Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-05
H%T;o"Al CIVIC LEAGUE t.sTENs
TO ADDRESSES ~ Low
AND olssoNs.
COOPERATION OF EMPLOYEES
WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Seth Low lauds American Federation
Of Labor But Scores Socialists and
Men 81 MeNamara Typs-cardinal
Gibbons Declares Capital and Labor
Are oNs and lnssparabls.

the relationship between employer and
employe was the feature Of the first
days session Of the twelfth annual ma
tional civic federation here today.
Cardinal Gibbons was the frst speaker
on the program. which included Seth
Low, Of New York. president Of the
organizations; Judge Martin A. Knapp,
Of the commerce court: c. G. Norman,
Of the New York Building Trades En-
ployers' Association. and Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Joseph Stew
art.
Cardinal Gibbons was the presiding
officer for the opening day and Presi-
dent Taft Is expected to preside over
the sessions tomorrow and Thursday.
Besides the. regular meetings of the
federation gatherings will be held by
various departments for consideration
Of important questions.
Low Euiosixss Labor Unions.
Appealing for the advancement of
Industrial peace and industrial CO.
operation between employer and en-
ploye, Seth Low. president Of the Ma
vention of that organization today,
eulogized the labor union and defended
its rights to struggle for recognition.
He endorsed heartily the American
Federation Of Labor and its methods,
and with equal spirit denounced the
radical labor ledaers as socialists
..seekinK a social revolution, not a So
cial evolution.
S.,S I L. hot Tho n " fn
industrial peace and industrial efici-
ency.' said Mr.. Low. Els to be found
IN the hearty. cooperation of employ
err with lah0r unions In the confident
expectatIdn that when the right, Of
WORKING mana 70 collective Bargaining
passSs .asuchelienGed In practice. the
right nf40tfer working men to forego
collective bargaining II they wish to
do SO, will be equally unchallensed."
Undue Criticism.
Referring to the fact that Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation Of Labor. was vice presi-
dent Of the civic federation. Mr.. Low
said that the organization had been
criticized by many employers because
Of its apparent close relationship with
labor. This criticism he declared, had
been based largely on the alleged mis-
deeds Of labor individuals or unions.
.The National Civic Federation is
not unaware Of those mistakes and
those misdeeds on the part Of indtvid-
uals. and sometimes Of whole unions" }"
he said "The federation. however,
declines to lay emphasis only on the
mistakes and misdeeds OF organized
labor. It prefers to look above and
beyond such incidents which. In cer-
tain sense, are parts Of all human
struggles toward the inspiring object
Of Organized labor, which is to improve
the conditions Of that vast body OF
men and women and children who toll
With their hands for their daily bread" ;"
Must pisown MeNamaras.
Mr.. Low. referring to the Mcnamara
case. said It had been demonstrated to
organized labor that II in the future
IL wished to command public sympa-
thy and confidence ut must be prompt
to disown all violence connected with
the struggles Of labor"
He condemned with equal 'vigor the
socialist leaders and the employer OF
labor who saw nothing more than the
interests Of private property. He con-
terAaad they stood in the way Of en-
Hghtenmenk.
Cardinal Gibbons, presiding at the
first session conference Of the fedora
tfon, made . plea for industrial peace.
He paid tribute to the workman and
declared the motto Of both employer
and employe should be Labor and
Capital, one and inseparable. now and
forever"
.'The purpose Of our meeting" said
the cardinal, els to remove. as far as
possible, all hostilities and recrimina-
tions. all chickering's and misunder-
standings between capital and labor, 30
that mutual love and good will may be
ir,augurated between them, and the
glorious reign Of business and COM
mercial prosperity may be confirmed
and perpetuated tmuout the land"
Capital and labor. the Cardinal de-
3 clared. were "the invincible arms Of
industrial activity" and should work
in harmony for the common good.