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

'44ythn&R, n0We!er, aDouC the. threat OF.
tie alliance 10 let 40. edntracts' TO- Arms
Etkattmaks uaion $ Ship s' cto,1itrraiets sWitI
t4.i5, dnSls5As. Aid 4 .iast sa.asiS i
threat w@s made things doh IS ZEN to
bs the SANE; in tke skops asiad ri 81 81 the
jobs EhlAaS zrs:s landt nnioAssno longer
meet ''inSp9sasant s6s;alS pastina e.. Thsif
relatieasAip. sis strained. g. ii. y, is*. Il
The old union shop employsfttt' are not
keen about ths 'sssop6n shop. = soma
o.: them HAVE had costly experience
under it in oth3r 'i dsys,s And thisty dom, '
want any more Of it, Hut. what Are they
to do when the.bigss iintersst,:. having
buildings: to CONSTRUCT, refuse tt! .givss
them contracts if, they sanakd.uniok >shoisis
Eagreementi, :: They: did the: only tKinf
(thty 'tonle dosufd 1rthe circumstances:
They: resolved For the r6pen shop, J,
but they;:are still employing only union
mem. !, Z. fTi s.. ~::t's 3 = i: s
7 The agitation for lthsz "open shop
is wholly;*un nseesssry. !: Indeed ii iii
disastrous TO Duluti::: 1t has destroyed
thi. seasons building. ]; All arehitect
informs. US. that. Tho sShad: spp1an,Aundeif:
way for fosdr "ap.rtmtnt, HOUSES; but
the prospective builder, : hays,. j: si1ts
got "eold feet: ~ TIL; cost IT bhiidihg
did; not diseoufa THEM 90 much, IS
the fear that their; monty: aadstbuild;.
irass: would be- tied upss ". an &. opls
shop strike. ls. st y:&.... ST.. /,
A theater. was to have: been sbiilt; this
year On the sit. of TIL. st:e Louis hotei:
The owners. have: decided. to ! pnt;{it
lever ,for: : yearss,or two, and for,. 10 q
other.: reason I'll dr. that they; as not
wish sto sbesome inTolved> III SSan tsoipfea
shop, light They. wsrs not < aatfaid ii
tho sost; for this i: tktaharvsst tin;t ii
the ztheatrieal.: bqsin ess.ss ana{:theyS5 are
now during thiss;spstioa* e Alxhf price.
building T., $4,000, 900 thsatsr;v IN : .st.
Paul, = Busybody. open =. shoppers,
scared them out here. That is .al1 there
is to it,. " 81. ~ y G. 81.
When. the ,"open .Rop ~ was first
launched: III Duluth: is years! ago this
city. had as:popnlatiohf of,s7s;o666.. ~;
wHf;hsve'' I. little. more than, $500.
The growth in 10 years waIx,'5appro.a1iiss
n IS 10000: !. .Th.I ,tstls plant !, aad
tsss shipyards have; sin. . !. bsts'n. built
| employing tosether"a.4 ,ooet= 'w!orEaenr,
whose families and dependents make I, :
populatien Of >2o;ooos:s ii mat .'
resthts: Duluth iftowthtss IN io=yaara.
Why hsvsn t sn1bft ndaisris .;.coin ,i.i
AreSths uniohs.:to:s blame !, he sme.ta;l
trades have not enjoyed lie unaid,n sho;p;
to any: extent. 1hrfaet :they'iia,re mostly
working lin, open shops, IS II 49, !,
+ no, union :laber;;is nottto blame, and
mono. know. it..ao, we'll *as ,dp:+hes :. open
shoppers" who Try to..mske sothesrs pe6b:
ple, believe that the union .hopE, ); p r.,
vents the growth, of ::ea: . Laboi
\ does not: destroy; 1T sbnilds. u dos
not. control til. credit. ST. the ciity.;: Il
owns no banks. II does not close; the
town against eompetit ora .;in, !, businesj:
That IS: the ealy tskihda 81 ;.;elossd isshop
thire in D1l;sth ina ssit. il :fain 81. ths
very people iwie Arc, hottingsthe l6nd:
sstsfori an OPEN labor SHOP, .whieh, after
an:is but q shop closed to union mon.
The real open shopEis .ths:naion:s hop.
There is ;nossueh things ~ : closed
union. It is open. W ~ svefv worker l
|,who may seek aanission The inteni.
gent men and women 81 labor ! realize :, i,
THAT withous organization thkylz Elm 4 ! az al;
! nothing and can gsin litsie: s Kst et-
| sanize,l not because: they, want to. to-. but
Of cessity. union without & r,ofk.:
ing asreegeaIent with thu employ rs eof
hts members can render hftl1;s. FOOD.
Only through tho uAfiodn< sh ,ib eaa ii
4 accomplish naost.for its, members q IA
f9r al workers. The. opponent. 81
labor recognise this faet. ma II Il 4 Il
SUCH aare4son they are dshtinxr forsths
open shop 2 knowing: I I that When 81 il
shall a 81 ars been e,ta bliihed ths effect.
ivtness Of org anization.. win So u as:
.a ell ed, and the$wages of labo,rl. Viii
IS prs sasil reduced az the nit ST d
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