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Show I LAWLESSNESS NO ANSWER TO LAWLESSNESS. Two of the Salt Lake papers con demn Ael Steele, the man who start ed the riot Tuesday evening at the 1 W W meeting in Salt Lake City and the Tribune says: 'The riot at the I W W. meeting In this city on Tuesday night appears to have been a personally-conducted affair. There Is a feud between former for-mer Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele and James F Morgan, with whom Steele had some personal difficult) in connection con-nection with the strike at Tucker some time ago. a strike which was incited by the I. W W. leaders Needless Need-less to say. this community will unanimously unani-mously condemn any such breach of the peace as this, by whomsoever In cited or conducted. Mr. Steele wrs clearly the aggressor in this riot, aud was aided and abetted in it b) a num-ber num-ber of his personal friends and adher- I ents. But the streets of Salt Iake City are no place for the violent pur-, suit of private animosities and the riotous working out of personal revenge. re-venge. The police did good work in suppressing the riot and arresting the rioters, and It is to be hoped that the law will deal with them In 6uch fashion as will prevent in future any similar outbreaks. "As to the I. W. W , that organlza tion Is fast getting to be a universal menace to the public peace, a stand lug threat against the good ord r ol lhe community everywhere Wherever Its membership appears there are rl-otB rl-otB and fighting Secretary- Haywood In his speech In this city, distlncth stated that his organization was at war with the government Nothing is more natural than that an orK'.r.i zatlon that Is at war with the govern ment should provoke condemnation from loyal citizens and Incite not and bloodshed The laws and the courts do not keep up with the criminal ele ment in the dodges and wickedness of criminal Ingenuity But as to the I W W-, there appears to be little doubt of the organization coming within the constitutional definition of treason, on Mr Haywood's declaration declara-tion and on the universal uproar which ensues upon the activities of the I. W. W " As the Standard has BRld. no one does more to drag down the flag then the man who by Inciting riot, shows the utmost disrespect for the law and order that the flag symbolizes. The Industrial Workers are advocating advo-cating vicious measures and they have no place in our industrial welfare, but their lawlessness must be met by the orderly process of the law. if their methods are not to be approved and their cause advanced. |