Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-15
LABOR UNIONS DENOUNCED.
By Speakers at Meeting Of National
Association of Manufacturers.

ID. M. Parry was the chief speaker at the
opening session of the convention of the
Nauopal Association of Manufacturers
which began at New Orleans yesterday
Mr. Parry is president of the association
which represents millions of capital. and
whose members employ a vast number OF
men. Mr.. Parry said in part.
BY its determined opposition to the
passage Of the eight-hour and the anti
injunction bills this association performed
what, to my mind, was a great public
service. 1t is impossible to hide our eyes
to the fact that large mass of the people,
forgetful of the liberties and blessings they
now enjoy. are with restless ardor striving
to force the nation to what must eventually
mean industrial disaster, If not anarchy
and despotism. Organized labor drew up
ana fathered the eight-hour and anti-in
junction bills, the former of which could
well have been entitled An act to repeal
the Dill OF rights guaranteeing the freedom
OF the Individual and the latter should
nave been termed "A bill to legalize strikes
and boycotts.' If organized labor had sue
ceeded in getting its two bills enacted into
law, more measures of a similar character
would have followed close upon their heels,
and we should have found socialism steal
ing upon us at rapid rate.
organized labor knows but one law, and
that is the law of physical force-the law
of the Huns and Vapdals, the law of the
savage All it's purposes are accomplished
either by actual force or by the threat of
force. 1t does not place it's reliance in rea-
son and justice, but in strikes. boycotts
and coercion. 1t is, in all essential features,
mob power, knowing no master except
its own will, and is continually condemning
or defying the constituted authorities.
Inc stronger 1t grows the greater
menace 1t becomes to the continuance of
free government, in which all the people
have voice. II is in
springing into being in the midst of a liber-
ty-loving people.
"Organized labor is particularly denun-
ciatory of trusts, but what greater trust is
there than itself? 1t is the grand trust Of
the Union. 1t is the muscle trust, the trust
OF men who make their living by manual
labor. 1t is to be hoped that, in accordance
with the Nelson amendment to the Depart
ment of Commerce bill, the government, in
turning the searchlight of publicity on the
trusts, will not forget organized labor. If
any institution needs to be exposed to the
limeiight, 1T is certainly trades unionism.
1t is not only trust itself; 1T Is a
creator OF other truStS-of capitalistic
trusts. as distinguished from labor trusts
One of the leading causes for the formation
of a number of the Industrial combinations
has been the necessity that has confronted
employers to unite, that the exactions of
labor might be more effectively dealt with
c. w. Post of Battle Creek, Mich. origi-
nator of the Post check system, delivered
an address on THE Tyranny Of Trades
Unions"
Numerous resolutions We're introduced
and referred to committees without debate,
among them the following:
Indorsing the organization of union
workmen and pledging the association to
their support; pledging the support and
assistance of members to any member I'M
der union boycott; condemning the convict
labor system; providing a committee of five
to make an effort to settle the present tariff
differences between the United States and
Russia; providing for an association bureau
of labor to investigate and attempt to ad-
just labor troubles of members and to en-
deavor to organize and promote a nom
union workmen's association to be known
as THE Workingmens Liberty Union;''
urging tariff revision in general lines IA
voring measures to increase the elasticity
of the currency.