Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-20
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN Ae9o. Il
CATION OF MANUFACTURE.
ERs SHOWS NO MERCY.
UNIoNIsM FAILS TO CLEAR
ITSELF OF STAIN or VIOLENCE
Bitter Attack comss in Annual Rsesss
Of National Association onioiai--
Rsfsrs to Los Angeles Tragedy and
indianapolis Drama-Lssisiatsrs Alse
Flaysd by Speaker.

that organized labor has failed to clear.
itself OF the stains which violence and
lawlessness has cast upon IT," Johl.
Kirby. Jr. ot Dayton, Ohio pre- sidcnt
OF the National Association OF Manu-
facturers. today In his annual report
dwelt on Industrial tendencies toward
their manufacturers and employers. He,
| referred in detail to corporations and
railroads and the attitude OF manufac-
turers toward the tariff. He said In
part:
"Conspicious OF events IN recent
years that have transplred in America
are the tragedy OF Los Angeles and the
! drama OF Indianapolis AS a reward to
! the principal accompiices OF this con-
| spiracy they have. one after another.
thru the power of the invincible inner
circle Of the American Federation OF
Labor been reelected to their respec.
! tive Offices Point to me one single Ia
bor leader or delegate who has arisen
and demanded that such type OF Lead
! crship be forever barred from union
| affairs.
| Labor Trust Protected.
During recent years we have wit
| messed the prosecution and conviction
OF many business men under the Sher-
man law for seeking IN some way to
protect their business from the dom
| inant methods of the labor trust. II
| they have violated the law we have no
! com plant to make for the penalties
they have been called upon to pay. Hut
we do protest against the free and un-
restrained manner In which the labor
trust violates the same law.
I'VE are justified In our condemna-
! ton Of representatives in congress who
| in the name of expediency stoop no
! low In the scale of public duty a. q
vote for such legisia tion as the Clay.l
ton injunction bill and contempt bill,
which passed the house. and only ~.
| capped passage in the senate by hairs
breadth.
Cowardies Of Representations.
| There are men now acting in this
! capacity OF representatives Of tho
fpeople who under the cowardiy pre-
tense OF political expediency have been
willing to violate their oath OF offices
| for n cheap price offered by the lead
| ers of an organized gang OF dynamit-
ers who. with their entire gang Of at
| filiated membership, represent less than
= per cent OF tHe population OK ttuo
country.
Should we not gaze with amazement
upon the spectacle presented to us In
the closing days OF the last congress
when both the house and senate passed
the sundry civil appropriation bill con-
| tanning the provision that no funds ap-
propriated for the use of the depart
ment of justice for prosecution OF vio-
lations of the Sherman act. should not
be used in prosecuting defiant commits
sions. bill which William Howard
Taft promptly vetoed.
"The same bin is pending again. ha1-
ing been passed by the house in the
extra session. And this is the way the
party in power starts out 10 make good
It's boasted slogan. Equal rights to
all"
Referring to the Industrial Workers
of the World as being supplemental 10
the American Federation OF Labor
Kirby said:
Insidious Class Legislation.
Against these forces Of evil. do
mestic and alien. We must stand 1int.
like in our resolve that our government
is and must be a government of law"
III as result of IA radical illadvised
tariff legislation we suffer business de-
preston" he said in conclusion. 'the
aftermath. like in the recent floods.
will plainly be visible and the remedy
sharp and decisive. But this ie not the
case with respect to the insidious class
legislation which Is creeping upon us.
Experience teaches us that only when
such legislation Is Incorporated In 4
statute law IL Is written there TO stay.