The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-18
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fOrds opportunities for committing fraud
and on another occasion asserting that
without a tariff drawback leather men
could not compete with foreigners engaged
In the same business. Mr.. Foster. of Ohio.
characterized the Lowering bill as vicious
and iniquitous, saying that if ii should
become a law manufacturers would all go
abroad with their goods. He said the
country might as we'll have free trade out
and out. The subject was disposed of by
being sent to the executive committee for
full investigation and such action as
might be deemed advisable.
The convention ruthlessly sat upon a
proposition TO increase the membership fee
from it's present figure, $50, to 500 per an
mum, and instead decided 10 authorize the
employment of a salaried representive to
canvass the entire country for new mem
bers of the association. This action was
taken in accordance with a resolution pre-
scented by A. V. Dee, of Philadelphia.
ANTI-INJUNCTION RESOLUTION.
A resolution that dealt with the anti
injunction bill -of Congress more strongly
than the one presented Wednesday was
read by Mr.. Gates. of Chicago, and APP
proved without discussion. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Whereas. A measure has been intro
duced in the United States Senate desig-
mated as Senate Bill Ills. commonly called
the an|t-lnJunctlOn OIL, which, II IL should
be enacted into law, would legalize certain
forms of gatherings having intimidating
intentions; and,
Whereas, Persons who may be threat
ened. or property, the safety of which may
be jeOpardized by such gatherings, can
only be protected by action OF the court
or officers of the law, before and not after
violence is actually committed; and,
Whereas, Such gatherings are in them
selves evidence of intention to intimidate
in a way and with a force that individu-
ais could not do, and therefore ought not
be judged under the same rules of law
that very properly apply to individuals;
and.
Whereas. In the presence of such a
legaIized force there could not be left TO
the individual either liberty or personal
safety nor TO property the right Of pro-
lection, therefore. be il
Resolved, That the National Manufac-
turers' Association protests against the
passage of the bill as proposed, and be
IeVes that its effects would be revolution
airy and anarchistic, and while apprehend-
ing most serious injury to property values
and vested interests from such a law, the
association feels that legislation that
would legalize any mob until after il had
lmpeiled its members up to the point of
committing violence, would be OF the great
est ultimate injury to the working people
themselves"
a resolution was adopted authorizing the
bringing of test suits on behalf of the
Manufacturers Association TO find out the
leSallty OF special licenses or taxes levied
by certain States against many kinds of
interstate
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION.
Several changes were made in the asso-
cations constitution, notably the adoption
of a clear prohibition Of the use of proxies
in voting. The provision in the constitu-
ton that amendments could be made by
majority vote was changed to make neces-
sary a two-thirds vote. The committee on
changes in the constitution reported a
slightly modified form of Article 5. which
permitted corporations and firms to have
as many representatives in the association
as they were willing to provide member
ship fees for. After Richard Young. a
shrewd politician and eloquent speaker
from New York, had harangued the con-
Vention for ten minutes in opposition TO
this article, declaring that a corporation or
firm could, under it's provisions, pack a
convention Of the association if il cared to
do so. he submitted a copy of Article ) in
its original form, without making a per-
sOnal examination of it's contents, and
constitution without change. When the
that the Objectionable feature IN the one
submitted by the committee was repro
duced verbatim from the original article a
shout Of laughter went up from the dele
gates. Not disconnected, however, Mr..
Young again came forward and repeated his
denunciatiOn of the Objectionable provision
and obtained its elimination from the con-
stitution. AS it now stands the constitu-
ton limits the representation of any firm
or corporation to a single accredited dele
gate.