The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
DEFENDS The UNIONS
John H. Brinkman Replies
to the City Employers.
WARNS LOCAL BUSINESS MEN
Asserts Wage Farmers Of United
States Are Real Distributors of
Wealth of the Land, and that II
Their Organizations Are Disrupted
the Merchants VIII suffer.

Replying to letters recently sent 10 bust
ness men OF Washington. John H Brink
man. secretary-treasurer Of the Carriag7
and Wagon Workers International Tn 4
OF North America. in an interview last
night spoke against the anti-union war
IN Washington and gave warning 20 the
small business men OF the National Cap
itaL
Mr.. Brinkman said:
I have rad sith a great deal q Interest letter
sent % various men Of Washington and partly pub
ilshed in the Washington uapeTs q the ErnploTers
Association L seems as q the Members q this as5
ciatioD IN need of funds 70 CARY OF their can
psign against orsznizsd laboF IN order that the
trsde vnioa movezent In tie Dlscrict q Columbia
nleht Be put out q c1uuis1on entirely. 50 that the
emDloye1s in the building trades. and II fact. IN all
trades. VII have ths workinsmea a. their mercy
s1d pay then whatever wage they please
Calls IL Sitting Scheme.
They are pctitioning the business public 70 ooa-
tribute mocey % sihs trades o-s1nizations. and IN
the sane breath stating VII b srsst boon 70
the business community when trades uuiouis11 is
more The ordinary business msn Of ccunou sense
VII recug1ze the fact that the wage earners q or
ooD-y the reaI dssTibusos e the wealth there
o. ard that Il their C-znzati0us are DISRUPTED and
they are 1lscod IN position where they cznot Do
fend themselves agzrst c1r IN wages. every snail
{
u ysTy keenly.
The Employe-s Association c-uld not hare adopte5
a better plan u dlsnrfZrace the trade union move
uent than BY decla-inE N favor q the open shop.
They maintain they have ifea n lenzhsnirE Tn
workdsy decreasing the wage rate. yet IL d.
kn0Tn hy al nsn familiar with the tactics q The
I EuQi1yCrs' Association that the aspire both %
leugrhen the workdaT and lower the standard rat,
Z of wages soon the trade union moTeneur I.
defeated Who. in Consequence would b TIE suf
/ fercrss Evsry snail business man N the Distr--
| q Columbia wouid at least realize that whsn IN
wages Of his t7lsf1rers cr. and rEelr hours n
labor increased thsv would not b. able % sre-E a
I much money with hir1 as when rh-5 received fan
DAYS wzEe far fair days work. In 5-hsr words
hs is asked b. the Enpl1ge-s Assocation partially
I % paralyze the distrlbu-lag power Cf the waSe
I workers x Washin--c1
II The business men cf the Czrita1 CITY hsrs an,
ward for i-s s-ovth and I-uszcrry. they vii res'
- S1hsclhe single cent toward hr--i-E ils-rl
m-ut that vlu destroy them The trade union move
ueur Is the gvatest cou-eu-or q Prosperity .E thu
| c0unt-y to-day
I Throuzh rhalr uni7us they harr r--hi-sre5 CT,
n wages. ard have u1sil-airsd -lsi- dis-1h---ils
rover while cvcry s--s-I merchant. s1l1 a. che ha
ker. TIE h1-cfe-. the cl7-tirz dealer and the rea
estate a;s-t. have bcea the direct hsesaa-e< Thel
stand f1- e nov equal dis-uhgti1l q tie vealrl
they therlselFe8 create ard when any o-Ezrizari11
q becaz1es arrogant and narrow minded q,
s7Ieal f1- funds % destroy T-uSp--ty. they sa0ul-
I BE- rrpudlaisd il Ezaucr that VIII not b t'-
soften
Peace with the Movement.
Il the bushes ue1 q WaslirE-1n have z1y rezar
for tha ctys Fr-r-h- Z they a-e interested IN b.
s-sruz u7 r-u=7eritv. trey WIN refuse % have any
thing % do with ths Eup.ose-s' Ass-ciztio1. b.
VII advise tHrn % make paarr with the t-aE
u'ico r--enrrt Il WsshirEr11 ia order that bus.
-rzs nzh- r-r-ss a. n the past peace rei-u a-11s
al u-r-- 50 rrzr tie h--ress Interests and the "a
t.- interests might vc-k hand In hand fer sreate
Washincro1.
- - t-si-s-.s -,a- c0rSfse- ufs-he- he 1ez-h
-rrS of the uro-k dsv and a -elu--i1r IN wazes vi
---trcc % is t--- b1sIuess iu-e-ee-s I- s-ens ?
ne thar az hIsiness uEu must recrz-Ize the fac
that the Caupais- czul=[ o. r-es--ahly IN n
--fe-rs- g fhs rnsress -eoTle. nv ? h Hal r
paatau the SCALED u1i1l tr-s-er. Is not In -Le
interests b-- IS % Sstizf- suue of the prr-1iirz
q ra-roz- minded men erszsed IN the hlildIn
trades-