Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-03
FRIENDS OF woRKINGMEN.

The wilful lies published by the Salt
Lake Tribune are so many that Il Is
impossible. I'm a publication devoted
to the interests OF the general pub
lie. 70 notice them all II would re-
quire a mammoth edition every day 20
expose all the falsehoods " that
sheet
one Of the latest is that Gov. cut
Ter. and the Church, ana the Deseret
News axe hostile TO labor and labor
unions. We wonder II the miserable
wretch who is responsible for that
yelp ever did an honest days work
1t is certain that some OF those who
profess friendship for labor are moth
ing but parasites
Speaking for the News" We beg
TO brand as false the assertion that
this paper mas shown any hostility %
organized labor, or 70 any OF the IN
terests Of labor. We challenge any
one TO show a single utterance OF the
News" that any fair-minded per-
son can construe as antagonists 20
labor. Give us the proofs or stand
there with tho brand Of Cain on your
forehead.
We also brand as utterly false tho
statement that the Church Eat every
opportunity" goes out OF IT'S way to
take the anti-labor side OF a contro-
versy' The Church. as far as we
know, has taken no side Whatever IN
the controversies between labor and
capital. and. as for the News" Thu
paper has ALWAYS endeavored t.
be on the side OF right and jussj1n. de-
Tending the laborers l.Taare. wrongs
oautiohing against tsi- mistakes that
would 1spHve Giem OF popular sup
port siad pleading for unity ana har-
nonious effort. II IS true. we havs
taken the stand that uou-union lab
orers have, Under the laws OF this
country the right 20 work for the
support OF themselves and families
but we have never Disseminated
against union laborers. nor shown any
hostility 20 them, IN any way II this
is wrong. tho law Is wrong. For Il is
the law that recognizes the right OF
all TO 1--we and pursue happiness
As FOR the charge that Governor
Cutler "slops Labor Unions" o. "a So
silly that We can hardly believe any
Intelligent workIngmln win take mo-
tice Of it Tho transparent purpose
OF those that mako u 70 to
draw votes 90 the rather shady"
Tribune side OF tho political fence Are
the workngmon 20 easily led away
from their own interests9 d. n Do Oh
- takes? We refuse 20 believe thar
We have faith On the fair-mlndeduess
or the American worknFman. ana his
ability 90 discern between true friends
and false friends
According to the laws of Utah. the
following named days arr legal holidays
IN this State. Every Sunday. tho first
day of January. the twonty-second day
OF February the nftoonth day OF April.
commonly known as Arbor day. tho
thirtieth day or May commonly called
Decoration day; the fourth day OF July.
the twen'y-fourth day of july. COM
monty called Pioneer day. tho drst
Monday in September known as Labor
day; the twonty-hfth day OF December.
commonly called Christmas; and an
others which may be Eet apart by the
President OF the United states, or the
governor Of this state by proclnma-
ton. as days of fact or Thanksgiving
Royised statutes of Utah. Soc u6l
The law also provides
THE Governor shal each year Issue
a reclamation, recommending tle OBJ.
servance on ArDOr day by tho planting
OF trees. shrubs and vines lu tho pro-
motion OF forest growth ana culture
and I'M such other efforts and under
tahnga az shall hc in harmony with
tho general character 0f suoh holiday
Il rs clear from this that tho Governor