Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-15
MANUFACTURERS
HOLD CONVENTION
PRESIDENT PARRY DELIVERS
ANNUAL ADDRESS
Movement Not Directed Against Or
ganIzed Labor, but to Prevent
It From lnlurlng the Conn.,
mon Welfare
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 14.-The eleventh
convention of the National Association
Of Manufacturers of America began
here today.
President Parry of Indianapolis was
the presiding officer and delivered his
annual report.
The report in part says:
Overthrow System of Compensation
although their prime object was to
overthrow the system of compensation
based on individual effort and merit,
and to substitute system based on
organized physical force and govern
ment fat, yet they enjoyed the sympa-
thy and the encouragement of the
public. Simply because the unions
professed to represent labor thousands
of well-meaning citizens seemed to
take 1t for granted that they could do
no wrong.
"All the strikers were righteous and
the employers were grasping tas/
masters. grinding the men under their
heels. The press, the politicians and
public officials seemed to vie with each
other to court the favor of the union
but a change has come and this
association is largely responsible for
1t. The strike is no longer popular.
"When the unions propose to tie up
an industry the press is now generally
disposed to argue the question judic-
tally and automatically.
Police More Active
"When an independent workman-'a
scab, If you please-is mysteriousy
assaulted the police are much more
active than formerly in running down
his asSailant.
when lawmakers are threatened
with political death unless they vote
for semi-socialistic Legislation they
discuss the matter and look up the con-
stitution.
Disciples of the gospel of regener-
ating society through violence and
murder are occasionally event sent to
Jail. What has brought about these
changes? The question can be an
swered in one word-organization
mo association ever chose more
useful field of effort than that chosen
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers. In rallying the forces Of
individualism to hold in check the
forces controlled by the political and
laobr demagogues it has rendered
service to the nation of the first mag
nitude.
"Only few years ago trades union
ism, unrestrained and militant was
rapidly forcing the industries of the
country to a closed shop basis. 1t
was almost crime to criticise the
unions.
BY Counter Organization
organizations inimical to the coun-
try's welfare make counter organiza-
tions imperative. A propaganda of
evils to be neutralized only by
propaganda of good. Organized effort
to keep public officials from enforcing
the law must be met by organized eff
fort of an opposite character. Judges
who base their decisions upon the law
and the constitution are entitled to
organized moral support when they are
singled out for denunciation by Or
ganized lawbreakers.
"The members of congress and the
legislatures cannot be expected to
stand alone in resisting organized So
ercion to compel them to enact social
istic or semi-socialistic legislation.
'The necessity for effective work for
the protection of individualism is ap-
parent all oyer the country and the
only method nor the Accomplishment of
this work is through organization.
"The results achieved through or
ganization in widely extending the open
shop, in changing public opinion and
in preventing iniquitous legislation
during the past year are proofs of the
power of organization. 1t should be
our purpose to develop this work of
organization to the fullest possible de-
gree. Much has been done already,
but much yet remains to be done.
Not to Crush Unions
"It is a mistake to assume that this
movement for organization is directed
against organized labor as such. 1t
is not the purpose to disband or crush
the unions. But 1t is the purpose to
prevent them from working injury to
the common welfare.
Labor organizations rightly conduct
ed have wide field of usefulness in
broadening the minds of labor and In
promoting good citizenship, but they
must learn that they cannot arrogate
to themselves license to override the
liberties of others or to stop the wheels
of industry at their pleasure, They
must be taught the limitations OF their
power and reform themselves into
agencies for good instead of evil"