Evening journal., 1921-09-14
Chicago TALKS
NON-UNIONISM
Builders Give Men Until
Tomorrow to Comply
With Lands Decision
25O,OOO MEN IN
CITY ARE IDLE

CHICAGO. Sept. 14HOrders to
put the building industry in Chicago
on an open shop basis have been sent
TO all contractors in the city by the
Associated Builders and the Build
ing Construction Employers Asso-
ciahon- The open shop will become
effective Thursday unless union men
abide by the wage decision of Judge
lands and return to work.
Under the open shop arrangement
contractors will hire union men and
non-union men indiscriminately
Some of the contractors were in ia
vor of the adoption OF the open shop
policy at once, but after discussion
leaders an opportunity to get their
men in line and get back on the job
in accordance with the decision OF
Judge Lands. A few already have
inaugurated the open shop.
Realizing the possibility of ar
open shop movement, Thomas S
Kearney. president OF the Building
Trades Council. has called for the
business agents representing the sc
dAllAdLCu Will Tic LOu4ACl4 ~
meet on Thursday morning. wher
union officials will appeal to the
men to return to work pending a
rehearing Of the wage question.
4 think Judge Lands was sin-
cere when he revoked his granting
Of a rehearing, unless the men now
on strike returned to work" Kear-
ney said. 1T is now up to US TO gel
the men back on the job until we
have a chance to thresh this matter
out"
William Mckinley, counsel for the
Associated Builders, declared the
men would be back on the jobs II
the leaders ordered them
IF Tom Kearney ordered the mer
back on the Jobs and seriously
meant it they would be back" de-
clared Mr.. Mckinley. He has beer
telling them to go back with his
fingers crossed. Unless something
Unforeseen happens before Thurs
day we shall advertise for men, non
union or union. and the open shop
will be started
THE open shop Is here now,
think TO stay, Mr.. Mckinley con-
tinued. There are 100000 idle men
in Chicago, almost any one of whom
can do carpenter work as well as
the strikers. who are holding out foi
s1.25 an hour. AS soon as 1t be-
comes certain that the unions viii
refuse to recede from their position
these men will take the places Of
the strikers"
I'VE have decided to nI1 all Jobs
as soon as possible and go on with
the work. It means the open shoT
for Chicago" declared E. NJ Crail
of the Associated Builders and tbs
Building Construction Employer
Associations. I'VE should have tn,
support Of the public in this move
We are standing pat on Judg'
Landiss ruling and will not deviat
in the SLIGHTEST particular. Judg,
Lands represented the public an
spent months Of work for the pubiil
welfare in his arbitration. Thos'
who offer to pay the difference be
tween his scale and the old one ar
working against public interest an
deserve no support"
Members OF the plumbers uniol
who walked out last week, tying VI
the completion OF the work on tn
Governments new hospital for sol
diers, offered their services withou
pay to finish the work to get tn
hospital ready for the wounded vet
Grams. The men walked out fol
lowing the Lands decision, whicl
cut their wages from $1,25 to g
cents an hour. The offer to worl
without pay was made by William
Curran, president Of the union.