The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-29

orally were atks, most friendly Il; terms,
and a. fine confidence in each other
obtained until :the alliance was organ.
izetl.%. 49, -: : :.
Now there:is suspicion, distrust and
Unrest; :. The : building industry has
been: literally: shot: to*pieees and the
seasons work: has gone, glimntrins.
Owners have been frightened lest they
be tied up with an, "open shop" strike
and have **e;a4ee}led building plans. The
alliance is surely doing fine work in
prohs otfng industrial. peace and the
eity's growth. 49,: g.:
= -. 1T ne. alliance stands: for the open
shop in ind Ystry and<it is opposed to-
the restrictions and: Limitations that
surround tho closed shop system,'' said
Mr.. Harris; Pray what are the limi.
tations and restrictions set up BY union
labor: We know Of none and.we have
never sedn any in the unions Of Duluth.
:; y THERE are only 100000 organized
workers in tho country: and sthere. are
from s5,oo6,doo to<4o,ooo;6oo :un ors s ~
ized' laborers, - declared the speaker,
but he failed to state that. Of this lat.
ter number" of:laborers only >s,o00,goo
belong: to branches Of labor that are
organizable. or the ss,ooo,oo6 persons
in America: engaged in gainfil oceu,
.pations=12 ,e5o,ooo are employed;at> &g,
,riculture; Is, 10000 in domestic ia
general service; 100000 III profession
al. .erviestt:>l;7oo;o 900, in clerical service
and ??;sae, 900: engaged in trade, total
Of eess,eod,9oo.' = None Of these may be
classcd in the, organizab1e. occupations.
There. are left 14,1oo> 900 persons. en-
gagged. in mining, transportation, man
.ufacturing:* and: mechanical : work Of
Which number 100000 are employers
&ad 100000 are.:youths,: leaving bit
5000, 900: that are, organizqble. !: Union
labor therefore, represents. e91a per
cont Of the. persons in this country
engaged: It,, .orsanizable occupat tons.
These figures are. taken from United
States census reports and are ALSO.
lutely reliable Nj. Harris. should. an
alyze them more; carefully Before max
ing such; strong, Statements. ::
:He> attempts: to:put the*blame of the
ApsrieaA apprentice: system on the
union {. will: 4 r.H Harris kindly tell
d. what industry il, doing tor. the ap-
prentice, other than; to exploit him ana
Is employ HIM when, there Is work >and
discharge him wheh>there is hone. The
Union lis the Only: real friend Of. tho
apprentice in:::Ahhefican Industry: and
when Limitations are placed, on bis EN-:
ployment in great, numbdts+ ii; is: for
thu. boys own; seed as we'll as:.for: tho
trade: itself: The mod ern :, employer
takes no, interest. in the boy save o-ret
him to>work eheaplt and: to: have him
prodnes< as much1.s possible at tho
earliest 1n;omsnts without regard to the
boys Welfase -. a*$future :;journeym.lan;.fI
Mr.. >Hsrrir<aaatfdsa .number j. Of en-
p1oyers who claim that their: empleye.
are less efficient than,,c thtyzz were 8 BE.
fore the. war 11ndxhe; charges :thi. lack
Of effieieneT to:the: s etosed* shop,;,,:: Of
union labor, .ad among :tk;o'se quoted
Is Vice: pEesident| W.: W. Atterbury Of
the Pennsrlyania railroad :svStem.. but
Mr.: Harris should know, and if he does
not know. We: are pleased to appri4e
him Of the fact that the Pennsylvania
railroad i, run on, the so.ealied "open
shap'' system which he lauds 10
highly. r -, -. H.. j :,
Again, we repeat, union shop employ
srs are not making complaint about
any lack Of efficiency or slowing up
on the part Of their union: employees.
Mr.. Harris is merely cititg conditions
that obtain in his &. open shops, - which
he would have the public believe are
chargeable TO- tho union shop system.
The bucket in swhich he carrie. his
anti-unioh solution is: 1eaky.'.:r !
A PHor1E's coNdsEss::
The leading article: in Pie Labor
World this week is the review o. i
contribution by Samuel G6mpers.: in
which he scores tho, present: Congress
for its service to- privilege and its fail:
ure ito enact q simple law to.assist III