Show FIREMEN LIVE IN SLAVERY LUND SAYS Legislator Urges Adoption of Platoon System in Salt Lake Thero There Is no reason f for fr r firemen em em- on tho regular fire department of cities like Jike Salt Lake to live livo in absolute r slavery said Representative Emil S. S Lund of Salt Lako Lake county toda today Tho The public at largo argo is not familiar with the tho hours of ot service performed by members of the firo fire department or thoro would bo be such an outburst of indignation in that tho the condition would be beehan ehan changed ed to ta a more moro human and more humane one without delay deJay Tho The constitution of the tho United I States declares that cYer every p person perron non has hasan hasan hasan an inalienable right to the tho pursuit or of happiness and an amendment to the constitution provides pro that there ther shall be beno beno beno no slavery within tho he United States I believe that the tho constitution is violated in tho enforcement of at rules requiring requiring re rc- re- re quiring any man to be bo ou n dut duty twenty twenty- one hours and aud forty TI minutes minute each day of tho week with but one otto day oC off duty in every ten Urges Platoon System H Men of family amil have havo tho the inalienable ri right to a associate with their families len who are unmarried have ha the ri right bt to di diversion on and rest outside the tho place of lof their employment Tho The conditions of at labor Jabor are little if nn any less rigorous than in the state prison The Tho men who servo O on tho the fire department aro arc not felons felons they they are arc citizens of or high order Their intelligence and their ability cannot can can- not bo be qu questioned st It is unreasonable to demand that such meu should give o onIl nil all but two hours and fort forty minutes each day to their lr em employment It is il inhuman Other IOther cities citie cities in the column of pro progress anti and development e have havo adopted the platoon system for their fire departments de do- as well as for their police departments There is no IO logical cal reason for Salt Lake Lako Cit City to bo be behind behind in this im improvement men t. t The Thc police in this city is operated on tho the three platoon system and ami we te do no Dot hear a shriek of dismay when tho the appropriation is made mado for tor that departments department's s 's budget Eight Hours Enough The Tho firemen I understand would welcome the adoption of the two two-pla toon system f and the they are not Dot asKin asking for a three platoon system I would favor tho the three platoon system as be be- tween tho two but if they want the tio two platoon system I am nm in in favor faor of the tlc e enactment of such sueh legislation as will willI I give KIVO O 1 jit It to them II Eight light hours a dav day is enough or lor any I man to work ork at an any occupation Eight hours for work eight hours hour for diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion eight hours for tor sleep To be compelled com corn to work longer is unjust For a city to compel its loyal loal faithful and aed efficient employees to work longer than d right ht hours is is a crime Jn ln a addition to the tho eight hour i day the tho men have ha one ono day off in in seven and tho the annual ten days days' vacation at full till pa payI pay pty I will nm be bo glad clad Iad indeed to give Rivo to the tho firemen all the aid that is within my power to secure these reforms reform They deserve better treatment and I will trill pled pledge o myself to fight for them in committee and aud on the floor of the house if they submit such legislation on Any aid I can cnn J give o them the in preparing prE such sucha I a bill will be given i cheerfully |