Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-16
MOB SPIRIT IN LABOR UNIONS.

The following interesting address
was delivered by D. M. Parry, Presi-
dent Of the National Association Of
Manufacturers, at q meeting at Chata-
qua, N. T., on the 18th inst. The ad-
dress is Of unusual importance at the
present time, when the question Is 30
thoroughly before the public and 80
far from solution His side of the ques-
ton is as ably presented as any that
has so far been given, and shows that
the gentleman is a thinker above the
average. He said in part:
"In this country in the last year
there have been many mobs of DIFF
ferent kinds, but to my mind the most
dangerous of them all is the mob Of
Organized Labor. No man, take it,
can object to any kind of an associat-
ion, labor or otherwise, which is orga-
zed for lawful and benificent purposes,
but Organized Labor, as it is conduc-
ted today, stands convicted by it's own
leaders as lawless organization.
"In that it seeks by physical force to
override individual rights and is con-
tinually railing against the laws and
denouncing Courts and public officials
for enforcing these laws, it fulfills all
the requirements of the definition Of
mobocracy. Unlike the lynching bees
and the vigilance committees, it is
what might be termed standing mob,
under fair discipline by its officials,
and ready upon occasion to commit
the overt acts of outrage and destruc-
ton which are the outward manifecta-
ton of the mob spirit. 1t declares, in
effect, that it's will is superior to ira
ditions, government regulations, and
even the CONSTITUTION of the country.
1t asserts that the Individual has no
inherent rights that cannot be taken
from him, and that, therefore, it has
the right to say that no man shall
work and that no industry shall run
without its consent
I'm it's attempt to compel a recogni.
ton of it's pretentions to sovereignty
it relies not on reason, but upon coer.
cion, intimidation and the bludgeOn
In its continual preachments against
law and its constant appeal to the bas
er passions of men, it is doing more
than any agency to cultivate the moi
spirit and to encourage the unfurling
of the red flag of anarchy.
"The President of the Chicago Con
federation of labor recently declared
in an interview The President deals
death blow to Organized Labor wher
he declares that he cannot discrimi
nate in its favor. 1t sounds fair OF
the face Of it, but without discrimina
ton we are just where we started
What we have been fighting for il
Union labor to the exclusion OF al
other" ) .5sasai'n-s t:''v:1 !eN 49,
"Thesesare the words Of q conserva
tive among Union leaders, and the
voice the sentiment of the agitator
the country over. To their mind 70
deny the right Of their orsanizatio
to comnit Illegal acts ou. Area! sfs y
tempting to crush it. II Organize
Labor has only lawless spnfposes .
ought tosbe crushed.
"Duri1k theslaet year the attempt
to force meniit6 give allegiance
strike b3sses' their places to. set
and olis lrthy that will control indu
try Independent Of the laws Of Il
country shaveTesulted in mob condi
ons in nanysof tAg leading cente'
Supremacy az, law Nd order has ST
tanned sot on'y mapy severe shoe
hut the hatiOnsfiaspitlbo lost millions
dollars by thg ore44izsdf, 1dledess''
thousands 81. m|eAn: THIS Tl.. iS D!sr.i ms
fall heGSvier on the man who Deepen
ON his dolly, ,Ea2s tRan upon IN. sno
It Is time that the workmen Of Il
country w1Fe LEI hing nl for .
lions Of dohars Wy paxln salAEifs
the asitatF f, are eating
turn bdpSeas9leJs tpsu8le. enf5re
idleness and endless discomforts
life. They are also bidding for
destruction Of thfir most lrfioYs ?
ssssion-tha' >fr'pYaast os'
Their investing r n 20 y
mighty poor ihvesthehts."s y
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The box sheet for the Jose minstl
has opened and the seats are g
fat