The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-02
He Admits That Unions With Lawful Purposes Have
 Right to Exist
SHOULD NOT HAVE RIGHTS
 NOT GIVEN INDIVIDUALS
Manufacturer Makes Formal Answer to Questions Asked by President Barry of the Central Labor
 Union of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis. September 1.-President Barry of the Central Labor Union of In- dianapolls this morning submitted to D. M. Parry. national president of the Man ufacturers' association, the following questions and ask Or a formal answer.
 What is your idea of the legitimate purpose of q labor union?"
 "Would you permit the rmation of a perfect union in your plant?s
 "Is your plant conducted along political linesg'
 Do you believe that our laws are such as to foster special privileges and restrict the opportunity to labor?'
 Ought not the laborer be on an equal footing with the employer when it comes to settling the wage question?'
 "Is it within the power of law to sup press the labor unons?'
 Have you not adopted an institution similar in scopei and nature to the boy cott?"
 President Pa7fy in statement said to-
 Barring one or two questions in which there is a tone of animosity directed at ma personally. l think that MT. Rarry's ques- tions are entitled to fair answer.
 "The real issue is whether an organi- zation, labor or otherwise, can perform acts which It's members as individuals cannot legally do; no individual has the right to prevent another from disposing of his labor as he sees ht and neither has an organization the right. The un- ion says, however, that a man must take an oath of allegiance to its organization and abide By it's government or else be denied the chance of employment in those industries which 1t controls This is as much usurpaton nf the Inherent rights of liberty as it would be to compel man to join certain church or certain lodge. I have stated that unionism aims to es- tabish a condition of affairs similar to that of feudalism and serfdom of former centuries.
 Again in order to enforce their legal purposes. the members of unions habitu- ally resort in times of strikes to physical and mob violence, and too frequently they terrorize the women folks of so-called "scabs" and commit cowardly assaults. Even murder is now and then committed in the sacred name of organized labor.
 T wish to bring out the point that any organization that has lawful purposes and conducts itself lawfully has q perfect right to exist"
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