The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-17
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1s-Name. Article 1-ODIects.


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 This constitution has been signed by the great maJorIty of representative cIuzens IncIuulns our worKpeopie. A numoer O. manuIdcturers from | other cILIes. wnefe Iney nave been suifer,ng all sorts of indIkn.IIes, lncon- VenlenCe and losses from general neII OI ldDor unIon strikes, pIcNelns, dssduIts and otner interference, pro-
 poseu to move providing they Could De guaranteed protection.
 l The suDJece grew In importance until | IL has reached d place where absolute protection can be guaranteed by the citlzens of Battle Creek on the follow ing broad and eVenIy balanced terms which guarantees to the workman anG
 to the manufacturer fairness, JustIce
 steady work and regularity of out put
 The new coming manufacturer
 
 or wage paid eisewnere tor ike Ser
 vice. under similar conditions the rate
 to be determined from tune to time from well auLnenLcdLed reports from competing cities. The tabuIaLed wage | reports issued by the Government De- partment of Commerce and Labor can also be used to snow the standard rate, and it is expected later on that this gov ernment bureau VIII furnIsn weekly | wa. Rf hz I...,
 ferent 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
 nygIenic conditions provided for by the
 state law and to refrain from any lock-
 outs to reduce wages below the stan dard; reseving to himself the right | to discharge any employee for cause. The Citizens Association on it's part agrees to furnish. in such numbers as l 1t is possible to obtain first cIass
 workmen 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 la, l SOi dhAOiASAi' A4aCu WOEkmdn TeSerV inS to himself the right to quit work for cause. and the Citizens Associa- tion further pledges its members to use its associated power to enforce the contracts between employer and em- ployee tnd to act enmasse 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 whatso. ever, but will make individual con. tracts with each employee. those con. tracts being fair and equitable and guaranteed on both sides. Thus from the abuses of labor nm. Ions and their insane efforts to ruir everyone who does not "obey" hu, evolved this plan which replaces the olS conditions of injustice lockouts. strikes violence. loss of money and property. and general industrial warfare: and | inauguaTates an era of perfect b1l- ! ance and fairness between employer and employee, steady continua .ce of industry and consequent prosperity. The entire community pledged by pub linn sentiment and private act to re- store to each man his ancient right to "pcace. freedom and the pursuit of happiness"
 Other cities will be driven to protect