New-York tribune., 1902-12-11
No INCORPORATION,
.S4Y.S H4NN4 OF UNIONS
Close Of Ci1ac Federation Meeting
-Broohs Yarns Against
Forcing Labor.

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| topic for discussion was Industrial Agreements
Owing to the late arrival of Senator Hanna. the
committee called TO order by Archbishop Ire
land.
| Secretary Ralph NJ Easley read paper by Fred
erick D. Underwood president of the Erie Railroad
| who had expected be present. but was un-
avoidably detained. The paper said in part:
The difficulty with the arbitrations we have thus
tions have insisted upon having their partlsains
upon the board Our experience with bae tne e mas rs
rise above of feeling which leads them EN-, to
As the employees want shorter working day and
the EMPLOYERS want an unrestrlcteo @ pe fbe two
together, making one quid pro quo OF the other!
Mr. Gompers. president of the Federation of
| Labor, said:
the last few months made voluntarily an increase
in WAGES it was not nth dnn IL is in ,g the con- i
sfor re Of the ned has for the
last few swung in the direction Of prosperity % ny
United States. who for period of four four or Gve I've
dustTiai stagnation reduction after reduction of
wages are now determined to get more wagesi
larger share out of their production OF the wealth
| Mr. Mosey Joined with number of perhaps very
| labor. the right of the workingman to work Tor
he pieases; as if the trade union movement E was
opposed to that al m pnGP R If In m the 3e Gn ander the
old and primitive conditions If ne deslrea 70 aq &c
SeRi %dTk pGHs he niared no one but himself But
| will be a necessity. his bounden duty to hlnseI,
his family. his fellow men and to those VINO are
come after him to Join IN the union nSnd Tld h hs
standard of life, and to make joint effort for the
uplifting of the craft, the wageworkers ana with II
| time TO come.
| WILL ORGANIZE ANYWAY.
should prefer that our attempts to 90 organize ddze
the epoyes Of your several faitoTes @ Iaa ef m saw
this to you That whether you approve it or dis
aRPrGHe + And w fegueny the attempts tight
! against the ORGANIZATION make you our 'e'' n''N
1t It is indeed strange how many gentlemen & are
ported and to be placed within what they call the
pnTre% Of of the law n fo snI Suts ha may be
brought against the organizatons and IN when the
damages
Now to avoid interminable itigations, to avoid
day in the near future what was done in the
union and guilds organized labor is opposed to in
corporation of the trades unions o hos onan,,
avowed himself as being In favor OF compulsory @
ahead Of tha Ne have got that Behind us
and it was through the sturdy fight made by the
piled, that now the atmosphere is Clarified and we
l. with others depiore the strike OF the miners;
deplore the necessity for the strike but aiter we
by reason of that strike by reason OF the 9pstnae
We viii ali agree that the mners Strike made for
the general good 1t compelled people to think upon
on year after year living and being draggssd "a s
through the world without CONSEQUENCES or the
struggle that Is going on
Archbishop ireland asked:
VIII the union be willing leave to the State
the enforcement of the punishment Of moral wrong
unions take in their own hands 10 encourage moral
wrong and to prevent nonunion laborers from sell
ing their labor? tApplause)
Mr. Gompers replied:
Organized labor is opposed TO physical force or
even the semblancs OF it. We don't want Il: we
say to those with whom we do not care associ-
ate, that we do not wish to speak TO them. That
right which We take to ourselves,
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The closing session OF the conference was called
to order by Mr.. Gompers at 2:30 p. m. Mr. Com
pers. in introducing the first speaker said:
In compliance with the announcement made
this morning. the principal attention the after
noon session will be devoted TO the discussion OF
contracts and agreements between the employers
association and organized workmen."
Among the speakers A Beverly Smith.
retary the Lthographers' Association who said:
We consider that the apathy OF the employers
Il hat IS T III to them in any Of the present conditions
They have failed to see for years past the poten-
men. Their selfish interests have kept them from
necessity.
Professor John Graham Brooks. of Harvard Uni
versiy had this to say about the incorporation of
labor unions, which, he thought. would be n
wise move for the union man:
If the trade union allows itself to be hoodwinked
peee gge SECTION %hof at T h tn fRf R
fuse TO join the trades union, and you introduce
weakness into the trades union
Mr. Brooks criticised the use of force against
trades unions. The result. he said would be in
crease in the socialist vote. Said he:
NSw sGntsmen M if you Tant t to do that i lou
just put the onto the trades unions and force
them and drive them TO the thing that they don't
want to do. and you Will get just much social
a'' Of it. as you want 0'y 20" VIII get 's worst form
In order that the discussions of the conference
might lead to tangible result delegate offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the executive committee of the
National Civic Federation be empowered TO ap-
point a committee committees to inquire into
and report upon the subject matter discussed at
The motion was unanimously carried
Chairman Hanna said in closing:
SENATOR HANNA SUMS UP.
Summing up the good that may yet come, in my
the result the last analysis of this great question
viii be found in the industrial agreements. Cap
I agree with all the speakers upon the proposition
Of Of n the rsn m eoSo t9 1t
things. in incorporation under the law of trades
/ heard the argument that It an absolute
necessity that such incorporation must be had. be-
The test has come. for when in their dire extrem-
.ty the anthTace mi miners OF sT P appealed
TO come out and strike in sympathy. the committee
appas And haf was That co
ention the day fEqW9g % @ and that "a report t.
word they hae given in making that contract.
when all the conditions surrounding that case were
aggravating and forcble could be brought into
the men have won the confidence of the whole
people of this country, and as far as I am CON
Of labor organizations on -. Applause aI
discussion a g To he