The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-14

llgion are not of interest IN this campaign,
but the time is coming in Utah when the
wage workers IN the Mormon church will ad
minister the needed rebuke TO the hypo-
critics who have so prostituted the power
placed In their hands. They play very
smooth game. II the Socialist or union man
low-wage evils OF certain Industries presided
over and owned by Joe Smith, capitalist, the
word is passed around that such an attack
comes from Mormon batter" that I ann
them M from the State. whyi Because, TOR.
sooth. Joe Smith. capitalist. turns out 10 be
Joseph f. Smith, prophet, seer. revelator
hIerarch and fragrnentary husband to Ave
wives. and he holds his ownership in those
industries and swents profit from tho
Then, y it is hinted that the profits OF a
prophet ought to satisfy him and that he
should not be In business am told that Joe
Smith. capitalist. has as much right TO be
in business Jack Morgan AID that 1t is
unscientlfc for me to take his clerical po-
sition into consideration.
Church as Capitalist.
They tell ne that 1t makes no difference
to the wage slave whether he is robbed by
the church in the role OF capitalist or by
modern corporation. maintain there Is
an important difference that goes TO the root
of the matter. AS Socialists who claim TO
be scientific, know that the standard Of
living Of the wage workers is determined by
(nG amount OIL real wages, lldL To- IoOu,
clothing. shelter education, amusement. ETC.,
which the great body OF workers will accept.
Now. il you can hypnotze and induce any
considerable part OF the workers TO give back
10 the employers one-tenth OF the money
wage they receive, you can be sure that in
ev!tabiy the whole body OF workers must
accept the real wage these tithe-paying vic
tins get, which is just one.tenth less than
the supposed wage, That this is not mere
theory. is proven amply by the fact that
Utah, even in the mining camps. has lower
necessaries than the other intermountain
States. Surely that is a significant fact for
both the Socialist and trade uniopist 10
consider.
An Enemy to Progress.
OF even more Importance is the effect OF
the church on the minds Of the wage work.
ers who are the victims of the reactionary
superstition which causes them to look to it
as q savior. In the struggle between profit
maker and wage Garner, the war between
necessary IS to organize the workers indus
trielly and politically. How stands IL in
Utah go Tar es organization on the industrial
field goesl The Mormon church opposes Bit
terly the formation Of trade unions, and It
is almost impossible to organize the indus
| tries where the church has any measure OF
but It is an open boast OF the apostles that
| they broke the strike OF the miners In Car
| bon county two years ago by calling or
their wage working victims to go up from
|
OF our class who were fighting as hard as
| they could for their rights and their homes
| As an advocate OF progressive unionism and
higher standard OF living for the working
| class, I denounce tho interference OF the
| church in such matters and call the atten.
| ton OF the Mormon workmen to the prosti.
tuition of the pulpit in the interests of ty-
| ranDy.
Church and Socialism.
| Under the belief that the church was moi
opposed TO Socialism, and. in fact. labcrine
under the delusion. carefully fostered thai
! tine apostles really favored il, the Socialists
| OF Utah for years have been duped and
fooled and their efforts set at naught l dc
not mean 70 say that all our work on the line
OF education has been in vain, but do near
10 affirm that the failures TO organize in
| successful and systematic manner during thu
past six years. the failure to make progres,
in the line OF politics and propaganda anC
! the miserable duarrels and troubles we hay,
| had In the Socialist ranks before and aftei
came 10 this State can be traced to th,
indirect action Of the church in political ant
social affairs. II Is a matter Of recent his
tory that when good churchman becomes
aggressive in our movement and that move
naent becomes dangerous to vested interests
that he is called off or suppressed and tn,