Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
THE O. Il. OF A.
An Organization Designed 90 OPP
pose Aggressive Eab0r Movements.


CHIoAao, July 29.-Chicago Council,
No. l, Of the Conservative League of
America, held an open meeting last night
for the purpose of discussing the object
and aims of the organization. Judge
Mark Bangs, in stating the character OF
the league, aaid that tho recent 10. called
labor troubles that had been no disastrous
and which threaten still further paralysis
TO business, had arisen from vital mis-
apprehension of the true relations sus-
tained by ali classes 10 the business in
terests OF the country, and greatly aggra-
waited rather than relieved the evils COM
planned OF. To counteract these injurious
results and TO protect these all important
business interests and thus promote the
highest good Of the country, the Con-
servative League Of America has been
organized, under charter Of incorpora-
tion from the state of Illinois, the purpose
OF which is TO unite in the organization
all men who believe in the supremacy of
the law and are willing to Join in putting
in motion great moral force TO uphold
this law and conserve alike, the rights of
the employer and Employed; 10 protect
business from disorder and from all un-
lawful interference; and to promote better
understanding Of the trne relation of the
employer and employees, maintaining the
rights vt each and adjusting their differ
enees. Referring 10 the powers of the
Knights of Labor and similar organiza-
tions, he said il would the duty Of the
League 10 watch and guard against any at
tempt by them to capture the ballot box
and control legislation TO stand between
aud antagOnize the Utopian schemes of
a class who seek to overthrow the present
order of things and say to the members
of such organizations, "thus far shalt
thou go and no further.n
Mr.. W. II. Van Ornum read paper
advocating the formation of the league.
Labor organizations had reached point
where they dictated to firms and in
dividual employers what wages should be
paid, hours of work, number Of employees
and kind of work to be done, and now
boldly announce that they propose to
secure by the use of the ballot certain
Legislation which would take away the
last remaining safe guards Of business
men nad destroy the commercial interests
OF the country. II all tended towards
anarchy and the overthrow of the present
order Of social and political liberty en-
joyed by tho people at large. 10 meet
these schemes the business man
has no organization and has in
fact overlooked the signs of the
times. "To supply this deficiency and
furnish means to combat the new and
dangerous enemy of the business world,
the Conservator's League had been
formed. Its councils had already reached
into four western states and thore was
little dc ibt but that it was designed to be
the lar est and strongest of nny exclu-
sively secular organization in the world"
Business men present expressed them.
selves in favor Of the league. The leagu,
was organized April 2iih, 1ssii by the
formation of supreme council Subsidi.
ary councils are being formed uilder the
control and advice of the supr me coun-
Gil, the Chicago Council, No. |, having
now several hundred members. The pro-
ceedings of the councils are to be secret.