The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-15

Post on "Tyranny of Unfonism."
After the luncheon recess c. w. Post, of
Battle Creek, Mich. originator of the Post
check system, delivered an address on the
Tyranny of Trades Unions" He said, in
part: II am here to plead the cause of the
white slave of to-day. He may be partly
enslaved by a combination of circum-
stances. taken advantage of by selfish
manufacturers although practically every
employe is as free as air to go and come
at his pleasure. and sell his labor where he
likes, but the slave of tyrannous labor
union is in truth and in fact more abject
than the negro slave of the past.
There may have been some brutal and
tyrannous slave owners in the South, but
i ask you If ever in all the history of negro
slavery did there exist such a condition of
oppression, cruelty to men, women and chill
dren, anarchy, beatings and murders as
now exist under the acts of desperate MEM
bers of labor unions.
I'm the gradual solution OF the wage
question and the establishment of the right
of both parties, labor unions became a
necessity in order TO curb the selfishness
and injustice of some manufacturers, but
crept into operation of the labor unions
that common safety demands a new union.
eliminating the faults of the old.
Il protest against unnatural acts, such
ufacturer. to force lower wages on the en-
ployes or by strikes TO force higher wages
on the employer. The conditions must be
produced and governed by the natural law
Of commerce. l am decidedly in favor OF
union with all the underbrush cleared out
"a union that will help the people keep In
work and secure the highest wages the
business will stand. This body should pro-
coed at once to the work Of organization,
either by committees or in general session,
select officers and secure a general manager
of high grade and capable OF earning a
good-sized salary. Paid delegates should
be sent broadcast to the labor centers
there to organize local unions under the
employer and employees union. These local
organizations would draw to themselves
the best workmen in the land who are now
forced too often. from fear and by violence
to give over their liberty to the manipula-
ton and direction of noisy, turbulent men.
Numerous resolutions were introduced and
referred to committees without debate
among them being the following: Indorsine
the organization of nonunion workmen and
pledging the association to their support
so pledging the support and assistance OF
members to any member under union boy
colt; condemning the convict labor sys-
tenn; providing committee of five to make
an effort to settle the present tariff differ
ences between the United States and Rus
STA; providing for an association bureau OF
labor to investigate and attempt to adjust
the labor troubles of members and to en-
deavor to organize and promote a nonuEion
workingman's organization to be known as
the "Workingman's Liberty Union;" urg-
ing tariff revision on general lines; favor
ing measures to increase the elasticity OF
the currency.
paper for its attack upon President Parry's
labor policy was introduced and some de-
bate followed an attempt to have II
adopted without referring to the resolution
by requesting that the resolution go to the
committee in regular order.