Evening journal., 1916-11-17
CAPITAL MOVES
TO resist LABOR
More Than $4,000 Manu-
facturers Will Resent
Measures They Think
Unjust
APPROVE RAILROADS
ADAMSON LAW FIGHT

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.--Acto on OF
he railway companies throughout the
country in beginning suits to test the
eonstitutonality of the Adanfson law
was approved today by the National
Founders Association at the closing
less on Of its convention here. The
association is composed Of more than
SEQ manufacturing corporations in
al parts Of the country. II adopted a
resolution declaring that the right TO
have their cause determined by judi
cial proceed ng should be secured TO
he railroad systems and that the as
soc alton approved their attitude in
maintaining that right.
II was stated az the convention that
this step s the first of a series OF sim
liar actions TO be taken by the indus
trial associations which compose the
new national conference board that
was organized here Wednesday. This
board includes twelve national asso-
cations Of Industrial employers, COM
prising more than $4,000. who fur
nish employment to about 1000 900
workers Eight billion dollars OF cap
ital is said TO be represented, II is
planned 10 bring other assoc Nations OF
a similar character into the co-opera-
tive work. until the new organiza-
ton is regarded as fully typical Of the
Industrial movement throughout the
country.
The underlying purpose OF the
hoard was summed up by William H.
Barr Of Buffalo. president OF the Ma
ional Founders Assoc alton:
The Developments OF the last year
politically and industrially emphas &c
as never before the need OF more com
prehensive cooperative action in in
iustryr
II was freely admitted that. al
though the first steps looking toward
the formation OF the new organization
were taken more than a year ago. the
need OF such board was emphasized
by the result OF the national election
last week. 70 is planned 20 resist
labor movements which are cOnsid-
cred unjust to capital.
IN his annual report President
Barr cited returns 10 show that labor
leaders had failed TO deliver the vote
Of organized labor These leaders
bad thrown their fortunes with the
Democratic party. he said. but the
Democrats were defeated in most OF
the manufacturing States and SUCCESS
ful in agricultural States. He con-
tinued:
Despite the fact that the impotency
OF organized labor has been shown In
the recent election the fact which the
business man must bear in mind most
clearly Is that the party which has
been continued in power in the
United states for the next four years
has, during the last three and half
years. submitted to the dictates Of or
ganlzed labor. but that party must
now awake to the fact that IN its bar
tering With organized labor Il was re-
selring nothing in exchange.
This point is clear: Business men
and manufacturers must redouble
their efforts to prevent legislation
which is unfair. unjust and sometimes
Illegal and which is enacted nc the
behest OF labor Employers of labor
mne seek through education and
publicity and by every fair and hon
orable means to conserve their own
rights and TO see to it the legislation
which is enacted is based on equity
and not on favor.
politicians geh erally have petted
organized labor until now It regards
Itself as the privileged class in this
COUNTRY. large number OF it's lobby