The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-02

him, which would carry the delegates
off their feet, and result in his re.elec
ton,
"That his long leadership, and this
apparent impossibility 10 fill his place
has gone to his head, aud maie blm
imagine that he is a much greater man
than he really is, is undoubtedly the
case, and accounts for The tactics he
has adopted in dealing with questions
before congress, where he has unneccs-
sally antagonized men 10 whom org3
nized labor must look for recognl~
ton of their demands, and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
Of this very antagonism. which would
otherwise receive support
There is no doubt buy what
organized labor in this country would
be much stronger with leader who was
more in touch with conditions as they
actually exist. and who would BRING 10
the front the new policies which
organized labor must adopt if it expects
10 even maintain its present standing,
to say nothing of making future
progress
We quote portions of another article,
reprint, from the same labor paper:
Organized labor, through its leaders,
must recognize the mistakes of the past
II they expect to perpetuate their or.
CARNATIONS or TO develop the movement
which thcy head. No movement. no
organization, no nation can develop
beyond the intellects which guide these
organizations, and if the leaders are
dominated by a selfish motive The or
ganiZation viii become tinged with
spirit Of selhshness. which has never
appealed to mankind IN any walk of life
at any time since history began.
II car be said in extenuation Of GER
tain leaders of organized labor that the
rTccar;ous condition which they occupy
as leaders has had tendency 70 cause
them to lose sight of the object be
hind the organization. The natural in
stinct In man for power and poston
IS IN no small measure responsible for
the mistakes of the leaders. not neces-
sarily in labor unions alone, hut in
every branch of society. This desire
for power and leadership and personal
agCrGEd;zement causes men who havo
beer earnest and sincere in their efforts
in fEe start to deterioratp into mere
ance Is tinged with the desire to cater
to the baser passions Of the working
majority in the societies or organiza-
tions, and this is undoubtedly true when
applied TO the present leaders of the
Federation Of Labor. We mention the
Federation of Labor particularly in this
article because that organization is the
only org ganization Of labor which has
vet found itself in direct opposition to
the laws Of the land, There are other
organizations of labor whose leaders
have made mistakes, but they have al
ways kept themselves and their organi.
cations within the bounds of the law
and respected the rights Of every other
man In considering the rights Of them
selves and their constituency; whereas,
the motto of the Federation is just the
reverse. and unless the leaders conform
themselves and their organization in
accordance, with the laws of the land.
the leaders of the organization itself
must be disintegrated and pass into
history, for in America the common
sense in mankind is developed to
greater extent than in any other ma
tion on the earth. and the people, who
are the court of last resort in this coun,
try, will never allow any system to
develop In this country which does not
meet with the approval of the majority
of the citizens Of the country.
"This must have forced itself upon
the leaders of the Federation by this
time. IL it has not. the leaders must be
eliminated. The organization which
they head has done many meritorious
things in times past. and the people arc
always ready and willing to acknowI
! edge the benefits which their efforts
have brought to their constituency as
whole but at the present time labor
organizations in general, and the Fede-
ration of Labor in particular, stand be-
fore the bar of public opinion, having
been convicted Of selfshness and dis
position to rule all the people of the
country In the interest Of the few The
! people are patient and awaiting to see