The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-18

Editor world: We declare that the open
shop" propaganda going on In Tulsa is nothing
moro than an attack on organized labor despite
all denials Of It's perpetrators. Union men and
nonunion men never work the same job
In the same line of work AT the same time and
said union men still remain union men. Consc-
Quently avowing our intentions to be and TO re-
main union men assert that an open shop
condition In Tulsa is impossible.
We further declare that the attack on organ
lied labor is unjusified and is a line and cry of
stop thief" brought about for the purpose of
attracting the attention OF the public to fight
on organized labor and away from the profiteer
and CRATER. Tulsa unfortunately has in it's midst,
such profiteers and many found In high
places in its business and social world The
real estate man, the landlord merchant. grocer.
building material mon, ana mon in all lines of
business are known to be guilty of profiteering.
The Clearing House association justtiies its at
tack on organized labor by the claim that they
are going to- make war on the profiteers But
why say going to-" Simply because many OF
the profiteers are Interested financially in the
banks and II is "A well known fact that no man
can be made convict himself and no profteer or
CRATER has any such desire.
In seeking remedy for the profiteering con-
ditions in Tulsa, the Clearing House association
claims by forcing an open shop II possible to do
so chat is, union and nonunion men employed
in the same line Of work on the Job that
they have gained the desired result, and that
the prorteer viii no longer exist. \ simple
remedy apparently, hut one that can never be
tried out in Tulsa for the reason that union mon
will never work with nonunion men in the same
line Of work. Granting that an open shou exist
ed today what difference would It mako? The
all the working mans wages for rent, food.
clothing, etc, but tho working man would get
less wages, longer hours ana poorer working
conditions consequently having loss OF the ne
oessitics of life. So YOU wonder that the union
man rohels at the idea and that each and every
day organized labor Is adding now members 10
its ranks. who realize that organized labor is
their oniy protection from the profiteer and
CRATER. However, the argument II the open
shopper" means nothing for the simple reason
that the profiteering landlord, real estate man,
merchant grocer, etc, will find it impossible to
prOflteHT In dead town. When the ShOD
fight comes, II IL does come, for in town like
Tulsa when the building industry becomes tied
up and workmen move to other live places and
other workmen refuse to come to a dead or dy-
ing town the landlord, real estate man and
others will find his graft gone and property
values dropping rapidly, and many property
owners with empty houses on their hands
Mr.. Property owner, If you desire such con
diIions and dead town get in behind the open
shop movement and In due time you will have
the desired dead town. This prescription has
never been known to fail to kin town and is
guaranteed a sure killer.
TULSA BUILDING TRADES COUNcu.
Tulsa, Feb, l.