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trefer*;c »rf*n a i c *,«iden-a dis-f.dn r.• l If organized labor desires to par-*1, St. ticipate in a movement “to secure in scnta- for both employers and employes j pli Mrs. tho freetjom 0f individual contractA lifewiCO!1»Pre!lt;•*Iciofdi i•ifpaaniv iirciinnfT .in the matter of employment and f I to insure his right to earn a livingregardless of his membership inany organization. the Open Shop ■ml„. Association of Joplin is ready tomeet with It.That’s the gist of a reply mailed 1 jr'f. today by Hugh Mclndoe, O. P. M.jan r Wiley and W. S. Sohosky, compris-ban.r inK a special committee named last ) stilniKht, to the publicity committeeof the Central Labor Union, whichClar* I had proposed that representatives cho*- I of each side meet to compromise,^their difference, rfirld. The complete letter follows:i and The I**tter.ester- “Joplin. Mo., May 7. 1920.it or* “Messrs. Don C. Grafton. J. J. Tif.or* Shelby, A. Collins, publicity committee, Joplin Central Labor Union. ffrpitioos I “Gentlemen: !How: I “Your letter has been received j \y|land t I in w hich you propose that a con-j fol Third I ferenro be held between committees , un it rift. I of the Central Labor Union and «. TI. the Open Shop Association for the rlnff; I purpose of making an effort, as ighth stated by you, to stabilize prices of J dis* commodities and the scale of wages j a , trict, of labor.trict, Evidently you have mlscon-rmnn strued the purposes for which the j foli At C. J Open Shop Association has been | obert I formed. It is not the intention of j ija] trift. our association to attempt in any two i’hav. I way to regulate the prices of com- mpmodities and the scale of wages !urtUJof labor. If such were the purpose,lot dbertjof the Open Shop Association, our1 pa,^r; j membership would favor the re- J l ductlon In the price of commoditiesand an increase in the scale ofi»lWl*lt;‘UIcrsi: andnr of.IIED» ap* »t ion Pur-mber been beenleemn;ojiiwages.“The Open Shop Association Is j wei formed primarily, for the purpose , trit of securing for both employers and j yes employes the freedom of individual |a t contract In the matter of employ-j dov ment and to inaure everyone hit ha\ right to earn a living regardless ofjtw« his membership or non-membership [ the in any organization, Ida“That is the real meaning of the I 'I open shop movement and, if successful, it will bring new factories to our city and upbuild our com-. . munitv. If you desire to add to .....l” I the success of this movement lnlha\ra 11-rrmyi un-inaiice.agpniai1 ra-Joplin, this organization will be glad to do its part toward bringing.about a conference with the Central * J I^b.u I nion ol Joplin.'and J°pHn Opeu Shop Association.By w. s. Sohosky, O. P. M. tiorprnAtfa**'yen%triEJLEi OOI fidenty itpro-aviettele-ntlftltheirramsncntmryatialtheKinlurseWiley, Hugh Mclndoe.May Form Company.Organized labor loosed its first shaft last night ir. its fight against the Open Shop Association, planning at a mass meeting in the Labor Temple, 116 1-2 West Sixth street, a $100,000 stock company to operate a co-operative store. Subscriptions to stock were received totalling 13,850. A general campaign for the remainder of the money will be opened.Stock in the operating company is available in blocks of $25 to $500, the minimum and maximumthat may be purchased by anyone. No subscription last night exceeded $100.A. A. Ash of Fort Scott, Kan.,,inatidruliar1denof l panandfecifa ciC.tvict., manage rof the Peoples storethen.ssmthere, a co-operative concern j owned and operated chiefly; by nnion labor, addressed the meet ing and explained how the Fort vwr Scott store came into being. He advised his audience not to deal w ithJoplin banks, which are members of the open shop a?sociation, but with similar concerns in Pittsburg, Kan.^cn-At-thehurwavnigh
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, May 07, 1920
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