New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-30
SLOGAN For OPEN SHOP.
Citizens Industrial Association Con-
rentios Beeins-Continues To-Day.

TSs. frs. DAVIS session Of the second annual con-
Ssntion ot the Citizens Industrial Association OF
America opened yesterday at the Hotel Astor WIN
9yz DELEGATES reppesenng various States ana varied
industries in attendance The principal object OF
IN. organization fight the closed shop ana re-
store The open shop; that is. give every man the
onrortunity 20 work when, how and where ne
pIrases whether not he is member of a labor
union.
After Second vice-President James T. HOLE had
called the meeting order and George T. Moon
president OF Manufacturers Association OF this
city, had delivered address of welcome. Presi-
dent David NJ Parry delivered his annual address,
saying In part:
If trade unionsm should become dominant ii, in
Industries would ianguish and our streets woul4
he fLled with idle men, No other results c9uIo
the reward Of labor not on merit, but the power
OF 9rgahzs{l9h 10 ntc'a 5scoraee enfernrise and
permit The indolent and least efficient TO set the
Car p-esent-day unionisrn become dominant in
this country? 1t is belief that If you would IKE
over industrial and public affairs all that you need
70 do is TO fold your hands and let the unions "oFk
I believe that fully one thousand manufacturing
the closed shop and thrown their doors open to
workmen without regard 10 their memne l OF
formed of the names OF than TWO hundred
that Rave done this Is that not record for the
an parts Of the Central West have received in
formation OF hundreds Of other factories being
n the East have also gone to the open shop. al
though must say that the employers. movement
The East and that the results show it. The effect
seneeof In S some faatories tie output per man
has been increased from 25 to so per CEN:
President Van Cleave OF the Citizens' Industrial
Association Of 81. Louis. the next speaker said:
.. declare existing conditions to be intolerable
the walking delegate and shop steward. and not
which insists the closed shop, you have no
Tisht 10 SAP who shall be employed by you The
4. whsIn th:y please without consulting yog- y gu
Why is the working man putting more than
year? Ii is not fol the benefit of labor or OF
me employers mite in this association I am sure
we will have Industrial peace within year
Charles y Chadwick of the Manufacturers AS
sociahon Of New-York spoke The American
Apprentice" He said:
The lsbor union should draw into its ranks the
barriers and open the door. TO al, who desire 70
learn trades ana become arsSnS II shoQq dyert
schools fo- these young men and women; it should
schools. that these young men and women may
be trained into a knowledge OF the theory ana
practice Of the trade they have elected 10 pursue
c W Post of Battle Creek Mich. president of
tie American Advertisers Association, followed
with an address on Industrial Peace" He de-
rlared that the only place IL the United States
shat offered a guarantee OF freedom from strikes
lockouts ana labor warfare Battle Creek.
city that stood ready to contract with manufact-
urers desiring to be where they would be free from
disturbances and the general warfare OF labor
unions. Mr. Post mentioned the causes that led
Up TO this unique condition and said:
The largest factories in Battle Creek exclude
union men because Of violence about eleven years
ago. hence there but few union men there, and
many OF these have Joined the Citizens Associa,,
7ion. established 10 Insure industrial peace and
permanent employment. 49,,
7 bav neep aigni in
press TO make plain to the people the following
The labor trust (unions) seeks to prevent any one
but Its members from selling labor. o.,
without regard to the market price Of labor.
II seeks to force employers 10 purchase labor
OF the trust by illegal and criminal measures II
Ii seeks 20 dictate the management Of property
that does not belong 10 II, and In which II mas
More tyranny, assaults destruction Of property.
intimidation and general violence and murder have
attempting TO force their practices on the Amer
lean people and ensave white men than was ever
perpetrated by the owners of black slaves pre-
yious TO the Civil War. and yet TO free the black
man and right these wrongs this country spent
niliors OF treasure and lost hundreds OF thousands
A manufacturer never claims the right to order
workman TO work at the arbitrary PIlces set by
:acturers. no! 10 follow that workman to the place
ne works and put out pckets 20 prevent him work
Ing. nor TO slCg him on the street, dynamite his
home. abuse and maltreat his children TO boy
c9tt The Manufactured that hires him. nor to muir
der him final resort in the effort 20 compel him
70 &C., MS labor Al price he does not care 20 sell
labor unions but have never been perpetrated by
manufacturers
SO TO any who will follow and break
leg Of workman who refuses TO work, or S25 for
blowing up a house it is manifestly a crime for
labor Unions TO do these things.
2. C. Nunemacher. OF Louisville. presiden, of the
louisville Master Printers Association, speaking
on The Liberty OF the Press" said that by a
strike for eight hour day January !, 1905.
the typographical union would paralyze the entire
printing industry from end OF the country
TO the other They were now engaged in organic
ing all the smaller cities rapidly it could be
doae so there would be non-union printers to
take their places in the larger cities If the strike
was able TO fc.ce the eight hour day the en-
ployers throughout the country. the bill would
have be paid in the increased cost of labor.
J. c. Craig OF Denver. president of the Citizens
Alliance OF Denver. said regarding the situation
:n Colorado:
The Western Federation of Miners. while num-
bering in its membe snip many honest. hard work
leadership. composed in part of an inner circle
whose method: are OF T9e most raeicaI and ae
militia into any county without the request of the
cept IN some instances where those oficias were
known 20 be active syrnpathiZers of the lawless-
repeated investigatons and on request Of large
numbers Of responsible and law abiding citizens
Victor was the restoration Of public order There
could be no pubic peace and order or any security
large. The populace with its hands still bloody
no luckess Victims Of the independents station
explosion and of the street riot, strongly in
s ose many would have been ynched some Of
them probably being innoGent OF The three thou
Miners resident in the district, in the neigh
Perm al their own request OF those depoTted
-