The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
PARRY IS THE SPEAKER
Industrial Association Amer
lea Holds First Session.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
Subject of Labor Demands Is
Discussed by Parry

$50 delegates are here The larger dele
CATIONS came from Boston, Omaha, Kan
sas City, Minneapolis, ST. Louis, Chicago
and Cleveland One hundred and fifty
cities and 400 associations are expected to
be represented. The address of President
Parry Of Indianapolis was the feature
of the program
The following is an abstract y his
speech:
The interest of all classes, including
those of labor, cannot avoid being in
Cured by attempts upon the part of either
government or civil organizations looking
TO the arbitrary regulation of industry.
Therefore. eight hour, anti-injuncticn and
national legislation bills are utterly TO
de condemned as dangerous innovations
in government and certain to affect dis
astrously the national welfare
There could no be freedom in only
certain portion if the people had the right
to contract for the sale Of their labor
or services The employer should not
be influenced by any other consideration
in the hiring Of men than the ability,
fitness and loyalty Of the applicant 1t
Is only by following a policy of this kind
the highest measure of success be secured
sn industry. Therefore it was the plain
duty of the employer to resists to the
utmost the closed shop demand of or
gained labor.
Since it is his moral duty not to dis
eliminate between union and independent
labor. it is his duty through organization
TO demonstrate to the general public that
ne should not be forced into becoming an
involuntary party to sucn discrimination.
do not believe that the general public
will support organized labor in its efforts
TO compel the employer TO become its
business agent for such he would become
IL he be forced to refuse employment to
men because they do not belong to the
union. The leaders of organized labor
will be relieved of a great deal of bur
den of maintaining the membership of
their organization if the employers could
be compelled to keep up this membership
for them. Therefore, in not resisting the
efforts of the labor agitators to make
them their tools in the work of fastening
the shac<els of despOtism upon labor the
employers are gravely lacking in the duty
they owe to labor in general. The Sc
ployer has legal right to employ only
union men if he chooses, and the mem
bers of a union have the legal right to
refuse to work with independent labor.
But ] maintain that neither the employer
nor the members of tn eunion have any
moral right in either case to discriminate
against men who do not care to belong
10 union organizations If the union men
persist, however. in discrimina ting against
the independent laborer, by refusing to
work with hib, their legal right to dis
criminate ends with their refusal to work.
No union has the legal right TO prevent
an independent laborer from working and
neither has it the legal right to compel
the employer not to hire the independent
workman. Now, if the unions take the
position that there must be discrimination
against independent labor as the price
for the employment of union la Dor. then
j believe it may become the duty of the
employers TO discriminate against union
labor. The employer is not to be ex-
pected 10 employ men who are seeking
10 compel hi INTO employ other men and
who are also seeking to invade his rights
in other respects. The unions must un-
derstand that while men have the right
to organize any associations they see fit
and purposes of such association shall
not he contrary to law and the spirit of
American freedom and they must under
stand that those who join associations
which seek to discriminate against other
men may expect in time to find themselves
disseminated against.
BY unanimous vote the following reso-
luton was adopted:
unionism in the United States and the
everyday practical workings thereof are
subversive OF the rights of labor and the
employers of labor and Of the laws of
the land, on account that they are de-
structive of rights of the great body of
the people. irrespective of their utilization
with unionism or with employers of
labor
Resolved further. That the present
condition of anarchy and contempt for
law ana the constituted authorities
brought about by the lawless leaders and
members of labor unions has forced upon
the peace-loving citizens OF the United
States the necessity OF demanding that
the names and whereabouts of these law
breakers who practice ntimidation3 boy
cotting. picketing. destruction OF property
and who comm, other assaults in the
name of labor be punished. and to the
end that justice may he melted out
Resolved further. That the executive
committee is hereby directed 10 take the
necessary steps To ascertain the identity
OF such persons and obtain fun informa-
t.on in connection Herewith and that
report of the same be made To each or
Eanization having membership in this or
ganization.
The following resolution Was passed
unanimously:
That the use of the union label on
manufactured articles recognizes and en-
6orses the endeavor Of the labor organ
izations 10 control the entire labor mar
ket is no indication OF the quality Of
the goods and as its use j. surrender
Of individual freedom and is badge Of
subserviency. Ice II
RESOLVED. That citizens in the Indus
trial Association Of America declare their
objection 70 The use Of such labels and
petition the manufacturers 70 discontinue
their use. anu IL is only 10y reason IF
untrammeled enterprise that Improvement
in manufacture and national advance
ment can be secured
Separate resolutions denouncine the
eight-nour law and anti-iujunction bill
were passed unanimously. Copies OF the
resolutions vi be sent to the congress
sional committees
Rome. Feb. AT today's meeting az
was decided TO propose to the pope that