New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
APPEAL FOR FREE LABOR.
PARRY,S NOTE OF Alarm
He Urges Employers to Form a Ma
tiOnal Organization.

Labor and advertising" were the two
themes discussed by the Furniture Association
of America at the Murray Hill Hotel last even
ing. The principal address was made by David
NJ. Parry, of Indianapolis president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
Mr.. Parry said, in part:
The subject of which / will speak to-day is the
necessity that exists for nationol organization
which shall be representative Of all employing in
urers has recently had presented to II proposed
an organization l do not say that this plan is
nece ssarily the correct one But do say that
some other
Who can take note of the frequent violations of
becoming deeply concerned for the future; without
Whereby the present way Of sociaiisc and anar-
chistic impulse could be checked have no more
social tendencies unimpeded progress than have
in the efficacy of the Christian Scientist method of
Many Of the most thoughtful men in the country
pending revolution The newspapers are filled with
make an American who believes in free country
blush with shame and the Preyaing ideas in the the
people have listened so long to the specions pleas
nished With any antidote for the poison that they
have really come to believe that capital is
cause Of humanity is to be advanced by trampling
under foot the most elementary OF individual rights
made to realize the meaning OF this h nv war on in
establishment and maintenance of healthy public
field whose work all tends to the undermining of
the pillars Of our government calls for the creatSn lon
cause OF liberty and Justice can be built up The
1t must ge remembered that in order TO exercise
their power to judge between right and wrong they
must have the opportunity of knowing both sides
believe that the time has come when the
poyers of the country can perform a'duty not only
TO themselves. but to the nation. by coming to-
objects of which shall be the upholding Of the
Constitution Of the United States, the inoculation
of sane public sentiment and the maintenance OF
In order to show that this is no idle fancy-this
idea that labor is revolutionary in its tendences-I
wish to call specific attention to the fact that in
the hundreds of strikes that have recently oc-
CURED in this country the unions have laid claim
ercised even by the most despOtic governments.
The gsggP4ton Of such powers by 6Sf
fast approaching in which it will be decided whether
or whether the labor msieaders shall be Teegated
powerless to work further evils.
Already you can discern the handiwork OF the
seeks to have the country grant to organized labor
which it asserts Many men in public life appear
to believe that compromise IS the and sub
opinion this country is either going to have indi-
II took centuries OF struggle to establish this
liberty OF the inaividpai ana now we are asked to
business agents who have richly earned the title
of social brigands The average politician knows
a political economy which would be more disas-
man of wealth and merely sides In with the agi-
ttor because he fears the latters control OF votes
Thus there is no safe dependence to be placed in
the action of the legislators whose political life Is
the Constitution of the country does not appear
While the majority Of the judiciary is in the main
standing firm: yet judges are being subjected
fore a counter organization TO that of organized
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be right without endangering their political exist
and for the advancement of the Industrial welfare,
and consequently the happiness Of the whole people
q. Do you gentlemen, want New Zealand nOstrums
i5a tht To DO and vet this country is being
asked to-day by many influential men to adopt con-
PusoTy character Eight hour and anti-i9janotioq
You can fnd instances of men running for high
office on platforms calling for public ownership Of
appears to be tinctured with the idea that some
artificial plan OF reguiaton can ne qeVsea TnaT n
Publicity and investigation bills. arbitration
measures eight hour bills and all other acts which
contain the principle of interference with property
rights must alike be strenuously opposed ana the
only adequate means OF doing So IN my MIND Is
ganization of the employing interests.
Trades unions. Mr. Parry said were the only
recognized organizations in the world which
seemingly preferred to be led by criminals and
social outcasts
The president announced that a nominating
committee of three would be appointed to pre-
sent names of officers to be voted tonight.
On this announcement J. ]. McCusky, OF New
Rochelle jumped to his feet and protested.
''I do not think this procedure is right" he
said; nor good for the organization What are
the objects OF the organization? Who are it's
members? I hardly know what we are here for.
We have listened tonight to an address on the
labor question in which union labor has been
attacked. If there is no protest we shall go
down as being opposed to union labor while I
do not think that to be the case"
The whole question of nominations was put
over until tonight, when officers will be nomi-
mated by the members and voted upon.