The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-27
CARD SYSTEM TO
BE WITHDRAWN
GoIdfieIG Mine Owners Will
Cease Obnoxious Practice to
Get Police Measure.

Carson, New. Jan. 26.-Members of
the Nevada Legislature have been fill
ing the hotel Hobbies today in interest
ed groups awaiting news from Gold
field of the action of the mine owners
on the card systems. Emphatic word
was sent out Saturday that the police
measure would die in the hands OF
the committee If no action was taken
by the GoIdfiield Mineowners' associa-
ton to withdraw the Objectionable fea-
ture of the card system.
Late this afternoon the members
most interested who have been in touch
with the situation and headquarters
on both sides received word that a
meeting had been held by the mine
owners and that a telegram satisfac-
tory to the desires of the union men
had been forwarded to. Governor
Sparks. The governor is at his ranch,
but he has been notified that the tele-
gram is awaiting him.
Conceded by Mine Owners.
The news has been given out that
the mineowners have conceded the
adjustment of the card system. With
this in view, the members of the as
sembly announce that the police meas
ure will be reported back favOTably,
with a few amendments, and that 1t
will pass the assembly practically by
the test vote of 81 to 7. The fact that
the mineOwners have placed a telegram
in the hands of Governor Sparks to
direct movements is regarded as a
peaceful move from both sides, and
the measure will receive the support of
both political parties.
Since the union forces have won out
on the no-card system, they will at
tempt another piece of legislation that
was introduced year ago and de-
feated by the very members that now
demand it's enactment. The assembly
men are caucusing on a law to do
away with blacklisting and boycOtting
in any form. This is to be made a
felony, with severe penalty.
Revamping the Measure.
Such a bill was introduced a year
ago and went down TO defeat after
passing the senate. Today the men
who voted il down are revamping the
measure and they will ask the COVER
nor to pass il into the body with a
message for it's enactment.
The governor has given out that all
work must be finished in twenty days.
and with the amount of work now be-
fore tie special session it is going to
crowd a week to finish the matters
already cited and on hand.
The police measure will be called up
tomorrow morning and the action of
the members in this matter will de-
termine the future course of the spe-
cial session.
Open Shop Policy.
Especial to The Heraidl
GOldfield, New, Jan. 26.-Tomorrow
the open shop will be adopt3t in the
Goldield mines. The Mine Operators
association tonight abolished the card
system, which required all employees to
sign an agreement renoUnciEg the
Western Federation of Miners, and de-
clared an open shop policy. The reso-
luton adopted states that hereafter ap-
plicants for employment shall only be
required TO satisfy the secretary If
this association and their employers of
their competency and reliability"
This action of the association was
taken because of the fact that the
agreement which the men Were re-
quired to sign is in conflict with the
statutes of Nevada.
I'VE shall operate on the open shop
PLAN" said Secretary Erb
And employ men regardless Of their
membership in any union"
II is the belief that there are fully
1000 federation men in the camp,
comprising the better element of that
organization, who will return to work
under the new ruling. The action of
the association also insures the passage
of the state police bill
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