The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-09
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side with them.
This question apparently has not
been decided to the satisfaction of or
ganized labor, and yet today it is in
fiicted upon the general public for de-
cision. The general public. having no
knowledge of the actual questions at
Issue between the factions and no OPP
portunity to know the facts in dispute
and in no manner empowered to make
ANAL settlement OF the question, is ex-
pected to take the side OF the Collins
McNulty faction the general ques-
ton. and Is no permitted to exact of
the local branch of the Collins McNulty
faction an honest days work for an
honest days pay.
Strike II Denounced.
In the opinion of your committee IL
is not the intention of organized labor
that this condition should exist. nor do
we feel that the principles of ORGANIC
ed labor countenance the exactions that
are forced upon the local public, but
through the operation of poor leader
ship the present conditions do exist
and will continue to exist as long as
the various locals permit themselves to
be drawn into Affiliations over which
they have no control and in the deter
mination of whose disputes they have
no voice in their own protection. On
the other hand, without those affilia-
tions the general public might have
rsome assurance of future peace and
prosperity.
Your committee finds that in the
settlement OF the various questions
arising during this trouble the En-
ployers. Builders & Material Mems, As
ISOLATION has been patient, deliberate
that they have taken no aggressive ac-
ton until the same has been forced
upon them. We believe that they are
convinced that 1t is to their interest to
work In the interest of the general
public. and that by their Willingness to
cast away the advantages afforded
them by organized labor and by their
willingness to assume the burden and
risk of the present fight. they have so
demonstrated their convictions.
Contractors Were Justified.
| The contractors association have. in
| settlement of this difficulty. induced to
come to this city various crafts to take
place of the dissatisfied workmen.
among them the Reid-Murphy faction
of electrical workers. whose only exac-
ton is that they be not required to
work with the non-union men in their
own craft, and whose other conditions
are as to an agreed wage and working
hour. These men we feel are entitled
to assurance on the part of this club
| In view of the foregoing facts. your
committee believe that the Employers,
Builders & Material Mems Association
had either to cease operations in Gary
or to declare the town open and bring
men in without regard to their affilia-
lions. We, therefore. believe such ac-
| ton on their part was justified.
Urge the "Open shop"
| We. therefore, urge the Commercial
club to appoint special committee on
industrial conditions to take an active
part in the present trouble. and to do
all things necessary and expedient for
the observance of open shop principles
/ in this city, whose duty it shall be to
keep the club informed as to indus
trial conditions here, thus insuring to
the investor freedom from the ma
lchinations of the interruptions labor
Leader and the annoyance OF the over
industrious and highly technical bust
ness agent, at the same time affordins
the honest man an honest days pay for
an honest days work as we'll as pro-
curing for him just treatment. yet free
ing him from bearing the burden of the
disputes of others not directly his own.
Respectfully submitted,
H. G. HAY. JR-
H. H. HARRIES
g. ]. WATSON.