The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
IN UNION AGAINST STRIKES.
CHICAGO EMPLOYERS BANDED
TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
+. w. job OF Their Association, who's Here
to Get Pointers From Jerome, Says
IT'S Their Only salvation Violence,
Not Graft, the Trouble I'm Chicago.

Frederick w Job. who is secretary Of
the Chicago Employers Association. which
has attracted attention because OF its
success in resisting union exactlons in that
city, arrived here yesterday, At the
Waldorf Astoria last night Mr.. Job said
that although he was on a vacation he
intended TO see MIR. Jerome, If he could,
to-day and talk over labor matters.
Mr.. Job hopes to learn from Mr.. Jerome
sonnet hing that may be of help to his asso-
citation, which has begun campaign
looking to the rigorous prosecution Of
those guilty Of acts of violence in strikes.
$50 far" said Mr.. Job, eve have not
come across any cases Of blackmail, ex-
tortion and bribery such as have been els
covered here. No doubt 1t is done in Chi
cago, but on very small scale. and we
have not bent our energies as yet toward
showing up such cnses,
"One of the principles of our association
and one TO which each branch association
of employers of a particular trade must
subscribe is the enforcement of the law.
We exact of our members diligent follow
ing up of every case Of lawbreaking and to
end.
There has been reign OF terror for
months in Chicago which has been dis
grace to the city. In the last two weeks
two murders directly traceable TO the
unions have occurred. Both were cases
where men were set upon and beaten to
death within stones throw OF the place
where they were working and where a
strike was on.
These cases have been brought before
the Grand Jury, and so have scores of other
assaults, and the employers association
intends to see that every case liz pushed.
We have braced up the authorities to take
up this matter, and il may lead TO other
disclosures,
LAST week the Employers Association
went in body before the Mayor and de-
ma nded that he issue proclamation for
bidding crowds to congregate about the
yards Of the lumber company where the
fght IL now centred. The Mayor did so
and things are better now
an our association we have more than
n majority Of the employers of Chica 60
Each trade he's it, branch organization
We have fund corresponding to the strike
fund OF tne UNIONS anu IL II uetu 10 nelp
an employer keep above water in case
of strike and never to give in,
"For their sympathetic strike, we have the
sympathetic lock -out, and our plan Is to
call the sympathetic lock -out before they
call the sympathetic strike and thus cut
off their supplies. The unions see that
we are lighting them with their own
weapons and they are getting badly scared
All the International leaders are urging
them to go slow in fighting us.
ave propose to See that the law is en-
forced, first Of all, and not let the employers
weaken as soon as cas- gets in court. We
saw, IL YOU lose In one court, take il up
higher, as you would the biggest lawsuit .
1t won't be long before we have every en-
ploycr of any account in our association
That II il the only salvation is shown every
day. We have already won ten strikes
and avertcd as many more. We have in
undated the union strong arm man,
which is of equal value. II cases Of ex-
tort ion are brought out, with our organi-
Zation we certainly can put stop 10 il
We don't go around with n chip on our
shoulder. Our motto is simply to resist
assault.
I'VE hav" a department which figures
out the cost Of living, and II it's increased
only 10 per cent. we don't propose to accede
to demand for a As per cent. increase in
wages made on the old plea that the cost
of living has increased that much We
tell the employer to give what the increased
cost warrants. but no more, and then, if n
strike is called, we stand behind him, wit h
a certified check TO help him out il he needs
il to keep from failing. New York needs
Just such n thing here, and it's the only
way TO get industrial peace"