The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-14
APPLAUD FREE LABOR'S UNION
WARM RESPONSE TO THE CALL
TO INDEPENDENT WORkERS.
Tho Labor Trust Is the worst Menace or
All. One Man Ministers. Law.
yers, Doctors and WOrkmen Al Anx.
ious to Help the Movement Sucoeed.

All, Ome Wan WrVeS-M1niStcrs. Law.
yers. Doctors and Workmen Al Arx.
ious TO Help the Movement succeed.
The National Association Of Indepn-
dent Workmen of America which James w
Bellinger of 4si West l8jth street has begun
to organize for woramen who think enough
Of themselves 10 stand up for order and
against disorder and 10 sell their labor to
whom they choose. is daily finding sup
port which surprises its modest pr DJector.
Bellinger receives in every mail letters
assuring him of sympathy, interest and
financial assistance. These are N'lat he
wants just now.
He said Yesterday that he did at want
to form permanent organization until he
had 5000 names When he has 10 many II
will DO time enough. he thinks, To get the
organization into working shape and effect
its Incorporation.
MIR Beiling ger believes that il wCSild De an
excellent plan. when the organization gets
into shape, To establish in connection with
II a permanent employment bureau for the
benefit Of independent workmon and em-
movers " !ss wan. to hire men who wont
strike merely because some other en-
ployer a hundred miles away IL having
trouble with his employees. This bureau
he saws. ought to commend itself to every
self-respecting man
The questions of establishing "a perna-
nent Office and providing it with clerks
and Of getting a lawyer 10 advise on some
e the points that come up have hGdly been
considered vet. but they will have TO be
considered soon, az the work Of attending
to the correspondence of the association
ia already taking up ali Of Mr.. Bellinger's
spare time. He Ia resolved not 10 let II in
terfere with the work by which he carus
Ids living. because he thinks that inatt'n-
ton TO that would invalidate his claim to
membership in his own association.
Il have always done my work as we'd as
I know how" he said. and tn at Ia what
overy man ought TO do first Of all There
will soon be enough Of us and enough finds
to have routine work done without taking
up much Of the time Of any member
Next week anot her act of circular let
tiers will be sent out. So far only a few
have been distributed and those have
reached only a very limited number. The
next lot will be distributed over the whole
country. There is not doubt in my mind
a. to the result"
Mr.. Bellingcr's first lot Of circulars con-
sisted, a. THE Sun told yesterday, OF sixty
photograph copies The next lot will be
printed and the edition will probably be in
the thousands.
Here are samples Of the letters that are
coming to the originator of the plan:
II the inclosed clipping from TIP SIN
Is correct / wish TO congratulate you on the
stand you have "a ken and wi,h you every
success In your endeavor to build up an op-
position to the u%nah1 ros 81 d ,hG
about trusts in the last few years but In my
Judgment the only trust we have any reason
10 fear + he L bor Trust in its present method
of dea ling with the public.
A man surely has the right To sell his labor
~ any price and 20 whom he pieases and our
politicians should be- taught that citizens
shouh b. protected In their rights. whether
they are members OF unions or not
Brooklyn physician sent this:
As an American citizen wish to eNpreSsto
Won my hearty approval of your attempt 10
~ mote the weil-being of working men
d string TO he independent and 10 sell their
labor at a fair price. II eligible | would
like to enroll "a member.
A minister IN a town on the Hudson
wrote:
to form a national association. especially
since reading Or llilli,'~ sermon of last sun
day independent Morkmen constitute too
I shall BE- glad 10 b. kept informed concerning
your plans and am ready 10 help you In my
feeble way. especially in the line OF public
A Washington,.D. G., lawyer wrote a.
follows
Inotice in to-day SrS an account Of your
effort to organic a national association
Of independent workmen of America and am
heartily glad to learn that such movement
i about TO be launched ! cannot do much
more than wish YOU all possible success. |
an LAWYER nv profession and not closely
allied with mdpuia turing and labor |
have, however, seen "a very considerable Of
organized 8hor'- methods in pushing it.
measures beior" Songre;- and good deal
OF it, leaders and feel that your movement
is most healthy sign am sure Won will
succeed and success will me an a Ch"o knlatr
To one Of the most fearful evils in our social
structure.
From man az Hazleton, Pa, where
organized labor has meant much to those
who were trying to work Independently Of
IT, came this letter:
think you have made move In tho rlgh.
direction You can put m" down as a member
of vour organization and inClo~od is the name
of "A friend Of mine who will Join.
This IL another.
/ read ~ vour object and want to say n IL
Just what is wanted at this time. At present
competent men IN all branches of industry
are compelled. II they want position, to get
II second handed and are compelled 10 work
trade and who got the same pay. I would
like 20 know more Of your object and a m ready
10 help you
Mr, Bclinger received a number Of letters
from people Offering to join his organiza-
ton. One man sent in also the names
Of thirty OF his friends who ne thought