The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
The Manufacturers Club Organization Of
Influential Indianians for Common Benefit
Not Aggressive Body. but Keeps Watchful
Outlook Guard Against Movements Tend
ing to Interfere with Interests of Business
and Labor

one of the strongest fights that the club
has ever been interested in. The club
favored certain measures tending toward
relief IN fire insurance rates, and these
measures would have been worth a great
deal 10 the insurers of the State. Through
the clubs efforts, one bill passed through
both houses, but unfortunately ii was
vetoed Another bill designed to afford re-
lief from insurance oppression was passed
through the House of Representatives and
only failed to pass the Senate by one vote
for want OF constitutional majority. These
bills were both fought vigorously by the in
surance lobby. While the manufacturers
failed in their efforts to secure constructive
legislation in these matters, still they are
gamers in the end, for the reason that
"A precedent has been established as to the
ABILITY ana power of the manufacturers
when organized and as the result of our
night the insurance companies already
making the conditions of insurance in this
State more equitable and just than were
the conditions before the fight in the Legis
lature.
LAS to the bills which the club has OPP
posed and prevented from passing, they
are so numerous that it would be inexped-
lent to attempt to describe all of them. 1t
is sufficient 10 say that through the efforts
bills have been killed which, if passed,
would have placed unnecessary burdens on
the manufacturers of Indiana"
1t is often said that the Manufacturers
club is an enemy to organized labor and
that its members are banded for the pur-
pose of condemning all labor unions. This,
HOW6NeIs Is not true, ana the members OF
the club contend that while they do not
oppose organized labor such, the organi-
cation Is on record as being opposed to all
unjust demands of organized labor, either
IN the way of legislation or otherwise, but
IT is always ready to listen TO just or rea-
sonable demands of labor unions. 1t is the
aim and object of the club to increase it's
membership TO such an extent to make
its voice more powerful in this State; but
IL will use this power temporarily, yet
effectively, in cooperation with other or
ganizations interested in the labor question,
or alone, for the purpose of elevating work.
ingmen by Identifying labor and bringing
about as rapidly as practicable, better con-
dltlonS, better morals, better and happier
environments and closer personal feelings
of friendship between employers and en-
ployes.
The club as an organization will take
upon itself to resist with all its might and
power, say its members, unjust demands
and unfair methods by either one or the
other, and to prevent, far as possible,
the enactment of unfair unjust laws
that may have a tendency to work harm or
injury to the workingman or his employer:
and the club will take up the fight of the
laboring man and see that he has fair play
as quickly it will listen to the employer.
1t is one of the main objects of the club
10 encourage harmony between capital
and labor and to put them upon q more
nearly equal basis. If this organization
hears of employer who is forcing unjust
demands upon the men he is employing.
the club will take up the trouble and see
that the laborer gets his just dues. There
has been great amount of injustice done
the Manufacturers club in regard to the
labor question, according TO what is said
by men who are in a position to know for
il is an organization which is not an enemy
but friend to labor.
The Manufacturers club has also taken
active part in remedying abuses in the
matter of discrimination in freight rates
against manufacturers and in many other