Show p 1 Apostle Sees Abuses in Labor Labo Set Set Up Up m rt c r t We quote the he following from the Salt Lake T Tribune Trib rib rib- f. une of recent issue f A thron throng of L L. D. D S. S church members heard H Heber ber i J J. J Grant bring the semi-annual semi conference to a close S Sunday un d ay a afternoon f b by y 1 Endorsing t the he speech of Dr Jo Jos ph h F. F M Merrill of 4 the council of twelve apostles ass assailing the principle principle pIe of the closed shop as a new tY tyranny rannY which j denies Americans one of their baste basic fiber liberties ties I 2 2 Declaring that the nation is moving as far Jar away s from the fundamental foundations upon upon wh which ch it t was founded as it or politically can 3 3 Expressing the hope that if anyone in this government gov Jov- ov- ov ent is trying to get this country y into war that that person erso will be confounded 4 Endorsing speeches of J. J L. L member o of the presiding bishopric and A. A E E. Bowen member of the council of twelve apostles both of oi whom urged urged urged I II I ed vigilant protection of liberties which they d deemed deemed deem deem- emed em- em ed threatened by present day trends r. r Dr Merrill after from the Declaration of t Independence and the Constitution expressed the L view that this country has never never fa faced ed a darker situation situation sit sit- J than it does today t The very foundations upon which this country r i has been to become great and mighty are gravely threatened and her basic principles of person personal per per- son liberty are fast fading away The most basic of all theone ne emphasized in in the D Declaration of Inde- Inde p y the ri right g ht to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness 1 When ve we deny and bodied able-bodied man the r right rg i ht to work w we rob him of his independence and destroY destroy destroy de de- stroy his happiness It is this denial that faces mYriads myriads myriads myr myr- of gf willing workers in America today because a new ner one never dreamed of of by the founders founders- has arisen that of the closed shop in- in in- in the off check check system He quote Professor 1 f Johns Johnson n of C Columbia That he was born when eve every everyl r Y l r Ame cian was a free man man man- manfree free to work and and- and where where But in this age of plutocratic control industry t and uni union on t ann over l 1 labor abor he would not hot be employed at the factor factory unless he joined the union He would not be admitted to the union unless unless unless un un- less a shortage of labor appeared in prospect Once on the job he would likely be told to togo go slow for we weI I are not g going to work our heads off If a fellow Q workman should be discharged for negligence and laziness a strike would be called de demanding his reinstatement rei re- re i instatement on the spurious plea that he was let out y I for foT- union activities activities- a violation of the law If a at t 4 w worker refused to strike believing the discharge t merited and attempted to continue work he world w ld be in danger of being severely handled an and l beaten his his' car car wrecked his home picketed No protection t would come from the sheriff and the i or of Cf the state would not order out the militia to sto stop P mass picketing for fear of bloodshed l. l r This is not a mad macl a ar dream but a calm statement J r of f what has been happening day after day some of it here pere some there HAll All All workers union or union non-union are held under under un un- IN der a un American It is a Y 1 which denies to American workmen their most fundamental fundamental fun fun- ri rights limits their freedom stifles their initiative initiative in in- checks their and holds them do down downto e energies n ft to the low level of their less les competent nt and l less ss diligent dIlI diligent dil dIl- igent fellows It is a which preserves the right to strike which nobody opposes oppose's opposes in normal times times times tim tim- I es while denying to many the right to work It places moderately paid workers at the mere mercy Y f of the highly paid agitators Most of all an it saps the i independence of the wo dam dampens ens his ambition ambit ambition ambi ambi- t tion and shuts for him the doors of hope of a better bette r t r fut future stepping lock him with indolent indolent- less competent compe compe- tent tent and and less ambitious associates I. I L |