The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 30, 1919, Page 12

THE SEATTLE STAR—THURSDAY, ¢ ne ere the 80, . a . = ‘ 5. eae THE AMERICAN PLAN The American plan of employment in4 y means simply that every © man be protected in his right to earn an hynest living in return for honest work. ‘ ; : i a The American plan is based upon the principlef of American liberty; ugon the constitutional right ofevery man in America to work and to live as he chooses; as ve conforms to th¢ laws of the land, which | but the ex- pression of the majority of the people of this é reasonable efficiency the work he undertakes, organize industry and disrupt the g work, 4 ; had The American plan does not niean di ination against, or o ion to unions,#for the right of both em- ize i ized by the people of the United States, Who are the rulers of this coun- izations for the betterment OF THOSE RADICALS OF UNI MAN TO WORK IF HE DOES\NOT BELONG TO A PNION; WHO DENY THE RIGHT OF THE EMPLOYER TO RUN HIS,OWN BUSINESS AND WHO SO HAMPER AND RESTRICT PRODUCTION IN JNDUSJRY AS TO BRING COSTS TO A PROHIBITIVE FIGURE A DUSTY TO A STANDSTILL. The American plan does not interfere with the right of coljective aining between employes and employers for the establishment of fair wages and proper working condifions for/Monest service and satisfactory output. The American plan does not mean reduction of Wages. Itgmeans maintenance of American standards of wages and living; it means a living wage for all and higher wages for fhose with the intelligence and willingness to increase their own production and thus reduce the cost ¥ thgpir uct. In a word, the American plan means full recognition of aig of all; of the employes, the employers and the public; it means the expansion of industry to meet the d e World; it means more employment, more money, more prosperity for all. ‘ , It means peace and production in industry. ‘ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF SEATTLE