Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-06
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First-TEss tass-a 81 s. 80 possible
a permanent conditinn 9 pace, pros
perfty and steady employment to the
people of Battle Greek.
J Second-To energetically assist III
maintaining law and order. at all times
and under all conditions.
| Third-To protect it's members III
their rights to manage their property
| and to dispose Of their labor in legal
| lawful manner without restraint or III
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.
Seyenth-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-
tinuance of peaceful conditions, and
| that under such guarantee and prOtec-
ton manufacturers and capitalists can
| be induced to locate their business en-
| 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 fndignities, 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 Greek 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 rat
to be determined from time to time
| from well 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 its 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 its members to use it's
associated power to enforce the con
tracts between employer ana emDloye
| and to act en- maSSe to uphold the law
at all times.
The new industries locating in Bat
tie Greek 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, Iockouts.
strikes violence, loss of money and
property, and general Industrial war
| fare; and inaugurates an era of perfect
| balance and fairness between emplov-
er and employe, a 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