Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-30

president of the national association of
manufacturers, was the CHER speaker
yesterday before the furniture associa-
ton of America. He spoke on the sub
ject of the necessity for national or
ganization of employers which would
Fl be representative of all employing IL
terests He referred incidentally to
the new constitution which is now un-
der consideration by the executive COM
mittee of the national association. This
constitution admits to membership en-
"a ployers other than manufacturers and
also provides for a representative
n membership from national, state and
local associations. who can take
note of the frequent violations" said
the speaker, "of the rights Of free labor
and free contract without earnestly
wishing there might be some means
whereby the present ways of soCialistic
and anarchistic impulse can be
Checked. In the philosophy of union
ism, there is no such thing as natural
law shaping the destinies Of the race,
and organized labor appears to lose
sight of the difference that exists be-
tween individuals One might as we'll
try to make ugly men handsome and
vice versa as to try and equalize the
mental inequalities of the race, and as
long as one man is better endowed by
nature than another just so long Will
there be an unequal distribution OF
p istn nf n ya
tions in the field whose work all tend
to undermining the pillars of the gov
eminent calls for the creation of as
strong a counter organization as can
be built If forces spring into exist
ence that tend to sway them along
lines that lead to folly and destruction,
they cannot be expected to act the part
of wisdom unless counter forces are
brought into play.
Organized labor the speaker said,
was laying claims to rights of sover-
4 eighty that have not often been eXer-
cised by the most despotic govern
ments. Its entire warfare was being
conducted for the purpose of compell-
ing the country to acknowledge that IL
no man shall work without its con
sent and, (2) no industry shall he
operated without its consent, He
cited a number of strikes for the pur-
pose of Illustration, and then said
"The usurpation Of such powers by
irresponsible and ignorant men bids
fair to bring about such unbearahle
conditions that crisis sometimes
seems fast approaching in which it will
" be decided whether this country shall
II be handed over tn the agitators. or
whether the latte: shall be relegated
to the oblivion Of private existence.
discredited and powerless to work fur
ther evil Already you can discern the
handiwork Of the compromiser, who,
calling himself peacemaker, seeks to
IN have the country grant to organized
labor partial recognition of those
rights of sovereignty which 1t asserts.
Many men in public life appear to be-
lieye that compromise is the sum and
4 substance Of political wisdom but in
my humble opinion this country is
N either going to have individual freedom
or it Is not, 1t took centuries Of strug-
gle to establish this liberty of the indi
vidual, and now we are asked to
abandon it at the behest of lot of So
called business agents who have right
ly earned the title of social brigands
There is no safe dependence to be
placed in the action of legislators
whose political life is dependent to
some degree upon the labor votes.
Even the constitution of the country
does not appear to be sufficient bull
watk for our liberties, and, while the
majority of the judiciary is in themain
standing firm our judges ere being
subjected to such vigorous attacks
that even they may yield, Therefore
the logical and vital necessity Of 4
counter organization to that Of organ
lied labor for the purpose of correct
ing public thought, giving moral sup
port to the public men who want to do
what they know to be right, without
endangering their political life for the
defending Of the constitution and for
the advancement Of industrial welfare
and consequently the happiness Of the
whole people"
Mr.. Parry then cited the proposed
investigation and publicity bill as an
indication OF what he regarded AS the
dangerous drift OF public thought
in this country. He explained the pur
port 81 the bin as being that 1T govern
mental investigation n labor Difficult.
ties through commissions appointed
BY the president.
"A more atrocious piece of legisla-
/ ton" said the speaker, has not been
suggested for some time. The bin o.
tensibiy asserts the superior soyerefe
~ ST the government over the sover.
eighty claimed hy organized labor. but
by implication II recognizes the right