Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-15
Is the Appearance of the
Manufacturers
Meeting.
PARRY'S BITTER ROAST
Convention Apparently
in Sympathy With
Declarations.

New Orleans, April 15.-At the
morning session of the National as
sociation of Manufacturers Hon. Car
roll d. Wright, who represented Pres
ident Roosevelt at the convention, de-
livered an address on combinations.
The convention adopted the report
of the committee on resolutions,
which follows:
The National Association of Manu-
facturers is not opposed to organized
labor as such, but it is unalterably
opposed to boycotts, blacklists and
other illegal acts of interference with
the personal liberty of the employer
and employe. No person should be
refused employment or in any way
Disseminated against on account of
membership or non-membership in
any labor organization, and there
should be no discrimination against
or interference with any employe who
is not a member of labor organiza-
tions by members of such organiza-
tiuns.
EmpIOye May Quit.
with due regard to contracts it is
the right of an employe to leave his
employment whenever he sees fit. and
it is the right of the employer to dis
charge any employe when he sees fit.
Employers must be free to employ
their work people at wages mutually
satisfactory. without interference or
dictation on the part of individuals
or organizations. not directly parties
to such contracts. Employers must
be unmolested and undisturbed in
their mana cement of their business
and in their methods of systems of
pay which are just and equitable. No
limitation should be placed upon the
opportunities of any person to learn
any trade TO which he or she may be
adapted.
''This association is absolutely
against strikes and locllouts and ia
vors equitable adjustment of all diff
ferences between employers and en-
ployes. The association pledges itself
to oppose any and all legislation not
in accordance with the foregoing dec
iaration.'
New Orleans. April 15.-The first
days session of the annual convention
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers ended without any definite
indications as to whether the Organiza-
tion will adopt as its own the policy
of aggressive hostility to union labor
methods outlined by President d. NJ.
Parry in his annual report. Parrys at
titude on the labor question was the
chief point of interest for the dele
gates, and it, it is declared, was the
cause for the largest delegate repre-
sentation in the history of the asso-
citation. When Parry was introduced
at the morning session he received
remarkable ovation, the 600 delegates
rising and cheering him vigorously and
repeatedly.
PArry's Reception the Feature.
At numerous times during the day
in resolutions and in speeches - the
matter of trades unionism came to the
surface but at no time was there any
test vote by which the attitude of the
convention was shown. The frequent
Outbursts of applause, however,
showed intense feeling on the part of
the members of the association. The
feature of the days reception was the
spirited reception given President Par
ry. The delegates first applauded with
vigorous handclapping, and as the en-
thusiasm grew men and women arose
or climbed on their chairs, cheering
Justify and waving hats and handker-
chiefs. Parry responded briefly and
then submitted his annual report, deal
ing largely with labor conditions.
Pith of the Presidents Report.
Parry's report was a denunciation
of organized labor from start TO fin
ish. He declared the trades unions
had Chicago by the throat and that
in that city they have reached point
where they have become a menace to
all decent and law-abiding citizens.
shocking industrial crimes are COM
mitted in that city in the name of or
ganized labor, but such is the paralyzed
hand Of the law that it is next to
impossible to bring about conviction
of the misguided men who seek to
better their own condition by destroy
ing the property and lives of others.
1t is needless for Chicago
to deny it. The records of her own
courts. of her own daily papers, show
it. The suppressed yet indignant pro-
tests Of her citizens have been and are