The Glenwood post., 1904-12-03
TO CURB UNIONS
PLANS OF LABOR EMPLOYERS
Resolutions in Favor of the Open Shop
Number of Hours Work to Be
Matter of Contract-Train-
inq Schools Favored
ing Schools Favored.

ing Schools Favored.
New York, Dec 1.-Plans for organ
izing the employers of labor in this
country to combat the labor unions
We're considered at yesterdays session
Of the Citizens Industrial Association
convention. Among the addresses de-
livered was one by Daniel Davenport
of Bridgeport, Connecticut, executive
agent of the American Anti-Boycott
Association. Mr.. DavenpOrt'S subject
was, The Purposes and Work of the
American Anti-Boycott Association"
1t was in the employment bureau OF
the country that Frederick w. Job, sec
retary of the Chicago Employers As
sociation, found hope of a future settle
ment of all troubles between employees
and employers. To that bureau he de-
clared both sides must return in the
end to find relief.
John Beattie, a representative of the
Master Painters and Decorators As
sociation, speaking of the labor situa-
tion in New York, said:
Il do not want you 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 I'M
ions. We organized our association
eighteen months ago and made a strons
fight. We formed an alliance with la
Dor after a lockout lasting sixteen
weeks, which paralyzed business.
Recently ! 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 report of the committee on res
outions, which was adopted reatiirmed
the objects as adopted at the Chicago
and Indianapolis conventions of the
Citizens Industrial convention and
again declares for:
THE open shop. Demanding only
good faith and fair dealing, it discrim-
mates against neither union nor indie
pendent labor.
THE freedom of the individual to
have trade and follow it.
THE right of private contract. With
equal obligation upon employer and
employees.
THE right to work limiting the
hours of labor, whether of brains or OF
the hand, is a matter of mutual agree
ment, not a subject for arbitrary leg
islative enactment
The enforcement of the law"
The resolutions direct the executive
committee to take the necessary steps
to secure a proper channel of activity
for the correlation of interested or
ganizations with the Citizens Industrial
Association of America.
Continuing, the resolutions say:
Whereas, the limitation which the
trades union sets upon the number OF
apprentices in any shop 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 .he country, in that it limits
the right of the individual TO learn
trade; and
Whereas, the effort made by the
employer to increase the number of ap-
prentice in a trade is necessarily ham
pered by the above limitations; there
fore be it
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 diploma which shall be the evi.
dence 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 in their own shops and as rap
idly as possible to increase the num-
Der of apprentices desiring to learn the
trade.
Whereas, in his farewell address
Washington declared a 'well-regulated
militia necessary for national defense
and
Whereas. organized labor through.
out the country seeks to discourage and
practically prohibit membership in the
state militia; therefore be it
Resolved, that this association con-
demns this policy of labor unions as
disloyal and dangerous. destroying the
natural nucleus of republican defense,
weakening the attachment of the cti
zeDs to the state, impairing a patriotic
inspiration to our children and ulti.
mately necesstating an increase in our
standing army repuggnant to our ira
] ditiOnS and institutions "