Show SOLUTION ioN 01 OJ Tho The people of Sall Lake are nr to be ho con congratulated on the tho settlement of the street car strike It Is gratifying to the tho palpable justice of or advanced wa wages es has hasti ti been beon secured for the of the company compan So far ar as 38 the advance Is Is concerned It appears to hav have ha beon bean waiting wailing for or the men all nil alon along The company compan was as clearly disposed to treat with favorable consideration consideration tion Uon tho the representation of or their that a raise of or wa wages e was wn rl right ht The rho position of or the men In that particular particular par par- was clear and anel was supported h by the tho general generals s sentiment J of the tho J people People-always People always a n. valuable factor In Inthe Inthe the time settlement of or disputes s. s Tho The company's attitude of declining rl t to treat with any ny one not of or their may maybe bo be the more read readily II excused for the reason that the men tJ themselves es em were undoubtedly able to settle themselves any differences they ma may have havo had with their employ employ- ers ers The factor of or popular sentiment in th the equation n may he be pardoned because the public had a n vital and c continuing inter Interest t in the tho matter But nut there thero Is an abiding abid abid- abiding Jn ing reluctance cc on on the part of or any employer to to- discuss J his I differences of or opinion with any one ono not actually with tho the subject matter of or dispute That was the lIa basis IR of tho lice company's objection to dealing dealinE with Mr 11 Pratt Pratt Pratt-a a gentleman of excellent character and ability but hut not an of the thc company nor locally interested III side of the controversy y Ve Very Very y likely cl if Mayor Thompson had kept out of the case case It Jt would have havo been heen settled without a strike His Ills kium lum Disposition had a good oo deal the effect of or a a. abt b bt bull lt H in In na shop What h he couldn't d do would fill a aI ak I k Jar larR rg r rItty t J aid d nith Ith all for e for Cot his good goad Intentions it Itty w wpm pm r i be lie claimed for him hm that he Is a diplomat of or promise e. e Tho The efforts of oC tho the Commercial club have been less Jess ludicrous if Ir one or two of the tho active participants in the conferences had been lIen a little more wise or wise or had been able to realize In fact their own good opinion of or themselves em el Their assumption of or importance and their arrogant treatment of or the tho IH press IHS S dimmed a little the b bright l ht fame of their organization but did not lower Jower themselves at all in the estimation of tho the public for Cor nothing more creditable was expected of them A very general sentiment of appreciation goes out to Mr Brigham II Roberts RobertR to whose efforts the settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment of or tho the strike roll con most largely largel he be attributed Here was a man possessing to the fullest t d degree grec the thc confidence confidence conti- conti dence of or company and men alike along with the good goodwill goodwill will of or tho the bi big hod body o of tho the public which was patient as long as is patience was a n virtue but which wanted tho the strike settled at the earliest possible opportunity Mr Ir Roberts doubtless feels himself thanked in inthe tho the consciousness that he did a good work but to that ma may may- maybe bo be added the profound proto assurances of or the publics public's lIc's most distinguished consideration The dark Ia rage page c In the thc entire incident Is 11 the attitude altitude of the police pollee force Corce After the shameful record nl of or the i past t year there was little ground to hope for competent or proper conduct in that department but tho the r record cord 1 reveals ils rather a greater a a. greater baseness a more more rank rani incapacity of ot management than even the mot moat reasonable ra could have been warranted In expect expect- ing irig An And 1 the best besl excuse e we have hac seen een for police inaction on Sunday Sunda when traffic was absolutely stopped because there was no protection for the property of or the company company com com- pany s ls that furnished b by the f Tribune which paper declares that Chief did dill not know there was a 1 strike It is a pitiful cone confession lon but Is the most charitable construction that thal can be placed on the tho shameful conduct of 0 chief J In view I w of or the sort of or police department wo wp have In InS S Salt Lake the street car com company pan the and the people II are all very cry fortunate fortunato In tho the solution that was makIt leaves a r restored as It should It 11 leaves leave the of tho the company compan very generally slaved from 1 destruction that Was threatened and that the police chief dill did not at all try tn to tp prevent ent Anti And it gives gins the tho men mei menan menan an advance of oC pay PO which by b the tho character of or their work a and 1111 the quality of or services the they render ronder was coming to them m Nr |