The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-01

Der company, which IS I member OF the
Manufacturers Association OF Marion.
'"lIc Is q director Of the Marion Bell
Telephone Co. which is n member or the
Manufacturers Association or Marion.
'lie IL the owne. OF the Marion star
and As such Is directly a member or the
manufacturers Association Of Marion.
Carrying out tho anti-union policy or
the Manufacturers Association or Mar
ion, those corporations are strictly non
union. with the single exception Of the
typ"setters employed by the Marion
Star.
owing to the connection between the
manufacturers association, the mc"-
chants association and the banks, other
publications.. commercial enterprises ana
professional men dare not voice in pubic
their Indignation over the hludg"onirg
tactics used toward them, and in cacn
case they veygt-d upon us the necessity
OF protecting their nancs.
Plant Quickly Unsonized.
"On Senator Harding'S newspaper the
typaSctt"rs were organized overnight
during his campaign for the tuga. The
hecklng of union printer at one or
his meetings resulted in i telegram from
him to his manager. tu~,ructing him to
unionisc the composing room iInmedi-
;Itely.
Band Non-Un:on-
This is not exceptional in Marion.
This summer. owing to Ia" political en-
igcncy. an attempt WAS mace 10 unionize
the Marion band overnight in order that
;nry might participate In Senator
Harding parade in Columbus. The cicr-
cnth nuur effort came too :atC anu inc
band was eliminated from the parade:
Az its r"CseNTr has not been required
outside Of Marion since that time neither
S"nafo- Harding nor his business asso"
citation haNr made further Efforts TO
uniontzc In" band. and tne members have
no, dared to attempt this on their own
initiative.
Instances Cited.
we cite two instances out of many
verified" III" statement said. to indicate
the methods and their workings.
"SiN S!rlS recently left manufacture
Ing plant and secured better positions In
y candy factory. l'non being notified OF
th'H. the manufacturers association
:orced them 10 return to their previous
employer. A mo!dcr securing better
position in another foundry was forced
20 return to his previous employer or
leave Marion. Owing 10 the aggressive
ness Of the Manufacturers association.
the local molderH' union was unable TO
protec; It's members in his right 10 free
dom. The Manufacturers association of
Marion imposed upon its employees con-
war Veteran Fired"
"E. l.. Holiday, Il member OF n mold
ers union hefor" the war. was 40 seri-
ouSly wounded in FLANDERS that he could
not follow his trade. Through the voca-
t!0nIl training service of the United
States government H. was placed in Il
machine shop of the bower Manufacture
ing company Of Marion to learn the
mach.nist trade. He retained his MEM
hership IN the moldcrs' union, attending
It's meetings as local officer. Some six
weeks ago his foreman discharged him.
saying that orders from hiGhrr>up' de-
ma mr. ni 'hAt n
union activity Holiday went 10 Mr..
PrImm, manager and v!ce-presidrnt of
the company, to demand reasons for his
discharge. Mr.. Primm told him that he
was discharged for his union activity
The vocational training service was I'M
able to place Holiday IN any other plant
In Marion, and Holiday. the wounded
veteran. was driven from Marion.
I'm no previous political campaign has
Senator Harding received any trade
union endorsement In Marion.
mo union affiliated with the Central
Labor Union, except the Typographical
Union. has endorsed Senator Harding for
president.
The Manufacturers Association OF
Marion guards It's membership. 40 close
IS and with such good purpose that 1t
is impossible 10 secure complete list
I'll those on It's roster.
"The meetings Of this association are
held behind locked doors.
IT'S i""nrds are absolutely inaccessible.
1t uses the cards and other cod, Il
rGraphcrnalia most highly approved hy
,h0Sr who devise methods oE secrecy.
Its policy is in complete harmony
with Judge Gary's statement at the re-
mt m"r;in. Of IN" Iron ana Steel lnst-
tute where h. said. while discussing his
Jason for refusing TO men; committees
# employers: 1T is perfectly clear that
~" whole argument ~ 10 Coilectiv" bar
ginning returns TO the main proposition
If open or closed shop.
4 vote for Thnra. T. Thancr Tor Sheriff
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