The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-30
MAINTAIN Law AND ORDER!

! the streets on the appearance OF street
car. and make the use of them difficult
for men and dangerous for women and
| children, There is no reason why any
one should be allowed with impunity to
throw missiles Of any character at the
motormen and conductors, or to break
car windows; and no assailant OF this
character should be allowed tho least
opportunity TO repeat his offense, but
should be at once placed under arrest.
1t is becoming to the police to he i'm
partial and circumspect; but it is also
imperative upon them to be energetic
and effective. 1t is obligatory upon
| the Chief to give them explicit orders to
preserve the peace; the Mayor has so
ordered, and he should do it even with
out orders. The public mind is in no
condition for lukewarmness or tritling
! in this matter; it is for peace and order,
! and expects the streets to be kept
cleared. and disturbances suppressed.
1t is intolerable that gangs of noisy
| hoodlums, breakers of the peace de-
stroyers of property, should bo allowed
to take and hold possession of the
streets. These demonstrations, while os-
tensibly in aid of the strikers, do more
to prejudice their case than anything
else that has occurred.
OF course. the contention is not about
wages; the company agreed TO arbitrate
that with its employees, The dlvcrg-
enee was. first, over the point of Mr.,
] -, Al bi,noolf N
submit 10 arbitration any future lr-
rcconcilabe difference between the
company and it's men; and subsequently
this point of difference was added TO
by Mr.. Bancroft S refusal TO deal with
Mr., Pratt as the representative OF the
company employees. So that the
question at issue now is not one OF
adjustment of wages, save as that is
thrown into the ease by the differences
on the two points named, of actual di-
vergcnce.
The troubles and the disturbances
that have arisen from the situation
have III some cases caused warm IN
dignation: but the evil results, in minor
assaults and brcakage, have, after all.
been small; though there is no question
but that they must be made perempt-
orily TO cease,
In the meantime, ii is only shame
full backcappiug of the city to go to
the length in blaming the police, that
was done, for instance, IN the Herald
Yesterday morning, where the leading
II Io,, hot Tho
under mob rule and that there was
no attempt by the police to protect
either life or property. The Herald
berates the police vilely, without stint
or moderation, and claims that by rea-
son of what it charges upon the police,
the occurrences of Sunday were ''dis-
grace to the city and it's police depart
ment.' That this is a gross exaggera-
ton, no one who knows the facts needs
TO be told There was no violence In
the city yesterday comparable with the
violence of the Herald in its unwar-
ranted aud damaging charges against
/ the police department and against the
city. To say that ''hoodlums took pos
session of the downtown district, as
saultcd whom they pleased and worked
their own sweet will without check OF
hindrance from the police is to send
forth a picture OF conditions in Salt
Lake utterly damaging, and such n
( gross e1aggeration as to amount prac,
! tically to wholly false presentation of
| the facts.
The News last night, while much
more moderate than the Herald, stopped
over in this paragraph;
In the meantime lawlcssness must be
! public can hope absolutely nothing from
! the Police department, in the way of pro-
lection Of ltfe or pToperty. But there are
other public servants entrusted ~, WITH ",
! against irresponsible mobs. We shall eN-
| pect them 10 do their duty and mete out
Justice to the brutes that seem 10 be
thirsting for blood
1t is quite true that lawlessness must
be stopped, no matter at what cost;
but little cost will he called for.
Fortunately. however, it is not true that
1.-the public can hope absolutely moth
ing from the police department in
the way Of protection of life or prop
crty.' That is almost as fantastic,
biased, and shameful view as that pre-
sentcd in the Herald, The latter por-
tion of the quotation from the News is
direct attempt 10 lay the foundation
for 4 claim that the American admins
tration has utterly failed in its duty TO
the public in this crisis, and that the
Sheriff will he called upon as a party
man and for political reasons to come
TO the rescue. TINS will be so presented
that the matter can he used in future
campaigns III the interest of the church
parties and against Amerieanism in
Utah, and is fair example of ecclesi-
astical guile. This affords An addi.
iional reason beyond the duty which is
imposed upon the police by virtue of
the trust rePosed in them to do their
full duty; to do il couscientiously, Wig,
oronsly, and without fear or favor. 1T
is, of course, essential that they should