The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
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/ more of labor in this country Is non
n union. 1t is for them and for EN-.
n ployers generally and the large class
/ OF men and women who are not strictly
/ speaking employers or wage earners
to determine whether or not 1t Is pest
for the community to have industry
4 totally organized"
Gary's reference to the open shop
was made in connection with discus
/ sion OF the work Of the Industrial con.
/ ference. at Washington and he quoted
4 the resolutions offered by the various
groups regarding the right OF collec-
| tive bargaining to show why nere
was a deadlock.
| Regarding the steel strike, Gary said
condition in the various centers are
| improving and that in some places
| business was normal.
/ Responding to five minute ovation
as he entered the hall Gary said:
| "I appreciate that 1t is principle
you are applauding-a principle that
pertains to the very life OF American
! industry"
A resolution was adopted by the
conference praising Gary for his fight
i for the "open shop" at the Industrial
conference.
| Gary criticized the selection OF
members of the three groups at the
industrial conference as not being
representative Of the classes they were
| supposed to represent.
THE labor group, so called, was
made poi union labor leaders, leaving
unorgnized labor without special repre-
sentatfon," he said. "The same mis-
| take seems to have been made by the
public as was made throughout the
war, namely that organized labor real
| " represents the workmen or wage
earners generally. Notwithstanding at
| least So percent Of the total are nom
union-not members of any union or
ganization. The employers group In
which there were men first class in
every respect included men connected
with large and important lines of in
dustry and also included several
others, some of whom at least should
have been with the labor group. In
selecting the public group. there were
over looked thousands OF yocations,
professions, artisans and other lines Of
| industry, all of whom are more or less
affected by the cost of production, the
expense OF living and therefore the
control and condition Of both capital
and labor"
Referring to the conditions now pre-
yailing in the steel centers affected
by the strike he said that taken as a
whole the situation at present is GOOD
and steadily improving"
A large number of employees, he
said, had continued working although
intimidated and threatened by strikers
and pickets. After protection was at-
forded by the police. sheriffs, depu-
ties, state constabulary and in some
cases, state or national troops" Gary
added. 1.-The members resuming work
increased appreciably from day to-
day, until in many places operations
are about normal"
Reverting to the industrial confer
ence Gary said:
81 think the fundamental question
submitted at the conference for
Recommendation to industries was the
open shop. It would seem there were
many subjects which might appro-
priately have been considered by the
conference and conclusions for recon-
mendations arrived at by unanimous
consent which would have been adj
vantageous to the public good and
therefore to all mankind, such as work
ing hours, living and working condi-
lions, womens work, child labor,
recreation, medical and surgical treat
ment, pensions, relief in times of
stress, rates Of compensation, schools,
churches and other educational facii
ties.
with the right disposition and In
telligence the public group. sole sur
yivor Of the conference can agree
upon recommendations to the indus
trial world which should be of sub
stantiaI benefit.
"All of us are in favor Of these bene-
fits and any others which we believe
will be OF real benefit to the wage
earners and the public"
Referring to alleged attempts TO
spread the doctrine of bolshevism in
this country Gary said:
"All of US have known for some
time that this disease Is persistent and
that there has been inocculation even
in the best of countrieg. Still we
deny there is danger Of serious trouble.
There is only one way to treat this
disease and that is to stamp it out, to
meet it boldly wherever it is found,
TO expose it and to give it no chance
for development"
Endorse Open Shop.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Two thou
sand members of the american Iron
and Steel institute in convention
here today, endorsed the open shop"
This action was taken through adop-
ton of resolution expressing the
organizations approval and adnira
ton Of the stand taken by Judge Ell
bert H Gary, chairman of the board
of the United States Steel corporation
in favor of that principle, at the Wash
ington industrial conference.
The resolution was introduced by
J. G. Butler, Jr., of Youngstown, Ohio.
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