Arizona republican., 1920-03-08
ADD NORE NAMES .T0 SUPPORT IF
 THE OPEN SHOP
Developments Rapid In Issue of Freedom in Building Tfades-Not a Contrac- tors Fight, Committee Declares


 1 for industrial freedom, and deliver the ! open shop placards which the Signers have pledged themselves to display 1 prominently in their places of busi- ness.
 The Citizens Industrial Committee | announced on Saturday that all the motion picture houses and every bank | in the city had added their names to the long list of property owners and | the comprehensive variety of business interests already pledged to support l the movement for industrial freedom in the building trades of Phoenix.
 Tt cannot be brought home too | strongly that this is not a contractors 1 fight" said a local business man who | added that he expected to stand a heavy loss through his entry into the movement This is a popular issue. and involves sacrifices perhaps, but the sacrifices will be made willingly for the reason that the opeD shop stands for a just American principle | as opposed 50 a practice which fair i minded men both within the labor movement and out of it consider de- l structive."
 The Citizens Industrial Committee | has repeated it's invitation to all cit l izens of Phoenix who are interested in the open shop for the building | trades of Phoenix to attend a mass l meeting a the High School auditor | ium on next Tuesday night at s o'clock, when a permanent open shop | organiza ton will be formed. It Is eX- 1 pected that the issue will be discussed l from all angles.
 The police have been making an ef- fort to learn who slashed the sign reading This building will be con structed under the open shop princi ple'' which R. D. Roper caused to be l placed on the site of the new home l of the R. D. Roper Motor Go. in North Central Avenue. making good Mir 1 Roper's pledge made at the enthus- 1 iastic meeting of citizens on Wednes- day night that his building would not be erected under the closed shop prin ciple as planned.
 Men Notified.
 The men a work on the construc- 1 ton of the Arizona Packing Com panv's plant were notified at quitting l time Saturday night that the job would be an open shop from Monday on There were varying rumors as to 1 what action the men. about l25 union members. would take. One rumor was to the effect that the men would 1 take the announcement as sufficient cause for walkout. while another was that the men would remain on the job until employment was given to non-union men. or unfair materials l or equipment employed in the con- struction.
 A man who had been member or a l certain local for seventeen years told l the Citizens Industrial Committee | that he wished to endorse the open shop movement in this city. He char acterized the closed shop an unfair practice and asserted that there were ! many members of building trades un- ions in this city wing held the same opinion. He added tfAt he would at tend the mass meeting on Tuesday night.
 q contribution to the Citizens Indus trial committee. his letter saying, in part: NO doubt every open minded, red -bloded man and woman in Arizona 1 ccngratuiates Phoenix for the fearless stand they take on the open shop principle, the only principle upon which this great republic of ours can survive
 The Petition
 Following is the petition. with the | names of those who signed it at the meeting on Wednesday night and l others who have signed it since: 'For the purpose Of securing the
 utmost prosperity and develop
 rnent Of the city of Phoenix and
 carrying on efficiently and Visor-
 ousy the building program 50 es-
 sentia to the growth of this city,
 we hereby declare our unqualified
 support Of the open shop principle
 in the building trades of Phoenix,
 and we agree to place publicly in our places or DuStneSS a plaCard
 stating that we stand for this just
 American principle; and we here
 by subscribe the amount set op-
 poste our names to assist in put
 ting this policy into effect"
 Vernon L. Clarke. T, B. Stewart. Home Builders. Phoenix Flour Mills. Frank Viault, E. J. Bennitt 9S Co.,. Pratt Gilbert Co, Dwight B. Helrd, l. ". Greer, PhoaniN Meat Co, Triho- let Meat Co.. Jordan. Grace x Phelps Mercer D. Wilson. Goldberg Bros X Cc, H. Fleidner, with Geo. Hagernan Co, Valley Bank. George flag enan. Phoenix Flaming Mill, by W. Olhrau. Clinton Campbell, Arizona Hardwa fc Supply CO, Fred Tait. L. H. Rhuart. L. NJ. Fitzhugh. C. Eagan. Walker. Realty Co., McDougall & Cassou. Les elfer and kibbey, Southwest Cotton Co. Arizona Gazette, by c. H. Akers. The Arizona Republican. Ar;zo,oa Packing CO, BerryhiH Co, Arizona Seed & Floral CO, R. D. Roper, Doris Heyman Furniture Co, R. M Tuclxev cal Messner. O'Malley Lumber co. D. ;. Horrall, Duncan Macdonald, Chas. Donofrio, New State Electric Co.. Melczer Co, J. J. Sweeney. Sontbe western Sash ss Door co. reennatt epp.nt Lumber Co., by.J. !. Halloran. Valley Lumber Co, Phoenix National Rank Arlzona Fire Insurance Co. Lightning Dehvery Co. Hausner X Stegner. Ari- zoha Iron Works, Frank D. Lane. Hoeppner Electric & Machine Co commercial National Bank. John Den- nett, Jr., National Bank of Arizona T., F. Pascoe. J. D. Halstead Lumber CD Arizona Apartments. Goldman X, co 5r, morth Bros. O. s. stapIey, E. W. mayer, Ceilings Vehicle Co. IT " hyder, El Paso Sash X Door co n. Mulrein Plumbing Co, Vie Hannv r. A Tharaldson. Cabel1 & Peak. Mc' Call Cotton Co, Martin Cotton Co stewart Bros. Cotton Co. F. M Eow Ter Co, Franklin Motor CO, Fer guson- keeler Co, w. E. Gardner (. Co. Oakland Arizona Go. Ward le. Stuckey Rubber Go. Southern Border Motor Co. krakauer Lock Co. Moto- Equipment Co, Tire Cushion <, Sewed Tread Co, Geo. H. Reuben Auto C,o Babbftt Bros. Trading Co.. OverIan,i Arizona CO. Roamer Motor Sales "A Phoenix Nash Co, McArthur Bros Chas- Korrick & Bros. Eagan Con, struct1on Co. l.. c. Taylor, A Rain. H. w. Tafer. J. J. MacNeu. W Beard, Burt Q. Brown, Wilkey .g, Wartman Co. " H. Epplev D ~ 1 Lr