East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-24

not stated.
For years I have successfully re-
sisted the attempt by the Salem union
to compel me to sign CLOSED shop"
contract-its most drastic provision
being that / would have to "agree to
comply with all it's laws, and those
OF the International Typographical
Union. now in force, or hereafter ad-
opted" That is the exact language
OF the contract. Now by Joker" in
section of the act, drawn up by the
conspirators against the state Of
Oregon. it is provided that the state
printer shall contract, in the name OF
the state of Oregon, for the Service
of all persons employed, at the rate
paid by printing establishments gen
orally throughout the state Of Oregon
for similar services"
1t is to go into effect on December
lst. when the state printer's office
will be swamped with the biennial
reports of the state officers. boards
and commissions, and all the prelim-
mary printing for the, leg lature
which convenes in January Union
men are prohibited by their laws
from signing individual contracts
Enough non-union men cannot b
had To run the office, and If / shall"
sign a contract with even one nom
union man. the union men will strike
and the state will have a walk-out at
the time when work must be gotten
out. The alternative left me is to
sign the unions contract
/ The law drafted by the union men
says the state printer shall contract
! in the name of the state of Oregon
/ for the service of all persons en-
! ployed." Can the editor of the East
| Oregonian tell me what l am to do.
/ If the Joker" in section becomes
law on December 1st, except to
sign the state of Oregon up into a
closed shop contract of unlimited
duration with the Salem union, "as
agents of the International Typograph-
1 iCal Union" and thereby bind the
state of Oregon to obey al. the Inter
national Unions laws. now in force
or hereafter adopted?
l shall deeply appreciate it if the
East Oregonian will point out a way
OF escape from this scheme to install
a labor organization in power in the
oregon state house and put the treas
ury of the state at their mercy.
know of no way of escape except to
vote NO. 329 y No" in November
next.
The above Joker as well as many
others in the rascally act. are thor
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written to appear in the pamphlet to
be mailed to the voters by the sec
retary Of state in September. shall
merely mention two other "jokers"
now.
BY the clause In the act. rates paid
by printing establishments generally
throughout Oregon" they are to put
the Portland scale" into operation
in the state house, instead of the Sa-
lem scale" to the added expense OF
the states printing department.
BY section 19 of the act. all laws
Of the state are repealed which pre-
scribe the style, manner and materi-
ais to be used in doing the states
printing. Then turn back to section
IA, and YOU find Joker" to put this
legislative power into the hands of
the secretary of the board the So
cialist agitator who was the chief
author of this impudent measure.
The secretary Of the printing board
is to take the place of the legisla-
ture and prescribe the style, man
ner and materials which shall be used
by the state printer IN the perform
,,FI I,ia
this power is lodged is required by
the act neither to give a bond nor
/ file an oath: but the state printer,
elected by the people of Oregon, by
ample majOrities, is to be required
to give a $4,000 bond to obey the
orders and laws of the secretary, who
is not under bond.
Who wrote this act? Why, the fell
! low who comedies in a Salem paper
that he expects to be "honored" with
the new office of secretary of the
board.
The men who devised this scheme
do not, of course, print their joker
| filled act for the information of the
public, but depend upon falsehoods
about the state printer to carry the
thing through on November 5th All
they printed were four or five lines.
to change the date when 1t shall go
into effect, with an utterly false and
misleading statement Of the laws
purposes.
/ am now having the measure
printed in full, and will mail copies
to any one who sends his address by
letter or postal card to my office at
Salem Oregon.
During my six years as state prin-
ter ! have cut out all of the CRAFTS
that were formerly worked, and Ore
gon now gets her enormous volume
Of printing for less money than any
other state pays for an equal amount
Of work. ] shall be glad to furnish
you another letter along the finan-
cial lines If you can spare me the
space. I have further economies to
suggest to the Legislature in January.
WILLIS S. DUNIWAY,
I Drin ne