The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-03

Citizens Industrial Association
Hear Papers Denouncing
United Labor.

NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-Members OF
the Citizens Industrial association.
representaing all sections Of the coun-
try, were present when the second an
nual convention Of the organization
opened in the new hotel Aston today.
1t Is the aim of the convention to
bring about complete organization of
OF labor to advocate the question OF
the open shop idea. All employers
not affiliated with the association were
invited to attend the convention and
listen to discussions on the issues of
the closed and open shop and other
questions Of a. similar nature.
President David M. Parry, in his ad-
dress, reviewed the growth Of the open
shop movement and said that within
q year 1000 factories have opened their
doors to workmen without regard to
their membership in unions.
Present Conditions lntolerable.
President Van Cleave. Of the Citi-
zens' Industrial association Of at.
Louis followed Mr.. Parry. He first
associa Zion, which. he said, stands for
industrial peace and the enforcement
OF the law. The existing conditions he
declared to be intolerable and danger
GUS. The men you employ" said he.
are serving. the walking delegate and
shop steward and not you. The walk
Ing delegate and the shop steward
sulting you. It's I'D to you to destroy
the boycott. Crime follows the labor
union wherever it secures a foothold.' -
President Van C1eve said that ST.
10000 was paid into the treasures Of
labor unions every year and that the
largest part Of this money was used
to spread Socialistic doctrines through
out the country.
Mr.. Van Cleave urged the delegates
to organize by crafts and stand to-
gether. BY this means. he said. in
dustrial peace could be secured within
a year.
Urges General Boycott.
He declared that the employer who
advertises In union newspapers or buys
goods bearing the union label by doing
so is contributing to the campaign
funds of the enemy and is therefore
false to his fellows
When President Van Cleave de-
nounced the union label he was inter-
rupted by one of the delegates who
declared that nearly all present wore
union labels on their clothing. To this
the speaker replied that he did not
think so. and said that he believed
ISOLATION, true to Its principles, would
cut out the label even If they made a
hole In their apparel.
c. W. Post, Of Battle Creek. Mich,
told Of an Industrial war in his own
city. which, he said. had been settled
in the right way.
Industrial peace" was the subject
peace now obtains in Battle Creek and
that the citizens Of that city are
ready to offer a guarantee of freedom
from strikes and lockouts and labor
warfare to manufacturers desiring to
locate where they will be free from dis
turbances and the general warfare of
labor unions. =. = .S,.s~~.
i . Dsfsnds. Gov. Peabody. ~
he Aims of the Citizens Alliance
was sub Of=a paper read BY ar.
G. Craig. preside lent 4 of the State Citi-
zens' alliance Of Colorado &: 4, }$ H.. 3
Mr.. Craig said that the Citizens. al
upon the part of the public for indus
trial peace and the steady employment
of labor to the end that industry
might not be disturbed.
The purpose of the Citizens alliance
was not to antagonize or to destroy
unions, but only to resist the unions
in SO far as their methods are oppres-
Mr.. Craig defended the attitude of
the Citizens alliance in Colorado and
declared that the deportation of miners
from the state was justified by the
circumstances.
1.-THE general sentiment of that COM
munity in which the rich mine owners.
bankers, capitalists and wealthy mer-
chants form an insignificant item nu-
merically. fully sustains Governor Pea
body" said Mr.. Craig. ''It was an
unusual situation and required unusu-
al treatment