Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-29
THE STRIKE,

1t is 80 lee hFfI'p TEL -
dsmcuuy bet,vp.n the street car mann
egsrs and thelr employees was not se',
,lnd without recourse 70 ge'el'''
4,ril.e The ilght OF the men TO q"''
work peaceably. whenever IheS DC
p.yo the, can further their interests
t,v go doing is not questioned Wne'Ner
t,o wages are unsa tisfactory or o'hot
objectionable conditions prevail they
have perfect right to Withdraw ''e''
sorv5res. Bus Il is nevertheless dc
-i,-,ble when unity slud harmony SO
necessary for the vell-being ct tine
world of industry are destroyed HtF'Ne
,. ,,,d war 7s Oh eminent author
lty hell a.. a,os h,.
nm means hit the company against
,,1d.hu is directed. hardest. General
AZ the strikers themselves are the 'os-
e,s In the long run And While l''e
+rouhIe is ON. the general pubic Is
n,oae to suffer. Wprklngmen depeiu-
,,s =, -be oars are liable to lose time
and wages, or they must "atN-~'' Cyl
siderable draft upon their energy Ut
oadi,,on 10 their daily hard tasks
,-h,tsren who depend on the cars lo'
,,tardauce at school, VIII, If the tFPu-
NE continues for amy length Of timepet-
hans lose the charge OF Advancement
Wa are told by fatterers t''it ''e
oublIo is the umpire The faet Is ''''
,rorkInsmen, women, and Children VIII"
have no rigs of thelr own and no au'o-
r,obiles. are the victims. ihstsau "l
,he 'umpires" The strike fnetNou W
settinr disputes is, therefore. the nioSR
unsatisfactory and irrational hmaElh-
ohre II means. practically that when
two parties disagree they colnpl"ll'ier
on knocking third party down. " lS
said that the Chinese court provinces
s,,bstitute tn receive the ehastlsef'leu'
,he heir TO the throne merits, while ms
educatiop is going OH BY strikes the
nuhlIc is made the vicarious suHereF
for the shortcomings OF which employees
ecc,,se employers. IL that justicef
In the second place. strikes are too
dangerous in this age of unrest There
is too much inliammable laateri''
around \ spark mag prove ulSaS-
trous II is a fact that wherever there
Is trouble, an element congregates that
has no regard Tor law OF order or lT'
rights Of other persons The strikers
themselves may ,be orderly respectable
citizens, but the toughs and the hood
INNS WIil take advantage Of the situa-
tlcn and get in their work. Property
win be damaged, and the lives of citl-
xens endangered, unless The rough eie-
mont S kept In awe by the authprities-
Violence begets violence, And what can
the men hope to gain by the confusion
that the IaNvIess element is sure to Gre
ote? The object of strikes Is, we pre-
surne to enlist public sympathy for the
striking party, and thus influence the
opposite party to concessions, But acts
OF violence operate In the opposite d.
rection. BY them public sympathy Is
n uraIly forfeited.
Rumors have II that the CITY viii
be plunged in darkness and that the
wheels of industry generally VIII be
stopped. The result OF THAI would pos
sibIy be u combination between bush
ness men to fight tho matter az issue
out, as In some other cities notably
Los Angeles. If II should be decided
10 stop improvements OF every KIND.
what would the consequences be 20 all
of us who depend on our daily labor
for the maintenance and comfort OF
our famllies2
These considerations deserve earnest
attention. Let the parties Interested
come together. and reason together
and save the reputation pi this city
il is all very wclI for men Who have
no interest here and who profit 10y
strlCe-breedlng 10 urge war. but the
best Interests Of The community, Of the
workingmen and the employers de-
mand a peaceful and equitable settle
suont OF the questions at issue
In the meantime lslwlcrsness must be
stopped, at any cost, Unfortunately
The public can hope absolutely nothing
from the police department, m the way
OF protoctiOn of HE OF property But
;here are other public servants en-
trusted with power and authority 10
maintain the law against iTresponsI-
be mobs. We shall expect them To do
their duty ard mese OUT Justice TO the
brutes that seem TO be thirstIrg for
blood.