The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-29


N"rd;n's Magazine" James w. Van
''";tv". president of the Buck Stove
and l'an%c Company and OF the Nation
al Association of manufacturers la, a
Enthusiastically yirnlcnt and abusive
article against the entry OF labor into
tn" political field. The violent language
in which Mr.. Van Cleavc intlulgcs shows
tn" alarm which has hccn caused bv the
recent general :waIlrnin" OF the work
IN" class.
The manufacturers president j., ni
course. true friend OF Labor. unions
1T least "i all such unions rs are con
du"tcd in accordance with the interests
"i the manufacturers. But his indigna-
li"n i nnhoundcd against all who q,lc.-
ton what he calls the associations
creed That creed he state. ~ follows:
TIA" open shop.
y" restriction in use OF tools. ma,
chn"ry. or materials. except such rs are
unsafe.
No limitation OF output.
\" restrict ions in number OF apprcn-
ti""@ when OF proper AGE.
y" hnycn,t.
No sympathy strike.
This platform. lie declares. is simple.
~:,n-. american. Over the open shop
waves the banner of Industrial peace
iuS: as. nccortiin" TO Mmavioir. order
r"i.ncd in Warsaw" after all the forces
"I Polish Independence had been crushed
hy The Russian Cos-acks.
Ia make the T-Nlanufncturcr~' Creed
com plctc it 81 necessary 10 add one moro
sentence, which occurs 1T the very close
"i the articlc Says President Van
Ch.avc:
Unions run by mcn who obey the laws
"t the land and who r"co%niz" that en-
.'l"ycr~ have right to y DECISIVE
NrlCE. in the management "t their own
affairs will be welcomed into the labor
l"td hy ms
Thus. the organized wnrl>in"m"n may
ask. but tn" employers and they alone
ara To decide |" whether tools and
machinery ar" safe or not and whether
..ppr,,ticcs and helpers are. OF proper
.@r. ~" limitation Of output means
that wrrlin"mcn must work Is Ion" and
lr0duc" :t~ much aS the employers want
them 10: it does not at all nvaliat"
the employers right /" decide I" re-
.nlcr t"rcc or t" shut down their works
>s.h"n il serves THEIR purposes I" re
on..- output. The statement that IN III"
"pen shop '-uniou and non-union men
cut"r OH equal terms" i I" DE qualified
i.s the "m mplorcr'- right l." dischar"" men
absolutely 1T his will.
President Van Clcavc deals daniu;,-
tiIu round the land in mastery fash
I,r- All the labor men VIII" d" not REG
u.nir. tho sacred :uttncratic rights "i
Il. ,,n-,lovcrS are freely characterized
SIS rioters. c"ltSpiratnr>. thieves bandits
and murlrrc-:S. Her" ar" some of the
because th" courts wer" cntorrin.
IN. laws :.o,inst The labor politicians
,he latter demanded front Congress tho
privilege oi bcin" allowed I" r"ihh'''
certain crimes The policy of free riot
ui,L Incidental aS-tssination wa
na!,od hv the injunction which the. fear
Ic-~ and hOnr~t nitcd states J"h"'
y,r.,ntod. III. labor bosses wanted Con
gross to tax" this power away 'r"" TN
Judges by throwing obstacles in the WA,
which would virtually destroy the III
junction process.
Ii til" lawmakers OF all the state
bad seen the pickctcr at close f"h.'' Il
and thousands "i othrf "i1p'"E
-,ud out al the National Association "
manufacturers have done they W""l
promptly pm, him in tho same caie""'
the sneak thief or the bandit an
IN" him the sam" punishment II
iirkct"r surrounds the piac" 81 hnSln"-
fthr employer whom h" wars ''"'ln7
'lt"ay"r- to prevent men from w"r>''i
rnr INN. IRON buying :,nythin" from nm
from holding intercourse OF any S"i
,'i'h him.
Ills object j. t. turn the whole con
,nNniry against that employer. /" r"i
lbs trade. to prevent the .:r"ce:' or u
l.Drchrr from ~ctNn" him and ms ian
Il, With food and tn" doctor from Nl-i
fn" th'iu when sick. His whole am
-aii that "f the Labor union behind hii