New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
AGAINST MOB SPIRIT.
ALL SECTIONS FOR Law.
Thomas p. Kidd and ID. ". Parry
Discuss Labor Unions.
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terest in the mob conference" which will close
here on Saturday with the address of Justice
Woodward. of the New-York Supreme Court,
continues to be the engrossing subject of the
thousands who are present. special mob
edition" of 1.-THE Chautauqua Herald" is issued
to-day.
A great revulsion has set in, even on the part
of the thousand Southerners here, against the
address on Tuesday of John Temple Graves
which is increased as the press reports and
editorials come in from all parts of the coun-
try, arraigning him as the champion OF disorder
violence and race hatred. A Presbyterian mis-
sionary society here has passed resolutions OF
approval of the Rev. DR.. Dean Richmond Bah
bits answer yesterday to Mr.. Graves.
The friends of law and order greatly out
number all others, and the vastly predominant
sentiment Of the great assembly is In favor OF
the speedy extinction of every form OF mop
spirit and the support Of public officials IN up
holding the law. President Roosevelt and
Governors Durbn and Yates are frequently
mentioned with high approval for their attempts
to prevent lynching and mobbing.
Thomas P Kidd, member of labor organ1-
cation. and D. NJ. Parry, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers, were the
speakers at to-day's conference, the special sub
jects by Mr.. Kidd being THE Labor Unions
and the Mob Spirit" and OF Mr.. Parry, THE
Mob Spirit in Organized Labor Mr.. Kidd, be-
ing "a Rough Block from the Quarry" and un-
educated. could not do full justice to the work.
ingman's side. but spoke with much feeling and
force in excuse of the violence of workingmen,
not justifying but condemning 1t. His princl-
pal apology for riots and mobs by labor union
men that labor is wronged. Capital IS mer-
CHESS, and those creating riot and moos are
the more recent converts to trade unlonlsm'
who have not yet fallen under the pacific edu-
cation of the unions understand their meth
DDS. He said:r
Unions stand for Cancellation and arbitration
The employer holds that arbitration leaves
bad taste in the mouth yet it has settled so
many strikes that none but the special sIuue9t
Of labor questions can know them Inc Tdoe
organizations in Chicago settled nearly all thelr
difficulties by concliation one lately OF twenty
five thousand men. Four times the number VINO
The teamsters strike in Chicago is an example
of one by recent converts to unionism who were
ignorant of the ethics Of unonism
DEFENDS UNIONS.
Is it a wonder these men should overstep
bounds and commit riot? The rioting OF WORK
tngmen is not altogether unreasonable wnen we
consider their rearing in factories from cnlld-
hood as slaves Of labor. the contrast OF their
lot with the educa ted, easygoing class, their
knowledge that they are the victims OF IN
scrupulous greed of the truck store and the
sweater, and then their places taken py
others when they go strike. They see So
cety, the militia. the soldiers all against them.
for capitalists. When they are members OF a
union they when they war they war
against each other and they long for times OF
peace Now, the policy of trades unions is not
only against wars in country, but against
interna tional wars. When war was threatened
between Great Britain and this country the
trades union congress in London passed resou-
lions that they would not shoulder a musket TO
fight for a boundary line in Venezuela CONTEND
ed for by capitalists.
In seven years twenty-five thousand strikes
have been reported to the American Federation
of Labor involving two million members What
per cent of riots occurred in these? Not per
cent. This cannot be said of political conven-
tons even. We wish deeply to have all dishon-
est leaders punished by the law, but we wish
also the bribe giving employer to be punished.
Who is generally the responsible person for
riots? It is the employer, who engages the
strike breaker and the Pinkerton men, Who
hired Pnkerton men IN the coal strlke Wno
Whitecapped the Workingmen at Idaho Springs?
into unions to excite mobs. There have been
msts kes in unions and among laboring men,
but no organization is perfect-not even the
church. We should not judge by few cases Of
riotous workmen John Mitchell insisted in the
recent anthracite coal strike that no violence
should be committed, and that property should
be protected. Among railroads difficulties are
settled by Cancellation now; so they should be
everywhere.
SEES MOB SPIRIT IN UNIONS.
D. NJ. Parry arraigned trade unions in the
most vigorous and trenchant terms, urging that
labor unions were aiming at political sover-
eighty, constantly defied the law, invaded in
dividuaI rights terrorized women and children
and entire communities; were menace to gov
eminent, which latter was abused in the form
of the President. Governors and militia when
they attempted to enforce the law He said:
Labor organizations are a standing mob. an
organized mob. We have had enough OF organ
ICED labor. There has been a great battle fought
within the past twelve months and it has been
demonstrated that mobocracy is incarnateo IN
the labor union No man can object to any or"
ganiZaton for lawful purposes. but these labor
organizations are revolutionary. and the great
body of workingmen should be warned against
them. for they do not uplift labor and they do
make for mob rule
The mob spirit is distinctly cultivated in the
unions, which deliberately stir up hatred and
contempt for all law, try to impress their will
on employers and the people by physical force,
and clearly lead to daily riots, mobs, assaults
and terrorize communities. Chicago is a
boiling caldron of anarchy account Of or
ganized labor. Denver, Omaha, New-York and
Bridgeport have lately been examples Of the
mobs. Attend Of these labor union meet
ings and hear the law denounced private ven
geance upheld, hate and anarchy preached. that
one who hires another Is rUbber, and the
duty Of a is to work for his employer as
little possible to give other workingmen
chance
when In these labor union meetings they de-
nounce courts doing the bidding of capital
lists, the militia as the enemy OF the laborer, ana
that the ''scab' who simply insists being
free man, is the worst of all men, because he
will work when he can get work.
Employers are seeing that they invest their
millions poorly when they are put at the mercy
of such organized mobs, which lower the tone OF
American citizenship, consign the Declaration OF
Independence TO the scrap pile, make the people
foot their enormous bills for enhanced prices.
crush liberty and aim at sovereignty.
prNEyU ATTACKS ON NEGROES