The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-29
PLEADS FOR THE OPEN SHOP
John Kirby. Jr., Of Dayton, Ohio. Also
Praises Gov. Peabody's Acts.

John Kirby. Jr., Of Dayton, ohio, Also
Praises Gov. Peabodys Acts.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2s.-John Kirby
Jr., of Dayton, Ohio, made an address on
the labor question last evening before the
Detroit Bureau OF the Michigan Manu-
faoturers' Association. He spoke In behalf
of the Citizens Industrial Association oil
America and urged more liberal support
for that organization from the employers
OF the country.
"The need, he said, for organizations OF
citizens opposed to unionism OF the kind
which I am opposing has been terseiy ana
fttingly expressed by certain New YORK
contracting architect who has had muoh
experience In putting up sky scraper build
ings in that city He said to me recently:
Once you get into the tolls OF labor union,
an attempt to escape Its persecution is like
unto man with tallow legs trying to crawl
out of Hades.' That is suggestive OF the
real thing. II needs no further explana-
ton.
1The officers and members Of the execi-
tive committee Of the Citizens Industrial
Association are giving freely Of their val
liable time and using their energies to estab-
lish a national bureau Of education from
which to distribute to the homes OF the
working classes, as we'll as to the business
classes, wholesome literature to counter
act socialism and socialistic trades union
ism. 1t is possible for this association to
create such a strong public sentiment
against the abuses OF which We complain
as TO teach the agitators, who are putting
our institutions and destroy our social and
industrial system, comprehensive and
lasting lesson that this country 10 for Ameri-
cans and those who wish to become Ameri-
cans, and that no turbulent body OF hood
lums and aliens will ever be permitted to
transform it into a bedlam."
Mr.. Kirby gave long review OF the peck
ers' strike in Chicago and the anarchist
conditions that have recently prevailed IN
Colorado. He said:
Coy. Peabody believes. and he is right,
that the only way to deal with anarchy is
with an iron hand and an iron heel. and
that every time it puts up its head it should
be crushed out OF sight; not nursed and
coddled into prominence and power before
attempting to suppress it, We have no
lists, and the sooner the American people
interest the mselves in this question and
determine to stamp it down at the beginning
the better it viii be for this nation
Continuing, the speaker said: :,
when an employer enters into closed
6nOp COnCTaCt He tneu anu Iueie uc&ohher u
conspirator under the law, for our courts
have decreed. time and again, that such
contracts are conspiracies; that they are In
direct opposition to the fundamental prin-
oiples upon which this Government was
founded, and that they are discriminating in
character and antagonistic TO public policy.
The closed shop contract is crime :. gainss inst
violence and crime and incites men to
murder. 1t Is the one thing which the rabid
hardest and strongest to establish and
maintain, and for the accomplishment OF
which they will stop at nothing.
sWhen employers sign the closed shop
contract they know it to be wrong and
right for a mess Of pottage. The closed
shop guarantees TO the union man, be he
criminal, ex-conviot or loafer employment
to the exclusion OF the free and independent
citizen. Shane say sent 4, en-. shame hadae
nation And shame on the people Of this
republic that they should have allowed the
closed shop injustice to force 30 many
right minded working people into labor
unions"