Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-07-08
BENEFITS OF UNION
LABOR is SHARED BY
uNORGkNiZEp WORKERS

An "open shop" is one wherein any.
man can work who accepts the open
shop" scheme of forcing down wages
below living standard established
by force of unprejudiced statisti-
clans of the Bureau of Municipal Re.
search, which is not less than 1888
per year. and show plainly that II Is
impossible for a citizen to live any
thing near respectable on an income
below that amount
Thc Asse& &fated Enfpl04j j6fS arc net
elected by the voice and vote of the
rank and file of productive citizens
"for the people and by the people" on
whom they would burden their open
shop scheme without their consent.
Therefore, they are without authority
of an elected body to impose their
will on the rank and file OF produc-
tive citizens.
Organizations of workmen. estab.
lished by the voice and vote OF the
established, productive citizen, is an
elected body, created by the majority
vote of those whom II governs under
laws that have stood the test. and
therefore, stands out as an authorized
body created for the protection of liy-
ing standards, and the inherent rights
of labor couchsafed by the Constitn
tion Of the United States and Is, there.
fore, legitimate body
The union principle is cooperation
of workmen. The open shop scheme
is non-co-operation of workmen and
employer The workmen cannot CO.
operate with an element that would
destroy his living standards, his in
herent rights, and his legally author
lied representation.
The benefits of organized labor is
shared by the unorganized workmen
and citizen who does not share in the
sacrifice and expense of maintaining
living standards, simply because he
does not choose to make any sacrifice
TO secure his rightful share in the
product of his labor.
Yes, there Is such thing as a
CLOSED shop" and we have a very
good example of il the last four
months. The shops Of industry are
closed to all citizens, organized or un-
organized; citizens and non-citizens.
But organized labor did not close the
shops. It is possible that the Asso-
ciated Employers or its parent body,
the Manufacturers Association, can
tell who closed them. Organized la
Dor will keep the doors OF industry
open continuously when they have es-
tablished industries OF their own Or
ganized labor refuses TO work below
a standard living wage commensurate
with living cost.
An individual mechanic has no ini-
tiative before an organized body OF
"open shop" schemers, he can only
bow TO the ultimatum of take it or
leave it." The open shop scheme,
as witnessed the last four months. is
"closed shop" in industry, shutting
out thousands of productive citizens,
depriving them of standard living
wage, causing them to sacrifice their
established homes, their Liberty
Bonds, and all personal valuables Tor
an existence.
Is that American? Is that main
tanning the "blood bought freedom" OF
the productive citizen? Is that show
ing legal or moral obligation TO the
laws and Constitution of the United
States?
Yes. organized labor opposes the
CLOSED shop" such as that pTacticed
for the last four months, because no
constituted body of men has the right
to close the doors OF industry and ere
ate a depression in prosperity as we
are now experiencing. is organized
labor the perpetrator. OF is 1t the
"open shop" schemer?