Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-06-03

tabor along "a the man who actually
consumes ".
The great American public which Ia
its mighty and complex business op
Grafton OF the railways is the party
standing behind the pay roll. The
railway officials are merely the instru
ments necessary 10 pass the pay cheek
from the public 20 the railway work
man.
Tho great American public which
requires millions Of dollars worth Of
printing every day is the real en-
ployer II the printers who produce that
printing. The employing printers, that
s. the owners and managers Of the
printing houses. merely act as agents
~ the consuming public 10 pass the
pas check along to the printers
The great packing houses, the steel
mills the factories and shops both
large and small. all over the land serve
tho SAME purpose Their product
must he sold 10 The great American
public who consume II and pay the
bills
The consuming public is the Capital
ist who is the real employer Of labor.
The mos, outstanding trait Of
American character is its desire, and
igs demand for a square deal II Is
always ready 20 give square deiti TO
everyone and IL Is always most insis
tent upon getting a square deal from
eyeyouS with whom Il does business.
It viii stand for a limited amount OF
crooked work for a while Its attitude
IL similar to that OF e base ball player
who ~as at the bat and had been hit
tbrep OF four times With the ball In
the hands OF hum pitcher. The bats
man finally said Say mister. that Is
an right for a few times but don't
undertake 10 make regular practice
81 e."
The men sH charge 81 our great cor
yorations and other institutions who
handle great pay rolls conceived the
idea some thirty years ago that they
were the real thing. Their motto was
The public be damned" With high
hand they dealt crooked cards to both
the public who employed them and the
sSorkmen who performed tho labor.
Then the public began to wake up to
the situation and warned these offend
ing parties to Not make q regular
practice Of IT," Finally the consuming
public discovered that IL must take
drastic measures 10 force these men
who called themselves Capitalists
10 hand out square deal TO both
public and the laborers. II WAS forced
10 resort 20 using good stiff clubs In !
the form Of restrictive and reguiative !
laws Interstate Commerce Commiss I
ions, State Industrial Commissions and /
other measures which finally forced |
these offending parties 10 Sit up and /
take notice. The past few years have
seen most remarkable changes In the
attitude OF these great corporations
towards the consuming public who
employ these organizations 20 work fof.
Il. A great spirit OF cooperation has
grown up between the consuming pub
tic and the producing industries OK
the country.
But. for the past few years the labor
Union organizations have through the
direction of false and traitorous
leadership assumed TO trample upon
tho great American demand for a
square deal They have grown arro-
CANT and oppressive In their demands
60 such an extent thai the great
American public. which Is the real
employer OF Union Labor. Is getting
reused to the point where IL IL say
a.
ago said to tho corporations DON'T
10 make a regular practice
Of this" Sam 0omrers, the wfll-o-
the -whisp leader Of Union Labor who
las been heading his followers straight
into the swamp OF oblivion Ia the one
nan responsible for the present loud
demand for an open shop where every
nan gets square deal The great
A -tsss.s. ..xstsl LII L.. ~
Employer of Union Labor, voiced its =
1pprovai OF IAN honest days work for
IN honest days pay" In It's more than
even million majority given President
farding last fall
The great American consuming pub
&c, which lis the real employer OF Z
jnion Labor has more than once {
warned Mr.. Gompers OF its demand
or a square deal. The great Ameri-
an consuming public, which is the
cal employer of Union Labor. has the
,ower and the ability and the dis Z
osition to enforce its demands
Mr. Gompers has just announced his
nsantionk OF opening an intensive {
to strengthen Union Labor
nd destroy the open shop campaign 4
which is gaining such strong POSI- I
ION III tue minus Oh tHt AIlerlCssn
'ubiic as the best club with which TO
orce square deal. If Mr. Gompers
) wise. IL he has the real interests
Jnion Labor at heart IL he has
earned anything from past expert &
noes of organizations trying to force
n unfair deal on the American public Z
q can easily accomplish his purpose G
( destroying the open shop idea by :
imply reversing his past teachings
nd placing his organizations squarely
n the basis by giving a square deal z
, its employees. the Great American
ublic, SO that when a man in seeking y
job presents q Union card that the &
ard Is an absolute guarantee that its 6
carer is honest, and competent and
Efficient and stands ready to give as Z
1uare a deal as he demands for him
III, then no employer would care to
Sc anything but Union Labor. The &
latter of wages would settle itself for
ny man in charge of q pay roll never
uibbies over the wages of the honest
Efficient and reliable workman. IL
rr. Gompers will lead his reform in q