The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-23
Employers Are Against the Union Label
and Den0unce 1t as a Species Of Boycott
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hour bill and respectively requests THAI II 1t
Is the intention TO report such btn.
in the future, when this association may
present its opposition
Frederick Z MatsOn. Daniel Davenport. OF
Bridgeport. Conn, and Frederick w. Job,
secretary OF the Employers Association, of
Chicago. to represent them In their opposi-
ton 10 the bill. The delegation LETT last
night for Washington. where they VIII be
beard tomorrow Thursday by the 1u-
dietary committee.
The following resolution as passed by the
convention shows the position of the al
ISOLATION on the anti-injunction bill:
Resolved. That the anti-cOnspiracy and
anti-injunction bill now pending before
Congress is subversive OF the existing and
time-honored laws OF this country, as has
been declared by the courts OF the United
States, and makes lawful acts which are
condemned by the Jurisprudence OF all civ
ilized nations and strips the federal courts
tiOnaI rights of all the people to work with
out moiestatiOn and 10 employ labor with
out interference, by depriving them of le-
gal process. the right to issue which mas
been inherent In our courts since the hrst
settlement OF this country.
Resolved further. That this convention
protests against the passage OF any sucn
law and calls upon the people to use their
Influence To prevent Its enactment
Resolved. further, That copies OF this res
olution be sent TO the chairman OF the Ju-
dietary committee of the House or Repre-
sentatives and to each member OF that
Resolved. further, That each delegate to
this convention be requested to address a
communication inelosing copy OF TINS TINS
his district and TO each of the senators
from his State
COAL STRIKE DISCUSSED
The convention also considered the ques-
ton OF a probable strike in the competitive
coal fields as a result of the failure of the
miners and operators to sign a working
agreement. A resolution was offered by the
resolution committee which charged the
Mine Workers with assuming IAN attitude OF
dictatorship over the mining industry and
setting up the absurd claims that high
wages are the cause of prosperity and that
the operators should charge up these wages
TO the consumer" The resolution provided
that in case of a strike, 1.-The full power OF
the government should be used to maintain
peace I'm the mining districts and TO protect
the right OF every citizen to exercise ms
own free will as TO accepting employment
In the Mines" The resolution was referred
: TO the executive committee 10 act upon as
* sees it-
were being presented by the committee
and disposed OF by the convention charles
N, Chadwick. director OF the New YORK
Manufacturers Association and chairman
OF the committee on capital and labor,
offered a resolution from the floor OF the
: convention, defining and broadening the
position of the association against the
unions.
1t was adopted within thirty seconds after
!. IL had been read-as follows: Re-affirming
the objects as adopted at the Chicago con-
vention, the Citizens Industrial Alliance
further declares: First, that we believe
the truth should be ascertained and told
Second, We stand for the open shop. Third
we stand for the rights OF the youths or
this country TO learn the trade OF their
choice without Limitation; , Fourth; we we
work for as many hours or as few hours In
each calendar day as he sees fit. Fifth. we
stand for the right of private contract and
the liberty of the individual. Sixth, we
stand for the enforcement Of the law.
PRESIDENT PARRY'S ADDRESS.
From the promptness with which the con-
vention took action on the resolutions Of
fered it win be seen that they are deter
mined and eager to begin the fight against
q the alleged lawlessness of the unions. The
keynote of the convention was sounded by
= President Parry in his address when he
said IF the unions take the position that
there must be discrimination against indie
pendent labor as the price for employment
labor, then believe that it be-
comes the duty of the employer TO discrimi-
nate against union labor
The statement from Mr.. Parry brought
forth a cheer from the delegates, who
shouted. Read il again: il sounds good, -
etc. until Mr. Parry was forced to reread
the lines.
Mr. Parry's address dealt in part with
: the methods of labor unions, and in part
: with the principles and objects OF the Citi-
zens' Industrial Association. He declared
that '.Unionism is falling more and more
INTO national disrepute as the public be-
comes more thoroughly versed in its meth
DDS and Objects; and that mot until
E uniOnism has become disrupted or has
purged itself of it's Socialistic and unlawful
tendencies and policies will the need OF en-
& ployers' associations be removed.
Mr. Parry was repeatedly cheered and
forced to reread sentences that struck the
delegates as peculiarly forceful He said
in part:
those of labor. cannot avoid being injured
by attempts upon the part of either govern
ment or civil organizations looking to tk-
arbitrary regulation of industry. There
fore eight-hour. anti-injunctiOn and nation
al arbitration bills are TO be utterly con-
demned as being dangerous innovations In
government and certain TO affect disas-
frously the national welfare.
- -There could be freedom If only a GER
tain portion of the people had the right to
2 contract for the sale of their labor or serv-
ices The employer should not be inhu-
enced by any other consideration in the
hiring of men than the ability. fitness and
loyalty OF the applicant. Ii is only by fol-
lowing a policy of this kind that merit can
receive its just reward and the highest
measure of success secured in industry.
ployer TO resist TO the uttermost the closed
shop demand Of organized labor.
Since il is his moral duty not to dis
crirninate between union and independent
labor. II is his duty, through organization.
TO demonstrate TO the general public that
ne should not be forced into becoming an
Involuntary party to- such discrimination.
do not believe that the general public will
support organized labor in it's efforts to
compel the employer TO become its business
agent, for such he would become II he re-
fused employment to men because they do
not belong TO the union. The members of or
ganized labor will be relieved of a great
deal. of the burden of maintaining the mem
bership of their Organiza ton il the employ
ers could be compelled TO keep up this
membership for them. Therefore. in not re-
sisting the efforts OF the labor agitators 70
make them their tools In the work OF fas-
tening the shackles of despotsm upon la
Dor. the employers are graveIy lacking in
the duty they owe to labor in general. The
employer has a legal right 10 employ union
men II ne chooses, and the members of a
union have the legal right To refuse to
work with independent labor. But | main
tain that neither the employer nor the
members OF the union have any moral right
In either case TO this discrimination against
men who do not care TO belong to certain
organizations IL the union persist how
ever. I'm discriminating against independent
laborers BY refusing TO work with them
their legal right 10 discriminate ends with
their refusal to work. No union has the Ie-
gal right 10 prevent the independent labor
or from working. and neither has IL the
legal right TO compel the employer not tc
hire the independent workman. Now if the
unions take the position that there must be
the price for the employment OF union la
Dor, then | believe IL may become the duty
of the employer TO discriminate against
union Ia Dor The employer is not to be ex.
pected TO employ men who are seeking Il
compel him not to employ other men and