Arizona republican., 1919-12-10
DALLAS HAS OPEN
SHOP MOVEMENT
LIKE THAT HERE
Publication Received Here
Tells of Campaign in
Texas City For Open Shop
And Square Deal to All

The Citizens Committee on Indus
trial Relations has received copies of
The Dallas Forward of recent date IN
which The Forward, the chamber OF
commerce publication at Dallas, Texas,
outlines the policies and program OF
the Dallas Open Shop-Square Deal as
sociation. The similarity between the
Dallas open shop campaign ana the
policies of the Phoenix committee Is
apparent, though it was learned yes
terday that neither committee knew
of the others views on the industrial
situation.
Campaigns for an "open shop IN
skilled trades will shortly be mace III
other cities, it was said yesterday, ana
several national organizations nave
under consideration the adoption, OF the |
"open shop" policy as national issue
for the betterment of all classes. Near
" 1000 citizens of Dallas who had
the welfare of their city at heart be-
came members of the Dallas open
Shop Square Deal association. Here
is part of the published details OF the
organization:
Recognizing that Dallass future
growth and prosperity depend to
large extent on mutual sympathy and
understanding between Employers and
employees, and the public. the directors
| (of the chamber of commerce. ap-
pointed a committee some time ago to
make a careful study of local condi-
| tions with view to establishing salts
| factory industrial relations on per-
manent basis.
"EquaI Privileges For All"
"The Industrial Relations Commit
tee, after studying the matter thor
| oughly made a report to the board of
directors on November Z. recommend
| ing the adoption of certain fundamen
tai principles embodied in a platform"
| This was followed by a full discussion
| of the local industrial situation, which
resulted in the Adoption by a large
majority, of a resolution declaring in
favor of the open shop and equal
privileges for all. The board of di-
rectors were instructed at the same
| time to take the necessary steps to
put this program into operation.
"At a subsequent meeting on No
vember 10. the directors formally ac
cepted the instructions given by the
membership and appointed an organi-
cation committee to handle the I'M
dertaking. This committee met the
next day and formulated a constitu-
ton and bylaws for the Dallas Open
Shop Square Deal association which
were recommended to the directors at
special meeting on November Il, and
unanimously approved and adopted.
After the meeting of the directors on
November 10, the following statement
was issued to the ublic:
The Statement In Dallas
d" Many inquiries have been made
respecting the attitude of the directors
of the chamber of commerce toward
organized labor and the open shop,
therefore we consider it advisable to
make the following statement:
| " The chamber of commerce is not
opposed to labor organizing and we
recognize the fact that much good has
been accomplished in the past by or
ganized labor.
" 1t should be clearly understood
that the directory feel that their first
duty is to the citizenship as a whole,
and that we should not favor any GER
tain group, irrespective of whether
they are capitalists, employers, or
| labor.
" The principles and policy estab-
lished by the chamber of commerce
membership meeting and endorsed by
the board of directors, recognized the
rights of all those who may work, ir-
respective of their occupation and af-
/ filiation-no man or woman should be
denied enjoyment by any individual or
| institution on account of their failure
to be recognized MEMBER of organ
lied labor.
No Discrimination
We are most emphatically >op-
posed to discrimination against either
the man or woman who carries card,
or those who do not. We stand for
those principles so essential to the
advancement of those identified with
our industrial life. We realize that
the margin between the daily cost of
living and daily wage is small and we
think this should be increased, either
by reduction of the cost of living or
increased wage brought about by in
creased production.
IT is our sincere wish that our
action may not be misunderstood and
considered by organized labor as an
/ tagonistic. We stand ready to assist
the laboring man or woman of our
city in their daily endeavors and will
not become party in any way to a
movement that is not prompted by
what may be the best for them as a
whole.
The directory of the chamber of
commerce are not lfnmindful of the
fact that in our city there are large
number of salaried people, and these
individuals, both men and women, dur
ing the war supported literally all the
war time activities and since the ar
m istice was signed these Same neonle