Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-09-28

obsolete and oNi 81 a4te. lie answer
Is patent. that he movement vi
travel Just As fast as the membership
viii permit il TO tfaNel. and as tar 81
being obsolete ana cut OF date Is cen
eerned. The Open Shop Movement ii
America. which At one time assumed
serious proportions. aud which has
about spent itself ana is on the lasl
stages Of decay. i the greatest tai
butte 10 an Obsolete and oul Of date
labor organization the American
Federation Of Labor The pages THAI
follow will fHlly demonstrate the
agencies Al work, the contributing eles
mentS, and forces of destruction with
in and outside Of the movement. "a
schemes eoncOcted By Friendly ana
unfriendly enemies. also The pseudo
radical forces used and employed hN
the Labor Crushing Detective Agen-
cies to smash the>labor unions. priaf
10 his sailing for Europe, iudVe q. n.
Gary, of the United States Steel Cor.
poration. is quoted a. having advised
other large employers in America that
the most successful way 81 crushing
attempts Of employees az organization
was TO eontaminate every Labor Tn.
ion with agitation for Communism
and the overthrow of the United
States Government, for the reason
that the American public Vas SO over
whelmingly devoted to the Govern.
meht that they would not tolerate
Communistie agitation, and, there.
fore, would rally to the assistance Of
all employers experiencing labor
troubles.
In gloating over the crushing OF
the attempts at organization in the
steel industry and the defeat OF the
workers in the steel mill strike, Mr..
Gary attributed his success To the
record of William z. Foster and 9th.
srs of radical tendencies see the
testimony of Samuel Gompefs, also
w. u. Fosters statements in his
book on Syndiealism and is reputa.
ton before the Senate Investigation
of the steel strike), whom he was
able TO hold up to the reading public
in the light Of un-Ameriean Bolshe
wiki Agents.
This. no doubt. accounts for en-
ployers employing the StoolpigeOn TO
bore from within labor unions and to
be more radical than the most radical,
purely designed TO mislead the inno-
cent American public.
II is fixed policy of the Steel
Trust to employ spies and undercoyef
men that make 1t their business 10
ascertain the temper, aims, and as
pirations of the steel workers regard.
ing organization. That this condition
exists has been repeatedly demon
strated by labor investigators who in.
vestigated labor conditions Ia the
Steel Mills. But the Steel King goes
even beyond that; its spheres Of &c.
tivity Is extended beyond the bordefs
of the Steel confines. JUDGE Gary
influence reaches out TO all agencies
where labor's policy is being mould
ed and when Gary speaks ii Is but
the voice of the open Shop Move
ment" of America, which spells low
wages. long hours, and unbearable
working conditions.
During the carly stages Of the
World War, speaking at dinner
given by the Commercial Club of Chi
cago, Judge Gary used rs his topic,
Business During and After the
War" The following Is the keynote
Of his address.
"To the extent needed the United
States should Immediately, under
proper conditions and reasonable re-
Strictiong, draw from the islands Oh
the sea and from Oriental countries
enough men, including soldiers and
sailors. TO meet every emergency.
There would be no difficulty in obtain.
ing within a short period large NUM-
bers of strong, healthy, intelligent
loyal men for civil or even military
duty, and the number could be in
creased from time TO time as required
All who are acquainted with the faetF
know that we need more men ana
that we can get them If we are so dis
posed. If legislation is required col
gress should act without delay"
1t is a notable fact that the Steel
Trust was drawing its chief unsklled
labor supply from the countries thai
were involved in the war. That sup
ply probably was exhausted during
why the steel trust directed its loving
eyes toward Oriental labor
The press that reported Mr.. Gary S
speech heralded it In bold type: I'M
PORT LABOR TO FILL RANKS OF
DEMOCRACY" When this speech
was delivered the country was in the
war less I1dn one year. AtfJtNiIE To
reports, there were registered for
military duty about 100000 men,
scarcely one-tenth OF the above
amount have been drafted. Besides,
while the war went on, there were
about 100000 men Of draft age an
nually ready to step in and do their
bit. There were about 2,000,0 900 under
arms. So much for military duty.
But the Steel Trust was more inter
ested in civil duty. which by the way
explains its longing desire for coole
| labor. The cry was raised for the puf-
pose Of intimidating congress, to en-
| act legislation in favor of importa.
ton Of Oriental labor 50 the pa
trotic" steel trust could fasteH il
exploiting grip stronger on the neeks
| of the American and Americanized
| laborer in the steel centers. and Incl
dentally, in other industries Ahere
| the workers in the steel plants are
compelled TO compete with Oriental
labor, and when replaced by the
Chinese h0rdes, forced to seek EN-.
ployment in other industries.
ITO Be Continued)
Resist Injunction.
Decatur. ILL.,. Sept. Z0.-increasiug