The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-04
Building Trades Employers As
ISOLATION, Backed BY Chamber
Of Commerce, Declares War
Upon Closed Shop System
SITUATION is ACUTE
AND CRISIS PRESENT

(AIsOici..oa Pros. By Federal wirsls..)


~AN FRANCISCO, August 2.-war
has been declared upon the
~ g closed shop" by the Building
Trades. Employers Association, which
is supported in its struggle by the
committee ON law and order of the
chamber of commerce.
The formal declaration was made last
niRlri when the association J ~
a sta.ement declaring that hereafter
tho rule Of the "open shop" will pre-
vail on all structural iron and steel
Jobs and in the structural steel indus
try under the control Of the organiza'
ton. .E.}f y4,r 4
The committee on law and order fol
lowed the association 3 statement with
another, in which it was declared that
the committee will lend the operators
every assistance In the. maintenance of
law and order throughout the city.
The dual announcement came on the
heels Of a statement from the leaders
of the structural steel workers union
to the effect that the men refused to re-
turn to work after striking for higher
wages.
The committee has also ISSUED a
statement in regard to the whole labor
situation, with particular reference to
recent longshoromens strike and the
bomb outrage. The statement reads;
1.-THE law, and order committee of
the San Francisco chamber of com
merce is exactly what its name i'm.
plies. 1t was formed for the purpose
Of securing adequate protection for
life and property in this community
and developing new law-abiding
spiritethst would 60 beyond the mere
respect Of law and would be insistent
upon its maintenance and respect by
the community.
Resent disturbances, upon the, water
front we're ace bmpanied by Violence
Intimidation was practised on mer.
chants and their employees and an in
tolerable situation resulted, which led
to mass meeting of. business men to
protect against such situation.
This spirit of lawlessness in the
community logically terminated in the
order . eommittee Immediately decided
that the community should have an op
portunity. in q great public mass meet
ing, to Voice, its sentiments. 1t is ex
Pectedo th9t every person who believes
IN tnSsNblHIfndh OF SOCIAL OTueT VIII
rally TO such meeting.
cit is, our desire. to crystalline ouI
present Indignation into an austere
uncompSomising, calm, determined per
manent program, at once practical
and educational, that has sympa
thetic understa nding. Of the harassed
workman, within and without the
union, and stern and rigid hand OF
iron for the unfair employer and the
lawless, unionist,
1.-THE committee on law and order
has authorized the mayor, on its be
half, TO offer reward of $4,000 for
information that will lead to the ar
rest and conviction of any one re-
sRonsible for the preparation of the
outrage, This reward offered by the
committee is in addition to anything
done by the city or State. The com
mittee desires in the strongest way
to support the city administration in
its efforts to ferret out the inhuman
tiend guilty of this crime. The com.
mittee will also cordially support the
authorities Of this city in their eff,
forts 10 maintain permanent order and
prevent intimidation in this city"