Show SUPPORT PLEDGED TO STRIKERS STRIKER j AT ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MAS MEETING j nu n An x enthusiastic mass z meeting was held in Federation Labor hall ball yester I a afternoon at which organized labor pledged Its financial and moral support to the striking carmen cyer has lias such sucha a crowd packed the hall hail every ever available Inch of jaco being taken anti anil even the stairway leading to it was jammed with Un union men and their friends The principal address was made by Iy C O 0 Pratt chairman of f the international ex cx executive committee of street car He briefly stated the attitude of tho the strikers detailed the negotiations wl cn have hac BO so far taken place pl ce and urged that all aU union men support tilt tite action which has been taken President of the strikers also spoke and outlined the mens position A score or more of ot representatives of ot various branches of organized labor in tho the city also addressed the crowd and pledged l i the support of o 0 their unions among them President Lynn and Carl Ramsey Ramse of tho ho electrical workers R G Currie Currle and ana C S Vinson of tho the carpenters E J Bohe of ot the L P Hubbard of or the tile leather eather workers worker and anil Daniel I Elton see sec secretary of the Federation Fe President nt Wahl Vahl Quist presided j The following resolutions were Tere adopted adopt nt at the close of or the session j 1 Corporation i iTo 1 1 I To the tho genera public I 1 Inasmuch as the employee of the tha th Utah I Y f Light Railway have been i forced by b the tile arbitrary arbitral action of the i 1 company compau to take the stand for right and i i justice therefore Be Bo it resolved that we e the Utah Federation of ot Labor do hereby pledge pl dg our moral and financial support to the thi th of said eaid company until such tithe time as the company see lit fit it to deal just justly justly justly ly with their employee And be it further furth r That we ve request all lovers loers of justice and equality that they take lake cognizance of the action w lof of the tah Federation of Labor and re refrain frain rain from supporting RU this mOlle bing hing privileged d corporation cor oration which opposes right of the to a t fair daya day pay Jay for A t 1 fair days da da labor i j i And Ar b be it further r resolved That a i 1 1 copy cop of t these resolutions be spread upon upun I Ij Ii j i our minutes and a copy COP of thE same Ine given I Ito to the public press prees p s for tor publication Also i ij i iI j I a cor of ot the same name to bt be sent ent to the j I j honorable mayor and city council j I Adopted at d ti special meeting Sunday April 2 1987 Ii IL II J President D I ELTON Secretary I The committee which drew up the r re resolutions I solutions were D I Elton chairman G GL GJ L 14 J Detrain secretary and R n G Currie Cume i ii i I Thompson Thomp on Censured I Ir r It was also alo decided to send a communication cation to the chief of police thES the officers at First South and Main lInin j I streets lid did their full duty dut notwithstanding the complaint made against aga l them by bJ one I H G Thompson The communication fol follows follo lows lowe lo s Mr 11 George Goorge Sheets chief of pollee pOlle Dear Sir StrAt At a special specia the tho thoi i Itah Federation of Labor held this date In the matter of or an incident that occurred at the corner cornel ot or First South and Main street streets heu three of f your officers ro TO moved move a oar ar ar that was standing there thera when one ono person assumed to tell the tile of j i what t their duty was wa proposed proposal I to enter a complaint with mth you yon against a j I I then ve we believe belleve that your Sour officers only I did dill their duty dut in this notwIthstanding I what H G Thompson may say sa His ar arton i iton ton was vas all uncalled un called for and a motion was Ii made m de to place the matter before fore you ou I Respectfully yours ours Utah tah Federation ot otH 0 i I H j G q President 11 I DANIEL I 1 ELTON Secret 1 I Aft r the tho meeting the entire crowd paraded d Main tin street to First South and I Ithe Ithe Ithe I the strikers In uniform marched back f again to the hall hail where they the disbanded |