The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-26

CHICAGO, December l2.-''The type
of unionism represented by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and advocat
ed by Gompers and Mitchell is as
great, if not a greater, menace to so
ciety than the kuklux khan, the Molly
Maguires, the manas and the black
hand societies. declared John Kirby
Jr, president of the National Associa.
ton of Manufacturers, before 80 dele
gates to the national business con.
gress in session at the Congress hotel
today.
The second days session Of the con.
gress saw practically all of the dele
gates in attendance. The delegates
are representatives of well known com
mercial and civic bodies from over the
entire United States, and business
men from coast to coast who have be-
come interested in the purpose of the
.congress-the organized effort of
American business men as a unit to
become power in United States poll
tics
Scores Gompers and Unions.
Mr. Kirby severely arraigned Comp
ers and Mitchell and organized labor
in general.
Il have repeatedly made such a com
parison." said Mr. kirby land | have
many times been called rabid and radi
cal for saying so by men who ought tc
have more sense because | told the
naked truth without slobber or white
wash. And now every newspaper in
the country is saying the same and
more. I wonder if my critics have
changed their minds?"
Believes Gompers "Led"
when Gompers, upon being advised
of the confessions of the McNamaras
declared I am astounded believe he
spoke the truth, but when he said that
his 'credulity had been grossly i'm
posed upon I believe he lied, and SO
does everybody who possesses an
ounce of common sense. He was as
founded at the confession of the Nc
Namaras, but not at their guilt"
mot until the McNamaras confessed
and laid bare to the world the horri
bic TRUTH" continued Mr.. Kirby, was
there ever protest uttered against
violence by the militant labor unions
or their officers. But when that terri
bic shock came there went up a LOUD
cry against violence and a demand
that the McNamaras be hanged.
To Save the Organization.
"Of course, this was done as a last
hope to save the life of the organiza-
ton in whose behalf the McNamaras
perpetrated the heinOus crimes for
which they have been sentenced.
Let it be remembered that the
whole bunch stood sohdly behind the
whole gang of murderers right up to
the moment of the final and positive
exposure"
81 tell you candidly, fearlessly and
as seriously as l know how" continued
the speaker, what I have for years
been telling the people Of this country,
and what many well meaning men
have censured me for telling in plain
language, and that is that every law
self-respecting, thinking man
in this country, whether he be a~day
laborer or a bank president, or what
ever may be his calling, should turn
his face like adamant against any or
ganized system that makes possible a
such as has been exposed at
Los Angeles.
Takes Fling at John Mitchell.
There is no use to mince matters
nor to blind our eyes to a thing that
stands out as bold as the shining sun,
nor is there any sense in permitting
such men as John Mitchell to throw
sand in our eyes. | have no patience
with men who say, Hush, don't speak
50 plain 1t is that sort of molly
DOuule ubuStIlSt lldJ mas h'lJSh " 'tN-
the curse to where it is, and |
say to you that it is the plain, bound
EN- duty of every decent citizen to help
wipe the thing from the face Of the
earth.
"The coward who shirks that duty is
little if any more worthy of the re-
5pect of his fellow citizens than are
the men who constitute a part of the
itself.
Would End Labor Unions.
of labor cannot organize and be-
nave with decency and justice, then, in
Gods name, | say that it has no bust
less to be organized, and the rest of
he people should see to it that it is
not.
1T is to be hoped that the Mona
nara confession and facts which viii
,e developed by the Department of
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