Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-03
ANTI-UNIONISTS
COMPELLED TO
CHANGEPLANS
~ President compers

g,zsi,n that the open Snop
1ol .s~s has proved failure was
sais ,.hlie May is at the annual
hiaz ..tsan of the national associa-
80. 80. ~ manufacturers. held IN New
YORK. .na,.,r,a, ha,,a..
~ that organization protested
NJ. the defensive position into
So tho members had been forced
WI '-hor and piaintiyely declared:
asfansiye battle Is losing bat
tie" -. ,,..os ,na, am o,.
,.iss campaign be inaugurated and
,sst the open shop movement be
~. ted by plans for industrial rep
-sssnfation which would bring about
the following result.
u, mans for its adoption are wisely
,..rosnced industrial representation
Hss,Ia become the most approved
a.baa of dealing with labor. Such
- could be inaugurated where
Pnhars of labor organizations as we'll
- independent workers are employed.
usying failed by coerciye tactics
=. force autoeracy in industry upon
The workers, the national association
- manufacturers now propose TO
saeree them by promising few OF
,hsIr CONSERVATIVES seats on boards
- sirectors OF the corporations This
~onIa be empty honor, indeed. The
haaes and aspirations of labor cannot
he satisfied by the patronizing act Of
Mating the workers on the back. Sin
rerity of purpose OF employers, their
wholehearted interest In their en-
nloyes. can be best shown In the con-
tents of pay envelopes. When that is
lacking there can be no encouragement
for the workers in' having representa-
,Ives ON boards of directors.
Furthermore, such proposal is to
encourage the disorgankation OF the
organized and prevent organization OF
the yet unorganized.
The humiliating confession of defeat
NJ the ''open shop campaign officially
corroborates the statements hereto
fore made by labor that as the open
shop" campaign was an un-American
and illogical campaign conducted to
serve greed and special interests it
was impossible for 1t to succeed. This
position has been maintained by labor
since the profiteering interests first
launched their agitation to enslave
labor. The hue and cry for the open
shops also was intended as propagan-
da 10 influence legislation in the states
similar to that adopted In Kansas to
tie men to their jobs But the propa-
ganda proved unavailing. Not single
state followed the lead of disgraced
Kansas. No more abject admission of
defeat for an unworthy cause could
be made than that contained in the
report of the committee on industrial
betterment to the national association
of manufacturers. 1t is a cry for help.
But the answer will be the same as
that which has been made by the
people to the unfair employers since
the campaign began.
The failure of the campaign to des-
troy trade unions proves two things.
which are:
First. that the working people want
trade union organization and will not
be driven from its protection. and
Second, that trade unionism is fun.
damentally right, that 1t is vital
part of American democracy In action
and that the logic and strength of its
position are proof against successful
attack.
The opportunity seems fitting to say
to the workers of America and to the
employers that the American Fedora
ton OF labor is about to begin great
organizing campaign. Organization
work continues at all times, but this
work is to be intensified. The mess
ages of trade nnionism will be carried
to every corner of the land, to the limit
OF our power. Its encouragement and
protection will be offered to the work
ers everywhere.
Immediately following the, Denver
convention it is my purpose to visit a
number OF cities to encourage the I'M
organized to join our movement
American labor wants the value OF
organization to be at the service of
the country for the sake of the pro-
lection of the workers and for the
sake of the value of organization in
Inc stimulation, encouragement and
Meditation of production.
The confession of the national. as
ISOLATION of manufacturers should be
good news to all thinking persons. OF
no less value will be the redoubled
Efforts to broaden and strengthen the
great democratic, constructive, liberty
loving organizations of American work
ing people.