The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-08-20
1.-THE CLOSED SHOP PRESS.


The anti.uniouists are still continu'
ing their campaign of falsehoods
against organized labor. There was
circulated in the mails this week and
delivered to Duluth people pamphlet
containing speech delivered by E. J.
McCone of Buffalo before the conven-
tion of the Illinois Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, October s, 1920.
This pamphlet is a sort of open
shop textbook. Mr.. McCone is said to
be the most pronounced exponent OF. the
socalled open shop in America. He
is in any event the most reckless if no5
the most brazcn in the utterance Of
false statements against union labor.
His attack is lodged particularly
against the International Typographi
cal union, which, he declares, maintains
censorship over every newspaper in
the country printed under Union shop
conditions.
"Any printer receiving a piece o:
copy he said and repeats in his
pamphlet, particularly editorial mat:
ter, dealing with industrial matters,
submits it to his chapel chairman for
approval. If that gentleman decides
that it is inimical to the interests Of or
ganized labor he issues an order that it
shall not go into type
Mr.. McCone repeated the above
statement at later meeting of anti
unionists held at Minneapolis and
charged that the printers on the Min
neapolis Tribune went on strike rather
than set an advertisement against or,
eanized labor "That is not true,''
came voice from his audience. 'lt
is true,' shouted Mr.. McCone. ''But J.
happen to be the manager Of the Min
neapolis Tribune and I know that your
statement is not true came back ths
voice.
The Duluth Evening Herald and hun.
dreds of other American newspapers
employing union printers repudiatsd
Mr.. McCone 8 bold statement and de-
clared that the members of the union
have at no time exercised censorship
over the editorial, advertising or news
matter appearing in their papers.
In spite Of such denialS Mr.. McCone
and other professional antiunionists
continue to circulate that SANDER
against union labor. Citizens alliances
and such ought to know by this time that
Mr.. McCone lied, and still they con,
tinue to pass the lie in the hope that
it will bolster up their waning cause.
Mr.. McCone in his pamphlet pirates.
about tho language of the oath taken
by members of tho Typographical union
upon admission and 50 twists its mean
ing that he would have the public be-
heve union printer places his union
above his God, his country and his
home.
The record made BY Union printers
during the late world war is the best
answer that can be made to Mr.. Nc
Cones prejudiced conclusions. Time
and experience have demonstrated that
Union labor is the best and truest de-
fender and champion Of the home 1t
IS indeed the economic parent Of the
family, without which the larder would
be empty and the home barren. To put
the Union above our God would be re,
pudiation Of the cardinal principles of
organized labor, which is founded on
the recognition of the Fatherhood Of
God and tho Brotherhood Of Man.
When the "open shoppers can not
make out better case against Union
labor than they have already tried, ix
it any wonder they arc being repudi.
ated by the thinking and free people
Of Americaf An editor Of Washing,
ton Newspaper we'll known in Duluth
said recently: IT believe in the 'open
shop but I am agaiaet the present OF.
gained anti-labor movement. It is toe
much anti-union.'' Hs voices tho ssn,
timents of numbers Of men and women
not involved in the conflict Of today
who have been alanated BY tho bYazen
and false statements Of such men 4,
McCone.