The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-10
New Constitution Prepared in Secret
Meeting of ID. NJ. Parry and Others
mt CIaypOOI Hotel.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM LABOR
NEW BODY REALLY NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS.
All ORGANIZATIONS I'm sympathy with
Movement Will BE Merged-Big
Emergency Fund Provided.

After meeting in secret for several days
at the New Claypool Hotel, the constitu-
ton committee of the National Manufac-
turers' Association made public instru-
ment Yesterday which so broadens and in
creases the scope of the Manufacturers
Association as to make 1T in fact national
federation of manufacturers and employers.
Although those at the head of the organi-
zation which comes into existence with the
new constitution declare that the purpose is
not so much to fight organized labor as it
is to carry on a campaign of educating the
people against strikes, disorders and
abuses. yet the belief is strong that the
new body is to all intents and purposes
much the same as the American Federation
of Labor.
The constitution, which will be submitted
to the executive committee of the National
Manufacturers Association at its meeting
next September. was drawn up by the fol-
lowing gentlemen: d. NJ. Parry, Indianapo-
lis; j. w. Van Cleve, st. Louis: John Kir-
by. ir, Dayton; E. w. Du Bruff, Cincin-
natl; AC. Rosencranz, Evansville. and Mar
shall Cushing, all members of the constitu-
ton committee provided for by resolution
at the recent New Orleans convention of
following well-known manufacturers and
members of the association were invited to
assist the committee In Its labors: A Z.
Marshall. Dayton; William III. Spear, New
ark: Fred W. Jobe, Chicago. Many of
these are officers of the state associations
of manufacturers and are representatives in
n high degree of sentiment among manufac-
turers and employers in their own COM
munities. =
TO SOLIDIFY SENTIMENT.
The committee was appointed at the New
Orleans convention for the specific purpose
of drawing up a constitution that would
amalgamate into a powerful protective
force the various manufacturers associa-
tions. trades associations, employers asso-
Citations. etc. that exist in great numbers
throughout the country. Ununified these
organizations secure little of permanent
value; with them all members of new.
broad and powerful organization it was felt
that labor might be met with success on its
own ground and the manufacturers and
employers relieved from oppression and in
Justice. This, in word. was the moving
purpose of the gentlemen that met for sew
eral days at the Claypool Hotel.
The name of the new organization into
which the Manufacturers Association will
| Drohablv he fused is National Associat tiou
! IF Manufacturers and Employers. The
| backbone of the new body is the National
| Association of Manufacturers, but ii will
| take in absorb and amagamate all employ
ars' associations all trades organizations in
every State that desires to assist in the
| avowed purpose of the organization. Posi-
| bly the greatest object of all will be TO fight
| strikes with some hope of success. With
| all the manufacturers and all the employers
| united into great orgaNzation the
| strength of union will be the disposal OF
| capital as we'll as labor.
BIG EMERGENCY FUND.
An emergency fund of sl.5oo.0eo will bs
raised by the new organization immediately
| upon its assuming active existence. This
will be an emergency fund in every sense
of the word. to be used when need demands
in protecting the manufacturer and en-
ployer from unjust aggressions on the par,
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