The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
TELLS EMPLOYERS: ORGANIZE
PARRY SAYS IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO MEET LABOR UNIONS.
President OF National Association Dis
approves Of "the HandlwOrk ~ the
Compromises" II. W. Job Tells
What Has Been Done in Chicago.


What Has Been Done in Chicago.
The members Of the Furniture Asaocia-
ton Of America. now in convention in this
city, devoted most of last nights session
to talking about labor and indulging in
the hope that some time or other it may be
possible for the merchant, manufacturer
or any other business man OF the United
States TO conduct his own business accord
ing to law and to suit himself, and not for
the special benefit Of the walking delegate
All hands agreed that to bring about
such a condition it is absolutely necessary
for all the employers Of the country to get
together and TO have an organization as
thorough and as efficient as the labor union
organizations of the employees
David NJ Parry, president Of the National
Association of Manufacturers. was the
principal speaker.
Among numerous illustra ions he gave
to show the necessity of an employers
organization he cited the proposed bill
for publicity law, advocated by Charles
Francis Adams before the Civic Federation
in this city, and authorizing the President
Of the United States 10 compel employers
to show their books and tell all their bust
ness secrets when they have Il strike on
their hands.
NO more atrocious law was ever sug-
gested" said Mr.. Parry at recognized
by implication the alleged right of the
labor unions to stop the business OF the
country. Ii makes the President and
the Government Of the United States allies
of the unions against the business interests
Of the whole country, and 1t would enable
| the unions, by Government aid, TO find
out lust how much money an employer
has 30 that he may be bounded TO the very
! limit of his resources for more wages.
| Such bin is certainly wide entering
wedge for socialism
| President Parry referred to the present
row in the Government Printing Office at
Washington because of the retention by
| the Government of an employee objection
| able to q labor union as a test between
| the sovereignty Of the United States and
the boasted sovereignty Of unionism.
| at would be Just as reasonable and
logical, he said. "for the soldiers and sailors
of the army and navy to form unions and
60 on strike in time of war because they
| didn't like this or that officer.
The speaker paid his respects TO Sam
Parks and added Labor unions are TIE
| only organizations on earth that seem to
! prefer to be led by criminals, brigdndS and
| social outcaSts.'
! President Parry also said
Already you can discern the hnndiwo TX
OF the compromlser who, rhlI!ne himself
II peaccmaker. seeks to have the country
| EitiOu Of thOs" rights of sovereignty which
| it asserts Many men in public life, appear
To believe that compromise IS the sum
and substance of political wisdom, but IN
my humble opinion this country is either
going TO have ind vidnal freedom or it Is not
:. II took centuries Of stT1S;ie 70 est lDli.h
| are asked to abandon il AZ the behe-t of
| lot Of so-cpllcd business agents who have
richly earned the title OF social brlGhnds
| The average politician knows that the lnbo.
| leader IL wrong; that he ~ trds for a political
economy which would be more disastrous 20
the la6oring man thtn IT, W i1a De 10 t hs
| agitator because he Iears the httrr's control
| of votes th0t h" needs.
| Thus there il no safe dependence to b o
placed in the action of the legislators whose
| political life il dependent TO some degree.
on the labor vote Even the Constitution
OF He bmMmr f ST d E' RrsTe 80 and S wh
| the majority of the Judiciary is in the main
standing Arm, yet orr Judges are being sub
| ieCtcd to such attacks that even they may
| yield Therefore a count"r-organ1ation to
| that Of organized Labor is logical and vital
necessity,
| Frederick W. Job, secretary of the EN-
| blowers ASSOCIATION OF NnlCARO, tDlt SOlllt-
thing of the progress that had been made in
| his town.
He said that all the employers in Chicago,
regardless OF the nature Of their business,
| had organized and that even the bankers,
whose employees don't have unions, had
| helped with cash contributions
| After listening TO speech by + A. Halsey
| in opposition to the adoption OF the metric
system by this Government the Conven-
| ton unanimously passed resolution con-
demning the proposed Congressional bill
to adopt the system.
| There vas, also, some talk about the ad-
vantages Of advertising in newspapers.
+. J. Gibson read a paper on advertising
by NJ Shaughncssy. II said that the
newspaper is III" business mans oslrum,
| the hOuSntop from which he may tell the
| public Of his wares. Mr.. Shaughnessy
| wrote that there ar" certain months in
which advert Using Is very necessary, and
! then he named all twelve months.
His further suggestion on the subject
We're.
"W.,ile advertising has not become an
exact science, j, is recognized as business
| force. Applied rightly to sound business
propc sition, it cannot fail Regarded AZ a
| gamble i, is pretty certain to turn out only
! that Even the best salesmon seldom take
| orders on the first call. Never expect an
advertisement TO do more than trained
| human being
A single advertising attack seldom
brings results The buying public Ia only
| \ LuV, ay.. hnn