DOOLEY ON “PRINCIPLE.”

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 852, 14 June 1910, Page 4

DOOLEY ON “PRINCIPLE.”

“ What is all this talk in the papers about the open shop?” asked Mr Htnnessy. ‘‘Why, don’t ye know?” said Mr Dooley. “ Really, I’m surprised at yer ignerence, Hinuissey. Wlmt is th’ open shop ? Sure, ’tis a shop where they kape th’ door open t’ accommodate the consthant s hream of min cornin’ in t’ take jobs cheaper thin th’ min whut has th’ jobs. “ ’ Tis like this, Hinuissey—suppose wan of these freebarn Amerycan citizens is wurkin’ in an open shop for th f princely wages of wan large iron dollar a day of tin hours. Along comes another freebarn son-of-a-gun, an’ sez t’ th’ boss: ’ I think I could handle th’ job for ninety cints.’ ‘‘ ‘ Shure,’ sez th’ boss, an’ the wan-dollar man gets th’ merry, jinglin’ can, an’ goes out into th’ crool wurld t’ exercise his inalienable rights as a freebarn Amerycan citizen and scab on some other poor devil. “An’ so it goes on, Hinnessey. An’ who gets th’ benefit ? Thrue it saves th’ boss money, but he don’t care no more for money than he does for his right eye. “ It’s all principle wid him. He hates t’ see min robbed of their indepindence. They must have their indepindence, regahrdless of inything ilse.” “ But,” said Mr Hennessy, “ these open shop min ye minshun say they are fer th’ unions, if properly conducted.” “Shure,” said Mr Dooley, “if properly conducted. An’ there ye are. An’ how wud they have thim conducted ? No sthrikes, no rules, no conthracts, no scales, hardly any wages, an’ dam few numbers.”