The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-01
lRIIlIERS
EcLlRE FOR
N OPEN SHOP
49,. Invlted - 1se1rn UndeE
\, rnsr Conditions Say
STRIFE Rafle1.

leer tri-city printing estab-
$3.50 this morning declared
~ e.en-shop policy.
nas1ey Of the tri-city Manufac-
49, printers association an
s.sinr the open-shop plan de-
i .s.ss1 fhst = 1--WE per cent social
n. s.snhefship had dominated the
4 .s,s:S orinting trades union in an
49, "a enforce visionary idea"
- eonttrued that these radicals
NJ resched tho end Il the rope and
- 3 eliminated
- strike, employers declared,
- failed. Offer was made
ts,oueh newspaper columns to all
ss.cicyes to return to work upon
~ oM basis and guarantee is Civ
]. that the men will be treated
= IA same courtesy and consiA-
s..f,on they received in the past. :"
y recent survey Of the .estab-
,,.h.,ests Of the tri-cities shows
49, more than $4,000, 900 Is invest
| y ii the printing industry in this
community" said H. S. Ransom,
nresident Of the employers associa-
t,on "Of this amount, more than
Sso00o0 is included in plants COM
rr;sins the members of the Tri-City
Manufacturing Printers association,
roo 900 in private plants and shops
outside that organization, and
S5oo 900 in the newspaper plants.
"A five per cent socialist men,
hership. dominating the allied print
iue trades unions, attempted to en-
Yorce unfair demands by calling a
sfrike on 16 per cent Of the union
membership May 1, with the avow-
ID intention of forcing all other
shops to sign later. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that living costs have
declined an average Of rs per cent,
members Of the tri-city typograph-
zeal union demanded a wage in
crease Of $3.50 a week, a produc-
ton decrease Of four hours a week.
and demand for double time rates
for work performed Saturday aft
ernoons. The pressmen and book
binders joined forces with the
printers.
1.-THE strike ordered to enforce
these unreasonable demands has
failed.
Blame Socialism.
"The radical socialist minority Of
the allied unions, which would
jeopardize a tri-city- industry rep
fesenting an investment of more
than $2,500.000 has reached the
end of its rope. and must be elimin-
ated. The twin evils Of the tri-city
printing industry, socialism and
BUSINESS agentism must terminate
The job printing business in the
lri-cities at present has decreased
more than so per cent below nor
NAL. with indications Of continued
depression throughout the summer
months. New workers are beine
trained in the various plants ana
altogether the situation is more
satisfactory than anticipated.
I'm fact, a better time for pull.
ing a strike, from the employer!
viewpoint, could not have been Sc
lected, as the decreased weekl!
payroll check will verify. That in
spired but egotistic business agen,
Who, in his anxiety to put owe,
nome big town stuff, said, 1T is m.
turn now to do something for m.
boys certainly spilled mouthful
He said something"
Ask Men To Return.
L. B. Driffil, vice president Of tn
fri-City Manufacturing Printers
association. said:
Our employees are invited to ap
l ply for their former positions OF
the basis OF the announcement pub
liShed in the tri-city newspapers
As soon as business condition
warrant, they viii be put to worl
and treated with the same courtes
and consideration they received il
the past
This announcement does nc
mean that employees will be expect
ed to withdraw from membershi
in their unions. Membership i
unions or other organizations i
The concern Of the individual. 1t I
absolutely necessary that in tn
l future we manage our establish