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But what we must protest apalnat 5a tha tra warrantable warranta-ble ut-iirpatinn of r!hte nd the fiisae-troue fiisae-troue rnduitTnl policy wldch rharacter-taea rharacter-taea -them in their preeeat aasoclated capacity." ca-pacity." That la unkind, unkind fceeause It la not true; unkind beoauae It la atatement In clrer-t opinmnii to the reauita iw crtni'liahed: Ut eourse tt Hi some coneaa-aton coneaa-aton -to eTH that It Is entitled to -ear-neat onai aeration, tut to Bay that there la en unwarrantable wurpatlon of rights and a owafitroya in?"triaj poilcjr la al-aolutely al-aolutely not true. 1 here Is no part of liw!nes or industrial tranaactlons In which everybody H arreed and eatiafled. j '().- - f''." "re . v - -t t i . yr , t , 1 " ' " V . j - i . i . -- - til t j a t...- It ns on. on to ,fa a' ..fy t f-irt nr fa t.ettermert of ri.nJiUn. t..ere i , i a. . t J ' r " Jt fij Ja-t iar ha I t t-ir1"" Lon toae on tne other e.a of ti' queeuon v . o a or . f r p "' rRr clject l.iere w..l ia a i.o.tuial treit.taiic. cc-n.-'- ' But there l elwars a neutral rround. al-? al-? v a rnuf'-Kl ! ."". a r.e itrnl position wcre t . . t e t i r' mt't jid at leaat contiJer the t. t"i. T11". has been in connection witQ t..ri-e labor troubles Tid (..eurtartoes r'ry Ihlr-tra I fnr"t rondore. it la rrte-iiy naLuraj tt,t In times l.. r,ef annvalea pros-Irlty pros-Irlty end of . organization of new societies socie-ties of .labor. orgrT,ed for the seme pur-t'Ofe, pur-t'Ofe, ortr..ei w-nn the same oalre to better their condition that unarrjuaJnted and lnexrerienced in the ppU-atioa of It mist 'nee phad te ms'ie. I cannot nor do I be. eve tnat there H a rta within the I sound cf my "voice who wa rerxlcne any violation of the law. any Interference , wtfh personaJ rlrt8 of his neighbor. ( " T he erentlomSe ir, I'arry) fUre an x-a-nple as to the Irreaponsrblllty of or-ranlred or-ranlred labor and repeaU the arrurnent t that In order to be dealt with on the part ef theHcyere thre wwet tee wnnae IckbI j reepors;Uiry. I am ojpoed to it. I am I oppoesd to any ach vnt.;tJona. Under the conditions that enlat today. If for no : other reason than ' that we have not Cieacbed any sttck point reU. ( - Continuing1, Senator Hanna read at lenath from the apeeii of Mr. Peary, ea-fvecUlly ea-fvecUlly the latter's etatenvents as to tee anthracite val striae, which he aald sniwepceaeirtod taa iacia. . "It 4s no part lor thoee who represent eapltaU' said Senator Hanna, "to condemn con-demn a fmHcy, because mistakes have been made; therefore, I say. shame to a man who would teach the pa bile and mis-represents mis-represents the facts : . - . C:- '.. " " - 1 - af - - J W 1 wl ' v--sjfc ( . ;..- - j w . - , - CCLL"i:UZ. O., -trrtl l. fecator II:r.ra y.s l?t r.-'r'-.t r:nst cf honor , , et .a .1: v?t tcnierti -t-e .dilcsates .to the convention of :th Arcalamated J. "cn tl -Ircn, steel ' p.nd - tin rc:l.:rs thct Is cow hclllr.s its twr.ty-e!ohth annur.l p-Ei'.on.here. lie ' r;j .invite! as the -fhairman cf the C!rle rtfrat'.on to peEk about the , r :.'.?r...I Ivlc federation and Its work. t'4t tsti occasion .8.130 o repljr v. yto the recent annual AdJreBs at the f 1'ew Orleans convention of President - i Tarry of the American Association of I ' J.:ar.uficturers -on the relations fce-1 fce-1 fween or-anlzel err.rloyers a.nd rs;a-, rs;a-, Clzed err;ioeea. tenator lltnna said; XTntcr IlazisA's Awircss. ' . ' . . I ave nlways felt that whaa the time 1 rnigiil ccine i.hat rien in the strife and contest cf 1:' coulj be mda to see that there Is no c. .Terence in the brotherhood cf pen, the bezinning of the end would fce In ,'nt. ' ' " '' The tor lnld how he bersme Interested Inter-ested in ti e work of Ute Clvlo lederatloiv 'and continued - - -- . i , ''From the outset I found those who are r;aE- in tl. s work to be earnest,- hon-M hon-M at i !f.ithiul -men. Inatead of looVdns; pofa.neor proba&ie failure in the face, ev4y month and -vry year has brought rood results, which have encouraged t those cf us who are performing; the ser-vleee, ser-vleee, so that today, my friends, 7. am ylad la this presence to be able to pay that 'we are -not only encouraged In the werk thus far, iut encouraged far beyond our fori lest hopes la the outlook for the fu- - dure, - v.- . ........ , : "W etart with the motto of the golden rule; cur fcasic prnciples ee founded wpoa rijiht snd juatlce among men. We ' start from the standpoint of a determination determina-tion to accomplish that "which would be beat or all. employer and the employee. We etart with a determination that, no matter what the obstacle, no matter what the difficulties that can -strew nur pathway, path-way, feeling that we are rlirht, and with earnest 'desire to do that which Is elht. recognising the mutual Interest .which is embodied in this proposition, we are ferns; fe-rns; forward ncourae;ed at every step we take. I say a mutual Interest, because - vqu can pot separate the Interests of theee two great factors which uoderUe eur development and prosperity, one as sieeeseary as the other,. equally Important each tn the other. I am lad, brothers at this point the speaker was Interrupted hy .tumultuous applause). . 5 Trifcats to Aaseelatloa. ' ''l sm'glad to have this opportunity te i Pay tnb-ute te the AmaVra mated aesoda-i aesoda-i ron, to have known It intimately stnoe tha "O-ay of Its birth: lam glad to have the f ',' opportunity te pay tribute to this old et-I et-I ' eran who was its first president Arrest applause as ths speaker placed his hand on the shoulder of Toastmsster Bisoopl. and to those who have followed after. ..v Two tit them are here tonljrht to speak for ,'. themselves, and I am glad further to have the opportunity to say that underlying rrinciplea of the Amalgamated association ave been my text, the guiding epirK of " all the work that I have ever .undertaken t tn the Interest of tabor. - .. -To you. my friends, 1s due the policy of the agreement, to yon is due the prao- tical workings of an organization start ing upon the principle of mutual Interest and lnvltlntT your employers to Join with you In the settlement of a scale, which means an annual agreement. That is the underlying principle which is the most l Important factor In this treat problem. t Stand on Common Ground. "In other branches of business, notably the United Mine-Workers, following that example, we have had for Ave consecutive , years absolute peace and comfort. I ad- ! ' vocate .the -doctrine, rocornlsinr the fact that you cannot separate the Interests of , the employer and the employee, that there meet be a common ground upon which the ' employer and the employee can meet on i friendly terms, with the determination to do what is right, and feeling that is the solution of the whole question. The 'Amalgamated association was the pioneer la this work, and their conservatism has ' " teen the foundation of their success. Pur s' sue that policy, my friends, meeting con- aitlons as conditions -change : meet -op-I portunities as opportunities offer-for your own advancement, for your own betterment, better-ment, but always with a spirit of conciliation concil-iation and oonaervatism, and you will be the leaders representing labor In this great Government. . "With but one notable exception, I want also to publicly etate, that la the ecpe-rience ecpe-rience of the last two years when those methods have been pursued there has not been-a-failure not ore not a failure. Now, Is It not encouraging, after such success suc-cess In two short years Is it not encour- aging to an of those who have this great -H interest at heart to go on with this work? i t It Is not often that I have- the opportu- j -aity or have had the opportunity to talk ' to as association like this. But I have had opportunities without number many j more than I can comply with, to talk be- . fore the pueiness men of the United : fetates, and as far as my opportunities and i strength permit I accept these Invltstlons ' for the purpose of talking to the business : men and employers of this country Just as i they ought to be talked to. ' Practiced TTnat TXa Prtachea. . , For thirty years, as your toastmaster has said, I have practiced what I preached. It was In 174. after terrlWO strikes In the coal mines ef the Tusca-! Tusca-! rawas valley and I was only a repre- , eentative of the employers on the occa- i slon I made up my mind that there was j a better way to settle labor troubles. And ' from that day until tonight It has been my constant thoueht and effort to bring about such a condition as would do away with such disastrous trouble. There ere many who criticise, many un-believera, un-believera, and doubters, ss to the fruition 'of this great question, but my reply to .them la that the men who at Ions; range critlcles and doubt the future of a settie- 'went of this great question only demon- strata their ignorance. They do not know . the worklnrs of It. I As an. evidence Of that, with your per-v per-v mlKalon, I want to allude to the recent utterances of the president of an organisation organi-sation known a the Manufacturers7 association. as-sociation. . I. have nothing personal ra.lnet Mr. Parry. . I have the highest -.rpect for th.t orra nidation, because I ipow a rreat deal of Its personnel, and I know that It Is composed of liberal, high-minded high-minded men;- I say that It Js unfortunate that thet question ahould be coneidered tn i public a way, in ao drastic a way, by one who from his own statements does . r.ot understand the question. It is stated thus; - - "Orrar.ised labor knowa but one law and that la the law of Physical force the law rf the Hurts and VandaJa, the laws, of the iflvsre. - All its purposes are accom-1 accom-1 t liBhed either by actual force or by the j throt cf tore." That Is not true. Reed- ' . Inc i"Once thoroughly alive to the true 1 nature ef this un-American Institution of V r-e-aj-.'se.t labor ss at present conducted, " ,'M.le. I firmly beheve, will place V. aumn cf . c.sarrreval upon It and It v.1'1 Uwlndie la power faster than tt i r;rew." . CiYtTiecsMful Cossi3eratIon.''. '' We w!:i ae. In controversion of those statement-, J am to bear witna te the fact that within the last two years, la connection with this work cf the Civic e |
