The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-30
As.i.st PssI.c Pelsey.

from working.
 As.i.ss Psslic Policy.
 MT. Parry declared that the courts have, with practical unanimity, held that the closed sn3p ntrscts caha oS s.tMssr asn, that Such contracts are illegal and void in .that they tend to produce a monopoly and are unconss',u.sonal @ nse,snn ana ha said, ther, arises whether the closed shop can be mantained in the absence of contracts by the methods of the men. mem AS i have just stated, I do not believe that the unions eau force the closed shop upon industry by merely following this policy of refusing to s w9rs tnss sst tnsy ag S. .si. so So hs then I want to say here. now, that where an organization quits work to compel the discharge of men simply members of the organization, then those composing the organization are guilty of an act of persecution which cannot be justtled on moral grounds. no mat n ier tnsir noM nSCn ssai 'rs riahts The mem of an oreani1ation that commit such an act should tuliy understand that they are striking blow at individuq freedom. mon mo- people, and are thereby Inviting their own undoing. If such acts of tyranny are to become moro frequent, then the issne must come out clean and American liberty shall De maintained. At all hazards the risht of men to work where and when and for what they please must be protested. be- conceyted action to quit work merely to prevent men not in their orgAni.Aticn from exercising their right to labor, nP,".y ]: n,S,ss rpss hs saoSia entitle them to some redress.
 The Rights ef Each.
 The unions must also remember that while they have the rightsto quit work. the employer has the right to employ whom he pleases, and this right Of the employer is not to be taken From him to be taken from the empioye. Another thing. the more the unions go on strike merely to force the discharge of non union men. the more the employers must cooperate In the defense of the rights of Independent labor and their own right to employ whom they please.
 Continuin, MT. Parry. speaking or the Socialist vote. said: ls may De cSnsid- suit Of compelling the unions to abide by the laws Is to drive portion of their membership into the Socialist party. but certainly It is nc argument mitted to follow their~own sweet will in order that their members may not become Socialists. The growth of the Socialist party simply adds additionai the employers to take an active hand ] in shaping public sentiment to the end that our great individualistic form or most industrial structure the world has ever seen has grown up in free America. Shall 1t be destroyed or even checked | in its development It surely will De | tain any power In the management of l industry or the shaping of the policies of the government.
 In closing. MT. Parry laid special stress on the educational feature of | the Citizens' industrial Association. He said the Association has made marvel- ous progress in the hrsit gear or It's l organization and that 1t was certain to become one of the most powerful ana l influential forces for good to be found | in the world. The work, he said. that it has undertaken must and shall go
 President Van cleave of the citi- zens' Industrial Association of St. Louis, followed Mir. Parry. He first explained the plan and scope of the Association which he said stands for industrial peace and the enforcement of law. The existing conditions he declared to be intolerable and danger ous.
 Serving the Walking Delegate.
 "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 em- ploy whom they please without con- sulting you. It's up to you to destroy the boycott. Crime follows the labor union wherever it secures foothold. !" President Van Cleave said that ST. 900. 900 was paid into the treasuries of the labor unions every year and that the largest part of this money was used to spread socialistic doctrines throughout the country. MT. Van Cleave urged the delegates to organize by crafts and stand together. By this means, he said. industrial peace could be secured within year. He declared that the employer who advertises in union newspapers or buys goods bear ing the union label by doing so Is con- tributing to the campaign funds of the enemy and Is thereby false to his fel- lows
 When President Van Cleave de- nounced the union label he was inter rupted by one of the delegates who de- clared 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
 
 Association 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 of his address. He said that industrial peace now obtains in Battle Creek and that the citizens of that city are ready to offer a guaran- tee of freedom from strikes. lockout and labor warfare to manufacturers desiring to locate where they will be free from disturbances and the gen. eraI warfare of labor unions.
 Colorado Citisens' Alliance. "The aims of the Citizens Alliance" was the subject of a paper read by J. c. Craig. President of the State Citi- zens' Alliance of Colorado. MT. Craig said that the Citizens Alliance was the outgrowth Of a desire on the part of the public for Industrial peace andS the steady employment of labor to the end that industry might not be disturbed
 The purpose of the Citizens Alliance was not to antagonize unionism or de- stroy the unions, but only to resist the unions insofar as their methods are oppressive, unreasonable or unlawful
 MT. Craig defended the attitude of the Citizens Alliance in Colorado, and declared that the deportation of min CTS from the State was justified by the circumstances
 Frances c. Nunemacher spoke on ''The Liberty of the Press" He said in part:
 "By inaugurating a strike for an