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rights he ~ not wanted.
The second paragraph in your let
apo YOU. or DO you not. favor tho
policy 81 tho open shop. that Is the
policy Of giving TO all men an equal
opportunity to work. irrespective OF
whether they belong TO a union or
not
This paragraph does not say what
u means or mean what ~ says
The above paragraph II either IN
tended to deceive the Commercial
club members or the club members
arc unaware 81 its real meaning
The paragraph L. fraud. Where L.
tho person who is 50 ignorant 49, TO
contend that all men have an equal
opportunity TO work In an open
shop. when II IL common knowledge
that the very object OF the open
shop 4. for the Employers Union to
determine the conditions. the hours
tho pay. and select who shall work
In their open shop The owners
OF the ships coming 10 this port are
largely foreigners. while ~ IL said
the Hetty Green estate alone owns
s.. 500. 600 In one large steamship
company here. and u seems that the
question that the Commercial Club
should consider IL whether ~ IN bet
ter for tho merchants OF Seattle TO
have their money paid FOR freight
stay In Seattle In tho form OF wages
to water front workers or 30 to
foreign ship owners and tho lIetty
Green estate In the form Of divi-
Commercial club and Seattle mer-
chants think more 81 foreign cap
ltaiists than they do OF our Seattle
workingmcn7
Respectfully submitted
EDWIN J. BROWN.
To Dr. NJ a. Matthews:
Dear Doctor In your recent ar
ticle published you say that every
man should have tho right to work
that this right is guaranteed by the
constitution of tho United States
and by God n this be true. then f.
must he unconstitutional and IN
violation Of the guarantee Of God
Tor ono class 10 own tho tools ana
ma chlnery TO which another class
must have access IN order that they
may enjoy their constitutional and
God guaranteed right to work.
Can II be maintained that man
has n right to anything when tho
exercise OF such right II subject TO
the VIII OF another mani Is II not
true that wage workers, as class.
what Is termed their right Is only q
privilege extended or permitted by
tho employer
How can wage workers enjoy this
United States constitutional and
God guaranteed right to labor
unless the owning class gives its
consent
DO you think tho owning class
will ever atep aside and allow the
constitution of the United states
and Gods guarantee to operate as
long as the workers are morgan
lied and unable to prevent their bc-
ing exploited and robbed OF the
product Of their labor7
WIN you kindly consider these
questions and give the people tho
benefit Of your conclusions? SIN
cerely and faithfully submitted.
EDWIN J, BROWN.
Judge Thomas r. Burke.
Dear sir: Believing you to be
representative OF those who ndvo-
cate the open shop, and believing
that thorough and honest discus
sion OF the open shop would be OF
great benefit 20 the people OF Sc
attic, and result In great good to
capital and labor. | hereby sincerely
and respectfully ask that you enter
into n debate with me, either oral at
the Chamber Of Commerce or At
Drenmland pavilion. or In such pub
Tic press or place az YOU may sug
gcst
Awaiting your pleasure, | am,
Sincerely.
EDWIN H. BROWN.
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