The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-05
William ID. Haywood, Before
Large Audience, Analyses
Struggle of TOilers.
CLOSER ORGANIZATION
THING MOST NEEDED
Concentration of Capital Forms
Menace to Be ReckOned
With. He Holds.

4 large and spirited audience. which
filed TO capacity the spacious auditorium
OF the First Methodist church. Second
South and Second East streets. last night
listened with enthusiasm evidenced by
repeated outbursts Of prolonged applause
TO William D. Haywoods eloquent plea
in behalf OF the working class and the
analEamation OF organized labor through
out the world. Tho congregation WAS
largely representative OF the many labor
unions OF the city and was composed OF
men. women and children
Mr. Haywood, who was formerly sec
retary Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, and who has just completed an
extensive lecture tour of Europe and inc
United States under the auspices Of the
| International Bureau Of Socialistic Lee
ture Reviews. outlined at length the his
tory OF what he termed "the class strug-
GLE and declared that organized labor
would only approach It's goal when the
working people of the civilized world
amalganated for ono great purpose. lio
said In part:
Benefits of Unionism.
'In proportion TO the perfection of our
organization we have increased the
wages OF the working class throughout
the world. we have reduced the number
of working hours to the week. we have
compelled the capitalist firms and mining
concerns 10 install safety appliances for
the protection of lives and we have done
innumcrable other things that need not
be described at the present time. But
most OF all, we have, by the accomplish
ment OF these things, reduced The nrohts
of the capitalists. And this is principally
ensuing between the working people and
tho capitalist class. This class struggle
is going on in different sections Of this
country and other nations. The final
struggle VIII be world wide,
Those who have taken part in the
hundreds of great and small strikes which
have swept through the nations have
means. Especially have thc older men,
who near HES end, and the wife with
her babe in arms, " no was thrown into
Jail because she asked some man not
to take the place OF her STRIKING husband,
learned 10 know what the bitter conten-
tion means to humanity.
1T is my purpose TO make this strug-
gle so clear that even lawyer could
understand II, so clear that even Il
preacher could grasp It's meaning, The
class struggle can not be seen through
the colored and stained windows OF ca
thedrals and public edihces. To under
stand IL right, II Is necessary 10 know
| that there are two classes In society.
You who arc here tonight are not of the
class TO which the big-rich belong
Effects Of the Trust.
"Thc capitalist class is growing an
nually smaller When a trust is formed.
many business men of means arc forced
into bankruptcy. When large merger
is effected. many well-to-do business men
are forced through the screen OF circum-
stances back To the working class, So
that the one set is growing gradually
smaller by virtue OF the very principles
which II supports. while the other is
gaining strength because II is In the
right
''rhc capitalist class controls the re-
sources OF the earth. 1t controls all the
land either by ownership or mortgages.
lt owns the transportation lines on land
and water. 1t owns manufactures. min
era fields. coal mines and produce mar
kots. I'm word. the capitalist class owns
the means OF life. to which the workers
must have access or starve.
You. my friends. on the other hand,
arc the working class. You produce the
things that mako life happy and worth
while. You produce everything. But tho
capitalists have everything. even though
they produce nothing. You have little
thing They are the takers, you are
The producers. This conflict will last just
so long as one class has the right or
way TO exploit the rest of the human
family. VIC see what the rich class has
everything But what has tho working
class? The only one heritage the work
ing, class has that IL can promise its
children is poverty, Why, in the present
day: the laborer doesn't even own his
Job. Machinery has taken the place of
the hands. and the machinery Is owned
our very lives ana control our very des-
TIMES. There is no identity OF purpose
between these two classes.
Protection for Rich.
The heads Of governments are the
kings Of the rich. When President TAFT
of tho rich in Mexico during the recent
trouble down there. he sent our battle
ships. soldiers and supplies to the border.
Lives were 10 be laid down. II necessary.
to protect the interests OF the rich. But
let Socialism get Just little stronger
In the world. and the time VIII foreve,
have passed when one working man will
shoot down another in the interest Of
the capitalist class.
I'VE have only TO recall the history Of
organized labor and keep in mind the
strikes that have taken place and are
still going on Throughout, the world. TO
know that there has begun world wide
campaign for human liberty. If the
sasss ss% Ec 4sn %Srs De World %gS %Ss
The strikes I'm sections which We
hear much about. and which go on
throughout, different onarts OF different
nations. are like the little hoy who cut
OF the cats tail by inches SO as not 10
hurt the cat.
''Thc recent strike in England was
much talked of II resulted In victory
for the working class. The crown was
taken from the king To the melting pot
and labor was crowned king. I believe
that England has crowned her last king
and queen and that the kingdom will be-
come in the near future a righteous land
OF industrial dcmocraCy"
In closing. the speaker enumerated the
rights OF the working people and outlined
the goal to which they should strive
pointing ont that since all working peo-
ple have II common object. il remained
for them TO have "A common organization
bounded by the four corners OF tho world