The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
THE OPEN SHOP.

nens aecting the industries of the United States Neither
has been the OF the other Each has proeeaea
pendeny The that first excited attention
was promoted by capital Its purpose was by @ d % T =
was forseen that commodity would be controlled by
bnaon and would be raised lowered disregard OF the law Oh
supply and demand
this system of combination could be left free overwhem
competition the price of all the necessares OF life and OF all the
factors of development could be dictated by few men or by one
OF course the long this system would destroy itself by
affecting general prosperity as to impair consumption there can
be general prosperity without freedom Leave conpeuon ree
conjunction supply and demand and while
will be failures usually the result of bad Judgment and not
all who compete will thrive yet the Tar vaster number
consumers will injured and their
depends the commercial prosperity OF the country All OF
this felt keeny and early appreciated that egs-
lation responded to the demand of public opinion.
The first effort legislation the interstate commerce law
sd md 6inncrs The ooeatons of tbe Standard Oil COMPANY
legislation. In campaign de-
soy competition that company had found its most powerful in
competitors Supreme constttionay Of
the interstate law and then followed antitrust egsa
ton striking the commercial combinations efficiency
forms of legislation waited for proof until President Roosevelt
furnished 1t by enforcing the law.
Now way open establish the open shop in
commerce. transportation
reasonable competition Judicial Interpretation has
curnuaed to such an extent to serve as guide to uher leg
President Roosevelt be relied
recommend approve and enforce such legislation Ills competitor
Judge Parker declares that the resources OF the common law are
sufficient without the of what legislation have resort to
But be forgotten that law remedy must
be sought by individuals who have cause OF action II protection
against combinations and be sought by individual
single-handed It will be sought in vain
stronger individual and The Government
the Government against the and the combine 1t will
be observed that legislation has been aimed only of the
parallel which have unavoaby affected industries
by destroying freedom National and State antitrust laws have
framed exclude labor combinations their
As commercial combinations have enforced the closed shop
the labor combinations have enforced labor and have
express exception the operation of law The
result that might be able the neessaries
of life and might be able permit and prohibit labor
It amounts the substitution OF the arbitrary will OF one
Tor the free action of millions.
twin of that kind which denies freedom of
liberty work long without destroy
prosperity The right labor the right live and the right
choose commercial and follow under
limitation than reasonable competition necessary
development free people, desous of remaining free
the shop industry Nor the
fsvores combination that destroys freedom of
than that the freedom of labor
the necessity preserving
py for ALL There may be failures competition but
has exced affairs of the world
ab that will, because freedom.