The evening world., 1919-10-24
GARY SAYS LABOR
BLOCKED MOVE TO
END INDUSTRY WAR
Rejected Employers Proposal
to Safeguard Unionism and
Also Open Shop.

Judge T;lbert II. Gary chairman o.
the United states steel Corporation
attributed the collapse OF the Indus
trial Conference 20 the labor group.
refusal OF a plan which would hav,
recognized tho right Of collectiv,
bargaining and nt the same tim,
would have maintained the oper
shop.
Before 1900 members OF the Amer.
lean Iron and steel Institute at their
annual meeting at tho Hotel Com
modore, Judge Gary delivered an nd
dress in which he reviewed tho Of.
forte and the failure Of the confer
ence at Washington.
Speaking first OF the present steel
strike. which no said was brought
about by the attempt OF American
Federation of Labor leaders TO apply
the closed shop principle to tho whole
steel industry, Judge Gary declared
that the strike was started so far
as j Am Informed without any re-
quest or authorization from the work.
men themselves" and hns been con-
Quoted I'm the usual way'--by in-
timidadon.
lie said that the men returned TO
work In large numbers az soon Us
they were assured Of protection. and
added that tho situation at pres
ent In good and steadily improving"
In Washington at the Industrial
Conference, he SAID, every PROPOSE
tion contended for by the labor
unions led to domination OF the shops
and OF the mon by the union leaders
From so to 80 per cent or more
"f labor in this country" he said. lis
non-union. 1t ia for them and the
employers generally and the largo
class OF men and women who n-e not,
strictly speaking, employers OF wage
oarnors, 10 determine whether or not
II is bost for the whole community
Ia have Industry totally organized,
Judg eGaI-y said In part;
Judging by experience. wo believe
II is for the best interest NJ employer
and employee and the general public
70 have a business conducted on the
bhsis ~ what we term the open shop,
thus permitting any man 10 engage
in any line OF employment, or any
employer 10 secure the services OF
any workman on terms agreed upon
between the two, whether the work.
man is or is not connected with n
inbor union. The verdict OF the peo-
pie nj large will finally decide this
question, and the decision will he
night.
"1'he union labor advocates stand
for collective bargaining through the
unions Tho others favor collective
bargaining through representatives
selected by tho employees themselves
from their own NUMBERS"
Judge Gary said that the employer
group In tho Washington Conference
had offered a resolution giving every
employees the right 10 join or not 70
Join any labor organization giving
employees. whether in or out OF labor
orEa nizations, the right TO bargain
collectively. and giving 10 workers
and employers alike the right 90 deal
with each other Individually N they
chose. This resolution, no said, was
rejected. IIo said the unions repro
senting small minority OF the work
ers insisted on dominating thom all
At tho close OF his address Judge
Gary referred TO tho various radical
revolutionary movements and said
"All of us have known for some
time that this disease OF BOlSheyism
is persistent and that there has been
some incubation even In this hest OF
countries. Stlll we deny that thero Ia
danger OF serious trouble There is
only one way 10 treat this disease
and that Is To stamp IL ont. 10 meet II
boldly wherever II can be found, &c
expose 1t and give il no chance foI
development In this free country
with It's reasonable laws wisely ad
ministered, its golden harvests
hcalthtul climate, peace loving In.
habltants. who are generous I'm con,
tributions for relief and protection
schools, churches and hOspitals. Their,
Ia no room except In the prisons 10,
the anarchist, the Bolsheyist or othe,
individual who seeks Ia substitute IN,
rule Of force for the rule ~ law anC
reason" ~
A resolution was tnanlmousl,
adopted In approval OF "Mr Gary
firm stand against any infringcmen
OF the rights of the individual In labo
| or In business" and In praise OF "th
|. vision and courage enabling him [,
| discern and effectively oppose IN
| radiCalism injected into trade union
| ism hy tmscrupulous leaders"