Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-05-15
NEW SYSTEM Of
ACCOUNT FOR
j. 6. IS PLANNED
Permanent Home for Cham
ber of Commerce at
Washington Will Be Con-
StruCted Open Shop Plan


Washington, May IA (by the
Associated Press. )-Business men
and labor leaders are watching
with a good deal OF interest the
getting under way OF construction
on the S2,OOO,0OO permanent home
for the United States chamber OF
commerce.
Particularly the question is
whether construction on an "open
shop" plan will encounter partic-
ular resistance from organized
labor. 1t was first raised after
prominent publication of an ar
ticle asserting that not a tool in
the hands of a union workman
would touch the structure in it,
erection. and that not an ounce of
material would come from a con-
cern having union workers.
Elliot II. Goodwin. vice presi-
dent OF the chamber and execu-
tive in its affair, had an interview
with Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of
Labor concerning the matter. Fol-
lowing the interview, Mr.. Good
win remarked that the big con-
struction job would be "all right
if the radical labor man and the
radical business man can be kept
out of it"
President Gompers brought
about the conference with y :.
Goodwin by asking, in short,
whether the chamber intended to
make an anti-union demonstra-
ton in Washington under the
nose OF the men officially re-
sponsible for the conduct of labor
organizations. He was told that
the stories published were gross
Further. Mr.. Good
win assured Mr.. Gompers that
primarily the chamber of COM
merce was going to be engaged in
erecting Il building, not in starting
an industrial row. 1t would how
ever, live UP in its conduct 10
its professions, defining the open
shop" policy as that which guided
in "hiring men to work
without discrimination for JrI
against them because OF union
Mr.. Goodwin isl
further said to have asked Mr..
Gompers to consider that the
"chamber had as much right toI
build its headquarters on an open
shop basis in Washington as did
the American Federation of La
Dor a few years ago TO build itsI
offices here on a closed shop
basis"
"Union shop, not closed shop,
Mr.. Goodwin" Mr.. -Gompers IN
terrupted. He also added In his
turn that "Since the conversa-
tion had dealt with rights" Mr.
Goodwin and the other chamber
executives should be prepared to-
"concede the right of unions 10
make as many new members as
they can from the workers on TINS
proposed open shop enterprise"
All concerned regard the eX-
changes as banter for the pres
ent.
Institution of new methods OF
10 pSl lliiit u ~
accurate check on federal en-
and receipts is undcr
by Comptroller Cen
eral McCarl.
orders probably will be pro
soon providing for
new system of accounting ior
expenditures which
will show the disbursements OF
the various departments by op-
iects so that the government may
,now exactly how much OF all
appropriations are devoted to spe-
,ific purposes such as the pur-
,hases Of paper, ink and otner
supplies as we'll as the larger
item of expenses.
Standardization OF accounting
,y the various departments ana
,gencies Of the government aiso
will be required, so the daliy, |
weekly and monthly disbursements
md the object covered may DC
readily ascertained. Treasury or
ficials declared today that sys-
-em will be installed by when tne
of the treasury may
make quarterly allotments 10 the
various bureaus for their opera
ions as a means of forestaliing
deficiency appropriations.