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pARRY'S REJOINDGR TO HANNA
GAYS UNION LABOR IS BASED on
PRINCIPLES or FORCE.

secures High wages At the Expense %
the Consumer, and Hanna Encours ges
u-Labor Unions Have Destroyed
Ensland-Mr. Hanna's Nsse-Ringing.
INDIANAPOLIS. April I'D. M. Parry.
,rsedent Of the National Manufacturers
I.-ciation. replied tonight to the speech
A, senator Hanna at Columbus last night,
md made many caustic references to the
chsnsed attitude Of the Ohio Senator. Mr..
parry recalls that few years ago organized
hbor vas denouncing Hanna as the .boss
labor crusher" and that he was cart>oned
nv the labor agitators as a monster task
master with a club in his hand crushing
the life out of the poor laboring man.
Mr. Parry intimated that the change
has come through political ambition. He
ays
Il am surprised that Mr.. Hanna so fatty
denies the proposition that organized labor
/, founded on the principle of force, when
.yerv day furnishes its demonstrations
In proof Of my charge. The only reason
why the anthracite miners received wage
scale coniessedly out OF proportion to what
similar labor gets elsewhere Is because they
were able to compel its granting by force.
They proved their power by going on
strikes and preventing other men from
taking their places, despite the presence of
the entire National Guard OF Pennsylvania
The country was at their mercy. and finally.
o. a measure Of expediency, It became neces-
sary for the Government to negotiate with
them that peace might be purchased. Is
this the kind Of business that Mr. Hanna
now encourages?
Mr. Hanna praises the joint agreement
entered into between the bituminous miners
and operators. He says that peace has
been maintained by virtue of these agree
ments for FIVE years in the bituminous
industry. We had an instance Of what the
cost Of this peace is by the joint agreement
made this spring at Indianapolis. Under
the threat OF strike the operators yielded
TO a demand for an increased scale that
gave the miners IS cents a ton additional
over what they had been receiving and
making their wages far in excess OF the
standard paid in other employments Of .
similar grade.
Since 1893 the wages OF these miners
have been increased by the joint agree
ment method, ~ per cent. for mine run coal
The miner says to the operator. Charge
the extra wages up to the consumer and
the operator does SO, rather than have his
mine shut down. Does Mr.. Hanna mean
10 approve Of method OF adjusting wages
which so totally disregards the interests Of
the consumer?
Il wish it thoroughly understood that
am not against the individual workman
getting the highest price for his labor that
industrial conditions will permit, nor am
against organized labor per sc. What I
do oppose. however, with all the strenu-
Gus force that ] can command Is any sys-
TEN that seeks to put up wages by the use
of artificial methods or physical force, by
strikes, boycotts, joint agreements, coer-
cion, etc.
Il declare that the arbitrary adjustment
Of wages IL radically wrong. 1 declare
that II one set Of working men is granted
such an adjustment equal justice requires
that all such be granted a like adjustment.
To give a few Glasses a dispensation from |
the operation OF the natural law Of wages |
is 10 pass q tax upon all the rest OF the |
people and amounts merely to a method Of |
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
IT Mr.. Hanna Is not encouraging chaos
In wage relations. what Is he doing? |
maintain that free industrial conditions
are essential to the highest progress and |
that only under such conditions can the |
laboring classes hope TO receive the highest
reward for their toll On account Of the
false economic ideas preached by the 30
cialistic leaders of the laboring masses I
am well aware that the idea here advance
is not popular. but nevertheless IL Is true
and believe in standing for the right
come what may.
mfr. Hanna corralled the manufacturer
Of the country In the first Mckinley cam
raign because. Of the fear, OF Organism, but
Y he thinks he can ring the noses Of the
'oe this country on the
labor issue and lead them into the camp of
Gomrcrs and his aggregation, think he
everest mates his strength and influence
very much
The National Association, of Manu.
lecturers is not a political organization
md will not be led by anyipolitician As
long as I am president Of the association
II shall not be used as q kite to advance
The fortunes Of any politician or political
party. The labor issue is entirely apart
nom partisan politics, and it is hoped that
will not be made the football OF politics.
"Meddling politicians have almost de-
stroyed England industrially, tying the |
rountry up in all sorts Of socialistic legis-
lation at the behests Of the labor leaders.
There is still time TO head OF this pro- |
yramme in the United States. The National
Association Of Manufacturers has taken
! determined position that the factories
II this country are to be operated without
he dictation Of labor agitators or poll
icians. and | firmly believe that they will
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