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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS Page Six Victims Assisted by Salt Lae City Unionists Frame-U- p CONSCRIPTION Those Who Will Profit and Have Something to Protect Should Enlist to Fight. The latest suggestion for recruiting an army to punish the Germans for their disregard of the lives and property of Americans is to call for volunteers to join the militia and should not a sufficient number offer their services, then to draw the names of men between the ages of 21 and 45 and compel them to go to war and defend the property and lives of men who have been robbing them of the fruits of their labor. The militia has been the enemy of the workers ever since it was first used by the owners of wealth to coerce or kill the men who desired a greater share of what they produced, so it is hardly likely that many of them will volunteer to join such an organization, and to force them to do so might be fraught with disastrous results. The scions of the rich whose main object in life seems to be dissipation and debauchery might easily be permitted to first volunteer to defend the government that has been so kind to them before impressing men who have long been engaged in the struggle that produced the wealth that must now be pictected by the sacrifice of human lil, without sharing in its nt. Selig Schulberg, "who hfis been in tbe city for the past two weeks appearing before the various labor unions of the city soliciting funds for file do fense of tbe members of organized labor in San Francisco who are being persecuted by the big financial interests of the coast city, before leaving fof Butte, Mont., sends the following message to Salt lake unionktst era' Defense league, I am, with bro- To the Members of Organized Lebor- vGreeting: theriy greetings, I. take this opportunity to express SELIG SCHULBERGk kind9. ease P. In my appreciation for the many your union has not nesses shown to me by the officers been, visited by myself kindly charge and members of the local unions in that up to the fact that I had to go Salt Lake City'. The donations eq elsewhere. Take the matter up, any readily given are indeed appreciated how, and do "as the other unions have in done, give as generously as you can. by the victims of the frame-up- " The International San Francisco. Forward all funds to the InternationWorkers Defense league, which has al Workers Defense league, 21 Russ In charge the exposing of the perfidy Bldg., Sau Francisco, Cal. of the elements behind the open shop campaign in San Francisco in Its reTAX BURDEN WILL lation to the plot against members of NOT BE SHIFTED organized labor as a result of the explosion in San Francisco, July 22 of Despite campaign promises and last year, appreciate what the unions n talk to the effect that outside of San Francisco are doing was in favor of in the party power for the cause. tax to those who burden the shifting In the trial of Tom Mooney, memto are best able need expect you pay, ber of the Moulders union, the enno In action this direction. tangible tire scheme was unraveled by the atto Those best are on able pay the Job torneys for the defense. This trial and will block every attempt to make was a revelation In many ways. Witnesses that appeared before the grand the change. If you do not believe this, just rejury and upon whose testimony the indictments were handed down, did not member the recent meeting of "solid" solemnly protested appear, did not testify in the Mooney citizens who against the Income tax, the efforts of case. In fact, the principal witness the mining companies to defeat the In the Billings trial did not take the stand for the prpsecutlan. Estelle recent tax amendment to the constiSmith could not have been used to tution, the protest of the hotels and restaurants against the booze the advantage of the framers-up- ; and the protest of the merleadwas she the therefore, though chants against the merchants license. went ing star, her testimony by These, people are on the ground at We need not wonder why. In every threatened change In the tax the first place, the defense had uncovered her sad past; furthermore, it laws, while you remain at home and had connected up the fact that her let them do all the advising gf the As usual, they will win father, who is in the penitentiary at Legislature. out' and home owners will small you Folsom, having been convicted of forfor. Indifference pay your by having gery, was promised parole, if it were your already heavy burdens increased. within the power of the persecutors to organized labor men to get the FRIEND OF LABOR prison commissioners t to do it, and still furthermore, Estelles testimony BRUTALLY MURDERED did not jibe with the photographic Edward S. Olson, chairman of the facts produced by the defense. industrial insurance commission of Through the entire trial of Mooney Washington state, was killed in the there was established a chain of Inoffice of the commission Thursday cidents that plainly bring forth the of last week by John Van-del- l, afternoon fact that the district attorney and his who claimed that the commisassistants, including Martin Swanson sion should have decided that his Inof San Francisco, as well as the police total disability. constituted jury department, never had made a sincere 1913 Mr. Olson was appointed In effort to apprehend the real perpeand held trators of the outrage of July 22. state labor commissioner that last until position June, when he Mayhap after we take- from the was made a of member the industrial clutches of the persecutors the seInsurance was chairand commission, lected victims they will then attempt of that important body. man to ascertain the real criminal and Mr. Olson was a printer by trade, mete out to him his deserts as a being a member of Walla Walla Tywarning to others of his ilk. pographical union. From the workWith all the changing of the testiers standpoint his official conduct was mony of the dope fiend, McDonald, of utmost fairness and the workingand the chicken-fancier- s from Oakmen and women of Washington feel land, to jibe with the new theory of that they have lost their best friend. the prosecution, which theory aimed to frame up Mooney, Weinberg, NoAMATEUR DIET SQUADS lan, Mrs. Rena Mooney and Billings, Some weeks ago a diet squad in has been frustrated by the brilliant Bourke Cochran and Maxwell McNutt Chicago proved the ability of its memand John Lawlor, the attorneys for bers to subsist on less than 30 cents the defense. worth of food a day. The result was We do not know at this writing More recently a loudly acclaimed. what the verdict of the jury will be, selected party of New York policemen but the witnesses for the defense have subsisted and maintained their of established beyond on a maximum of 25 cents peradventure strength doubt the absolute Innocence of the worth of food dally. That, also, has accused received showing by photographs much applause. time clocks and by numerous reputBut the two Incidents left us equalable witnesses. We know that there ly cold and calm. Most persons have w'as an 'attempt upon the 'part of Disassociated with those of their fellow-beintrict Attorney Flckert and his assistwho are living on leas than 25 ant Cuhna to plant a gun man by cents worth of food a day, who are the name of Shaw on the Jury. This healthy, reasonably happy and are was exposed and the Juror challenged good citizens. They are not testing calories or food values nor are they by the defense. Let us hope that there have been no plans upon this Jury. conducting a personal clinic. They If there are none we are positive of are living on food of small price be- a verdict that will be heralded all cause that is the only price they can over the country as a victory for Jus- - pay, tice, for this verdict might be the it might be safe to hazard a guess means of once and for all destroying that there are quite a few familes in the frameup system. Salt Iake subsisting on $15 a week, some living on no more than $10 and in you Sincerely thanking again, the name of the International Work- - a week. Assuming there are four after-eJectlo- - se, d&-fau- our country are The workingmen not being killed on the high seas by the Gormans. . They have no property that is likely to be destroyed. They have nothing to fear by a change in task masters. Their lives may not be worth much in these clays of easy killings, but there is nothing for them to gain by pulling chestnuts for the profit takers. Though on sober second thought that would make their lives worth more from a dollar and cents point of view to the manufacturers of munitions and those who supply rotten foodstuffs for the army. ' Most of us know that if we are unfortunate enough to emerge from the conflict with whole hides we will be compelled to pay the bill later. Most workingmen will willingly allow the men who have something worth fighting for to do the fighting and until they volunteer to do It conscription will give Uncle Sam a bigger Job on his hands than any that Germany Is likely to make for him. of Picke of Poise, Ida., will take of Utah Light & Traction comcharge as pany general manager on the 15th of this month. Such is the word received by the carmen, and it means that the boys are going to lose the. best man they ever had as general manager II. L. Peach. Mr. Beach has been and Is a friend of the Salt lake street carmen, which has been amply proven by bis treatment of them in the past. Sent here to reorganize the system and put It on a better paying basis, the men were looking for a revolution, but Mr. Peach understood how to handle it. He came as a gentleman, took hold as a leader and finished the beat friend the carmen ever had. They all are sorry to see him go. The fact that he represented capital makes It more noticeable to organized labor, and proves there is no g call for the tyranny and tactics too often used. The street carmen wish him success In his new undertaking and say that although gone, he is not forgotten. II. t1'. slave-drivin- Saturday, Feb . 10, 1917, lt. - gs Sid mm By C. A. Cftrison. Editor Labor News: I was greatly interested in an. article contributed by A. A. Jensen, of the Carmens union In a recent issue of our paper in regard to the high cost of living. There is no doubt whatever but that the working people of Salt Lake, as well as other cities, are being robbed in broad daylight every day in the year on prices for clothing and foodstuffs which they are compelled to buy. The retailers tell us there is nothing in the store business for a blind In order to raise prices. If there la no money in the business, why doe he stay in It? Surely not for the accommodation of you and me. I am acquainted with one or two merchants and know that they get a goood living, bettter than the average Skilled labor, not saying anything about the men working for $2.26 or $2.50 per day, who also must pay these outrageous prices for sugar, flour and potatoes. These merchants can enjoy many of the luxuries of life which the workers can only dream so there must be come profit. It is a well known fact that merchants with means buy up large quantities of merchandise at a low price and store them. until someone figures out an excuse for raising prices so that they can make a large enough profit to satisfy their greed. What will be the excuse when the war is over? We must buy these goods at his price, for we must live, and we cannot ge.t them in any other way, and the merchant knows It. If a plan like Mr. Jensen speaks of was inaugurated and a mercantile business was started on a small scale it would bring pressure to bear on several merchants in regard to lowering the cost of living. We have in this city in the neighborhood of 10,000 trade unionists and I believe that if a store was started that it would be a great success. The delegates of all trades should unite on this matter at the next meeting of the Salt Lake Federation of Labor and see that such a store is started. I have never known anything to fail, which the federation started out to ac. complish. Look at our Utah Labor News, for Instance, how it has grown. It reaches the homes, of thousands of working people and has been In. existence only a few months. We all should boost our paper. It compares favorably with any paper In the country in value to the working masses. I hope the carmen or some other organization will bring up this matter before the Federation and see that it gets a good start, because it Is a step in the right direction. How grand it would be to have a mercantile institution owned and controlled by the working, people to free them from the outrageous prices they are now compelled to pay. If every workingman will boost and buy one dollars worth of stock In the store it would be on Its feet and in good running order right soon, and each of us would be greatly benefited by patronizing the W. C. M. I. children in any of these families, with father and mother, 25 cents a day for food for each of them would total a daily maximum of $1.50 which, from an allowance of $10 a week that must include also clothing and shelter, cannot be done. A great deal of piffle gets Into the newspapers for which, in many cases, the newspapers are in no wise respon--iblThey ore merely the innocent victims of circumstances beyond their control. The e. Herald-Republica- n. The editor of The Herald-Repu- l lican must have read our recent ed torlal on gastronomic gymnastics, bi he does not admit it |