Arizona republican., 1919-12-02
CLOSED SH0P PROBLEM
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Facts and Fair Play Both for Work and Capital to End Difficulties States Speaker as His Theory
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The subject of an open or closed shop in skilled crafts, the general labor unrest as an upshot of the war and progressive methods of dealing with the present industrial situation were discussed at length at the recent con- Nentlon at New Orleans of the Associ- ated Advertising Clubs of America. Broad and keen minded advertising men from all over the country intro duced the somewhat novel topic of labor to the advertising convention, and their fellows returned home with some well considered thoughts upon current industrial problems.
 Probably the most convincing doc- trine heard at the convention, which is thoroughly reported in Associated Advertising just received in Phoenix, was that voiced by Harry F.. Cleland of the McGraw-Hnl Publishing com pany of New York, before the conven- tion's general session, in the paper Facts and Fair Play for Both Labor and Capital Will End Difficulties. .Mr. Cleland does not mince words in the treatment of his subject and strikes from the shoulder at both cap ital and labor in arriving at the fun damentals which he hopes will aid both parties in reaching an understanding based upon confidence.
 Must Be Partnership
 Capital cannot afford to be reac- tionary. Labor cannot afford to be revolutionary. There must be a real partnership before there can be a true industrial democracy" he says. Fun damentally, real partnerships are based upon mutual confidence" he adds, and labor unrest is the result of lack of such confidence. He urged the ad- vocacy of the open shop policy upon his business associates.
 The closed shop is un-Americar and nothing un-American should be tolerated for a minute" he asserted Every American is born with or in herits the right to say where he shal work. Every American employer has the right to say whom he shall hire The closed shop tends to put all work CTS upon the same dead level ot mediocrity, throttles individuality stiles initiative, curtails production and destroys the dignity and power O labor.
 To Foreign Standard
 The opportunity for individual mi. tiative, the possibility for any work, man to become a master has made thi. country what it is In manufacturing and all other industries. The closed shop means the changing of all this tt the foreign standard, where a work man is always workman, where am bition is still-born and hope is dead.
 The open shop mems the freedom of every man to do what he think best for himself. Provided he doe not encroach upon the liberty of others
 This imported closed shop, tha prevents young men from learning tn trade; that restricts output; that keep improved machinery products down that forbids the owner of the plan from having his own foreman. or an. other representative in the worllroon is in itself wrong. It is against tn liberty of men. 1t is slavery. It can not he tolerated in a free country"
 Touching upon generalities, Mi Cleland struck out with the followin list of 'fallacies" as items on the lis of misunderstandings
 Fallacies Of Labor
 Tt is a fallacy on the part of labo 10 say that production must be cur tailed and that labor saving machiner must be fought against in order t make more work for more people.
 Tt is a fallacy for labor to believ that it is the sole creator of wealtl The products of industry are only pal of the work of labor.
 'It is a fallacy for management { assume that it is accountable only { capital
 Tt is a fallacy for management { regard labor as a commodity to | bought and sold according to the la of supply and demand.
 Tt is a fallacy for capital to conten that it is the sole factor because sunplies the funds