The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-12
LABOR. ] RMRkIEE CAUsnl !.
!. REPLY TOD. N. PARRY
MINNEAPOLIS UNIONS ANSWERS
.< ARGUMENT OF THE CAPrTAL-
ISTIO ANARCHIST,
HI. b. Fay, Socialist Member Of
Trades and Labor Council Prepa1es
Strong Letter. Goes After Parry's
Argument With Hammer and
longs. Replying With Vehemence
ThrOughQut.

Minneapolis, Dec. 10.-The Trades |
and Labor council has finally made a
formal reply to- the address of D, NJ. |
Parry, president of the American |
association, who spoke
her recently, in which some caustio |
things are said, Most Of the members |
were of the opinion that no reply !
should be made, but a statement pre-
pared by H. B. Fay. a socialist, was !
Endorsed by the body Wednesday
night, although it met with consider
able opposition. The reply, which was
sent to Mr.. Parry, yesterday, Is as
follows
Minneapolis, MIMI, Dec. 2, 1903.
Mr.. D. M. Parry, President American
Mfg. Association. Dear Sir:
The Trades and Labor Assembly Of
Minneapolis expressed herewith it's
approval of your late speeches made
in the Twin Cities, in SO far they are
true signs Of the times. What ara
those signs?
First-That the association YOU rep
resent is being ground to pieces be-
tween the wheel Of organized labor
and the organized wheel of the stock
exchange. But, inasmuch as some of
your association have in late indi-
vidual conflicts with building trades
councils been beaten by unions of Ia
ber you, for them, have been forced
to squal. So we welcome you as
sign Of the times. For such a sign
clearly indicates that in the evolution
of industry the small individual CAPT.
fv r
without regard to the welfare of So
ciety at large, is as surely doomed as
were the old fashioned hand machines.
Financial reports prove that of late
the members Of your association have
not been getting so large a percentage
of profit, squeezed out Of labor, as the
big specializing financiers of the
stock exchange. Nevertheless the Ia
Dor unions do not consider that any
justification for your attempted effort
to emasculate our labor unions pre-
paratory to a general lowering of
wages, SO as to underbid European
capitalists in seizing Oriental markets.
We object to allowing you to pit our
labor against "the pauper labor of
Europe the labor of our foreign
councins.
You point the finger Of scorn
against such labor agitatiors as Sam
Parks. We point our fingers of scorn
against tht7 postoffice scandals of
your class; against your coal barons
who coolly pocket millions and at the.
same time freeze the millions; against
your blood thirsty greed displayed in
foreign wars Of conquest, enriching.
only the plutocracy; and your un~
constitutional acts of imprisoning
workingmen/without: a trial.: :,.4, Is
If we are Responsible '(and we deny
IT. for men like Sam Parks the MEM
bers of your capitalists union are res
ponsible for crushing the lives out of
little children in the factories Of the
South, New Jersey and other states.
You would retain the out-of-d date
Manchester doctrine" of Great Britain
of allowing any manufacturer to turn
out goods at least cost to himself by
turning humanity out of doors. This
you would accomplish by the hired
force Of public opinion, but worse, but
worse, by the hired force of the ma
tional guard to overawe workers into
| slavish submission.
| We would and can prevent such
barbarism only by the peaceful and
| honest intelligence of the working
man expressed at the ballot through
| an Independent party of their own
| class. You foresee this certain sign
of the times, and say it must he
prevented We accept the gauntlet and
say that it shall not be prevented. For
the object Of such movement will be
to support our children in good
| schools.
Yes, it is a. contest between two
| classes that. can't be flarmonized.
Your class must have it's profits Our
GLASS must have it's children. We shall
finally turn this country over, neither
| to "the labor bosses as you say, nor
to "the bosses 'of your association
as we say. You claim to favor the
"open shop" You do not. A shop is
not open" that is closed to all labor
except the cheapest labor. It is only
ourselves who favor the open shop
We favor the "open shop into
which the Spectator also must enter
for the purpose of putting his great
BRAIN if he. wants to earn a living
into usefully directing industries al
cost, instead of living as now out Of
the profits belonging to those who are
necessary in producing wealth. We
favor the "open shops, where the in.
dustries can, through the initiative
and referendum manage their ow1
industries instead Of being managed
as now by the gamblers of the stooa
exchange, We favor the "open shops
where all who are willing to do thei
best shall enjoy all the advantages O.
civilization oyer and above the neces
sary costs of such businesslike ad
ministration of industry.
In the meantime we trust you will
again come to Minneapolis and en-
tighten us as to our clear duty.
CROWN PRINCE
AN IMPRESSIONIS1