The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-29
FOR OPEN SHOP.
The Citizens Industrial Allow.
ance Meets I'm New York.
1t Is the Second Annual Meet
ing of the Organization.
ID. M. PARRY'S ADDRESS
The President Reviews the
Growth of the Association.
Says 1000 Factories Have
Adopted "Open Shop" Plan.

New York, Nov. 29.-Members of the
Citizens Industrial association rep
resenting all sections of the country
were present when the second annual
convention of the organization opened
here today. 1t is the aim of the conven-
ton to bring about a complete organic
alton of manufacturers, business men
and all large employers of labor and to
adv ocate the ''open shop" idea. All en-
ployers not affiliated with the associa-
tiOn were invited to attend the cOnven-
ton.
President David NJ. Parry in his adj
dress reviewed the growth of the open
shop movement and said that within
a year LOCO factories have opened their
doors to worknen without regard to
their membership in unions.
He said in part;
If trades uniOnism should become
dominant in this country have not the
least doubt that our Industries would
1anguish and our streets would be filled
with idle men. No other results could
possibly come from a system that would
base the reward of labor, not on merit
but on the power of organization to
dictate terms, system that would re-
strict output, discourage enterprise and
permit the indolent and least efficient
to set the pace for industry. Can pres
ent day unioniSm become dominent in
this country? 1t is my belief that if
you would like to see organized labor
obtain a controlling power over indus
trial and public affairs all that you
need do is to fold your hands and let
the unions work their will. Under the
dO-nOthing policy of the employers, up
until few years ago, the growth of
unionism was magical Finally with
several millions of workers back of
them and flushed with victory because
of success in a number of strikes. the
leaders assumed dictatorial attitude
toward congress and local authorities
At that time it seemed as though pub
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demands that the strike bosses chose to
make, and but scant hearing was given
to the employers side of any contro-
versy no matter how automatically ex-
pressed
Il believe that this was a critical
time in the history of our country and
had the employers not abandoned the
let-alone policy We should today be
facing a very different condition of af-
fairs from that now confronting US.
We should, perhaps, have the eight
hour and anti-injunction bills on the
statute books and the principle of
preference to uniOnists in employment,
or. in other words, the national closed
shop would more than likely be in a
fair way of adoption. But, fortunately,
for the welfare of every man, woman
and child in this country, there sprang
UP a movement, which was practically
spontaneous among the employers, for
the formation of local associations,
while such great national organiza-
lions as the National Association of
Manufacturers began to grapple with
the problem with energy and determi-
nation. What happened? There is
little need for me to rehearse the
story. Strike after strike was ordered
only to be lost by the unions, and a
great check was given to trades union
aggression from Maine to California.
Shop after shop has been opened to
the nonunion man, and protection has
been given him against the sluggers in
most of our industrial centerS-
81 believe that fully one thousand