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Formerly Tbe Portland Labor Pre»» Volume XVI. Number 11 Owned and Controlled by Organized Labor. Portland, Oregon, Saturday, June 24, 1916 A CALL TO ARMS Whole Number 855 OEHEBAX. O B D E M H i» ro u n d li t t l e body In HUlt, W ith a » m u g l i t t l e s m ile »noot. WO. 1. cleun w h it« I on hi» u g ly WHY WE DROPPED CHAMBER COMMERCE T< m in y C a c k M u s te r rocked wn«l reeled T o th e new te n t c it y on C la c k a m a s fie ld . The f o llo w in g r e s o lu tio n was in a u n ifo r m to u c h h i» cap. Any thinking member of organized labor who has had idea vor to impress upon you the necessity of realizing A A m boy i T o m m y »aid to h i» F o rd : “Q id d a p ,” a d o p te d by th e C e n tra l L a b o r C o u n T h u rs d a y e v e n in g : T h e n »at in w o n d e r a t th e y o u n g » p n g *» c il his ear to the ground for the past six months cannot fail i that the concern of one is the concern of all unionists, bra»». W h ereas, T h e P o rtla n d C h a m b e r to realize that the union movement in this city is facing* While the opponents of tin* movement are making l or w!oTna»» kno* ’ H* w>ul‘,n'« i*«jof C o m m e r c e h a s d e c la r e d f o r t h e s o -c a lle d "o p e n sh o p ” as its 4 crisis. a resent the play to the wages and working u To . * » that they » are ■ „ objecting « . > c . . . ho ld h im up. T h e v e r y l o t * and f u tu r e p o lic y to w a rd s .P abor. A n d W h e re a s . T h e V e n t r a l L a b o r The movement has been torn by internal strife and conditions demanded, this is not the real cause for their « hu '*?ho™ xe X w f y ‘ »a n k. C o u n c il o f P o r tla n d a n d V ic in it y has petty jealousies; some of the organizations have assumed activity. They realize that in working for the enactment A"d ••H * art- ' u a r ‘ * r " '■«’ < i* n e r » i th e re b y been c o m p e lle d to se ve r it s “ go-it-alone” attitude seemingly losing sight of the fact of the People’s Land and Ijoan Law and similar laws the ..Thlr(1 Blr„, rlgh(.. ,.Hme ,he a f f ill ia t n in w ith th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e ; tha> danced tiia< this is the very condition that the enemies of organ- unions are striking at the root o f economic troubles, and w h i i l e T ' t w t m n u k t i e .i« n r « t m th « n e a r ■And W h e re a s . T h e p re ss o f th e c it y p u b lis h e d in f u ll a n d g a ve w id e p u b jz .d ^ hor strive to bring about. 1hat special privileges enjoyed hv the employing class |Tu,llin^ “V /’u. . „ a c r a n k , h i . ^ r . th e re s o lu tio n s o f th e C h a m rue complete abolition of all unionism is the only »re in danger of being taken from them. Thr" ",e ”‘n‘ wh*re lhe li b c e it r y o to f C o m m e rc e ; ( I 1 I 1* fa that V**« V is desired X* more by *^,7 our ** * a enemies 1JV 1111 VO V UlllJ IA 71.. BUIU J It I IR III lcloV V<1 I HI IIA LgVI I JI" 111 11 privilege < 111 it is An<1 wh„ <r ye lblnh, There RtiHX, „ T h e r e fo r e , Be I t R e so lve d , T h a t th is thing than to 1 lie able is I the hist stand of I intrenched and C o u n c il, in b e h a lf o f U n io n L a b o r, I ill fro n t lim n to play one union against the other or one set of union men up to the labor movement to meet them with a soli< n e t i x v i i v \v i , „ UM.,| d r iv e a f u r n it u r e v a n . re q u e sts o f th e pre ss th e sam e d e n<l the M M w a lk in g d e le g a te ¿■gainst the other. nr suffer a setback from winch it will take • ve ears to 'A g re e o f p u b lic it y f o r th e C o u n c il's . ,. . , . . . ... . . i W a a a g a in re q u ire d to » ra n d an d w a it. rea son s f o r w ith d r a w in g f r o m th e A ease is now pending m the courts which will, if recover, B u t no t fo r Ionic, th e p n i»e» be. C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e a n d f o r its e rly »oon c a ir e o u t to »ee decided favorably to the Employers’ Association, deprive We believe that the union 'men and women of the city W F o h r o an t h o ’ r d h— 1 tw a » th a t b re a th e d »<* o p p o s itio n to th e “ o p en sh o p ” p o lic y h a rd . the unions of the right to banner unfair places. Undoubt- are equal to the emergency fend that once they see the A n d T o m m y m e e k ly p re s e n te d hl» c a rd , ¡ t w o h ic be h as th e f o llo C o w u s n : c il h e re b y d e c la re s i dly the next step will be to prevent picketing in any danger that confronts them tip “ will rally to the cause in F o r f u lly a m in u te th e G e n e ra l r e a d ,: The C h am b e r o f C o m m erce is p re - s u tu e d t o be r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f a ll » th a tc h e d h i» head. form. :a manner that will win the applause of fellow unionists T " M h e r n . T in h o p m e a r p s le C x a ity c k M u s te r. W h o is h<? in te re s ts in th e c o m m u n ity a n d b y The declaration of the Chamber of Commerce for the all over the world, (let together and stay together; if you “O h , ye/», re p r e s e n tin x th e C. o f C ." its a c tio n has a rra y e d it s e lf a g a in s t o p e n shop is but the beginning of a fight to exterminate don’t you arc due for one of the w orst drubbings you ever S eated In a c h a ir a t th e G e n e r a l’s side. th e o r g a n iz a tio n o f la b o r a n d w it h H i» fa t l i t t l e buHom h e a v in g w ith p rid e , th e o r g a n iz a tio n o f c a p ita l » , received in • vour life. the unions in this city. See that . vour union is affiliated T S d a \ - r ^ Ckt . " X e hl2r? ^ U U . t h " « i ‘te T h e policy o f th e “open shop” is a And i t ’s mighty apt to be successful unless the union with the section to which it belongs; see to it that vour . . . . . . , ,, ¡»>«’'0 of hypocrisy m as much as men ano women ot oi the me city eiiv wake waae from irom the me lethargy letharg which union is affiliated with the < entral Labor Council and ;'!>d «>• ~ ----------- -— — ...... •* 1 ■ - •n and th e y "a re fr ie n d ly to L a b o r ” ; th a t lias gripped them for some time past and guard their , with the State Federation of Labor and, above all, see to J u st as th ey had done It o f t ’ before. " L a b o r has th e r ig h t t o o r g a n iz e ” ; rights. it that vour delegates attend the meetings and take part i T w r n in » to T o m m y , th e o i H t f e ' n o u I ve ! ‘ h a t “ °P,cn * h °P p o lic y is a d o p te d re *r ad by th e m fo r th e p r o te c tio n to This is no idle talk. I t is a call to arms of those who Un the proceedings ’ T h a t th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m ree w o u ld L a b o r ” ; t h a t " i t m ea ns in d u s tr ia l believe in the true principles of unionism. I t is an en-l Wake up. m u ch p r e f e r ! fre e d o m f o r th e w o r k e r s ,” a n d o t h e r T h i» c a m p w e re lu I ‘n i l la m i th a n w a y * b - t p h ra se s a re c o in e d t o s u g a r c o a t th e h it t e r p i ll o f n o n - o r g a r .iz a tio n th e y Sow you 8ee]s e e k to a d m in is te r . ,s a p r o o f o f “PREPAREDNESS” PARADES. LONGSHOREMEN ELECT • ---------- B u t he go t no fu r t h e r , fu r th e C e r - r « !’» th is h y p o c ris y th e re is n o o r g a n iz a - OFFICERS. M e th o d s e m p lo y e d by th e e m g o rg e J tto n a m o n g th e e m p lo y e s o f a n y 1 e 1 m 1 b e , r . , o , f R th z e . a B o r a . rd l z.l f D ir e c t o r s q u ic k ly th a t th e te n t fla p s m p lo y e rs o f th e c o u n tr y to in d u c e i .At a re g u la r m e e tin g o f I o n g - ' H 0,*e By L e n n ä P i T m a n n S t a h i o *■ bulged t h e ir e m p lo ye s to e n te r th e “ p r e - i s h o re m e n , N o. 6. W e d n e s d a y e ve n - A t th e t a m ilt a r it y In w h ich T o m i n - ! o f ’ he C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e w h o du lged. th e fo llo w in g o ffic e r s w e re ¡a p p lie s th e op en shop p o lic y w h e n A lte r y e a rs o f t o il, s tu d y and e f - ' slave d riv e rs , im m e n se p r o fits fo r p a re d n e s s ” p a ra d e s are ju s t c o m in g 'in g •Yea. 1 see." th e G e n e ra l r e p lie d . ¡d e a lin g w it h e m p lo ye s. fo rt to p e rfe c t la b o r o r g a n iz a tio n s th e b o ,. lo n g h o u rs , u n s a n ita ry to lig h t. H e re is a sam ple o f w h a t e le c te d to serve th e e n s u in g t e r m : l i f t ¿he la b o r e r fr o m th e r u t o f w o r k in g c o n d itio n s , n o a ssu ran ce o f wa> d o n e in D a lla s . T e x a s : I M . 1’. < a n n o n . p re s id e n t : F. K n o p ff, A » he g la re d a t th e f a t l i t t l e m an at m tn e a c tu a l a p p lic a tio n o f tn e a n t __ . In d ia » , y a y 2k, ik t s . 'v ic e - p r e s id e n t; .A. E. B a rn e s , h u st- hi» »ide . . . . “ o Pen sh o p ” p o lic y u n io n is ts a re d is - :h t com m o n m e n ia l, th e w o r k in g e m p lo y m e n t, n o p r o te c tio n fr o n t s ic k - 1 •B u t w h a t I »ee. yo u v e e v id e n tly | c r {m i n a te d agai | ness a g e n t; V ic t o r A n d e rs o n , fin a tt- a g a in s t a n d re fu s e d e m - incn and w o m e n o f P o r tla n d a re to ness, w a n t o r d e a th . T h e dues he T<> A ll F o re m e n : ini»»ed. t . o m o rr o w u p .rno on. a t 4 .30. th e r e 1» ; t Jal s e - c f r e J ta J. <.»n nore re » p e c t, H lr - r - r , I ’ll h a v e to ’ p lo y m e n t. ' e cast in t o th e d a rk ab yss o f s e rf- ’ pays lo r th e open sho p a re c o n - , o T ,K. a j^ jtr ln tle d e m o n s tra tio n , o r "p re - 1 L.7" ,.. o'."" . r y - " tr e a s i u ’ r e r ; J *. Ros in » l» t.” 1 he “ o p en s h o p ” p o lic y does n o t iin n a ll la b o r u n io n s d is ru p te d , fis c a to r y and leaves b in t a p a u p e r . pa re .ln e »»' p a ra d e , in w h ic h th e p eop le Jn.‘1,sn 4 ■.*’ n a u g lu n .l, g u a rd : c. w o rk in g a g re e m e n ts set a t n a u g h t, were- it n o t f o r th e fig h t o f la b o r I >'/ a r e ta k in g g re a t in te re s t, a n d , L i n d , U G lo ss A. O b e rg , t tru s te e s , • \ w th e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e, in Pre v e n t in d u s tr ia l u p h e a v a ls a n d v io • , i • • • .* • i • l . ..»A 1 it I» 1b« <lt*»lrt* o f tlit* m atiH g em ent o f T ilt* o f f ic e r s c lc c tc tl n rp tb c p re s le n c e . W itn e s s , L a w re n c e , - M ass./ each w h e re « » . w hile the g ra s p in g e m p lo y e is a g a in o r g a n iz a tio n s to w ith s ta n d t h t o n - A rm s tro n g P a c k in g C o m p a n y t h a t ____ „ .1___ S ets fo r th th e reus»on, such a * It ha» I C o lo ra d o , M ic h ig a n , O h io to rule w ith a ro d o f ir o n w h ile s la u g h t o f g re e d , a v a ric e and d e s p o t- ! e v e ry m an In th e ir e m p lo y » h a ll he in e n t o ffic e rs a n d as th e y ha ve g iv e n W th o u g h th e w a te r I» e x c e lle n t here, -i-i. _____ s a tis fa c tio n th e y w e re O u h r y . liv laborers are to be h e rd e d as so is m n . j " “ A e ^ l m p r e » » upon -th e m «h at It la e x c e lle n t e » a re en d an g e red w ith o u t n e a r- . . 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