Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
WANT WHITE men TO
RECEIVE EMPLOYMENT
OF Utah Federation Of
Labor.

In "a meeting last night the officials Of
the Utah state Federation of Labor
gave expression TO their views re-
garding the employment OF labor at
tho smelters. The desire is that only
white labor shall be employed and
that the foreign element which has
been, and is, in some places. SO con-
spicuous, be- given no place there. A
set of resolutions was adopted last
night with the view of inhuenciug
the management OF the international
Smelling company. which is about 90
build "a big plant I'm To0ele county.
+. 4. Nathewsou Be- the general mama
ger Of the company and 10 is the iu-
tentlOu Of tho Officers tO present 90
him the resolutions adopted which
are as follows.
Whereas. the officials of the Utah
state Federation of Labor nave autheu-
tic Information that recent legislation
as Go eminent domain has nude BE-
possible for the International Smelling
Refining company to proceed ut once
with the erection of plant near
Tooelo city at cost approximately
S3,O00,001 ana
Whereas. the establishment of This
plant win give immediate DWului meuJ
60 5000 meu directly taking un ae-
count OF 5000 or 10000 Who VIII aa
members of the families of the .m-
ulOycs, merchants and other. become
benehciaries of this institution. and
Whereas tho executive council be-
licyCs that the promoters OF this great
enterprise one uualtorabiy opposed to
the employment of amy class of labor
except white American citizens and
those who have declared their Inten-
tiou 90 become such. n they are given
the support OF the forces OF organized
labor and decent public sentiment 900
thls state. and
Whereas. the executive council Is
Informed that thc interests which nro-
pose 60 erect this smeIter m T0ocle
county are DESTROYS OF having. lu so
Far as d. possible, prevail there the
same conditions az prevail lu Ana
conda. Mont. at the Washoc smel-e-
and boz Great Fails. Mont. az the Bos-
ton a. Montana smeltor where only
white labor ls employed. and
Whereas. organized labor u this
state particularly Boo Salt Lake city
ana enVironr. has felt most keoulv tha
presence of "a certain foreign element.
"a community OF certain men who have
shown they have nothing COB common
with the American people. who know
nothing about our form of government
and care lDss. VINO come hero only To-
sayc the SUM that win onnhlo them t0
return enriched lp their own country
ANA Boo tl meantime forwarding
tho whole last sums of money to their
Empower shHd relatives ln their native
lands. people who have proved theme
selves tO ue cd cHuatuut peril and meme
4ce boz Utah. Who haNe extended their
religious fguds and vendetta to th.
length of numerous murders lhc pore
ucfrator- of which can but seldom be-
brought 90 Justice and
whereas. the present appears t0 Doe
a. favorable opportunity to create
condition u zoo least one town where
70 smelling works ia m operation 90
keep out those aliens therefore hr
Resolved, That the executive council
appoint "a committee to watt upon
d. ~ Mltnrfsou, general manager of
the international Smelling a Renuiug
company. HnO present 40 him uur
VltWs Iu tIn matter which Views are
hrreu briefly contained, and obtain
from H.m If possible. statement of
thD purpose 0f thU company ae t0 tHe
class of labor 10 Win employ and ha It
further
Resolved. That bob lts efforts u tho
Industrial uuIit of UTAH thIF nlIt
uIu unalfeHhiN oppose bv au Hr
means thc further colonization of tlIs
.tate by undesirable aliens by whom
sncVoI or from whatever Influence W.
nrst last and ml the t.me believe u
Dtah for the ltilIf.