Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-02-01
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE 1.-NAME.
ARTICLE 2.-OBJECTS.

| ARTICLE 2.-oBJECTs.
First-TO insure, so far as possible,
a permanent condition of peace, pros
perity and steady employment to the
| people Of Battle Greek.
| Second-TO energetically assist in
| maintaining law and order at all times
| and under all conditions
Thlrd-To protect it's members in
their rights to manage their property
and to dispose of their labor in legal,
lawful manner without restraint or in
reference
FOurth-TO insure and permanently
| maintain fair, just treatment, one with
another in all the relations Of life.
| Fifth-To preserve the existing
right of any capable person to obtain
employment and sell his labor, without
being obliged to join any particular
| church, secret society, labor union Or
any other organization, and to support
all such persons in their efforts to re-
| sist compulsory methods ON the part
Of any organized body whatsoever
| Sixth-TO promote among employers
a spirit of fairness, friendship and de-
sire for the best interests of their en-
ployes, and to promote among work
men the spirit of industry, thrift,
| faithfulness to their employers and
| good citizenship.
Seventh-TO so amalgamate the
! public sentiment OF all of the best citi-
zens OF Battle Greek, that a guaran-
| tee can be given to the world of a con-
| t1nuance Of peaceful conditions, and
| that under such guarantee and protec
| ton manufacturers and capitalists can
| be induced to locate their business ell
| terprises in Battle Greek.
Then follows articles relating to mem
berShip, officers, duties, etc, etc, etc.
This constitution has been signed by
| the great majority of representative
citizens, including our work people
A number of manufacturers from
| other cities, where they have been
| suffering all sorts of indignities, in
convenience and losses from the gen
| eral hell of labor union strikes, picket
| ing, assaults and other interference.
proposed to move providing they
could be guaranteed protection.
The subject grew in Importance I'M
| til it has reached a place where abso-
| lutte protection can be guaranteed by
| the citizens of Battle Creek on the fol
| lowing broad and evenly balanced
| terms which guarantees to the work
man and to the manufacturer, fairness,
| justice, steady work and regularity of
output.
The new-coming manufacturer
agrees to maintain the standard rate
Of wage paid elsewhere for like ser
vice. under similar conditions, the rate
| to be determined from time to time
from we'll authenticated reports from
competing cities. The tabulated wage
| reports issued by the Government De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor can
also be used to show the standard rate,
and it is expected later on that this
government bureau will furnish week
ly reports of the labor market from
different centers, so that the workman
when he is ready to sell his labor and
the employer when he is ready to buy,
| may each have reliable information as
to the market or ruling price
The neW-coming manufacturer also
| agrees to maintain the sanitary and
hygienic conditions provided for by the
| State laws and to refrain from any
| lockOutS to reduce wages below the
| standard; reserving to himself the
| right to discharge any employee for
| cause.
The Citizens Association on it's part
agrees to furnish, in such numbers as
| it is possible to obtain, first-class work
men who will contract to sell their
| labor at the standard price for such
| period as may be fixed upon, agreeing
not to strike, picket assault other
| Workmen, destroy property, or do any
! of the criminal acts common to labor
| unionism. Each workman reserving
| to himself the right TO quit work for
cause, and the Citizens Association
| further pledges it's members to use it's
| associated power to enforce the con-
! tracts between employer and employee
| and to act Ell maSSe to uphold the law
| at all times.
The new industries locating in Bat
| tie Creek will not start under any sort
| of labor union domination whatsoever.
| but will make individual contracts
| with each employe, those contracts be-
| ing fair and equitable and guaranteed
| on both sides.
Thus from the abuses of labor
| unions and their insane efforts to ruin
everyone who does not ''obey" has
| evolved this plan which replaces the
old conditions of injustice lockouts,
| strikes, violence, loss of money and
property, and general Industrial war
| fare; and inaugurates an era of perfect
| balance and fairness between employ
| er and employee, steady continuance
of industry and consequent prosperity.
| The entire community pledged by pub
| lie sentiment and private act to restore
| to each man his ancient right to
| peace freedom and the pursuit of
| happiness"
| Other cities will be driven to protect
l their work people, merchants and citi-