Show I CALLS IT A TRUST 1 A CHICAGO MANUFACTURERS I OPINION OF UNION Declares Unionism the Most Gigantic Gigan-tic and Arrogant Combine Ever Organized Or-ganized Story Told Commission Chicago March 20 Several largo manufacturers appeared before the subcommittee 1 of the Congressional Industrial commission which met here today to Investigate manufacturing conditions In the West and more particularly par-ticularly In Illinois and Chicago W L Chalmers of the firm of Fraser Chalmrrs was the principal witness He characterized trades unionism In this country as the most gigantic and arrogant trust ever organlyed and also bitterly criticised the method of choosing choos-ing the Judiciary by popular vote In Illinois Mr Chalmers claimed that r manufacturers = manu-facturers In Chicago had for yeans been practically without police protection and charged that this condition of affairs af-fairs > as due entirely politics |