The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-04
THE OPEN SHOP.

What Significance have thoso two
words to union man? Just stop one
moment and consider, and you will
Ind they mean volumes. 1t means. II
accepted, that you will be compelled
To labor with all kinds and classes
OF people regardless or creed. color
or nationality, and virtually to accept
Tho same wage that Is doled out TO
them. Some of you who are receiv-
inS fair compensation and have no
thought of tomorrow. Let me refer
YOU TO that clipping IN last Saturdays
Standard entitled. "A Crime" Tho
Following notice which WAS printed in
ono OF our eastern papers: Men
Wanted. Timers. CatchcrS and Help.
cTs 10 work in open shops. Syrlans.
Poles and Roumanians preferred"
Just think what that means, broth
crs. and then wonder If the omen
ncop haI 80 significance: and yet
we nave sprinlSllns OF Just such
things going on under our very nose.
We have the Austrans. Greek. Jap
rnd Daso taking the laborng mans
place today. and VIII take Yours and
mine II they were qualified 10 do so.
We find The Austrian aud The lap
nave taken The section work on the
railroad where once only Scotch and
irish need apply We find our city
railroads. our sidewalks and munich
pal work being done by Dagos. Creeks
and other foreigners, and We pay the
taxes
You say that does not concern you?
Just n moment. brother, let me whis-
per IN your ear ii concerns every
man, woman and child In the city of
ogden. First how does it concern
you? II YOU are d cement man, he |
takes the work for less money than !
you can live on At the present price !
OF commodities.
If YOU are carpenter. | am afraid |
you would go hungry if you depended |
ON that class of people 10 build homes (
for.
SecoDd-They send every dollar
they earn out of the country. Go 10
the postofI1ce and inquire how many
postofdce orders are bought every
month for foreign countries Go 10
the banks, and ascertain. if you can.
how many drafts they issue on foreign
banks in month, and no doubt Won
VIII be surprised.
Third-What benefit is that class of
people TO the merchant. the grocer and
the butcher? The merchant NAV sell
him shoddy suit of clothes-a sweat
er and pair Of corduroys-prOvided
he sells them at half price To those
kind of people. the grocer gets rid of
his stale bread, bad butter and a few
pounds of garlic and mouldy cheese.
The butchers portion will be SOUP
bones and bologna sausage. Your
humble servant" was an eyewitness
to one of those fellows eating his mid.
day lunch. which consisted of a loaf
Of stale bread and strong OF bologna
poor devil. He was probably getting
about dollar and twenty cents per
day; but YOU can depend upon 1t. it
did not cost him more than the twer.
" cents to live. and the dollar went
out Of the country.
Do we want To see our money go ont 7
ot the country. or do we want TO live ,
like Dagos? | guess not. Then it is {
lp TO YOU and /. and every citizen
and taxpayer TO see that our taxes arc :
properly spent. and only citizens and {
aKpayers do the work: and for every !
lnion man to fight for the CLOSED :
'hop' and keep that element out OF I,
your rank and file, or they Will get =
'our job just as they took the white
mans place at the Steel Car Co.'S =
'hops. And after becoming educated :
enough 10 ask for a living wage we're
licked out like dogs Brother. guard
we'll the portals OF your union. that .
zone may enter who are not duly oual- {
ned: and you need have no fear of c
he open shop" S
W .. WATSON c