The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-24
PARRY AGAINST THE
UNIONS
President of Citizens Indus
trial Association Speaks
on Labor Problem

Indianapolis, Feb. 23.--The first an
nual convention Of the Citizens In
dustrial association Of America began
at the Auditorium Of the Claypooi. Ov-
er 200 delegates are here. 1t is expect
ed that $50 cities and 400 associations
will be represented.
The address of President Parry of
Indianapolis. was the feature of the
program. He said:
THE interest of all classes. includ-
ing those of labor. cannot avoid being
injured by attempts upon the part OF
either government or civil oIganiza-
tions looking to the arbitrary regula-
ton OF industry. Therefore, eight hour.
anti-injunction and national arbitra-
as being dangerous innovations In gov
ernment and ceilaiI to affect disas
trously the national welfare.
There could be no freedom If only
a certain portion of the people had the
right to contract for the sale of theii
labor or services. The employer should
not be influenced by any other consid-
Grafton in the hiring of men, than the
mere ability, fitness and loyalty OF the
applicant. 1t is only by following a
policy of this kind that merit can re-
ceive its just reward. and the highes;
measure of success be secured in In
dustry. Therefore. it was the plain
duty of the employer to resist to tht
utmost the closed shop demand of or
ganized labor.
"Since 1t is his moral duty not e
discriminate between union and inde-
pendent labor. it Is his duty through
organization to demonstrate to the
general public that she should not be
forced into becoming an involuntaiS
party to such discrimination. l do not
believe that the general public win sup
port organized labor in its efforts K
compel the. employsr to- BECOME y
business agent, for such he would be
come If forced to refuse employment
to men because they do not belong t
the union. The leaders Of organized
labor will be relieved Of great dea
OF the burden of maintaining the mem
be- ship OF their organization II IN
employers could be compelled TO keei
up this membership for them. There
fore. in not resisting the efforts o
the labor agitafors to make them thei
tools in the work of fastening tn'
shackles of despotism upon labor, tn'
employers are gravely lacking in TN
duty they owe to labor in general.
"The employer has a legal right Y
employ only union men IL he chooses
and the members Of union have th'
legal right TO reruse 10 work with in
dependent labor But l maintain tha
neither the employer nor the member
of the union have any moral right u
either case TO discriminate against mel
who do not care to belong to unioi
organizations. IL the union man per
sist. however, In discriminating agains
the independent labor. by refusing Z
work with him. their legal right TO DIS
crlminate ends with their refusal {
work.
mo union has q legal right to pre-
vent an independent man from Work
ing. neither has it the legal right I
compel the employer not to hire the IN
dependent wo. kman.
Now. il the unionz take the position
that there must be discriminate
against independent labor as the pric
for the employment OF union labol
then believe it may become the dut
Of the employers to discriminat
against union labor The employer
not to be expected to employ men VII
are seeking 70 compel him not to EN-
ploy othe men and who are also seek
ing to invade his rights In other re
spects.
The unions must understand tina
while men have the right to organic
any association they see 1T, there
this qualification. that the acts an
purposes of such association shall nc
be contrary to the law and America
freedom, and they must unde. stane
also, that those who join association
when seek to discriminate agains
other men, may expect in time to fin
themselves Disseminated against
The constitution adopted at the pre-
!iminary meeting Of the associatio
at Chicago, October goth and Soth prob
ably will be adopted with few altera
tions. The general sentiment of tn
delegates Is that the association shoul
take vigorous position on the eight
hour bill. and that the United State
senate should be urged to hear repre-
sentatlves Of employers before takln
action. III