Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-12-24


from q system whereby the WHOLE
OF q plant 10 Organized By the EN-.
pioyer. patterned along the lines OF
our American form of government.
There Ia q House OF Representatives.
q Senate Chamber and Cabinet. The
rank and Ole OF the employees are
members OF tho Lower House. The
officials constitute the Senate and the
owners of the plant or. II company.
the head officials OF the plant. con-
stitute the Cabinet. These respective
bodies arc supposed to deal jointly
with all questions that might arise
relative to wages and working condt
tions. The rules provide that any
change in conditions can only be
brought about by majority vote OF
each of. the three bodies. Any per-
son of average intelligence can readi.
ly realize what fat chance the House
OF Representatives has OF putting
anything through which either a ma
jority Of the Senate. composed On.
tirely OF the bosses OF the members
OF the Cabinet, composed entirely OF
the owners and head officials. did
not favor How any intelligent wage
worker can lend themselves or be-
come part OF such schemes Is beyond
my comprehension.
Then comes the smaller schemes.
such as the formation of Athletic As
sociations for the male employees.
and sometimes the female, the Wel'
fare Organizations. etc. all OF which
are intended to divert the minds OF
the workers from organizing In the
Trade Union Movement The wage
worker does not want paternalism.
The wage worker does not want
welfare work. which, on the whole, Is
a system OF coddling the worker.
giving him the impression that he
does not know how to take care OF his
own welfare and those depending
upon him, and needs experts to do
his thinking for him.
In the Union Shop the worker knows
he has real voice in shaping the
conditions under which he shall la
Dor. The employer who advocates the
Open Shop" assumes the autocratic
right to decide what IL good and what
Is not good for the worker He as
sumes the right of deciding what the
price shall be for mans labor simply
because II happens to be placed at
his disposal There is nothing fun.
damentaliy American about the open
Shop no more than there Is anything
fundamentally American about the
owning OF slaves. The slave owner
took the position that being In his
own opinion q good master. he should
be absolute. The non-union employer
assumes this position, II protect my
employees, therefore | must be abso
Lutte"
He breaches about the glory OF in
dependence, the tyranny of trades
unions, while denying any form OF In
dependence to those whom he EN-
ploys. IL there happens to be a mum.
Der of employees In the so-called
open Shop" who are members OF a
union II is only short time before
this union is destroyed through the
system of spies and union smashing
agencies, which exists in every In
dustrial town and city In the country.
This open Shop" campaign has not
fooled the organized workers one iota
and is not fooling very many OF the
unorganized workers who are rapidly
Joining the Trade Union Movement.
The average American worker is In
telligent and knows how to take care
OF his own interests. He fully real
ICES that behind this nationwide
"Open-Shop" campaign lies deep
laid plot to snnihilate trades union
ism.
I am not assuming to be prophet,
but / venture to prophesy this: For
over rs years the trade union move
ment in this country has grown and
developed TO its present high stand
ard, steadily growing both numerical
ly and I'm its economic influence. IL
has raised the standard Of wages, re-
duced the hours of labor. taken little
children out OF the mill by the thou
sands. iiberating them from industrial
exploitation. In word, 1t has raised
the whole economic standard OF the
wage workers of the country. In 20
wears from now il will still be in ex-
Istence. greater and more potent than
ever. the Manufacturers Associations.
Chambers Of Commerce and Boards
OF Trade Notwithstanding
Il is the duty OF evsry member OF
Organized Labor to fight to the ut
most this open Shen"!"Urjon Smash.
ing Campaign" with all tha visor and
energy at their command And feel
assured that this will be done by
every member OF the United Textile
Workers Of America.
The right OF organization. tho