The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-14

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as enc
:tions ot,., capital, but. really. directed
against the organizat fons Of IA or:ss s;s :.
Labor, opp on nte4farce#<@ 2.b tlo3 an9
o 1noW that the Of the trusts ana
secretive,. while On I'll Is other hand the
actions Of organized labor, even if only
Of necessity be open and above board
and, susceptible. to: the Interpretation
or the :ministrepretati ton of the: friend
:, Organized labor and its members. are
laW-abiding. They ask no immunity
f cIont the u lay: They-:ask. and nave 9:
accorded to them the: constitutional
right Of equality before the law We
protest 1! against the distortion Of the
formed BY other than workmen, are
pronounced proper and lawful, - but
When performed by; workmen are. ad-
3ToEed 1tm mp PEI and unlawful, We
any law which seeks to make unlawful
the exercise of rights Guaranteed to us
t ny tie TIE fundamental; lazy of the land,
Inc constitution of the United States.
b. The Union Shop or "ODen Shop"
=, Recently the opponents Of organized
labor have started AN agitation for
what they, euphoniously designate as
me me open SHOP and several employ
suaded that the proposition on the sur
face appears to be; ethical, have advo-
Gated Gated It: On the other hand: our move
our opponents. designate it, the closed
SHOP; FOR as matter! of fact. a union
sapp is not 7, el9sed shop Any Wage-
IN anv nar MEMBER m Of an Organization
the union shop: And any wage-earner,,
competent to fill any position in the
er Sao9 Is not only h egn1e to en-
tlons nave their hundreds of mission
aries. at work. in and out of season,
turg'ng and pleading with them to en-
This so-called. open sho,> is the disin-.
tegrattng factor that leads to the non
nn ion shop h in other words, the shop
matter from whence he, halls or what
MS skill and competency.
The so-cal1ed open shop influences
wages and the standard of life to the
the most im1sediate needs Of those in
a an1en1 distress, Of the poorest situated
ganized labor with employers depend
f 70 IT their success upon the good will
each other. Neither should be subject
to the irresponsibility> or lack of intel
i;gH &c OF the non-unionist; or his fail
f the t to act In CONCERT with and bear
list. Hence, the so-called open shop
makes agreements and joint bargain
with employers impracticable, If not
sponslble for. nOn-unionists whose con-
duct often renders the terms of the
agreement ineffective and nugatory.
81 5 5eS mSsf aSGf
sponsors for what they term the open
saoP, upon the pretense of the liberty
or the Individual, the thought forces
itself upon us to ask:
when, In history, have the oppo-
3ieIts OF any movement for the up
lifting Of the masses. constituted them
the liberty and freedom of the people?"
The whole hue and cry is designed to
deceive assavs the ignorant and enthrall the
I took .occasion*to say recently: ITO
a non-unionist,. despite that which his
advocates say for him, can not be at
5trlbuted the virtue Of helning his fell
the biishment :SofH more rishtf1 Y re- -
employers buf fha dh Of t perr
mart nf
theAnon-unio tG iine iii III IN Sour
b y,
fened interest to adVocate E.th esG open
shop AS: the Himmortal Lincoln said
This country can not long remain half
free and half slave" SO say we. that
any establishments can not long remain,
or pc succ c. operated, part union
Secretary MorrisOn's Interesting Report
Secretary Frank Morrison next re-
ance Of $50, ri the treasury. CHAR
tiers were issued: to 1884 national.
state and local labor unions. The gain
IN membership in the A. F. of L.
amounted to '615.731~ There were 2OO4
strikes during the year, 1412 Of these
We're won, 912 were COMPROMISED, .173
are still pending and ITS were lost
The str likes cost $2,93241772:: The
strikes involved 249,819 people. There
are almost 100000 members of the A.
F.. of L. who have no connection with
any international trade union.