The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-23
HAN|l||I nEP...E} 70 PARRY
Senator Says Manufacturer
Misrepreseats the Facts.
DOES NOT yN1 zRRsTANo GUEST
Points to Civic Federation as Proof
That Employees ard Employed
Alisa SICK . setti1 Industrial Dis
rutea AriaasiN

Colunbus, o.. April Ex-senator
Hanna was the guest OF honor at a
banquet rendered tae delegates 10 the
citation of Iron, Steel and Tin WORK
ers that is now holding it's twenty
eighth annual session here. He was
invited as the chairman OF the Civic
Federation to speak about the Ma
tional Civic Federation and its WORK.
but he took occasion also to reply to
the recent annual address at the New
Orleans Convention Of President Parry
OF the American Association of Manu-
facturers on the relations between or
ganiZed employers and organized en-
ployes.
Mr.. Hanna said, in part: with
your permission | want to allude to the
recent utterances of the president OF
an organization known as the Manu-
facturers' Association. | have nothing
personal against Mr.. Parry. l have
the highest respect for that organiza-
ton, because know a great deal of it's
personnel, and | know it is composed
OF LIBERAL high minded men. say 1t
is unfortunate that that question
way by one, who, from his own state
ments, does not understand the ques-
ton. 1t is stated thus (reading): Or
ganized labor knows but one law, and
that the law of physical force the law
of the Huns and vandals, the law of
the savage. All its purposes are ac-
complished either by actual force or
by the threat of force That is not
true. (Reading) Once thoroughly
alive to the true nature of this un-
American institution of organized la
Dor, as at present conducted, the peo-
pie, | firmly believe, will place their
stamp Of disapproval upon it and it
will dwindle in power faster than it
grew We will see. In controversion
of those statements, am able to bear
witness to the fact that within the
last two years. in connection with this
work of the Civic Federation, it has
been demonstrated that this question
in the interest OF organized or uncr-
ganized labor has received more
Liiotl5iltlul eluAt Ncii Si VI
from all classes of the American peo-
pie than ever before. If had the time
| TO recount in detail the difficulties
that have been overcome and the ad-
vancement that has been made
In the settlement of disputes, in bring
ing closer together the employer and
the employe, it l could state those
facts and ask the gentleman vino
makes these statements what he has
to say in reply, furnishing proof,
would fire him out OF court"
Continuing, Senator Hanna read at
length from the speech of Mr.. Parry,
particularly the latter's statements as
to the anthracite coal strike, which he
said misrepresented the facts. ut is
no part for those who represent cap.
ital," said Senator Hanna, ito con-
demn a principle, to condemn a policy
| because mistakes have been made,
therefore | say shame to man who
would teach. the public ard misrepre-
sent the facts. The work of concilla,
ton, and wish l felt at liberty to
cite the cases, but ten or more very
important and very comprehensive and
| far-reaching differences, had they gone
to strike, have been settled and the
country knows nothing about it,