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Show TICE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, George E. Merrill Issues Statement on Canvass of Opinions of Employers. System bf Cooperation in - Labor Disputes SettlingDeclared to Be Necessary of lli 3orf E. Morrill, iT.mrmsn of mplors of Sait Lk commltt which has been conducting a surrey of tha fcuslnts and other Interest In the the toward olty on their attitude last 'American" plan of employment, he night Issued a statement In which called attention to the findings of the committee and the reasons which led them to the formulation of the declara.. . . tion of indorsement, 1 Mr. Merrill was requested on May an organisation of employers to undertaka tha management of a campaign toward the adoption of the "American nL.n of employment In Salt Lake. He declined this appointment, but with the Ashcooperitlon of two aslatantv, K. M. ton and C. E. Murphy, accepted the responsibility for the suney to ascertain the attitude of representative bus'" men of the community. Tha aurvey has been In progress for fh past four weeks. The declaration of endorsement was formulated at a recent conference of business men and other representative citizens. Statement Given. Mr. Merrill's statement it as follows: "The declaration upon which commrnt It prola requested means precisely what the enfesses to convey. It Is distinctly and a of nothing principle dorsement more r lean. H expresses The belief of those who have signed the statement tl:at and the time has come to assert flrm'y that It should distinctly the conviction be the right of every worker to elect for himself a to whether he shall or shalllabor organlxanot be a member of ti'Such a right of principle protects the much as employes totheorganize ofjusttheas 'Individual It protects right r to a Join fuse to or employee to join labor organization. is a principle To declare for such therefore not declaring against t trades may unions s such. In rne opinion-ibe interpreted as merely a declarationly and especla dictator? hip. against labor may be considered as n appeal to the onservatlve. straight thinking majorltv in trades unions tq resist the influemc and radical elements In of their ranks Fair Dealing Sought. ploy should have the freedom to eeleet ' and choose their own shop committee to represent them, and stand ready to accept It as their duly ae employers to deal with such representatives comIf tha mittee system prevee Itself to beshop designed to atrd oft real shop organisation and alma at discrimination against union men, It goes without saying that such tactics are contrary to the very policy and plan of employment for which the employers have declared themselves. Discrimination r r against members cf trad unions should bd frowned upon by every thinking man. Inasmuch as there Is striking proof in ths last two years that within their proper place trad unions are In- valuable In a redresentatlv democracy. It Is utterly Inconsistent for an organ- Izatlon of employers to seek by their organisation to build up a concert fraction and a solidarity of Interest while at th asm time denying the same right to employees. snt!-unio- Good Will Necessary. MORNINp, MAY 31, 1920. For the Suggest and JSesiJSargaimis m jfche (Softy. Kead.This arad Our Oversow Ad on Page 12 i Some Employers Lax. 'Comment upon the result of the survey would be Incomplete without acknowledging with frankness an Impression that, while seeking to educate employees to work toward cooperation In the establishment of shop committee systems and collective bargaining with Individual establishments, there are not a few em- ployere who need to devote their atten- - jl lion to the direct encouragement and aid of employees In forming effective group I organisations It la In the shops and factories that employers and employee hav th most opportunity to form contact. It Is not th fault of employee alone that this contact has not bean used to th fullest extent id cooperate in a spirit of partnership. "Conditions obtaining In the building Industry or In th relationship betwean employers and employees generally are manifestly to be attributed to the shortcomings of both ths employing partners and the employed partners." STATE" SuihjhS , . BROADWAY 1864 FOUNDED .. v Ikii aiijyip Orgy of Gambling in France It Challenge to Mone Carlo PARIS, May JO. The most powerful hotel trust In the company which practically ownca Cannes, Deau-- v llle and other fashionable resorts, sees of ruin ahead If the French prospect parliament persists In Its attitude toaaid gambling. At present statute 410 of the French criminal code, which aays that public gambler will be heavily fined, la more honored In th breach than In the observance. The supremacy of Monte Carlo as th world's premier City of Chance Is being challenged by nearly a score ot french resorts, th chief of whTch are Vice, Mentone, Cannes, Blarrlts. Trouvllle, Deauand Vichy. Nearly ville, all these places have at least two casino, while Nice has three, and an enormous amount of gambling goes on In bgccaret cluha. Visitor returning from the Rtvlera sav there never has In th whole history of tne Azure Coast been such an orry of gambling, especially by Americans, to whom a dollar mrana nearly 17 francs at against ( before the war Americans are the heaviest plavers, with English nobility second and Frenchmen third. A recent episode at Cannes w th winning of $.nn1odo y a Russian who had sold he- - Jewels In order to procure the Initial stake of 6i0. If the drastic amendment to the. statute by Arthur Bozler Is passed into proposed law, absolutely no gambling will b allowed. evsn In' clubs. An altematl'e plan proposed is for a similar percentage to that taken out of receipts to te paid out of everv stake made In g public gaminghouse. The ratio proposed Is 10 per cent, so that for ev ery ten francs of the billions wagered In France yearly, the government would get one Thin Blown Tumblers, 6 for 54c Tomorrow a mm Plain or etched. Value, $1.08. iKlsit S21S Values Up to $15 . Pebeco Tooth Paste at 39c Du-op- e, WEATHER DATA (ompsrltAfe weather bits at 8!t Lake Cltr. Mtr 0. 1920. Ten per st are Highest t May was 68 degrees: highest la this isoath since 174 was M degrees. lowest last sight was 1 low. wt thii month tlor 1874 vii 23 degrees; mean UmtMHaeure far tMaf wu 80 derreea; normil wait 63 decrees; aecmnnlatMl exceea since th first o( the month la t defreea: accumulated deficiency alum January lat la 54 defreea. Humidity Dry hulb temperature at 6 a. m , 52 degrees; wet bulb temperature at 8 a. m , 44 degree; relative humidity at 6 a. m., 65 per ot; dry bulb temperature at kmr, rub time, 62 degrees; wet bulb temperature at noon, auo time, 46 degree; relathe humidity at noon, ann time, 20 per cent, drr bulb tom-- I rat a re at 6 p m , 67 drree; wet bulb 47 degree; relative huat t. p. midity at 6 p. m.. 21 per cent. Total for the 24 hour ending Precipitation at 6 p. m, was none; total for thU month to date a 1.83 Inches; accumulated deficiency for thia month to date I .07 of an inch; total precipitation nine January 1 to date la K.18 Inch; accumulated csce since January 1 jf Ribbons, 39 c Heavy pure silk ribbons, plain and moire silk ribbons; 5 inches wide, in every wanted color; 59c and- 69e values. 75c Voiles, 25c Printed voiles; mill dti-inc- - spconds. $1.98 Hughes Idea! Hair Brysh, $1.39 , $23.50 Rugs Hats selected from our own stocks for a quick clearance Only - For the June Bride Sheffield Production Sport HAT f, Auerbach 's $139 Royal Sale of $95.00 $1.50 Infants Barefoot Sandals, 99c Auerbachs 21 IHldl 21 is Book. Dept., Patent Leather $9 Women If heo ' Ties, $6.98 . -- . All sizes. June price Childrens Straw Hats Half Price Sale of alow 4x7-- 6 Because we have such facilities for taking care of all legitimate requests of our patrons. mighty Novel, ,39c The new style Thep ties. Made of patent leather with light weight soles and wooden covered Louis heels on the new esti style short vamp last. . . $3.30 Ladies Union Suits 41c A summer' quantity of ladies Regular and uniou suits. out-siz.e- s. Stamped Scarfs Lace 89c trimmed each to stamped Valued at $L.0. Beautiful Your choice of any hat the department at con-- r the former price. All are in first-l- ass dition and newest styles.. In infants section, third $1.50 to $6,98. Sale prices, floor. Prices range from ' 75c to $3.49. in one-ha- 63c and 59e values. Its t $6.98 PraiseOurMethods handy "Even thJ best friends of union labor have a friend in a big among the employers (and there are many employers vie respect the accomplishinstitution of this ments of the trades unions and believe their maintenance to be to the Interests wecharacter. . of both the employers and the public lfare) do not hesitate to point out that theh carries collective of bargaining right We will welcome It certain responsibilities which the unions must more fully recognise. One such reaccount. your sponsibility Is certainly that of actively in soliciting the cooperation of employers toward looking formulating , agreement the settlement of all disputes by arbitracotion and eonclllatioa rather than byoverercive measures. To merely reject tures by employer and offer no concrete substitute Is not living up to responsi-th bilities which go with the rights that unions ask for. 'Thera are many employers whose organizations of workingmen sre permanent who concede without hesitation the to belong to trsde right of employees unions, but at the same time believe that W. S. McComick, Pres. . the effectiveness and efficiency of their organisation can be best maintained and of Anthon H. Lund, Vice Pres. their employees share In the benefits their extra effectiveness most advanta-pousl- y by a system of collective George Albert Smith, Vice Pres. between the employer and the ewn Institutions' people Fred 1L Michelsen, Cashier group of the rather than by collective bargaining with ' the unions. D. E. Judd, Assistant Cashier "Such eraplojsrs concede that their em 250 Popular Reprint ' Cloth bound.. These sandals are made of tan leather, with soles, on a broad foot shape at last. Sizes 54 to 99c less than cost Porch Shades in every wanted size at wholesale cost. Men of Affairs All colors; suitable for porch, bedroom,' dining room and excellent ' for summer Second Floor, , Bargain, $95X0 9ll2. Kil Here's vour chance to get a jaunty Sport, Hat 'way below regular price. Hats of straw in all the lighter shades, with eolored facings; also aorne fabric hats that are of exceptional value. Vinegar and Oil Cruets, Salt and Pepper Shakers. Cake Stands and Fruit Bowls. Fringed on ends. Big pattern range in size 9x12. Genuine Crex Rugs, in size houses. or You can save more, by making your purchase here. Nut howls. Cheese Cracker Dishes, Casand seroles. Bread Trays, Sandwich Trays, Bon Bon Dishes, Wilton Rugs Ot Tailored and $7.98 Quadruple Plated Silverware $3.95 one-hal- $16.00 97, So Come Early models that represent- startling values. Large, small and medium shapes from AU which to choose. effectively trimmed. One-of-a-ki- Labor Domination Resisted. bar-alnl- iMui. U'KID Trimmed 1 Conciliation Favored. . By Universal Service Cable striking In fact, perhaps the most has single fart which the recent surveydesire disclosed Is the great unanimity of set to among employers of all classes thinkla 2.23 tnebe. the great and proper value ahich Bui rites at 4:50 and neta at 7.62. Hay 31. place upon the ing men ofof this day must There funa Is WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 6 employees. good P. M.. MOUNTAIN TIME. damental belief such as ought to obtain that there In this dav and generation necessary ts a natural and absolutely not only must be acpartnership Iswnlrh welcome. cepted but have heard repeatedly from promStations inent employers of Salt Lake the expression 'the men who work with us' tIn- e stead of the old idea represented by worde the men who work for us.' "There Is a spirit among employers that Is seeking to bring about as nearly as possible a restoration of the relation-of ship which existed when the conduct rebustnese was more simple and hence emlationships between employer anda genThere Intimate. ployee more to find n way to bring about uine seeking s proper understanding and resist the tendency toward Isolation between management and employees "On the other hand, there Is a feeling thU very evident In many quarters that union very Isolation Is fostered by trade reason Influences and that therein Is one for announcing with firmness the Intention to resist trade union domination. There Is likewise a very firm attitude against tenets of Tabor unionism which go so far as to build up restrictive practices f labor seeking deliberately to reducet Hues of advance-Senttput, and to close the and promotion for the exceptionally capable and skillful worker. "Whether rightly or not, the Impression has been created that there le an element in the saddle among the trades unions st this time that would wish to see union exmen monopolise to an tent the emoloyment In .every line of Indemof by dustry by sheer power Instead onstrating superior skill and capacity. for There Is very little antagonism what should be the best Ideals of unionism. but there Is a very positive antipat hv against the arbitrary exercise of loe power of organisation wielded against Individual rights of unorganized workers or employers. w --ci- i pari-mutu- el "The endorsement of the principle is not an endorsement of tome particular union of employers, for a large proportion of the people and firms who have even puhlmlv gone on reeprd sre not It u members of such sn organization. of altitude not an endorsement of the emthe among of any group ployers. Indeed, the contact which ha been had with hundreds of business mn in gait I.ake established very clearly that disby far the majority of employers are posed to resist the q Influence of radical agitators and employers and are earnestly Intent upon proving them-In considerate and selves fair minded their dealings with their employees. "I am quite willing to take the responemsibility foe the assertion thatin these ployers as a whole are not of sympathy organized with any militant campaign I am employer against union labor. convinced that events will show that they 'orIn an are quite unwilling (o Join to nse ganized machine of meanness.' the phrase Invented by a brilliant writer In a popular periodical' of recent date. MONDAY ; scarfs, ...89c lf , $5 French Serge $3.29 French weave serge. Just inright for suimneF suiting. All desirable colors, cluding navy and white. Fine all-worst- $2.90 flight Gowns Silk 52-in- ed ch S2.50 White Petticoats Bags V2 i Heavy Cluny Waah Lares. White, ivory and ecru. ' Price Every silk bag in the house i n 1 ud e d in this sale. Made of fine quality sateen; . Made of fine nainstyle. sook, beautifully trimmed with Val. laces, insertion, embroidery and ribbon, also yoke style, high neck and Trimmed with embroilong sleeves. Slip-ove- r dery, lace and tucks.. - embroidered, scallop edge. T Ladies' Jersey Bloomers, 63cJer. Ladirs $1.00 sey Bloomers. pink gri All sizes. Elas- tic waist and knee. - $11 Linen Table Cloths, $5.75 All pure linen; 50 only in the lot . |