Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-28

would probably result in retarding
| the movement. After this point was
made, the committee withdrew their
resolutions In view of this fact, the
hospital committee had right to
assume that any donations given or
! pledged after that time would not be
contingent on any condition attempt
| ed to be established by the resolu-
| ton above referred to. In view of this
fact, which is established by the evi.
dence beyond peradventure of a
doubt, l find that am compelled to
decide that the $62S4 now in the pos
session of Mr.. Phillips be paid over
to the Hospital association in con-
| fornity to the instructions given to
Mr. Phillips at the time he was or
dered to make the deductions from
his employees who had subscribed the
! amount
A Few Suggestions.
Nov, after making the above decis.
ion, wish to take the liberty to
make a few suggestions and further
review Of the case as it appears to me-
For the benefit of the union men
who are party to this dispute
wish to say that as a person who
was trained in the labor movement,
and one who understands the prin-
clples Of unionism as well as the
hopes and desires Of its members, /
can readily appreciate and recognize
your right to use every honorable
means at your command to secure the
building of that hospital by your fell
low unionists. l can also appreciate
the fact that many men subscribed to
this cause believing that the work
would be performed by union labor.
Hence feel keenly with them in their
disappointment when they found that
the contract had been let to con-
tractors who received it'll would feel
Dor as such, and had you insisted on
having your resolution adopted by the
hospital association and secured your
point and then the hospital commit
tee awarded the contract to the con-
tractors who received it, would say
that you would be perfectly justified
in cancelling your subscriptions; or
had the order given to Mr.. Phillips
authorizing him to make the deduc-
ton contained a qualifying clause to
the effect that the money was to be
given provided the work was perform
ed by union labor, then l would not
hesitate for moment to have decid-
ed in your favor.
"On the other hand,as citizen can
readily appreciate the fact that the
hospital committee in justice to the
charitable citizens of Ottumwa, the
great majority of whom were not af-
filiated with the trades union move
ment, and many of whom were not
even in sympathy with the principles
advocated by labor unions whom the
committee represented not
grant this request, which appeared
only fair to the members of the labor
unions, but which would have appear
ed erroneous to the other citizens for
you must bear in mind that this was
charity and was not confined to any
class and was not for the benefit OF
any class of citizens, but was pub
lie movement in which all citizens
coul join irrespective of their posi-
tions, creeds or any other of the num-
erous lines that divide and subdivide
the citizens of all communities. Then
| too, / find that the hospital associa-
ton in recognition of the interest that
the trades unions were taking in the
movement. adopted resolution to the
effect that preference should be Civ
Ten at the same price to any contract
or who agreed to employ union labor,
and use material which was the pro.
duct of union labor. This, feel
shows that the hospital committee
were anxious to comply with the re.
| quest Of the trades unions but when