Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-29
PRATT ANNOUNCES
TREMS OF PEACE
SAYS Men win Stay Out "untIl
Agreement With Mayor Thomp'
son is Accepted"
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
Man Who Came Here 10 CondUct the
strike for Car Men says Their l'o-
sitlon Is NIiscon strucd,

Al noon today c, o. Pratt. in charge
OF the strike. issued a statement de-
claring ON what terms his men would
no back to work. These call for the
company to live up to "the agreement
ON which peace seemed To be arranged
last saturday" and which Mr.. Bancroft
denied was proper construction ut his
statement to Mayor Thompson, The
statement appeals to the public 10 stand
by the men, and refuse TO use the cars
IL strike breakers are imported to run
them. It.is as follows;
To the General Public lnasmuch as
there Seens TO have been an effort TO
d1stort the facts Involved In the present
controversy, feel 1t iucuTn bent upon
me to again call your attention 10 the
real Issues as the car men understand
them.
The effort of the Utah Light a. Rail-
way company to substitute other ISSUES
than those Involved is only Subter-
fuge on their part TO relieve them OF the
nnpleasantneSs OF their actual position.
Their efforts In thai direction vii
prove of no avail and II they perSis
In fighting so imaginary possibility
they win have 10 fight II ont alone FOR
we refuse TO be drawn away from the
~ hl ISSUES lllslL VI WQEllA sIIpNN AAlN
present situation.
Those issues 80 far as we know
them are tho rights of the employees
to receive honorable consideration AZ
the hands of the company y question
oil bread and butter, nothing more,
nothing less
We have from the very FIRST stood
for honorable arbitration. We stand
there now We accepted the aErcc-
ment made by the company with VS.
through his honor, the mayor W
stand ready to abide by that agree
menr, the company does not It Is Up
to them and not up to US.
Thelr efforts to deprive tho men of
rheIr right 10 have an official head
and adviser Is only further ipdIcAti ms
OF unreasonable injustice, II is pos
lively not question Of Pratt There
is a question ~ whether these ent~
ployes as american citizens have the
same right OF attorney as that en-
joyed by the COMPANY ! %aa' To-
Pratt win stand by these men
until positive assurance is given
by the company that they stand
ready TO abide by their agre ernent made
with us and his honor, Mayor ThOmp-
SON, or give specific proof OF q settle
nent equally as fair We do not stand
on teehnicalites or formaIities, and are
the agreement or whether it Is made
direcI with Pratt or through other bona
tide parties. but one thing is sure, Pratt
Win newer turn the cause of these men
over to the company 10 dispose OF at
their convenience and without the
rights OF the flep being respected.
/ arm here i'm She interests Of peace,
law and order. and the citizens of this
city who so generously sym pathlze
with The car men can best aid us by
lending their hearty cooperation along
the same lines Refrain from rid-
ing on the cars and allow the company
The pleasure Of running them up and
down the streets of your city absolutely
empty and undIsturbed.
i give YOU assurance Of oar sincere
thanks and wish 10 express my conf
dence in your Jealous and Christian de-
sire OF honorable Justice as well as your
loyal support Of what is right.
4, ., PRATT.