Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-06-03
BIG TURNOUT
Tremendous Gathering of Labor's
Hosts Tuesday Night
Weather |deaI---Speakers From Cleveland, CoIum
bus and Cincinnati Give Splendid Talks

one nQnQEeQ c6nJS year were at Ine
same time coping off thee or four
million dollars in the same period
factories and munition plants. After
bright prophecy of laIlr future
progress, and the statement that it
was ready and willing to meet the
open shop drive, he closed with the
familiar quotation
Lay on, lay on, McDuff,
And damned be he who first cries
Hold enough!
Michael B. Cain
President and Business Agent of the
Columbus Federation Of Labor, was
next introduced. After stating it was
a pleasure to meet and minge with
the people of Newark and raise his
voice against this most un-American
move for the open shop, he got right
down to business and proceeded to eX-
pound some startling truths. The
open shop propaganda, with the U. S.
Chamber Of Commerce as its prin-
cipal backer, was preconcerted move
to create and foster discomfort among
the ranks of organized labor and to
disrupt Labor Unions. What has the
American Federation Of Labor ever
done to cause Chambers of Commerce,
supposed to function for the Dement'S
of the cities where they are located,
to oppose labor and endeavor to place
the shackles Of slavery upon the
wage earners? Organized labor be-
lieves in law and order, and is at all
times ready to meet with the en-
just existing difficulties. The National
Chamber of Commerce would deny
this privilege, refuse the right of col
lective bargaining and crush out
unionism. They would return to con-
ditions worse than those of fifty years
ago, when chattel slavery existed.
But they will find it too late to en-
slave labor and their schemes will
prove futile. The American Fedora
ton of Labor is able, willing and an
Xious to meet and defeat the grasp
ing army Of capitalists who are en-
deavoring to reduce the workers to a
condition of serfdom more degrading
than the slavery which existed half a
century ago. Mr.. Cain at this time
paid a glowing tribute to the Labor
Press Of the country and the great
assistance it had rendered to the la
Dor movement He called attention
to the Newark Leader as an example,
and asked "are you subscribing for
it :? Do you read it or are you reading
the propaganda promulgated by other
sheets published in the city which
will poison your mind against labor ?"
(Thanks Bro. Cain). In answer to
the boast that its enemies would put
the American Federation of Labor
out of existence, the speaker said,
"smile, look them in the face and say,
we are American citizens, we own our
homes and build our own future in
our own way, free from boss rule,
and expect to remain so. If they
want to force us, before we submit
we will go the limit. We can produce,
we have always produced, and will do
so for our own individual benefit. We
will say to the National Chamber of
Commerce-go look at your gold; go
eat your gold, and die eating it," We
are now face to face with the crisis,
shall we meet it or pass it on to our
children? The answer is, we will lead
on and show the world that Ameri-
cans stand for the Democracy they
fought and bled for.