Show OPPOSED LABOR UNIONS Chicago Manufacturer Claims Business Busi-ness is Retarded by Unionism Chicago March 21 The subcommittee subcom-mittee of the Congressional industrial commission spent several hours today In listening to testimony of James L 13oard of the firm of G A Crosby Co metal working machinery manufacturers manu-facturers Mr Board was emphatic In Mil opinion that the manufacturing Interests In-terests of Chicago were being greatly retarded by labor unionism that If it were not for the continual labor trouble trou-ble and the poor protection accorded manufacturer by the city administration administra-tion thc oily would be time largest manufacturing man-ufacturing center In I the world Mi 1 Board said that he had asked time Assistant Chief of Police for protection for his plant and had neon refused being told that nothing could be done owing to orders which came fiom sonic ono higher than the assistant Mr Board said the Police courts generally were Intimidated by the strike spirit that prevails among tht labor unions In answer to a question by Col Clark of the commission an to the probable prob-able result if the labor troubles continue con-tinue Mr Board said manufacturers would surely be drlen fiom Chicago to smaller towns where wages are less lie said ho considered u trades unionism placed a premium on luclllclency and that labor leaders from his experience with timeni were looking solely for their own aggrandisement The average American mechanic said Mr Hoard Is nothing but an overgrown boy From Levy Mayer of Moran Mayor c Mayer came a ahnrp charge that property prop-erty owned by corporations was not receiving re-ceiving duo protection either from the legislature or from time courts We are in the midst ho said of a hungry rapacious rebellion against these property prop-erty rights owned by corporations It Is appalling and horrifying to consider recent Judicial and legislative history Instead of the I poor not having equal protection with the rich before time law It is now the other way as far as the r corporate property of the rich is con I cemed The courts are so constituted that they I seem unable to gIve equal protection to property For reform Mr Mayer suggested First uniformity In corporation laws of different Stales second that the corporations cor-porations bo given uvery power that an individual I or association of Individuals possesses third that a national incorporation incor-poration act be passed and that the constitutional amendment probably necessary ne-cessary for thin ho < provided and fourth that Urn methods by which political po-litical fonventlonB create judges be changed Just before adjournment Mrs J Robb was heard She told a tale of the long alleged persecution nf hf > llUK band a painter by i tho union to which he belonged Mrs Robb at first refused to give her mmamnc for fear bin husband would bo further porspcutod Sin was Informed that she must do so before her she compiled 1 testimony would be taken 50 piled tIme of My husband wns a mC21hl0 nipr by union said she He Is jmdhmmte ago years trade One Sunday several > rt dimming mm iitotimI Ito I ho repaired JL skylight worth of to prevent damage to IWO and strike oil machinery There was u sl ntrcimftiflbeE lie 100 in a l was fined unable to sopalou of the union Welif n imaS iCemi Pay U he was expelled carried since and lullS pcrseruted ever October Neitimet only 6 since last iiii do union nonunion employees nor anything for him He HUM been awau t I when he bias 1 itt od baien and malmod J their had police tempted to work Thc suffcreil I am I have backs turned We I want the State doing dressmaking to annul the charters of all orgaimiitt time with liona If they fall to comply law Wo must have some pmotJCtiOIi will not give us Th city administration protection |