Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-25
EMPLOYERS ORGANIZE
The Council Bluffs Business
Men Form a Local Protec-
tive Association
THREE PLANks in PLATFORM
Freedom to Employ Union or Nom
Union Labor Without Discrimina-
ton the Main Principle contended
for-simiIar Organizations Being
Formed All Over the State.

Special to the Times-Republicau.
Council Bluffs, April 25.-The Council
Bluffs Business Mems Protective Asso-
citation has been organized here and
over a hundred leading business firms
have joined the association.
The purpose ST the organization is
stated in the three planks of its plat
form:
First. Freedom to employ union or
non-union labor without discrimina-
ton.
Second. No Limitation or restriction
to output.
Third. No sympathetic strike"
The platform is identical with the
statement of %proinciples being adopted
by similar organizations which are now
being formed by business men thru
out the country. The first of the week
la .Busir,ess Mems Association" was es-
Etablished in Omaha, with a reported
membership of 500 of the principal
business, institutions of the city. Sioux
City has also seen the organization of
ia similar association there this week.
All these associations are evidently
being promoted by a general associa-
ton, which Will undoubtedly make a
united effort to secure the adoption of
its platform principles in dealing with
union and %non-union labor.
The promoters of the local associa-
ton yesterday issued the following
public statement OF it's plans and OBJ
jects:
This organization is known as the
Council Bluffs Business Mems Protec-
tive Association.
The object is to protect u inter-
|ests. purely defensive and not to an
|tagonize union or non-union labor.
The organization is to be composed
of anyone employing labor.
1T is absolutely necessary to the sue
jcessful conduct of n business thai
the or managers shall be per-
mitted to employ such persons as they
deem most competent to perform The
services required, and to regulate the
number of such employees and direct
them in their work."
The organization Of this association
however, has not been brought o
by any material labor difficulties now
pending. In the city. AT present the
relations between employers and labor
'ers in Council Bluffs is almost univer-
sally ainicable, and has been so for a
long time. In fact no city in the
try has seen fewer strikes of a serious
nature than Council Bluffs. The con-
tinued prosperity OF the city has aided
greatly in a satisfactory solution OF the
labor problem, and the establishment
OF wage scales Is in keeping with the
progress OF industry.
Omaha. however, is involved In a
serious labor controversy and the prox-
unity of that city with the consequent
close relations and competition between
the employers and labor of the W cit
les, may somewhat involve Council
Bluffs In the dificulty. Already several
hundred union workmen of Omaha are
on a strike awaiting a settlement of
their demands for increased wages and
new conditions OF employment. Other
unions have made demands for new
wage scales to go into effect on May
i. From the present indications the
employers do not seem inclined to COM
ply.
In the event they remain firm in this
determination, the biggest strike In the
history OF Omaha is scheduled to go
into effect on May !.