The New York herald., 1921-05-17
OPEN SHOP SPREADING
Labor Leaders Determined
to Rule Industry, Says
Committee Report.
COOPERATION rs LACKING
Jules S. Bache in Address Ad-
vocates Sales Tax as Wise
Remedy.

The open shop movement is spread
Eng in American industry, according
TO the National Association OF Manu-
facturers, who at the opening session
of their twenty sixth annual conven-
zion In the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel yes
terday denounced the selfish policy Of
tabor leaders In trying to dominate all
enterprise and thereby bringing to the
public most Of the ills from which thu
country now suffers.
are in attendance at this Conference
of ambassadors and ministers on
world trade" and are enlighteping the
manufacturers on international COM
merce. Many ambassadors and min
isters arrived yesterday.
Packed into the sessions yesterday
afternoon and evening was a wide
range OF discussion Of business prob
lems. Committees reported their OBJ
servations for the year In relation to
the open shop, immigration, industrial
hetterment, regulation Of combinations
and patents.
Jules S. Bache. banker. advocated
strongly the sales. tax as equitable: I:
Frederick A. Wallis. urged better
system OF selection and distribution as
the solution OF the immigration problem.
and William Mcclellan. president-elect
or the American Institution OF Electr-
cal Engineers. discussed the relation OF
L.
F1areup at Opening Session.
There came little flareup at the
opening session which looked like an
outbreak of the factional fight going
on within the organization. George D.
Iverson. Jr., OF Baltimore leading the
fight for the minority faction which
organized recently voluntary COM
nittee. moved that a petition proposing
several names for the associations COM
mittees be received. Numerous points of
order were raised and half dozen
votes taken before the question was
laid over until to-day.
Mr.. Iverson said he was not intend
ing % make charges against any group
or member. and no names were mem
toned on the floor. A movement was
started recently In opposition to j.
G-N1llp blTu, general manager OF the Az
ISOLATION. and 1t was the understands
ing that this contest was continuation
Of that row.
The voluntary committee Of the as
socia tion's members has opened head
quarters on the sixteenth floor OF the
Waldorf and Is preparing to conduct
a hard fight for recognition Of the
minority faction In the election Of Of
ficers. About 15O representatives OF
United States. including sixteen promi-
nent in New York State. registered at
the rump convention headquarters.
While the association meeting was
in progress last evening members Of
the voluntary committee stood outside
the doors and handed to all visitors a
pamphlet assailing the management Of
the association. and also a letter signed
by Aldus c. Higgins. of the Norton
Company of Worcester. praising the
voluntary committee for Its work in
trying to bring about a change in the
management. In this letter Mr.. Hig-
gins states that the voluntary commit
tee has brought to light facts which
Justify all rumor and suspicion which
has been so Injurious to the associa-
iion." and stating that a constructive.
representative management working
for the good of the association and not
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great benefit.
The contest between the two factions
will be fought out to-day behind closed
doors The majority decries the ac-
tivities of the minority faction. and
says the movement is prompted en-
tirely by personal animosity.
"When the war ended this country
was in position to command world
domination. an dno other factor has
o1~k thoN thA n
clared intention OF labor leaders not
10 agree to wage reductions under any
conditions and their threats to para
I'VE business by strikes II reduction Is
insisted upon" the committee on In
dustrial betterment. health and safety
reported. Augustine Davis is chairman
OF the committee.
This policy has held up domestic
prices, made rents cxorbitant. increased
unemployment and has led TO business
failures, the committee reported
business Existence Involved.
The leaders OF labor cannot hide their
domination, and no other factor has
ern II politically" the report states
Tho business existence OF members of
this association Is involved In defeating
these aspirations The things nearest
war peak prices are transportation,
housing and rent. and cannot be reduced
except by cooperation of labor No CO.
operation from leaders OF present labor
organizations can be hoped.
This leadership compels the surren-
der OF the individual right TO contract: !:
instIlls the hope Of gaining by compul-
sion that which should be obtained by
honest effort; alienates the good ~ill OF
the employer; degrades the ambitious
workman to n common levc and com
pels the cessation of service whenever
ordered by the leader"
Tho committee dealt in detail with
labor conditions pointing out the numer-
GUS methods which. II charges. labor is
adopting to impede business, all designed
TO stIfle production.
mo labor organization can force from
a business more than the business can
pay" the report states and adds: When
the worker loves the hum OF his ma
chine better than he loves the buzz OF
The labor agltator he need no longer
fear the sting Of poverty
The open shop movement is meeting
with gratifying response throughout the
country" the committee on open shop
reported. The associations actively sup
porting the open shop now exist In $50
American cities"
The committee on taxation expressed
dsspproval OF the excessive surtax on
incomes and the excess profits tax and
urged approval of the sales tax plan.