Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11


rroa other @open-shop' Dead
Towns.
knen. secretary Of the Associ.
.ts6 Employers. Inc, Indianapolis,
a. Is ambitious to lead the open
So arire IN the United States, re-
ssaiiy prepared booklet--for private
eS-enIssien. OF course giving a list of
"a oneu shop organizations all over
~ rnitea States, with the names OF
,sair paia executive officers. But the
clicaeo New Majority secured copy
- tba booklet. aud .scooped" Mir.
suen on his own stun, printing the
sntire list. including a list OF open
shon publications or publications
efrieudlye 10 the open shop.
The list of open shop organizations
in Illinois cities is given as follows:
- u.rafarturers. Association Of Alton. Rich
.,i WiIler. Alton; Fox River Valley Manu-
taeturers' Association. G. A. kruse and Manu-
tsrnrers' Association, c. w. Reid. Aurora
Manufacturers Association. n. A. DAILY, Belle
vile Merehan;s 4 Manufacturers Assccia-
t,on T. L. Middleton. Bloomington: Asscci-
.ssd Employers of Champaign and urbana.
Inr n c. Taylor. Champaign !. Manufaetur-
ers' Merchants Association. John N. Neher.
Res Bowles East st. Louis Manufacturer
Association, j. L. orenholt Freeporti Gales
horg Manufacturers' & Merchants Associa-
ton W G. Matthews. Galcsburg; East Side
Granite City Illinois Valley Manufacturers
Club n A. Harfrave. La Sale: Madison
Granite City Employers Association, Madison
Merchants Association. John 7. Hanrahan.
Nation; Tri-city Branch. N. NJ. T. A.. and
T5-city Msnufacturers Association. IL. A.
Jansen Moline: Peoria Manufacturers &
Merchants Association. l. f. Roark. Peoria
Manufac.uters' a Shippers Association. G. s.
pasher aud Manufacturers Employment Bu-
reaa. Rockford; Springfield Manufacturers
Association, w. II. Conlxline. Springfield
streator Manufactnrers' Association. Thomas
A. peddigrew. Streator; Manufacturers Asso-
cation Of Waukegan 4 North Chicago. Wy
nan IL Harris. Waukegan.
II will be noted that the Twin Cities
are on the list, with its Incorporated
Associated Employers and imported
hired man For some reason or other,
the "open-shop organization here
hss rat fesn the hewlEng success that
was predicted for 1t about this time
last year For some reason or other.
local merchants have "wised up to
the real meaning OF "open-shopism.
with lis low wages, non-buying power,
diseontent autocrat rule, dead town
results, and they are not so enthusias-
tically Ia favor Of facing the issue
presented to them by the Associated
Employers former agitator
Merchants here have learned les
son from Quincy, probably the most
notorious 'open-shop" city in Ameri-
ca. Quincy is dead town. The popu-
lation has DECLINED during the past
ten years. Over 600 young men. the
natural growth of the city from its re-
naming population. LEAVE TOWN
every year because of lack of employ
ment and low wages. Local merchants
Ike live town---and for that reason
they win not fool with any fool no.
ton that will kill these two towns.
ANY local business man knows that
70 establish the "open-shop" is simply
q scheme to lower wages and he also
Knows that when the question of fix
ing wages Is left to an "open-shop"
ooss, he will FIX. them SO that the
workers buying power will be re-
auced to the limit And where Is the
merchant going TO prosper il the
worker twho comprises so per cent Of
,ne cltles' population) is to be de-
pflved OF his buying power?
There are those who believe, he
cause OF its apparent inactivity, that
.he local "open-shop' brigade has
ceased TO exist, but there are others
VINO profess to see its sinister infiu-
enees cropping out in different situa-s
IONS IONS and that in due time the full
sofce OF the organization will be di-