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Show THE CITIZEN 6 OPEN SHOP A FALLACY (Remarks of Right Reverend Joseph Schrembs, Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio.) If the open shop movement, which seems to be sweeping the country today, has for its purpose the destruction of organized labor, it is a colossal mistake. The right of the laboring man to unite with his fellows for protection of his interests and promotion of his welfare from every point of view is fundamental. Any effort to deprive him of his right or to interfere with its effective and lawful operation must be fraught with the most serious consequences to society at large. Organized labor has made its blunders and may perhaps be charged with serious excesses here and there. But neither is capital guiltless on this score. Capital is more blamable in this respect, because from a human viewpoint it is more powerful, even better organized and possessed of greater1 resources. Capital and labor are mutually necessary to each other. Both have the right to organize. In fact, both must be recognized. But instead of warring against each other, both organizations should seek a just and effective mode of Instead of seeking to destroy each .other, either by use of power and influence which money can buy, or by the brutality of mob violence and slugbased upon the reaging, sonable recognition of mutual rights and the possibility of astisfying the elemental longings for the happiness of home and life, should be the aim of both. Collective bargaining is a funda- mental right without it labor is at the mercy of the unscrupulous employer. There are employers who are both rea sonable and just and there are those who are unreasonable, selfish, greedy and unjust. Collective bargaining will do no harm to the man who wishes to conduct his business honorably and justly. It is the only protection the laboring man has against the greedy and employer. Honest employers have nothing to slave-drivin- g fear. The question of the hours of labor must ever stand in realation to that other question of giving the laboring man sufficient time for rest, recreation and for decent home life. It is very hard at times to locate the real source of big movements. On the surface it would seem this present wrar against organized labor is based on the necessity of stabilizing conditions and bringing them to a normal standard. This, I take it, is the reason alleged by most of those engaged in this movement. The world war and its aftermath have left us many sad relics. One of them surely is the spirit of unrest Honest pervading the world today. study of conditions, friendly discusalone sions and a spirit of can show the way out of the present e no voice. But the real interests were possessed of such power that they soon con press-agentin- g, Is Next? cannot destroy any qiiwm without eventually self. It may take some tin to you. You may have sources to stave off n oning for a time, hut, deflation finally does --f evitably .will, you find if't hit than the first sutler v little to lose, and soon selves to the new condjttO only lose current wage-earne- r. bus! the gradual consumi out of the accumulat perhaps of a life tinit,iu erous inheritances, rei Destroying the pro very living of the lir farmer inevitably entt destruction of those & their income and trad?'1! and prosperity. Yon a ; Jr cent e one-side- d Who That is the question that is seriously agitating many business men at the present moment. Some time ago there wras launched a nation-widcampaign of deflation. No one knew just where this movement had its origin or what was its ultimate aim. Its true source is not yet clearly understood, except that it is generally conceded that its chief sponsors were high enough and powerful enough to force to their banner business men of all classes. The chief avenue through which this purpose was accomplished wras the banks. At first many bankers wrere more or less obtuse and either failed to grasp the significance or the move, or at least that part of its significance which it was intended they should grasp, or were so obstinate that they refused to become a party to schemes in the formulation of which they wrere not consulted or had principally in foreign trade that it was immensely to their advantage to join with the creditors of foreign nations and individuals in putting America on a basis comparable with conditions obtaining in other lands. These two groups then set out upon the accomplishment of their task, anu,, being possessed of immense resources and power within the United States, they wTere able, through a process of clever persuasion, mild or vigorous coercion, and, when necessary, positive financial compulsion, to rally or force to their way of thinking many persons whose best interests were positively injured by the inpolicy of auguration of a nation-widdeflation of the farmer and the During the war period there had been sufficient profiteering among some classes or wrorkers to lend color of justification for arousing the opposition of the farmer to the wrage earner and to quiet the qualms of conscience of the employer who wras inclined to think of his employees as human beings entitled to some consideration. Those wrho Would not submit muddle. peaceably and listen to this sophistry, (falsely assuming the guise and All of this should be based upon the great virtues on which rest the fabric garment of reason), were forced, of human society justice and charity. through curtailment of business and Justice, giving to everyone his due restriction of credit, to see the light. That most of those now supporting and dealing with everyone as we the policies of this international money would have everyone deal with us; charity, that bond of love which unites group were being injured by the very all men in brotherly affection and love adherence they gave to this policy has as the children of our common Father, only recently began to seep through the intelligence of the chief business God. control of The brotherhood of man, based oir victims of this employer, employee and business man. the Fatherhood of God, is the cornerThe successive steps of the process stone of social peace and happiness. have been: Labor was first deflated, and, Where unwilling to submit to donation of the most unreasonable sort, was ruthlessly thrown out of employment. The chief customer of the farmer is the family of the city .worker, compelled to buy practically all their sustenance directly or indirectly, from vinced most of the dissenters from their opinion that it was to their best the farmer. The farmers market being destroyed or greatly, restrictinterest to get in the band wagon. ed, Mr. Farmer, with bumper crops on This they did in many communities. It now appears that the real under- his hands, found no sale for his produce. lying power behind this movement was certain powerful corporations and inHaving destroyed the purchasing dividuals who had become the credipower of both the farmer and the tors of foreign nations and individuals worker, this process began to work during the recent world war. After the deflation of the merchant and very careful computation they had armanufacturer, who had aided to derived at the conclusion that the only flate their customers the farmer and laborer. First the merchant, who, beway in which they had any possible oping more or less unaware of the trend portunity of realizing on their wrar investments was to reduce the United of events, continued to order goods States of America to approximately for normal trade. When he found no the same industrial and social status sale for the goods ordered, the process as that obtaining in the other civilized of deflating the manufacturer ensued. nations of the wrorld. The merchant, being unable to disThere was a marked disparity in the pose of stocks ordered in contemplaThe tion of normal business, ceased to orexchange rates of the world. United States of America had already der from the wholesaler, the jobber come into possession of most of the and the manufacturer. So the process gold and it wras almost impossible that continued, demonstrating in an unthe foreign debtors would be able to mistakable way the truthfulness of the pay in gold. Since other kinds of coin statement previously made that you Deflation Rampant Who is next? and currency had greatly depreciated in value, it could not be accepted in payment of obligations payable in gold. This powerful group found little difficulty in convincing those engaged mer 95 per of soon?11 nation without, volving yourself in thtt you have helped to fori61 Ifri A permanent and dtTL crease in the income f IBh the people entails acd.g crease in the number L of the manufacturers serving the needs oft!? may hope to escape, exorable, and only situated can hope to these with greatly in j : and resources. j j The great business!! I erican manufacturer fri. the trade of Americja, foreign trade is lessffhin of our domestic busin&erl sacrifice the 90 per Mi in a vain and doubt! build up a foreign taf do not participate au 0j you get no profit and, tenth of the homeit will wre get our foreigfoll nations, like ours, e jf than they can consuEgj. rapidly approaching, ne, Aiding those orgzjdaj seek to e.ther deflattL ployed the farmer will eventually ruin' the home merchants ers. far. You have weatfe How long cany other fellow failed you be on deck ton thing lasts another J be doing business H stand? Why not look to the home market, tfe clothing, recreation our own people, to o cm profit, rather than game of the fellow i not at all about the i piness of the Ameren long as Ijj family, so tect his unwise for make a profit from of his product, wbi have ready and I home? Salt Lake TypograP- Phone Was. 7762. ?rti (A- - |