The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-20
WORKERS HAD A
TORRID Session
Resolve Against Capitalism and
Enter Protest Against AL
legged Persecution.
ARE IN THR0ES OF
INDUSTRIAL WARFARE
Standard Oil Company Charged
With Conspiracy and Assas-
sination of Steunenberg.

Federation OF Labor hall was Sunday
night the scene of an animated demon
stration of members OF the Industrial
Workers of the World to protest against
tho Incarceration and persecution of
Mesers. Moyer Haywood, St John and
Petubonc, officers and members of the
Western Federation OF Miners. The pro-
ceedines were enthusiastic throughout
and the orators were accorded most cor
dial receptions.
Tho programme opened with some In
strumental selections by an orchestra
recitation by VIM. Montgomery and Two
splendid vocal solos by Mr., Oldenwalder.
Inspiration Against Tyranny"
a. j. Allen, financial secretary OF the
local branch OF the Workers, guided the
proceedings and in q few Introductory
remarks said In part. 1T gives us in
Spiretion. TO see such large audience
present. TO protest against the tyranical
rule of the capitalist class In kidnapping
our brothers and hurrylng them into Ida
no, and the mighty giant labor Is arising TO
It's power. The public conscience has been
reused against the plutocratc class Tor
violating their own laws. Such action
only serves to bring out more forcibiy
the class laws and society is divided into
Two hostile camps
"Tyrant Passed Into Unknown.
Just few miles away. over the state
border In Idaho, there are men In jail
noble comrades. Not long ago murder
was committed. n tyrant was passed into
the unknown without ceremony. II is to
be regretted that this tyrant was taken
away In this way for the reason that
there are others of his kind who can do
all the harm that could have been done
had he lived. Presumably II was the re-
suit Of a cattle feud that has been rag
ing In Idaho and Montana, However,
regardless of the cause, the Standard OIL
Company and the Mine Owners Associa-
tion used the occasion TO commence fur
thcr persecution of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners They hoped that they
might railroad these men TO the Gallo%s
1t may seem necessary for them 10 take
this action because they had seen the
Western Federation OF Miners extend the
hand OF welcome to every labor union In
the land In the shape or tho Industrial
Workers OF the World at Chicago last
year. This forced them TO take the dcs-
perate action they have taken and they
Will not fail to make every effort they
can TO convict the men. Wo only ask
that these men be given a fair trial. That
ia all they need. Steunenberg went out OF
the world the result of a plot. l would
rather believe that II was a plot Matched
at Sc Broadway-the Standard OIL Com
pany-than that il was Matched In the
minds of the officers of the Miners
Union; He concluded by Introducing h.
j.. Gilbert as the orator OF the evening
In Throes of Industrial Warfare.
Mr.. Gilbert spoke for over an hour. At
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utterances and he always had his audi
ence with him. He said In part: "A great
crime has been committed against this
nation; a dastardly crime Is being plotted
against the lives OF individuals. We arc
gathered here TO protest against the cow
nrdly, craven set OF capitalists, from eX-
ecutives of states down to wardcns OF
jals. The acts of the ruling class are
illegal and immoral. We are in the
ihroes OF a terrific industrial warfare.
But even though this may be to the
knife We are here to fight IL to finish,
and though that is true there Is code
OF honor that actuatcs us In our struggles
and that lis we are willing 10 abide by the
law. [ stand the champion Of law. but
even pcrniclous though It may be we arc
going TO be the last to throw IL aside
They have thrown IT aside and woe betde
them when their cause Is weak that
they dare not rest II upon tho laws of
their own making When law is thrown
aside We are In stale of anarchy
Church Needs Regeneration.
Continuing he said he was proud TO be-