The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-16
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

MRS. U. WAY.

| that we would educate ourselves and
our fellow-worlers in the history OF
the labor movement, and do all with
in our power to elevate the social,
moral and intellectual condition of the
entire laboring class What Of us of
the big noise" and those who are
never heard; of us, who have taken all
the solemn VOWS and are unmindtul
of many OF them, Almost one year
ago the Ogden Trades and Labor AS
sembly instituted a publicity bur
eau" Shortly after this, committee
WAS appointed to make arrangements
) for space In one of the newspapers of
the city, with a view to conducting a
Union Labor department" Space was
kindly offered by the management of
The Examiner and your humble SER
want was elected editor of said de-
partment When the Examiner was
sold, the Standard retained our depart
ment, and IL has been appearing in
that paper every Saturday since. Now,
so far as this department is concern
ed, II is not aware of the existence of
but very few unions in the city of Og-
den-perhapS five or SiN-altnOugh
your editor knows that there are more
than thirty. Now this space was Of
fered 10 us, free of charge. on the
only condition that we fill the space
every week. which we have cndeaYor-
ed 10 do In our feeble way. but if
has been difficult: because of the fact
that we have had no assistance what
ever, II seems to us that here Is pre-
sented an exceptional opportunity TO
do much for the benefit OF our cause
if we Will but embrace It; but be as
sured tnat it is becoming a zone idea"
issue, as any publication must. unless
there Is an exchange OF ideas2 Now,
this department could be made a pow
or for good If there was any interest
manifested by the unions. We have
much doubted if IT Is read by many un-
ion people, and have felt, at times.
that it was useless for us TO spend our
time reading and studying and writ
ing to no good. for there have been
practically no criticisms, neither adj
verse nor favorable. offered by union
people. no items of news sent in. no
articles written, no nothing The only
encouragement that we have had. has
been by some business and profession
al men, who have complimented some
of our efforts very highly, and so We
nave bItu Dld0b W ltdllEe lldl We
Were not writing altogether in vain
But how much n9re co u Id
But how much more could be accom-
plished; and how much more inter
esting 1t could he made, and how much
more influence could be eNerted If
our members would read this depart.
ment, and take enough interest to
make suggestions, write some short
articles and send us some items of
news, This is your department. not
mine 1t belongs to organized labor,
and IT Is UP TO organized labor TO
make it what il should be We have
asked, over and over again. that each
union appoint a correspondent whose
duty it should be To write any inter
eSting items of news and give them to
us not later tAan Wednesday noon OF
each week VIII YOU do 1t? What's
the use? II it is not to improve this ]
opportunity TO present our cause to
the people, giving them the facts in
the case, and thereby educating them
to the justice Of our contentious. Mr..
Union Man, it is up to you. VIII you
do your duty?