The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-15
ROTARIANS FAVOR
OPEN SHOP MOVE
Unanimous Endorsement
Is Result Of Lengthy
Discussion.
CONDEMN ALIEN REDS
Fight Not Against Unions but
Aimed at Foreign Ele-
mcnt in Control.

Endorsement of the movement 20
brng about an open shop IN Tuls,
was tho principal business of the
luncheon meeting ~ tho Rotary
club at noon yesterday Ancr dis
cuwion which covered moro thau an
hour tho local RoArinns and their
guos,H voted 10 take that action with
out a dissenting vote
Ice Lowering was the principal
speaker OF the day. Ills subject ns
announced by ECtarinn n G. Lind
ner. who presided over the meeting
was Parasites In Rotary" but after
brief denouucia ton Of members Of
the club who were delinquent Ina at.
tendance and who did not pay their
dues promptly. the speaker turned
tho most OF his vindicntiye against
what he termed "parasitea In labor. "
who would, hc said, "blaat ana ami
hilate the productive enterprise Of
every American citizen"
we are not demanding a min
utes moro work or "A dollar less
salary from the working men, but
you can toll tho world ana Sam
GompctS that wo do demand "A days
labor Commensurate with the salary
paid" said MIR, iNvering. ilo 10.
clared that he resented the fact that
American citizens were called "scabs''
whom they refused To Yield to tho
union and reminded his hearers that
II always took "A RCab to heal u sore
Leo LevcrinE. j. W WoodfUrd,
william H. Killmcr George Henry
G. -. Douglas and John Miller all
of whom discussed tho proposition.
declared that thcy were not In any
way attacking union labor Their
Recommendations they declared were
against tho foreign "rcd," anarchists
who they asserted held the control
ling hand In the affairs OF organized
labor In America today
That red" literature printed on
red paper was being mailed TO the
laborlng men Of the city IN an effort
10 incitc disorder was the charge uf
John Miller. one OF the circulars re-
fcrrpd 90 had been received by Floyd
Thompson. president of the Patriotic
Friends Of Labor. another was sent
to tho Ad club through the malls. and
Alexander II. Kerr said that he had
received ono OF them. Signed "A
group OF working men" the circulnE
rccitcd the alleged WRONGS that were
being done the working man and
urged In regular red" language that
the laboring men unite In armed re-
Instance TO tho alleged conditions, "a
had boon done In Russia.
ut should he clearly understood
that our action,l In favoring the oper
shop ls not "A blow directed at uniof
labor We are not attacking labor
we are attacking the element in Ia
bor's ranks that Ia responsible fol
anti-Amerfcan acts similar to tina
represented by the red literature
II II the foreign element that scent
to he In control OF the unions ant
we oppose that element
There are two sides 20 the labor
question While I favor the oper
shop. also realize that we must mo-
attack the unions, They have In the
past done a great amount OF good
and II tho pro-RermHn, Rnti-govcrn.
ment faction of the unionists could
be removed their cause would not b,
Objectionable. The best way to dcn
with labor liz TO meet their tust de
mands before thcy are demanded
Give them the pay and working con
ditions that they are entitled to, ant
thus rCmoNe their weapons or OF
fensc." MIR. Kerr said,
After the Rotarlans had Notct
unanimously to endorse the open
Ehop they declared thai they wcr,
EWnR to back up their action by do
Ing all In their power TO make IN,
movement successful Large mum
bers OF tho club men signed th'
membership cards of tho local chap
ter Of the Patriotic Friends OF Labor