The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-23

turers and the Board of Trade, the call for the
convention.
To others belong the credit and honor of in
suguratlng this timely and excellent move
meni-to the interchangeable efforts and keen in
Slght OF your secretary, NJ. NJ. Barnet of the
Journal OF Commerce Of this city, encouraged
terprlslng manufacturer who believes thor
oughly in home industry, Irving Scott
now absent in Washington on the mission of
home industry, is due the credit and honor of
this movement.
Your choice as president of the convention
fell on me. / accepted It on condition that I
should not be called to serve on the permanent
organization. You have progressed so far as to
adopt the rules and constitution to govern the
new Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ZION OF California, and suppose you will elect
your board of directors to-day and thus com
plete the organization.
We have listened to valuable papers from
many able and practical men, each OF which
taught a lesson in itself. There are yet several
papers to listen 10 and many which will be re-
ferred TO the special committee, which time
will prevent reading, but which will be pub
lshed IN the proceedings OF the convention.
The committee on credentials has already
made its report TO you, which has been ac-
cepted and approved. The names thus re-
ported constitute the members of this conven-
ton and are entitled to vote on questions
brought before it.
Under any circumstances the duties of the
chairman OF convention like this not
easy and would ask your indulgence and aid
in tightening those duties, and would request
that the members of this convention reported
by the committee on credentials would take
their seats In the front part Of the hail. so that
they can be recognized by the chair An ample
number of seats provided in the rear for
visitors and friends, whom we are glad to well
come.
The Furuseth resolutions were as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, From the experience of other COM
munities it has become manifest that all pros
perity depends on the purchasing power OF the
labor element; and whereas, the first condition
OF such purchasing power is a wage sufficient
to keep and educate a family; and whereas,
such can only obtain where the workers are or
gained and the employer and employees can
thus meet and by Cancellation adjust difficult
ties, thus keeping the whole community one
industrial unit for the mutual advancement
of all; therefore,
OF the organization OF labor; agreeing with
Thorald Rogers and Richard T. Ely that, prop
erly conducted, they are given opportunity for
stability not otherwise TO be obtained.
Further resolved, That we urge upon employees
alike the necessity for mutual Consideration
and free and open acknowledgment of Its other
interests, remem bering always that the inter
ests of all the people are above all.
Resolved further, That this convention urge
the immediate settlement by concillation of
existing labor difficulties, in order that we may
unitedly urge the use OF home manufactures,
and
ResoLped, That we expect from labor orgaui-
cations that they viii use their best endeavors
to assist in the crusade against such Eastern
goods as we are now manufacturing in this
State and on this coast
AS was expected the discussion on the
resolutions was quite breezy, and in fact
Delegate Terrill took matters so much to
heart that he left the convention.
The committee on resolutions reported as
follows:
Your committee on resolutions to whom was
referred the resolution relating TO the import
ance of labor unions and the duties of its mem
bers, respectfully reports as follows:
This convention is COMPOSED of mbers
from all branches of industry and it would be
unfair 10 adopt any principles for its govern
ment or make any expression of sentiment
which would tend to create class distinction in
our relations with each other. We all meet
here on common ground OF equality while
differing as we must in our individual opinions
upon many questions of public policy We
recognize the rights of fellow-citizens to com
bine together for mutual advantage and we
believe that unions of various kinds may be
made To serve the public welfare, when con-
Quoted with due respect TO the rights of ell. We
believe that wherever the laborer does not re-
ceive his lair share OF the products Of labor and
capital combined in industrial effort, the pur-
poses of enterprise will be defeated by failure
in the exchanges of commerce and over-pro-
duction will be experienced in land OF people
starving in the midst of plenty.
We recognize that the delegate who present
ed this resolution desired To secure fair eX
preston of sentiment on the subject OF the
value OF union for mutual protection and ad-
vantage, and did not desire to raise any ques-
ton OF the misuse OF the power OF organization,
lawlessly conducted snd seltshly applied.
Unions operating contrary to the public peace
and the rights of the individual under the laws
constitute phase of incipient revolution, and
an attempt 10 create an imperium in imperio,
adverse to good government and felicw'citizen-
ship; unions operating subject 10 law and
jealous OF the rights of each and every citizen
are sucn unions as those from which patriot
ism is born, and on which all progressive civil
ization depends.
We believe that we have interpreted Justly
the spirit OF the resolution offered, and in
framing our expression OF the same have con
sidered our convention whole, body in
which there are and should be no class distlnc-
tIons but one in which freternal spirit rules.
We therefore thank the delegate for his sngges-
ion and wish 10 unite with him in resolutions