth or to forbid his apprenticeship 70
Industrial handicrafts. We declare that
when these principles are recognized,
and not until then, will there be indus
trial peace.
Purpose of Organization.
lone of the purposes Of this corpora
ton is 10 insure peace and justice to
every member of it's organization, and
10 every citizen Of the commonwealth
In the prosecution Of his business, ana
the performance of his labor. II will
also defend, with all the resources Of
the law those whose rights are in
fringed. and viii meet every emergency
involving danger to life. liberty or prop
erty. caused by the lawless use of
power, with every legal weapon.
Its further purpose is to promote
and maintain the stability of business
I'm all lines, and the steady employment
OF labor. whether organized or unOr-
ganized. by encouraging amicable rela-
tons between employer and emplOye; to
discourage all lock-Outsand strikes and
10 crush boycotts and all kindred move
ments: TO protect its members and the
community at large. and all persons
who desire TO work, or have work done.
from unlawful Interference by intim-
idation or otherwise; to avert the evil
results Of strikes. lOck-Outs and boy
colts, and all similar or other Illegal
Acts and especially to maintain the
frghts of its members TO manage their
business in such lawful manner as they
may deem proper. without interference
y from any organized body or individual
FeF Of