The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11

right, you people of Columbus, you
people of Ohio, to insist on knowing
all tho facts that led up TO and brought
or tins strike and pass Judgment on it.
1T has been alleged to me that the
trouble began because Of dismissal
by tho company of somo Of its en-.
ployces for asking for higher wares.
1t is also alleged TINT it has continued
because OF the open or covert effort of
inc corporation to prevent the forma"
lion oil a union among the employees.
Hoth allegations are denied. You
should get authoritative information as
to whether they are false or true.
VI course, to dismiss men for ask
ing tor an Increase of wages would
be such an 1nfamy that l can hardly
oeiieye 1T occurred, but You should find
,uan out fo1lh fdeIihniteiy. 10 dismiss. men for
membership in or for proposing to ioin
UNION would be almost as bad The
union Is Just as much q necessity of
our modern industrial system as the
corporation itself. Both must obcy
the law; but each is a necessity. I'm
der modern conditions it is Oft times
necessary that there should be coJlec
Two bargaining on the part of the men.
anH lhls can only come through the
In Favor Of Unions.
"'i az noGoTary member of q
anlon myself If [ were q wape vyorknr
engaged in manual labor, I s6ouId Ger.
tainly Join the union. Union men have
no right to force other wage workers
INTO the union. As was so we'll cot
1orth IN the admirable report of tbe
anthraclte strike commission. sucb ac
tlon is as gross a violation of right as
Is the so-callcd secondary bovcott
A., But, 1t ls equally an outrage for
Inc employer to discriminate aoainst
the unions and to fail to work with
on both sides. Moreover, if your nros.
ent arbitration law is not sufficiently
Stringent, make it more stringent and
II ~ is unconstitutional, amend the con
SCltutlon, But do not wait to remedy
any present wrongs until the constitn.
tlon IS amended, The state and the
have power TO force any
pubic service corporation to do what |
- Iight II they choose to exercise that
pH"el, ana lt is the business Of the peo-
pie TO see that they so choose.
Outlines Path of Duty.
IN conclusion, friends, your duties
ale tMo,iold-hrst. once and without
and hesitation, to enforce
21oei, .ho suppress violence and see that
me law is obeved in letter and snir;T
second, as soon as this result has been
ienleved, turn at once to the great oues.
Ion OF Justice and exert vour whole
power to find out the facts, treating
my refusal to give you all the facts
Is a confession of guilt. If ininstics
"a ias been done, exert the whole power
y the government to see that il is rem.
'aled @ forthwith, and if there is anv
mort TO prevent, and if the attemnt
o remedy it is obstructed see r. -
nat tnere is not only remedy bur pun.
shment, and take steps that win Of.
eGeuaIy prevent repetition of the
You people of Columbus face one
u the crises which from time to lime
n nc our American life demand the exer. ,e
isG : isivo ot nhe highest qualities of good
ltizenshlp, 1t is. your Immediate dutv
o secure law and order, and once tb;s
as been done. it becomes your even
hgst hhgaer ia and more 9 pressing duty to see zee
nteed alike to the employer, the en,. ,,
loyce and the people as a whole :, ''