Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-06
men to join or not to join labor un-
ions, according to their own individ-

men to join or not to join labor un-
ions, according to their own individ-
ual and respective preferences.
For the inviolability of contracts.
For industrial peace, coupled with
industrial activity, both so essential
to the good of all citizens; and in
dustrial peace cannot exist in COM
pany with industrial despotism.
For the reasonable, lawful and
necessary rights of the employer,
who, making and meeting the pay
roll, and keeping the business run
ming, has the obvious right to con-
troll it's operations.
For the wider and more distinct
recognition, support, employment
and adequate reward of that numer-
Gus aggregation of unorganized, in
dependent workmen of all classes
who are the real dependence of the
country, who constitute the great
body of it's labor, who choose not to
join unions, and whose rights under
the constitution and the law are
every whit as complete and sacred
as are the rights of so-called "or-
ganized labor; and, indeed, more
so whenever the one makes itself
lawless and the other remains law
abiding.
For the punishment of crime with
out fear or favor, without diStinc-
ton or discrimination.
For the apprehension and punish
ment of grafters, big and little, and
of bribe-givers and bribe-takers,
high and low.
For the equal rights under tie law
of all worthy workers to employ
ment and protection therein, and to
the legitimate fruits of their labors;
in other words,
For industrial freedom, which
means "the inalienabl right of ev-
cry citizen to pursue, undisturbed
and unhampered, any lawful occu-
patton of his choice in a lawful way,
and to be protected in that right by
the whole power of the state and of
the nation, if need be-" This de-
mand implies an appeal, whenever
the need comes, first to the great
court of Public Opinion, then to the
civil power, and finally, in the last
resort, to the dread arbitrament Of
the sword-to the army and navy
which extreme resort can be averted
only through mutual respect for hui
man rights and obedience to the
civil law. The people of tn, United
States are determined to have peace,
even if they have to fight for II.
The Times Is Against
All needless and avoldable dis
turbances in the fields of labor, and
in industrial, commercial, transpor-
tation and other lines of business,
where repose is so essential to tho
good of all concerned. 1t is conse-
quently
Against the strike and the boy
colt; against the argument of the
bludgeon and the brickbat; against
prescription, picketing and all other
forms of industrial violence.
Against the impudent claim OF the
walking delegates that they repre-
sent labor in any broad or general
sense. They represent only that
small, proscriptive, despotic, monop-
olistic body which masquerade IN
the guise of organized labor" and
which is not qualified to speak for
the great body of labor embra cling
all classes of workers and number
ing millions.
Against strikers and idlers inter
fering in any manner with better
disposed men who show themselVes
WllllIlB dllu Icduy 10 WOIh.
Against treachery and lngratitude
toward non-union men on the part
of employers after their business
has been saved through the coming
to their rescue of independent work.
men at periods of strike, boycott and,
peril. For Ill such rescuers let
whatsoever may be right" m the
way of continuous employment and
adequate wages be done by their
employers.
Against the "closed shop" and all
forms of attempted monopoly of the
industries, Ly whomsoever under
taken.
Against political, legislative, exec
utive and judicial compromise with
crime for improper ends.
Against demagogical union-labor
politics, and political, legislative and
executive raids on capital and en-
terprise unless they have first been
shown to be lawless. Captains of
industry are neither to be con-
demned nor punished merely be-
cause they operate upon a large
SCALE any more than If they oper-
ate upon a small scale; they are
blameworthy and punishable upon
conviction, and only after proof Of
guilt.