Show THE STATEMENT President Pi Bancroft Ban Defines Position of Corporation President official statement coveting covering c the general situation tl n re ds In connection with the agitation of oC 0 dif dlf difference ference between the Utah Light Rail nan Railway way company compan comp ny and Its it a good deal deaf of space sp ee has hu been occupied In the th dally daily by the tho exploitation df Of this subject br by b Mr Mt lr Pratt occupying some position as I 1 understand with the Amal Ama Amalgamated Amalgamated Association Af of Street arid and Elec Electric Electric Railway Empl t s of America Amerl I 1 am nm personally p disinclined to US such differences In the newspapers and yet et I recognize that the question of trans trims transportation transportation In Iti the city Is one th that t not fiot t only affects the Company and Its but hut Is of ot very V ry great eat moment to the pub public public lic who have occasion calliOn o to use tise hS the street streetcar streetcar streetcar car transportation In one of f the tM morning n papers today tod Y I notice what wh t purports to td be b given out by Said Pratt Pr tt Its ns si it Summary of the th propositions pr p made by the executive board of ot I the local division of th the association ns ocl most niost SL If not all aU of whom are n also empl es of I the tM Utah Light Railway company The I statement st of the contents Of f tills this proposed d da agreement a by b Pratt Is garbled J and ami an Im Imperfect Imperfect perfect idea l ea of ot its entire Contents Is given given en eli to the tM public by his statement and nd some of the most objectionable ili ble features are ate suppressed Question of Union My IY view tew Is and 1 I have so ro stated stat cl to the thc committee of ot empl yes that I have hae con conferred ferr d with that the question qU Of t whether an employ belongs to a union or ot declines to belong b to such organization Is a mat matter matter mattei ter tei of his personal right and I have not the slightest disposition to Interfere with the exercise of It My M ly disposition is to employ and retain In the tM service of ot the company faithful and efficient men nen They must be such tr the tie company fails f ils to perform Its obligation obi to ta t the public and liability results In view slew of df the circumstances s of ot the thO th publication Of lh this Imperfect View I W of the demands of ot this association X r present and ask Mk to be published the proposed con contract tract In lUll full BO III e that public feay ay know knew the th character eh rA ter df of 6 the demands made m de and also in the tM same same Connection ona the rules of the company ny regularly rl issued under which the them men nare are sw lI w working and to which they gave saVo thel a 6 ent nt less than thana i a e year ago Matter ef of f Dictation n nTo I To enter into such tich an agreement would be to compel all aU l yes to belong bl to t 1 the union and require the company c by b posting notices and otherwise tor become b me 1 a n promoter of ot the tho wishes of this tion and again n It would be compelled I Ito Ito Ito to dismiss an however faithful j I and efficient and how however el long he be might have been In the service If the said association should expel him from Its membership In other words the prop proposition proposition la is that this association Shall Ihl l die dic dictate tate tat both bath the th employment ent and discharge of men m n engaged In the df Of t the com soul company company pany The effect of ot this would be b to t de do deprive deprive a citizen capable experienced ex ed and willing to work and ind whom the company might desire to employ from exercising eX his rights under the law In the protection of his liberty his person and nd his Ms property for the right to work and earn money mone Is Isone isone isone one of the distinct rights of property pro protected protected t by b the law as I understand nd it |