The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-25
FOR ''oPEN"' SHOPS
Association of Manufacturers
Go on Record.
FREEDOM FOR WORKMEN
Chicago Strike Strongly Condemned
and New Laws on Railroad Re-
batting Demanded If Old Laws
Are IN Any Way Defective.

Are IN Any Way Defective.
The following resolution, strongly
endorsing the open shop, was unan-
imously adopted by the National A.
sociation CT Manufacturers at the SEQ
ond days session IN Atlanta, Ga, We'd
nesday morning amid great enthusi.
asm.
Resolved, That We. the members Of
the National Association Of Manufao-
turers, In convention assembled, do
reaflrm our adherence to the prin-
cipls Of the open shop as embodying
the true spirit Of American liberty IN
industrial affairs and urge upon al
employers Of labor in the United
States that they adopt same In their
dealings with their employees.
Resolved, That we congratulate the
people Of the United States upon the
progress made in the establishment Of,
this principle in the conduct Of the
industrial concerns Of the country dur.
ing the past year. Its ultimate trt-
umph is assured. Closed shop agree.
msnts being unlawful and in violation
OF tie principles Of true American
ism, cannot stand and will surely
brins disaster to those who are paJ-
ties to ths0.
Resolved, That we, as employers.
should give the youth Of our country
tie same individual liberty az was
Sataed for us by the sacrifices Of our
forefathers and We pledge ourselves
here to use our utmost endeavor to.
make sure that there shall be in our
respective establishments no limitar
tions permitted which viii prevent any
young man who so desires from learn
in the details Of the trade Of his
choice, which is clearly bis own right
% an American citizen, and that Il
Is the plain patriotic dnty Of every
employer to see that this right f.
not abridged by any limitation what
ever in the employment Of appren-s
tices."
The following resolution was unan-1
imously adopted:
Whereas, during the prevailing
teamsters' strike in Chicago many
crimes and outrsges on personal HI
erty have been daily committed n
dsgranb defiance Of the Law and au4
thority and to the reproach Of gov.
eminent and civilization:
Whereas, the good citizens Of CHI
cago, awakened to the fact that the
question: at issue is that Of liberty
or thraldom, have with one accord
allied themselves on the side Of law.
and order and have emphasized their
determination to maintain their birth
right Of hfe, liberty and pursuit Of
happiness, therefore. be It
Resolved, That the National AS
sociation Of Manufacturers approves
the recent utterances Of President
Roosevelt in Chicago when, in refer
ring to organized lawlessness, he said
that back Of the city is the state
and back Of the state is the nation;
Resolved, That this association ex.
press it's great appreciation and high
admiration Of the business and law.
abiding citizenship Of Chicago in the
determined and courageous efforts to
restore the streets to the free use Of
all it's citizens and to re-establish and
maintain those individual and proper
ty rights now contested BY the team.
sters' organization"
An interesting fight on the railroad
rate question had been waged behind
closed doors and In hotel corridors
since the convention Of manufacturers
began, and was not settled until We'd
nesday afternoon. when the following
resolutions were adopted:
"Resolved, That we favor tho act
i've enforcement by the executive de-
partment Of the general government
of all existing laws to prevent the
giving or acceptance Of rebates or
special favors Through whatever de-
vice. to or by favored shippers, and
we call upon the Interstate commerce
commission to apply all the remedies
at their disposal, as provided by tho
original interstate commerce act and
the Elkins act amending the same.
Resolved, That If the existing laws
for the detection and punishment Oh
the giving or acceptance of such re'
bates are insufficient or defective In
any respect, we favor the enactment
of such further legislation as may be
necessary adequately to deal with
the evil, and to secure its complete
prevention.
.naNr PEVISinN OF TARIFF.