The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-18
ENTERTA AIN FEAR
Of A LABOR WAR
Gloomy View OF Outlook Taken
BY Union Leaders
STRIKES AND LOGKUTOS
WILL FOLLOW OPPOSITION TO
ElGHT-HOuR RULE, iNJuNc.
TON BILLS AND OTHER
MEASURES.

Indianapolis, March 17-organized
labor in this city, which is the head.
quarters OF four Of the largest organ.
izations in the country, is taking a
gloomy view of the outlook for indus,
trial peace and thinks that the action
Of the Citizens Industrial Association
Of America, in announcing opposition
10 the union label, eight-hour and an.
ti.injunction bills and other labor
measures, has invited employers to
make conditions that win result in
strikes and loclouts
The determination of the Citizens
Industrial association to prosecute all
persons who cause disturbances in
times Of strike is regarded by the Ia.
Dor leaders as a threat Of a wellor,
gani2ed body of men TO take upon
themselves duties that belong to the
state, They assert that there never
has been any occasion for such ae,
ton, because organized labor has al.
ways discouraged violence and has
ever stood ready TO assist The authcri
ties in enforcing the law against the
class which takes advantage of strik.
ers to begin disorder. While this is
declared to be organized labor's atti-
tude, they look with concern upon an
open declaration that such men as
compose the Citizens Industrial asso.
citation will use their influence and
money for the prosecution Of strikers.
This, they say means war between
the organizations.
On the other hand the members Of
tho Citizens Industrial association
are men who are interested not only
in their own progress, but in the
maintenance Of present prosperous
conditions in all trades and oecupa.
lions, and it was one of the ideas
most prominently stated at the recent
convention that the interest and sue.
cess Of the employer are indissolubly
related TO the interest and success of
the employe, and that 1t is not so
much the question Of wages that they
find buriensome, but rules and ragu.
l3toas Of the union which are tanta-
mount to controlling their business
end making them nominal heads Of
4Lvfv r,rt,v 1~tr I,1feI,VgrF,
Many manufacturers and employers
who attended the convention, bore
wiling testimony 10 the worth oil the
men in their employ and said that
there would never have been any
trouble in their factories but for the
iOmenter Of trouble known as the
walking delegate This adjunct to
organized labor they said, receives a
3alaty for the purpose of nosing into
conditions In factories, and many Of
The strikes were directly traceable TO
his Influence, employees and employ
ers alike being satisfied before he en-.
tered The factories and suggested that
this and that was wrong and ought to
be righted
The manufacturers made no secret
of their antipathy to the walking dele.
gate. and there can be no doubt that
the first effort of the Citizens Indus.
trial association viii be directed to
wiping him out. This elimination will
he made condition to recognizing
and dealing with the union itself
On this point the leaders Of organ.
lied labor concede that there has
been room for complaint in the past,
the case of Parks being in point but
they say they have taken steps to
overcome this evil and point to the
fact that in this city several trades
have done away with the walking del
egate by dropping him from the pay
roll.