The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-25

Gilbert's Blatant Campaign of
 Months Succeeds in Enrolling
 113 Members, Not One of
 Whom But Hasn't Long Been
 One of City's Best Labor
 Haters-Threat to Boycott Fair
 Employers Fails to Scare Mer-
 chatns Tn.
 "Murder will out" is an old but true saying, but instead of murder" coming out it is apparently Suicide" that is ex- of the Open Shop Council of New Ha- ven" which was gloriously issued to the public through the medium of the daily press this week For if ever blatant propaganda fell flat and failed of ac- complishing what A. C. Gilbert and his co-propogandists hoped and claimed for it, the campaign to establish gigantic ''open shop" movement i'll New Haven did so. True 113 names of, as the esteemed organ of the anti-Iabor work ers the New Haven Register put 1t, "City's Largest Business Enterprise Members" did sign the roster and allow their names to be used, there isn't i'll the entire bunch a single person or firm who for years hasn't been one of the most ardent anti-labor agitators to be found anywhere in the country.
 In the highly colored and expensive circular letters and pamphlets sent out over the signature of A. C. Gilbert it was stated that already the list of mem bers contained manufacturers, contract ors, Merchants" and so on but III the list as published 1t is significant that not a single merchant prince appears. Wheth- CT that was due to caution on the part of the merchant or not cannot be said now but at any rate If the council con- tans any merchants they are being very careful not to allow their names to be used Ill connection with 1t.
 Even some of the recent active anti labor advocates, men who have been do- ing their utmost for some months past to discredit unions, are among the miss ing in the list of names published. For instance in the list of printers given the name of Frank A. Van Dyck does not appear although MT. Van Dyck has been largely quoted lately in the daiyl press in his denunciation> of the typographical union and his declaration for the open shop. Perhaps MT. Van Dyck has had a change of heart or perhaps again he may not be in sympathy with the open shop after all. At any rate, he's among the missing.
 Of course 1t isn't a drive against La bor unions at all. The statement issued with the list of members says so. It's simply to visualize merchants and others with the principles of the Amer ican plan of employment" and as every union man knows the American plan isn't anti-union. Not at all. It simply ignores unions entirely for the individual agreement, said agreement being made by the employe to accept or get another job if he can.
 There isn't any black list connected. with it either. Again not at all. Read and be convinced for the statement says:
 The purpose of this movement is not a fight against organized labor, ii 1t will permit its members to operate under principles that are economically sound and that represent the best traditions of the American people.
 'In order to breser7e Hese principles, an Open Shop c0WcH $ necessary to see that aH contracts are placed nbon au ObenShOb basis; to guarantee the tutnre de1,eio obment of our oG0n coDr'nmlity as 7vhOic along ecOHOH1c iUteS.
 Not a blacklist necessarily, but If the last paragraph isn't a threat to prevent any boss trying to be fair to his employees from getting a contract then we deserve to be inflicted with a set of Mr. Gill bert'S Erector toys.
 There isn't need of going any further Americans" enrolled in the council is appended. Read on MacDuff and cursed be he who isn't first to cry "enough- enough:
 The list of members follows:
 MANUFACTURERS - Acme Wire Co, R. H. Brown & Co.,, D. w. Baldwin X Son, Inc, Barnes Tool Co.,, Belden Machine Co.,. Berger Bros. Co.,. Bigelow Go, s. H. Barnum Est, Coe Stapley Mfg Corp, Eastern Machine Co.,, Eng fish X Mersick Co.,, Fritzell Foundry Co.,, Geometric Tool Co.,, A. C., Gilbert Co.,, Greist Mfg. Co.,, G. X o. Mig. Co.,, James Graham & Co.,, Hall Organ O., Hem1ning Bros Co.,, Andrew E. Hendryx Co.,, Hoggson & Pettis Mfg. Co.,, Liberty Knife Co.,, McLagon Foun dry Co.,, National Pipe Bending Co.,, New England Wire Machinery Co.,, New 4a- Speciality O., o. B. North & Co.,, Oven
 
 chine .Co., New Haven Screw Co.,, I. Newman & Sons, oJseph Parker & Sons, Co.,, Pond Lily Co.,, Rattan Mfg. Co.,, James Reynolds Mfg. Co.,, Sargent & Co.,, William Schollhorn Co.,, Snow & Petrelli Mfg. Co.,, Henry c. Thompson X Son Co.,, West Haven Mfg. Co.,, Wilbur Cor poration, George M. Griswo1d Machine Co, Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,, Globe Silk Works, Inc, C. Cowles & Co, Seamless Rubber Co.,, H. B, Ives x Co.,, Whitney Blake Co.,, New Haven Pulp x Board Co.,, Holmes Special Tool Go.
 PRINTERS-Bone & Son, Bradley & Scovile, Inc, Carleton Printing Co.,, Ely Printerie, Elm City Printing Co.,, Com pertz Brothers, The Harty Musch Press, Ideal Printing Co.,, New Haven Printing Co.,. Ryder's Printing Co.,, Futile, More house X Taylor Co.,, Futile Color Print ing Co.,, Wilson H. Lee Co.,, Quinnipiac
 CONTRACTORS-Hubbell & Mer- win Co.,, Paul C. Swole, Charles E.