The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-01
TO COMBAT THE
LABOR UNIONS
Plans for Organizing the En-
plOyerS of The Country.
ROOSEVELT PUT ON RECORD
SESSION OF THE INDUSTRIAL
ASSOCIATION.

N EW YORK. Nov. 30.-Plans for or
ganizing the employers of labor
in this country to combat the la
Dor unions were considered at today's
session Of the Citizens Industrial as
ISOLATION convention. Among the ad-
dresses delivered was one by Daniel
davenport Of Bridgeport, Conn. exec
utiNe agent Of the American Anti-Bov-
cott association. Mr.. Davenport's sub
gect was The Purposes and Work Of
The American AnH-Boycott Associa-
ton"
IL was In the employment bureau OF
the country that Frederick W. Job
secretary Of the Chicago Employers
association, found hope of future set
uement Of all troubles between en-
pioyes and employers. To that bureau
he declared both sides must return in
the end TO find relief
John Beattie, representative Of the
Master Painters and Decorators assoc
citation, speaking of The labor situation
in New York, said:
Roosevelt on Record.
4 do not want yo'l TO think that the
men of New York are held up with
strings willingly or lack sand. We
have in this city an organization that
has successfully fought the labor
unions. We organized our association
eighteen months ago and made
strong fight We formed an alliance
with labor after a lockout lasting six
teen weeks, which paralyzed business
Recently l asked President ROose-
Welt as an American citizen to use his
influence to put the responsibility on
labor unions, and he said: That's the
Thing that is needed
The Resolutions.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions which was adopted reaffirmed
The objects as adopted at the Chicago
and Indianapolis conventions, the Citi-
Zens Industrial convention, and again
declares for;
The open shop. Demanding only good
faith and fair dealing, IL discrimtnates
against neither union nor independent
laborers.
The freedom of the apprentice and
the right Of the individual to have
trade and follow it.
The right of private contract. with
equal obligation upon employer and
employees.
Right to Work.
THE right to work, limiting the
hours Of labor. whether of brains or
OF the hand is a matter Of mutual
agreement, not subject FOR arbitrary
legislative. enactment.
The enforcement of the law"
The resolutions direct that the execu-
tive committee take the necessary
steps to secure a proper channel of ac-
tivity for the correlation Of interested
organizations with the Citizens Indus
trial Association OF America"
Apprentice Question.
Continuing. the resolutions say:
Whereas. The limitation which the
trades union set upon the number of
apprentices in any shoD is largely re-
sponsible for the disappearance of
skilled labor. is destructive of the in
dustry and is one of the greatest dis
Turbing factors in the industrial devel-
Opment of the country. in that it limits
the right of the individual to learn d
trade: and,
Whereas. The effort made by the
employer TO increase the number of ap-
prenuces in a trade is necessarily ham
pered by the above limitations; there
fore, be it
Artisan Schools.
Resolved. That the Citizens Indus
trial Association of America recon-
mend the establishment by boards OF
education of artisan schools. under the
control and direction Of the state Civ
Ing a diploma which shall be the evil
dcucc of the right to begin to practice
a trade.
Resolved. Further that it be recon-
mended TO individual employers, so far
as practicable to establish training
schools i'm their own shops and as rap
idly as possible to increase the mum
Der Of apprentices desiring to learn the
trade.
Condemned as Disloyal.
Whereas, As in his farewell address
Washington declared well regulated
militia necessary for national defense
and,
Whereas. Organized labor through
out the country seeks TO discourage
and practically prohibits membership
III the state militia: therefore. be it
Resolved, That this association con-
dennis this policy of labor unions as
dislOyal and dangerous, destroying the
natural nucleus of republican defense.
weakening the attachment of the citi-
zens to the state. impairing a patriotic
inspiration TO our children and ulti-
mately Decessitating an increase in our
standing army. repugnant to our ira
ditions and Institutions"
Proud of the Record.
Wallace Downey. president of the New
~
me was proud Of what has been done for
the open shop" in the east He said:
In its fights the metal trades aSsOcia-
ton has won all the strikes without the
sacrifice Of principles. Our employees
have admitted that they were mistaken
and we were right.
Il am not an enemy of labor he CON
tinued. land J want every labOring man
10 get fair play. Labor unions have as
much right 10 exist as our organization.
Everyone knows that the prevailing rate
OF wages and the eight-bour labor law
has done serious damage and ] am glad
that Il has been declared unconstitution-
al IL drives business 10 other states I
am In favor of eight hours. but I want
ar the same time TO work as long as /
like. ] am in favor of paying the highest
rate of wages and giving the shortest
work day.
Work on the Coast
James A. Emory. counsel OF the Ciu-
gems alliance OF San Francisco. told of
the system of organization on the Pacific
coast. He said that in San Francisco
labor was 50 we'll organized that they
had unions Of the chicken Dickers ten
pin men and the sandwich or banner
carriers.
on the report Of the nominating COM
nlittce David NJ Parry of indiana polls
was reelected president OF the Citizens
Industrial association: J. c. Craig Of Dem
yer was elected first vice president. Major
A. G. Roscncranz of Evansville, Ind,
treasurer
Washington Nov s0.-H was authori-
4stively stated at the White House today
that the president had no recollection Of
q visit from John Beatte. the representa-
rive Of the Master Painters and Decor
ators' association. who. at the convention
OF the Citizens Industrial association in
New York today, declared that the presi@
don't Ia endorsed UFODDSffign