Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-29
WITH OPEN TARIFF
HOW EMPLOYERS MIGHT DEAL
WITH TRADE uNloNIsM.
Instead Of Raising Millions with
Which to Fight Organized Labor
the Manufacturers Might Spend
Their Money In Breaking Down
Tariff Protection.

Their Money In Breaking Down
Tariff Protection.
1t would seem that zeal for the open
shop on the part of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers has subsidized
in favor Of zeal for the open tariff.
At least one would infer as much
from the strenuous propaganda lately
inaugurated for an all.round overhaul.
ing of the tariff schedules. At the
recent annual meeting Of the associa,
ton declaration was made for tariff
revision at the earliest practicable
moment and also for a general system
Of trade treaties involving a still
further reduction of tariff duties.
Perhaps the impression prevails
among some Of the wage payers OF
the association that the quickest way
to get the open shop is through the
tariff, Probably they are right. Than
wage reduction because of tariff re-
duction nothing is more certain to
break the ranks of trades unionism.
When prices Of commodities have
been forced downward by the larger
inflow OF competitive goods from
abroad hat must follow lower tariff
duties wages must also go down.
When lack Of employment comes as a
consequence of allowing foreigners to
do a larger portion of The work that
Americans have been doing. and
when three men are looking for two
mems jobs, instead of two men being
hard tc get for three mems Jobs, the
open shop problem will have solved
itself. Men do not strike for higher
wages or shorter hours when work is
scarce; only when work Is plenty.
Open the tariff gates and you will
have the open shop. There will then
be no need of the million.dollar fund
with which to fight trades u~nionlsm.
Indeed, there IL a better way to pro.
duce the desired resglt: Use the
million-dollar fund to nght tariff pro.
lection.
The impression that the National
Association of Manufacturers is domi.
mated by forces which care more for
an open tariff than for an open shop,
and would rather fight labor by in.
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earners by UNFOLDING the tariff protec.
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