Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-17


profits with labor but not word about
sharing losses with capital The employer
and employe must cooperate for the best
and permanent good. Both must concede
something; --. can hog It all and
long survive employer must do all
he can to pr 4 the open shop means
open opport } labor and ability. At
the same tit pen shop must conserve
the blood-b principles of human lib
erty upon his republic rests-prin-
ciples that erican people will never
give up at wn of that American in
stitution " come down to us from
monarchia 1.-The closed shop"
T. J. Nj counsel Of the Business
Mems ass Omaha. Neb., followed
with an Of Peaceful Picketing, -
and Danlea .~a.--lport of Bridgeport. Conn,
representing the American Anti-Boycott
association, talked on nti-Boycott Liti-
cation and Legislation"
Resolution were adopted, pledging support
TO the United Typothetae of America in les
fight for an open shop and approving the
attitude OF the National Association of
Stationary Engineers in the declaration
that this association shall at no time bC
used for the furtherance of strikes"
The following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas The Citizens Industrial asso.
ciatiOn o. America looks with approva
upon the investigation and prosecution by
federal and state authorities of certain
great trusts of capital which seek by mo.
nopOly and Illegal arrangements and con
tracts to stihe competition, dominate in
dustry and exact unfair and eXhorbtan
prices from the public. And
Whereas, This association firmly be
leves that certain associations of organized
labor in their methods and practices anC
in their openly avowed objects and pur
soaking pgflhIigh "a In
tain, by unlawful contracts by coercion
and intimidation and by organized Oppres
sion labor trust or monopoly of th'
Resolved That this association hereb,
express its belief that such organiza tom
of labor as In their conduct and purpose
are manifestly labor trusts should be in
vesttgated by the government authorities
/ both state and national, and that so IA
as said organizations are found to be illega
they should be vigorously prosecuted II
like manner as are trusts of capital ant
without fear or discrimination. BE IL
J Resolved, That the Citizens Industria
Association of America honor and con
gratulate the able judiciary of this cOuntr,
for Interpretation of the law which
believes Will make for permanent good L
all classes and conditions of men; that
sincerely appreciates the increased recog
milton of its principles by the press am
public And be 1t further
Resolved, That II will continue in tn
future as in the past, with absolute impair
tiality as between labor and capital. +
promote. protect and extend the principle
II represents with renewed and Increase
vigor and encouragement to the end. an
that the time may not be FAR distant whe
: those principles shall become fixed an
permanent part of our American institu
tions.
And we hereby reaffirm these principles
which are:
First-rlie open shop perna ndinE orl
good faith and fair dealing, II discrimi
mates against neither union nor nonunio
labor.
9 seeond-The freedom OF the apprentic
and the right of the individual to have
trade and to follow it,
Third-The right of private contract wit
equal obligation upon employer and EN-
ploye.
Fourth-The right to work Limiting tn
hours of labor. whether Of brain or G
the hand, is matter Of mutual agree
ment, not a subject for arbitrary legislatiy
enactment.
Fifth-The enforcement of the law.
The election of officers resulted as 70
lows:
President c. W. Post. president Batt
Creek Citizens association; secretary
treasurer, Major A, c. Rosencranz, Evani
willie Manufacturers association.