New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
FUND TO FIGHT UNIONS
Manufacturers association to Raise
800 900 an Three Years.

The first regular session Of the twelfth annual
convention of the Nationa, Association of Manu-
facturers opened yesterdsy morning at the Wal
dorfAstoris. The principal feature of the
morning session was the annual address Of the
president OF the association. James W. Van
CIeave, Of St, Louis while the rest OF the day
was taken up with the reading OF the reports of
the various committees and special addresses 81
DR. Charles p Neil. Of the Department of Com
merce and Labor; David NJ. Parry. of Indianap-
oils, former president OF the association, and
Francis b. LOOMS the former Assistant Score
tary of State
President Var Cleave set forth tho policy Of
the association as favoring Immediate steps
looking 10 a revision Of American TARIFF. After
his formal address. he devoted a shorc time ~
the finances Of the association. and urged that
the next president receive greater resources to
carry on the work expected Of him
Acting on his suggestion. in addition To
committee Of thirty-fve men for the nomination
of officers. one was appointed 10 look into rails
ing money for the use of the association
This fund, 10 amount to S500ON0 a yeas TO-
three years, viii he used for campaign against
labor unions. The money it is announced. viii
be used for educational purposes only. and net
as a corruption fund.
Among the resolutions dealing with national
affairs which passed by the convention was
one faVoring The creation OF the ofoa Of com
Tlercial attache TO American embassies and lesa-
tons. corresponding to the military and naval
attaches. and devOting themseN es II the study
OF international trade conditions. and supple
menting the consular reports. Resolutions were
also passed urging the Senate the passage Of
Senator Gaaghers bill to promote merchant
marine
President Van Cleave. in his address reviewed
tbc Of
manufacturing interests, and discussed the eco
homie and industrial questions which at
present confronting the manufacturing world.
In speaking the general question Of the labor
problem" he said that Zone manifestation OF
peril in this direction has been the assault
the President in the Mover Haywood affair by
men who speak for not even the small fragment
Of the wage carncrs in the United States. -Four
hfths of the members Of the labor unions arr
lau-ablding men. Many Of them among our
best citizens. The ignoramuses and the grafter8
arc the who bringing many OF the iaooT
unions into disrepute"
A. II. Farquhar, Of York, Penn, who presented
the report of the committee on interstate COM
merce derried the movemen; for the reduction
of passenger transportation rates declaring that
the railroads could not now afford such a
duction and that it would lead to q deterioration
Of railroad service.
At the afternoon session, just before the adj
dress of David NJ Parry. bronze tablet bearing
resolutions of appreciation fer his services To
the association was presented to him by Ludwig
Nisscn of this city. MI Parry, in his paper on
the camm erCal problems of the present day, said
in regard to trusts that not only did the Coustl-
fulton Of the United States permit their OrGan-
"a ion but that the persistence OF such organ
izations showed that there was an economic de-
mand for them.