The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-09-18

velop Bolshevism in Minneapolis than
all the soap-boxers that ever har-
angued crowd. When he started out
in his so-called "open shop" campaign
Minneapolis had less than 10000
union men There are more than
$4,000 there now. The opposition he
has waged against them has developed
the most daring and militant labor
movement of any city in America.
Duluth Was Safe.
Duluth has had a less number of
labor union upheavals than any city
of like size in the country, in spite
of the fact that this has always been
regarded as well-organized city. The
leaders Of labor here as a rule are
sane, practical and constructive.
There is no more need for an anti
union movement among employers or
others than there is for fog horn
on an electric light. And there would
not be if there were no steel plant
here owned by the Steel Trust en-
ploying its men II hours day and
running strictly closed shop,-to
union labor.
The other day the Duluth Street
Railway company discharged 16 of its
employees who joined a street railway
mems union. It is a closed shop
against union men. Mr. Harris would
call such an "open shop" The action
of the traction officials but confirms
the claim of union labor that the
"open shoppers" are the real closed
shop men. The most open shop or
earth is the union shop. There the
rights Of the individual worker are
respected by the employer. and the
employees have voice in determining
the rules under which they work.
Appeals For Help.
This article is prompted by 'Spe
cial Bulletin" sent out this week b.
L. c. Harris, president of the Citizens
Alliance, in which he appeals for help
Every supporter of the "open shop
is urged to boycott firms that emplo!
labor under union shop conditions
He would stop all construction Worl
until contractors friendly to union
labor changed from the union shop t.
the "open shop"
Some stores and shops in Duluth
he states, are giving their moral an
financial support to this program
That is. they are contributing to tn
"open shop movement against unio'
labor, and they are withholding pa
tronage from firms which do busines
under the union shop. He designate
business men as towards who assum
q neutral position and "who take n
stand and gather toll from a
classes"
We have repeatedly said that ther
Il very little difference between tn
Bourbon employers and the Bolshe
visits. Both recognize classes and eac
appeals to the class spirit.
Do the open minded people of Du
luth indorse the attitude of the Cit
zens' Alliance? Let the Special Bul
let1n" just issued by Mr.. Harris b
read. It is a call to boycott unio
labor. Note the firms he mention
that have declared their intention t
pass up employers of union labo
What will union labor and it's friend
do about it? The Bulletin" follows
Labor Conditions.
Labor conditions in Duluth are yer
satisfactory. Every strike called
the spring and early summer. tn
molders' strike, the carpenters strik
the hosting engineers strike. tf
electrical workers strike, and the c.
sbinet makers strike, proved to be
complete failure, and employers
these lines are having but little diff
(culty in obtaining men. and the gre,
bulk of the union men who went O,
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