The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-28
CITIZENS ALLIANCE GIVES OUT ADDRESS New Organization Defines Drin-
 cipleS and Purposes DISCUSSES THE BOYCOTT Alliance Declares That 1t Stands for Peace-Points Out That Its Mem-
 bership Includes Pioneers
 In the District.
DISCUSSES THE BOYCOTT

Al q meeting of the board of directors oe .ha c,4izens' Alliance of Birmingham, held yesterday, a declaration was issueo to the public In which the aims ana op- iects of the organization were set tortn.
 As this Is the first declaration issued bv inc Alliance and 1t will doubtless De | raad with A. great deal of interest py amnlovers. the wage workers and the nublie in general. The Alliance was &C., l tive in supporting the anti-boycott Dill which was passed by the last legislature The declaration is official and IS as Iol- l lows:
 | To the Public:
 The Citizens Alliance Of Birmingnam' l Ala. having a high regard for the vel | fare of the people of this city and sec 1 tion hereby submits to their thoughtful eon sideratjon the aims and objects or the | alliance, and the reasons that actuateu | it's founders, and which are the basis TOT | its existence.
 It's aim and objects are clearly set forth | in Article II of it's constitution, as fol- 1 lows: "To promote the stability o1 pusi- l ness and the steady employment of la | bor whether organized or unorganized by l encouraging friendly and personal rela- | tions between employers and employees, and to discourage lockouts, boycotts ana | kindred movements WHICH saNoi oi PS' l secution."
 If would seem to every impartial ob- | server. that this simple and plain state 1 ment of the objects of the alliance would | be sufficient to enlist in it's behalf ev- | cry one who claims to be a good citizen. | for these purposes are conducive to the
 material welfare of the people, and must | be held inseparable from the duties ana
 obligations of good citizenship
 The Boycott.
 Rut another spirit has been fastened | upon the minds of quite few Tn tnls | section, that the only method of redress 1 ing grievances. whether real or imagln- l arv. is to resort to the boycott if their de-
 mands are not complied with. This spirit | has been allowed to grow, until the sta- | bllity of business and the welfare of the
 neonle have become endangered; and the l Citizens Alliance believes that this evil must be corrected and that former spirlt
 of mutual good will between employer l and employee be restored, in order to pro-
 mote the material prosperity of Birming- 1 ham. It is fundamental In our system of gov ernment. that no citizen shall be permit | ted to sit in judgment upon his fellow | man with the view of depriving him or | the right to work or the right to carry on 1 business, since this function is too vital l to he intrusted to any other than the | duly constituted courts of the land. This | Is made clear under the constitution or | our country and is a right cherished and | reserved above all others. by every lib- | erty loving. independent. American citi-
 zen, that "No one shall be deprived of | life liberty, or property, without due pro- | cess of law and yet this constitutional | inhibition is violated in letter. as well as | in spirit, every time the deadly lockout or | boycott Is inaugurated. The right 10 | work Is eo-equal with the right to live. l And 1t is equally violation of this prin- | ciple, when the business of any one Is
 maliciously lnterfered with or injured; for
 1t deprlves him of his property without
 due process of law; and often without any | possible redress, on account of the ire 1 sponsibility of those innicting these inju- | ries.
 We believe that the fact that this spirit | is here amongst us, should be enough to
 arouse every true American citizen to the | necessity of it's correction for it affects the l humblest toer and the richest manufac- | turer alike, carving in It's wake a deadly | blight for all. It brings ruin and disaster | to the business man, and hunger and want | to the humble toiler. 1t was for the pur- l pose of assisting in the correction of these evils that the alliance was launched. And
 In order to further this end, the alliance
 is lending its best endeavor to establish a
 feeling of good fellowship between em-
 ployer and employee among all trades 1 and classes of business.
 Industrial Peace. The Citizens Alliance stands for indus l trial peace. We believe that every man has the right to work, free and unmolest- | ed. For the duty to work is enjolned
 upon us by the supreme command of the | Ix,tH .ftf Inc ,.text,f | to work, is the right to conduct one's business in his own way, he sees if,
 so long as he conforms to the laws of the
 land
 | Birmingham is not the place for in- | dustrial warfare. This evil should be a
 stranger to our southern country. The | spirit of coercion and tyranny which is being planted in our midst should not be allowed to grow. Strife. discord and hate should find no inviting climate here. We want peace and good will to reign among all. The prosperity of this city and sec tion depends upon It.
 We want active and hearty support from every one who wishes to see Bir- mngham and her people free, independ- ent and prosperous, for we realize that we can have none of these under class dictation class interference, and class rule os any kind. The Citizens Alliance has in It's mem bership those who have stood by Bir- mingham in all of her trials; have ex- pended their labor here. and could have no higher interest than to see peace among all her trades, callings or profess sions. and that prosperity and greatness which was destined to be here, be made | safe and secure.
 THE CITIZENS ALLIANCE.
 of Birmingham. Ala
 By order of the board of directors Attest: