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

a meeting of the Citizens Alliance
was held last evening in Hamburger
hail, l6s Main street. and an organiza-
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.
=. Nigus; treasurer. w. s. Mccormick;
trustees. the foregoing and J. +. Cal
l8her, ID. ;. Murray. c. =. Mason
George ROmney. w. G. Bogue j. w.
NlckoI, Robert s. Campbell. Joseph \.
Silver. q. A. QIigley. II. g. Williams.
J. l. Terry, Joseph II. Young. Duncan
MacNichie. Frank Knox, p. J. Moran
and +. A. Wall.
The following declaration Of princi-
pies was adopted:
Declaration of Principles.
The members Of this corporation
commend the visions and concede the
right Of labOring men to organize
unions or fedesations for the promo
tion and defense of their very just
rights. but demand that the equal right
of all men 10 labor be respected and
that the law designed to protect all
alike. be enforced impartially: t5lat in
cihc 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 AT any time. with or without
notice. but that the right OF any other
person 70 enter into such abandoned
service upon terms satisfactory to
themselves. shall not be denied, nor
shall the employer DC abridged in his
IN "a Il f1lr hs
with equal freedom.
The members of this corporation will
ut tolerate restrictions upon the en-
Tloyer, TO prevent his employment Of
union labor. but, on the other hand, his
right to employ nOn-union labor is of
eskIal dignity and must not be ques-
toned.
I'VE welcome immigration. under
proper restrictions. but deny TO the inn
migrant the right to outlaw our native
youth or TO forbid his apprenticeship 20
Industrial handicrafts We declare that
when these principIf recognized,
and not until then, acre be indus
trial peace.
Purpose, ,.ganizatiOn.
zone Of thu Soses Of this corpora
ton IS 10 in peace and justice TO
every memt ~rof it's organization. and
TO every citizen Of the commonwealth
IN the prosecution of GSlneSS, ana
the performance of HIS labor II will
also defend. with all the resources of
the law. those whose rights are in
fringed. and will 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
in all lines. and the steady employment
OF labor. whether organized or unOr-
Eanized. by encouraging amicable rela-
lions between employer and employee; &c
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
cots. and all similar or other illegal
Acts. and especially to maintain tht
rights of its members TO manage their
: business in such lawful manner as they
1 may deem proper. without interference
ifrOm any organized body or individual