The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-29

to bring about an amicable settlement
and made predictions as 10 the prob
able outcome of the strike He deplored
what he was pleased to term the COM
pany's decision not to abide bv the
arrangements that had been made 10
arbitrate, and said that the way in
which the employees had conducted
themselves was bound TO win the re-
spect of all labor and the public. His
advice to the men was to refrain from
committing any overt act and 10 take
stand opposed to violence,
The railroad company had no right
10 dictate where we werc 10 select our
arbitrator said he. 81 have no doubt
that, we could have selected men from
our ranks that would have made as
good ashowing as Mr. Bancroft did, but
we wanted TO select our srbitrators
from an open field y He suggested
that the members of The Federation
head the street car men in q procession
through the streets after adjournment.
and his suggestion WAS later carried
into effect.
i; Lynn, representing the electrical
workers of this district. made "A state
mcnt Of his organization IS side of tho
controversy. and announced the de-
cision which was reached at its meet
ing Sunday afternoon, The electrical
workers. he said, had in the past two
months also had their difficulties with
the company. Their demands for re-
dress had been dealt with by the off.
Gals as summaTily rs those of the street
car men. The brotherhood had met to
determine whether it and the Ogden
branch should stand by the car men in
The present difficulty, and when Sc
cret ballot was taken there was only
one dissenting vote out of a total of
n votes.
Out This Morning,
Mr., Lynn said that committee
would again consult the railway off
cIals Sunday evening, and If no agree
mcnt WAS reached at that conference
the electrical workers would be ont on
"And when they walk out, ,, said he,
"thcy will undoubtedly make them
selves felt. Within two days there will
be no lights in the city, and If you
have to work ! advise you not to want
until night
ID. l. Elton. recording secretary of the
Federation of Labor. moved that the
10 render moral and financial support to
the strikers and urge all OF the allied
organizations TO do likewise. The mo-
tion was adopted. Mr.. Elton then urged
the men TO "stand pat and rest as
sured that they were being supported
by organized labor. He also asked his
auditors TO have confidence in the city
administration and TO assist IN the en-
| forcement of law and order. He com
plimented Mayor Thompson on his eff
forts TO bring about an amiEable settle
ment, aud inferred that his action
placed the men upon their honor TO re-
train from acts OF violence.
Representatives and delegates from
nearly all labor organizations arose and,
. L., l,
and financial support of their unions TO
the strikers, Among these was Presi.
/ dent CnrrIe Of the Brotherhood Of Car
: pentcrs and .Ioincrs. who urged the
street car men TO wear their uniforms
at all times and avoid disorderly crowds
on the streets, He said that his organ
. iZation would hold a meeting next
/ Wednesday night, and il was probable
TINT the order would then take official
action.
Other Organizations.
Other labor organizations that were
represented, and whose support was
pledged. were: The TvpopraphioaI
union. BY Messrs DeTmax and Russell /:
the Leather Workers union. by Mr.
Hubbard; the Cigarmakcrs union, by
Mr.. Bohe, the Boilermarkcrs union, the
BARRIERS union and others,
+. l.. Bostwick, a street car man and
veteran of the Civil war. delivered
an eloquent address. which was cheercd
10 the echo. Among other things he
said; 81 believe it is the intent Of the
company to break this union / believe
That there will be several carloads of
thugs of the Farley stripe shipped i'm
within the next few DAYS. We. as a
union, are marked for slaughter; but it
means also that other unions may come
to this condition. 1t is incumbent upon
us to be careful. If these thugs como
wc VIII leave them TO be taken care Of
BY our friends.' He said that thc prin-
ciple involved in this strike is the same
ls that for which the Civil war was
tought-tnat Of eternal liberty and he