Evening star., 1925-04-21
UNION PLANS WAR
AGAINST OPEN SHOP
Boycott Against Every 0p-
ponent in Capital Projected
by Organized Labor.

A. far-reaching and drastic move.
ment against everything in the Ma
tional Capital that is non-union" was
initiated last night at a meeting of
the Central Labor Union, when that
solidating the "a orga nizations of
which it is composed for an intensive
drive against non.unionism.
Not only viii this campaign be
waged against employers of nom
union labor, but 1t was declared that
1t Will take in non-union stores, mer-
chandising without the union labels,
houses built by nonunion labor, mate
rials. tools, clothing and, in fact,
everything that has any taint of the
open shop" -sss
Ask Federation Support.
The Central Labor Union, it was
stated. will guide this activity through
a. special committee of 15 appointed
for the purpose, and a special commit
tee under the craftsmanship of Clar-
ence Cooper, president of the Central
Union, will call upon President Green
of the American Federation of La
Dor in the name of all the local
unions and ask his support and the
support of the federation .in the move
careful selection. follows: H. S. Hooli-
han. B. A. O'Leary, j. NJ. Bolts,
Henry Miller, Charles Frazier, Arthur
Chamberlain, A. c. Hayden, n. A.
James, Irving Hewitt, Miss Margaret
E. Gerry, Miss / Cook, J. E. Toone.
De Forrest Ormes, G. e. Coulter and
w. NJ. Running All of these names
are recognized as prominent in local
labor circles.
Sees Battle Here.
Henry Miller, supported by several
other officials of the Central Labor
Union, said that during the past sew
eral months he and others had re-
ceived confidential information that
Washington has been named as the
battle-ground for the open shop move
ment, which is to be started gradually,
trade by trade. until the entire city
is open shop. He said that, in view
of the knowledge of the situation and
of advance plans, local labor officials
were planning to meet this condition.
Yesterday, having received informa-
ton that there would be a meeting
of the clothing section of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton at their headquarters in The Star
Building, pickets were placed on
watch outside the building and every
merchant attending the meeting was
watched and his name taken down.
Labor officials say they have reason
to believe AN open movement is con-
templated in the clothing trade
Every one of the "a organizations
that compose the Central Labor
Union, including organizations
of Federal employees will be included
in the move, it was stated. Special
letters are being sent out and each
organization will arrange its campaign
with it's own membership.
Plan Wide Boycott.
No merchant or store will be pat
ronized that is unfair to organized
labor. Every clerk in a store or busi-
ness house will be. asked to show his
tail Clerks Union. Mechanics will be
asked to show their union cards, the
union label will be looked for in nier-
chandising and Investigations win be
made as to who built the houses that
might be purchased by any member
of organized labor here.
s Several spoke of the Silent boy
cott''. method as being practical. The
silent boycott" consists. of one man
informing five others of the non-union
labor activities ON the part of particu-
lar persons; each of the five i'm turn
tells five more. Each man keeps well
in touch with his five to see what
they. are doing. In this way, it is ex-
planned, the person against whom it
is directed has no means of knowing
just where his opposition is coming
from.
The committee of 15 has been or.
dered to meet next Wednesday and to
start Immediately. Great enthusiasm
was shown over the plan by the dele
gates.
This movement wilr take in many
thousands of people who are members
of the various bodies composing the
central organization.
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