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that they are fighting to subjugate the opposing class。 It is the barons
against the commons。 One of these leagues； the National Association of
Manufacturers； is stopping short of nothing in what it conceives to be a
life…and…death struggle。 Mr。 D。 M。 Parry； who is the president of the league；
as well as president of the National Metal Trades' Association； is leaving
no stone unturned in what he feels to be a desperate effort to organize his
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class。 He has issued the call to arms in terms everything but ambiguous：
〃THERE IS STILL TIME IN THE UNITED STALES TO HEAD OFF
THE SOCIALISTIC PROGRAMME； WHICH； UNRESTRAINED； IS
SURE TO WRECK OUR COUNTRY。〃
As he says； the work is for 〃federating employers in order that we may
meet with a united front all issues that affect us。 We must come to this
sooner or later。 。 。 。 The work immediately before the National Association
of Manufacturers is； first； KEEP THE VICIOUS EIGHT…HOUR BILL
OFF THE BOOKS； second； to DESTROY THE ANTI… INJUNCTION
BILL； which wrests your business from you and places it in the hands of
your employees； third； to secure the PASSAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY BILL； the latter would go through
with a rush were it not for the hectoring opposition of Organized Labor。〃
By this department； he further says； 〃business interests would have direct
and sympathetic representation at Washington。〃
In a later letter； issued broadcast to the capitalists outside the League；
President Parry points out the success which is already beginning to attend
the efforts of the League at Washington。 〃We have contributed more than
any other influence to the quick passage of the new Department of
Commerce Bill。 It is said that the activities of this office are numerous and
satisfactory； but of that I must not say too muchor anything。 。 。 。 At
Washington the Association is not represented too much； either directly or
indirectly。 Sometimes it is known in a most powerful way that it is
represented vigorously and unitedly。 Sometimes it is not known that it is
represented at all。〃
The second class…conscious capitalist organization is called the
National Economic League。 It likewise manifests the frankness of men
who do not dilly…dally with terms； but who say what they mean； and who
mean to settle down to a long； hard fight。 Their letter of invitation to
prospective members opens boldly。 〃We beg to inform you that the
National Economic League will render its services in an impartial
educational movement TO OPPOSE SOCIALISM AND CLASS
HATRED。〃 Among its class…conscious members； men who recognize that
the opening guns of the class struggle have been fired； may be instanced
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the following names： Hon。 Lyman J。 Gage； Ex…Secretary U。 S。 Treasury；
Hon。 Thomas Jefferson Coolidge； Ex…Minister to France； Rev。 Henry C。
Potter； Bishop New York Diocese； Hon。 John D。 Long； Ex…Secretary U。 S。
Navy； Hon。 Levi P。 Morton； Ex…Vice President United States； Henry
Clews； John F。 Dryden； President Prudential Life Insurance Co。； John A。
McCall； President New York Life Insurance Co。； J。 L。 Greatsinger；
President Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co。； the shipbuilding firm of William
Cramp & Sons； the Southern Railway system； and the Atchison； Topeka；
& Santa Fe Railway Company。
Instances of the troubled editorial voice have not been rare during the
last several years。 There were many cries from the press during the last
days of the anthracite coal strike that the mine owners； by their
stubbornness； were sowing the regrettable seeds of socialism。 The World's
Work for December； 1902； said： 〃The next significant fact is the
recommendation by the Illinois State Federation of Labor that all members
of labor unions who are also members of the state militia shall resign from
the militia。 This proposition has been favorably regarded by some other
labor organizations。 It has done more than any other single recent
declaration or action to cause a public distrust of such unions as favor it。
IT HINTS OF A CLASS SEPARATION THAT IN TURN HINTS OF
ANARCHY。〃
The OUTLOOK； February 14； 1903； in reference to the rioting at
Waterbury； remarks； 〃That all this disorder should have occurred in a city
of the character and intelligence of Waterbury indicates that the industrial
war spirit is by no means confined to the immigrant or ignorant working
classes。〃
That President Roosevelt has smelt the smoke from the firing line of
the class struggle is evidenced by his words； 〃Above all we need to
remember that any kind of CLASS ANIMOSITY IN THE POLITICAL
WORLD is； if possible； even more destructive to national welfare than
sectional； race； or religious animosity。〃 The chief thing to be noted here is
President Roosevelt's tacit recognition of class animosity in the industrial
world； and his fear； which language cannot portray stronger； that this class
animosity may spread to the political world。 Yet this is the very policy
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which the socialists have announced in their declaration of war against
present…day societyto capture the political machinery of society and by
that machinery destroy present…day society。
The New York Independent for February 12； 1903； recognized without
qualification the class struggle。 〃It is impossible fairly to pass upon the
methods of labor unions； or to devise plans for remedying their abuses；
until it is recognized； to begin with； that unions are based upon class
antagonism and that their policies are dictated by the necessities of social
warfare。 A strike is a rebellion against the owners of property。 The rights
of property are protected by government。 And a strike； under certain
provocation； may extend