Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

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they choose so far as We are concern
ed. and the Alliance cares nothing about
them. 1t Is the extremes to which they
so often run that We object to, and II
Is as much for their own interest as
that Of the public that we call attention
TO those wrongs
We have intimated that II necessary
employers will have to return the
compliment" by refusing to employ
union labor, II non union workers are
combined against and turned out to
starye. Wen, why not? II is an alter
native that Is being thrust upon many
contractors and companies, that are
placed at the mercy Of the bosses and
walking delegates In big cities. The
New York Commercial, recently, has
taken up this matter vigorously, be-
cause Of the oppressive course Of unions
in Chicago and in the Empire City.
Here are a few extracts from that
paper We exclude some Of the fiery
denunciations In which 1t INDUCES,
This quotation refers to affairs in Chi
cago:
1.-TWO local unions Of stationary fire.
men and steam engineers have had
some real or fancled grievance against
the Western Cold-Storage Company and
are not only on strike but schemng TO
prevent the employment OF substitutes
az the company's works, Judge kaYa-
naugh on Saturday granted the com
pany temporary injunction against
the strikers.
This was chiefly on the statement OF
Attorney Tayler that the safety OF
81 600, 900 worth OF perlshable goods de-
pends upon the operation OF the ma
chnery in the plants OF the company.
He alleged that the uniOnlsts were DO
Ing all In their power. even resoTtinB
to assaults to prevent this necessary
operation Of the cooling machinery
The restraining order includes clause
preventing the union from attempting
TO persuade or induce the officers OF the
company to employ only union help
In the case Of two stereotypers in
New York who were forced out OF their
positions by the union, because in their
employers interest they discharged an
incompetent union workman, the en-
ployers had to let them go or fight the
union, and the Commercial remarks:
AS between the dictator and the
faithful employees that employing
company casl ou' we la'ter ""u III 49,.
i.s Ilech aI'esn ~ we 800 l., said
tyrant u,lloH' !" '''"' 'ho''''"' A" SUM-
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we are nor our Own il'astels VI
cannot employ thosv "hoIn we NU srd
sihe 10 en,ploS' We ,ot ANY,, t,', n@s
We are at the mercy Of an organization
whose system permits underliflgs 70
seieet anu c"n.'V 1 'uen U"u -, no osa h NY
cnuse 10 do ca would nut our plant into
n condition OF chaos and demoralize our
business an
,ona oon,inna IN anv jnS,,s,ry Everv
employer who, by yielding, permits
them must eventually feel the blight
,nal an lorlns ui injustice soone, ".
a labor Union IN "run; his business
for him win inevitably come face to
face. with conditions that VIII be found
sn,S ,n ~ T." ,io,'o A. sn,onisn, thn hard-
or win n he 10 throw off its yoke and
break its chains when patience and
ehourance shaii llhany nave ceaseu w
freedom ellke NJ laborers and employ
ers--is being put farther and farther
away IN ms country by the continued
a SaJI1 urinnis, nneroa ohner,s or hv
their utter failure TO recognize the in
evltable and to prepare to meet IT,
That is the situation from which en-
ployers will have to extricate them
selves nj any cost. II Ia bondage OF the
most CALLING character No less UNI
bearable IS the position OF non. union
working people. To be compelled 10
nut themselves under the yoke of a
society that binds their freedom, and
makes them act unjustly and with
6endlsh curelty 10 their fellows who
do not choose TO put on those chains,
is slavery Of the most humiliatlng kind.
Labor must be freed from such letters,
Employers must run their own busI-
ness Unions must keep within legtI-
mate bounds. Let those who will, Join
them; let those who viii not. stay
out. Make no discrimination between
union and non-union workers unless
the trouble begins from union tyranny
Then choose non.union people every
time. II there are disputes between
working peoole and their employers
10, fair consultation be had and arbi.
,rotion when necessary. but let It be
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