The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-30
PRINCIPLE OF
THE OPEN SHOP
Meeting OF the Citizens Indus
trial Association.
ALL EMPLOYEES INVITED
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF PRESI-
DENT PARRY.

A. EW YORK, Nov. 29.-Members Of
~ the Citizens Industrial associa-
tiJr. representing all sections of
the country, were present when the
second annual convention OF the or
ganization opened here today. 1t is the
aim OF the convention to bring about a
complete organization Of manufacture
ers, business men and all large en-
plOyes of labor, and to advocate the
open-shOp idea. All employers not at
Inflated with the association were in
Vited to attend the convention.
Parry's Address.
President David NJ Parry, i'm his an
nual address, reviewed the growth Of
the 'Open-shop" movement, and said
that within year 1.000 factories have
opened their doors to Workmen with
out regard TO their membership in
unions. In some of these factories, he
said, the output per man has been in
creased from . TO 30 Ter cent. Mr..
Parry said:
IF trades uniOnisJs should become
dominant in this country" he said, Il
have not the least doubt that our in
dustries would languish and our streets
would be filled with idle men. No 9TH
-er results could possibly follow a sys-
tenn that would base the reward of la
Dor not on merit but on the power of
organization to dictate terms, a system
that would restrict output, discourage
enterprise and permit the indolent and
least efficient TO set the pace for indus
try"
Closed Shop Illegal.
Mr.. Parry declared that the courts
nave, with practical unanimity, held
that the closed shop cannot be MAIN
tanned by means of contracts between
employers and unions for the reason
that such contracts are illegal and void
in that they tend TO produce a mOnop-
oily, and are unconstitutional and
against public policy.
The question" he said "then arises
whether the closed shop can be main
tanned in the absence of contracts by
the method of the unions refusing to
work with non-union men.
II believe that when any organization
takes concerted action to quit work
merely TO prevent men not in their or
ganization from exercising their right
TO labor, an injury IS inflicted upon the
men forced out of employment which
should ent3tle them to some redress
The unions must also remember that
while they have the right TO quit work
the employer has the right to employ
whom he pleases."
Rise of Socialism.
Mr.. Parry, speaking of the social
istic vote, said:
1t may be considered unfortunate
by some that the result of compelling
the unions TO abide by the laws IS to
drive a portion of their membership
into the Socialist party, but certainly
1t IS no argument to say that the unions
should be permitted TO follow their own
sweet viii in order that their members
may not become socialists. The growth
of the Socialist party simply adds ad-
dltional force to the necessity that con-
fronts the employers to take an active
hand in shaping public sentiment to the
end that our great individualistic form
of government may be maintained"
In closing, Mr.. Parry laid special
stress on the educational feature of the
work of the Citizens Industrial asso-
citation. He said the association has
made marvellous progress in the first
year Of its organization, and that it
was certain to become one of the most
powerful and influential forces for
good to be found in the world The
work. he said. that it has undertaken
must and shall go forward.
Colorado Horrors Defended.
The Aims OF the Citizens Alliance
was the subject of "A paper read bv ]
! g Craig. president Of the State Citizens
Alliance OF Colorado. Mr. Craig said tina (
the Citizens Alliance was the outgrowth
Of desire upon the part of the public
. Tor Industrial peace and the steady en-
pioyment of labor. 20 the end that in
dustry might not he disturbed
The purpose of the Citizens alliance
was not TO antagOnize unionism or to
destroy the unions. but only TO resist the
unions insofar as their methods are op-
preSSiye. unreasonable or unlawful
Mr.. Craig defended the attitude of the
Citizens alliance IN Colorado and de-
cared that the deportation OF miners
from the state was justified bv the cir
cumstances. The general sentiment of
that community. in which the rich mine
, owners. bankers. capitalists and wealthy
merchants form an insignificant item
numerically, fully sustains Governor Pea
body said MIR Craig. 1T was an un-
usual situation and required unusual
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