The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-18
LABOR UNIONS LAWLESS
D. M. Parry Likens Them to a
"Standing Mob"
HIS ADDRESS AT cHAUTAUoUA
Manufacturers President Says Organ
lied Labor is Most Dangerous OF All
Mobs and Stands Ready 10 Commit
Out,aoe and Destruction.
Outtaae and DISTINCTION.

Outrage and Destruction.
Chautauqua. ~ Y, Aug. I'D. NJ
Parry. president of the National As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers. delivered
one Of the most important addresses
before the conference on "Tho Mol
Spirit In America
Mr. Parry spoke on Mob Spirit IN
Organized Labor" lie said, in part
In this country in the last year
there have been many mobs 81 diNer
ent kinds. but, 10 my mind. the moal
dangerous OF them all Is the mob OF
ORGANIZED labor. No man. ! take It
can object to any Kind OF an assoeia
ton. labor or otherwise. which Is or
ganizod for lawful and bcnchcent pur
poses. but organized labor, 'as II /.
conducted today, stands convicted by
its own leaders as a lawicss organlza
ton.
In that is seeks by physical force
To override individual rights and it,
continually railing against the laws
and donouncing courts and public ON
cials for enforcing these laws 1t iul
fills all the requirements Of the deiini
ton OF mobocracy. Unlike the lynch
ing bees and the vigilance commit
tees. il is what might be termed
standing mob. under fair discipline
by It's officers, and ready upon occa
sion To commit overt acts OF outrage
and destruction which are the out
ward manifestation OF the mob spirit
II declares. In effect. that its Will Is
superior 10 customs. traditions. gov
eminent regulations, and even The
constitution OF the country. II as
serts that the individual has no in
herent rights that cannot be taken
from him. and that, therefore, II has
the right to say that no man shall
work and that no industry shall run
without its consent
In its attempt to compel a recog
milton OF its pretensions 70 sover-
eighty 4. relies not on reason. but
upon coercion. intimidation and the
bludgeon. In its continual preach
ments against law and its constant
appeal to the baser passions OF men
il is doing more than any other agency
to inculcate the mob spirit and TO en-
courage the unfurling of the red flag
OF anarchy.
The president Of the Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor recently declared in
an interview. The president deals a
Ceath blow 10 organized labor when
he declares that he cannot discrimi-
nate in its favor. It sounds fair on
the face OF It, but without discrimina-
ton we are just where We started.
What we have been fighting for is
union labor TO the exclusion OF all
other
These are the words Of a cOnserva-
tive among union leaders, and they
voice the sentiment OF the agitators
the country over. To their mind II
you deny the right of their oganiza-
ton TO commit Illegal acts you are
attempting to crush it. II organized
labor has only lawless purposes it
ought 10 be crushed
IT is time that the workmen of this
country were learning that for the
millions Of dollars they pay in sala-
ries TO the agtators they are receiv.
ing in return nothing but ceaselcss
trouble. enforced idleness and less Of
the comfort OF life. They are also
bidding FOR the destruction OF their
most precious possession-that Of in
dustrial liberty. Their investments in
mohocracy are mighty poor invest
ments."