Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-04
BlNG HAM MINERS UNION
AND GAMBLING QUESTION

Bingham Canyon. Aug 3, 1910.
Editor Deseret Evening Ncws-In "A
recent issue of The Tribune. there a9-
peared a letter from one j. Il. Graham.
dealing with the controversy betwt ca
bingham Miners union and the gam
blors Of Bingham canyon, Mr.. Graham
endcovors to show rcas ni why
gambling IS Necessary in this camp. lie
also places the Miners un.oi IN a
false position. he lnfers that the mem
vefs IN our organization a4u bliug led
py one Individual, ne ais tass th4t
there were only seven al me Inuttl.,s,
Wuen the ies oiullJu Nus ad0pteI h
suppress gambling. and tnat WAls pre-
sumdbiy cast the deciding vote. Tor
the benefit or this gent -nan ! VISA
70 state, that the ms mbtrship OF cur
local union are tuily cOmpe,eat to tniuk
Tor themselves, and cannot b. Id b.
any one man or faction Regarding the
story that has been circulated, that
lhere we're oniy seven al The mtetin8,
bingham Miners unlou cannot holi Il
meeting unicss there are 10 memb r.
IN the nan, and az matter oT faCt
thtrc was a "a, Ger attendance at TINS
particular meeting. than at any other
meeting Tor two months previous, for
the further beneht again OF the gentle
open violations Of the law. / will stat
that tbs suppression OF gambling was
discussed at one meeting previous To
the Introduction OF the resolution, and
the resOlut. on was adopted without one
dissenting vote. Mr.. Graham states
mat the members are dissatisfied with
the action taken at their regular meet
ing If they are, we have not noticed
II. We have had four regular meetings
and only one member spoke against the
resolution. II has been said that / am
not endorsed as an individual / do
not care whether on not | am endorsed
as an individual, my Individuality doe 4
not enter into the matter The state
ment has been made that BINGHAM
cannot administer its affairs without
the revenue derived from the gambling
games. In answer to this, / know, and
| believe Mr. Graham knows. that there
are mining camps situated the same as
Bingham where the taxpayers, especial
ly the legitimate business men. have
taken the initiative In the suppress OF
Of gambling, and have found that their
action has been TO their benefit their
receipts at the end OF the month being
Increased to such an extent that their
Increased profits have made IL more
IMAM possible for them 10 nay their
taxes. one business man in this town
toln me personally, that he Is out SlO.-
600 owing TO the fact that his customers
are I'm the habit OF losing all their
money on the gambling games MIR
Graham also attacks the forCien Gle.
ment. ! am surprised To see uian
of his Intelligence placed in a position
OF trying 20 foster race hatred. Allow
me 10 inform YOU. sir that II is just
such utteranccs as yours that Great
crime. II Is this very thing that causc4
bitter feelings amongst tho different
nationalities ana causes an ordinarily
peaceful people TO commit acts of viz
lence. Place yourself iu their position
In foreign country and l can tel
YOU, sir, from personal observati Jn On
several countries I have visited, that
the English speaking people are a.
much despsed a. are the so-callad Ia
goes In this country. | believe that