The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-04
SAM PARKS RECORD
IS FULLY EXPOSED
Laboring Men Say They Can
not Vote for the Church
Candidate.
IS AGAINST UNION MEN
Senate Journal Tells Explicit
ly of Activities in Oppo-
Sition TO Them.
is AGAINST UNION MEN

the attitude and the record Oh '"'
&. Park. church candidate for mayor
Yesterday declared that they haa
found that as a legislator. Mr. fafA
had voted for two bills which were OPP
posed by organized labor aud INTRO
du.ed = bill which union men dcciniv
-. jirc.tcJ a1ains, labor unions. Al
,brec bills became lHHs. when arc az
rI,rel 10 be among The most dras,c
anti.labor laws Of any state IN t"'
0nc of these laws. known as INC
apti.pirLstiug law. was iutrodu'eh ~
Hrprcscptatiyc Austin IN 800 ana We
,,.s<rJ nv tho senate on February H.
i905 Mr. PARK voting in the afirma
tive The law - now on 'u' s'ao
hooLs ,s section i4S7xll. compiled laws
of I'tah. 1907. II j. rs follows:
sfntimi.latipg employees mlsde
mcanor: Anv person or persons IN this
state who shall threstcn In dest!oN
property or 10 do bodily harm. Tor tue
purpose Of preventing any person 90
person. from entering or remaining III
ihc employ uf any company, corpora
ton. or individual, shall be guilty OF
mi-dcmean'r
That this bill had deeper object
thrn which appears on the surface Was
declh red hv labor men at the time ana
,ircc. The following extract from INC
Labor Crisis cf March Il. 1903. mas
reference 10 this law:
'.V. Il. No IN. Austin, osteus'bly 7"
keen strikers from threatening non
union mcn. II makes II n mlsdemcapor
"a keap a person from entering or re
naming in the employ OF 4 corporation,
firm or indi1 dual BY threats of bodily
harm or Destruction of property. us
real purpose is to furnish blanket
law under hich all strikers may be
thrown into bullrcns.
View of Labor Leaders.
This position is also taken by union
labor leaders. who say that under this
law pickets for strikers may he east
into jail on suspicIon Of having made
thrents. even though they had never
thought of making threats. They de
clare tina; the Other laws would afford
ample protection for all citizens with
ont tho necessity Of enacting n specla!
law which was directed specifically
against striking iaooring mcu.
Apparently there were members of
tho senate who took the position that
there war merit in the contention Of
IT, Love, George y. Lawrence and 81
mon Bamberger voted against the bill,
while Mr. Park voted for IL.
In 1907 the state Legislature passed,
with the assistance Of Mr.. Park, bill
known a. the anti.uuiou bill II Is
declared bl labormg men 20 bc ore If
the most drastic autl-union laws on
the statute books of any state. On
March u. 1907. samuel 4. Park. then
member of tb. state senate, voted for
this bin. and IL became law. II Is
In the compiled laws of Utah. 1907. as
section l3i1X. chapter :. The law fol
lows:
Unlawful 10 interfere with the
rights Of any individual: II shall be
unlawful for any person, persons, rs.
soeiation Of persons. combination ot
persons. or body OF persons 10 interfere
with the rights of any individual en-
gagged in labor. 10 exercise his full priv
llegcs under the constitution of this
state or of the United States, as 70
where he shall he employed. bv whom
he shall be EMPLOYED and at wha; com!
pcnSsiion he shall be employed. Auv-
one violating the provisions Of this
section shall be guilty of a misdc.
rean5r.
Against Union Labor.
nder this law labor leader, declare
il 10 bc possible for opponents of or.
gaGized labor 20 cause the arrest of
union officials for calling a strike. Tor
designating union shops or for prrscrih.
Is possible uudcr this law 10 send the
offenders % Jail. The maximum pun
iShment under similar laws iu some OF
the othc- states. ~ - declared is Z.
fine. Ibis Law permits either fine or
imnTisoumert or both
During has service in tho legislature
Mr.. Iatk was chairman "i the ScHai'
committee On militlrv atfaiy.. Ono ui
no MANY bills iuJrnHiuc u h., Mr. Park
pertaining % the niit,a "a, oqr eEjcl
labor mon dcclarr va- ii-c...rd against
union men Wbo IS members Of the state
militia refused 20 respond to the call of
tho commander in-ehief To- military
-erNi irr against striking UNION workmcn
The title of the bill follows.
senate bill No. l5i. bv Park An
act relating 20 the organization of CON.
ranIe- of the National Guard of Utah
the retirement Of Officers. court, of m.
uuary. and providing q penalty in rsse.
who're r'm mOCrs Of the enrolled militia
.or TsMlrrs Of the Nat,ouIi Guard oi
Utah refuse 10 answer ihs ,-iii ~. tho
e.omIrauder'iu-ehicf 20 prrip.m m,lita-,
dutv
The bin waS introduced nv M Part
on February .. 1907. and on the sam,
d1r recommended for massage hv Tho
committee on military affairs. Of whicl
Hr- |ark WIS the chairman In va,
iSter passed and j. NOW law. Th,
renait' prescribed j. that any member
~ the National Guard or tho militia
which ineludc- every able-hadies NAL,
inhahliant Of the state. cxccp, Indian.
and N"ngolians. ciwecu the ages OF
Is aud 70 who refuses 10 pcrforu
military service when ordered 20 do :,
bv the commender-in-chief hall be dcaI-
with - eourt-mariinl may dircc,
Opponent Of Labor.
After learning of the Park record il
the legislature. union labor men VII,
hnvc not taken auv part in tho cam
paicu became active opponents OF parl
gai supporters Of Brnnsford They do
clarc that investigation Ia. expo.e,
Mr. Park o. an opponent OF organize,
labor and his protesta'ions Of friend
shin 10 the union men are for Hauch,
One labor leader said last nigh, that
soon as the labor men learned PARK
real legislative record everyone woul.
vote against him. Socialists who ha,
intended only voti1g for Henry "
Lawrence declared that In view %
Parks record IL va. necessary fha