the Citizens Protective a
has thrown down the gauntlet,"
Leslie told The Press. "The open
shop simply means individual bargaining, which . has held workers
in unorganized industries in Spokane at shamefully low wages
during the past year.
"This is particularly noticeable
the laundry strike where women
have worked below the state mini-
wage with no recourse as
as they remained unorganized,-* Leslie said.
Leslie declared the laundry
Citizens' Protective Associa-owners association has instituted
sympathetic lockout by closing
lion Action Battled by laundries not involved in the
ITninnistci strike.
unionists.
Two new ane-les develonpd tn Picketing at the Spokane and
a wo new angles developed to- Davenport hotels was peaceful.
day as tlae Spokane laundr, icarda reading "Laun-
moved into its third week. Pickets dry Strike Now Going On" parad-
were thrown around the Daven-ed before all entrances of the
hotels. No attempt was made to
port and Spokane hotels, and a interfere with patrons of the
' strategy" committee of seven was hotels.
elected by the Central Labor In sympathy with the strike, the
council "to fight labor's problems teamsters' union refused to allow
goods to be delivered to the hotels
in Spokane to the last ditch. or taken away How tms alfected
The purpose of the "strategy" the notels- DUsiness could not be
committee, win ed en- iearned. Neither Julius Zittell,
tirely of beads of Spokane unions, managing director of the Spokane,
is to direct future moves in the nor James McCluskey, manager of
laundry strike, Albert Leslie, sec- the Davenport, could be reached at
retary declared press time.
On the committee are A. W. it was generally felt the sym-
Dayton, chairman and president of pathy strike might have far-reach-,
the Central Labor council; A. J. fng results
Fraser, C. B. Keller, Joe McBreen, "Naturally, the teamsters' union
Ab Run), Francis Kmcaid and Al- would not permit its members t~
"In declaring for the open shop,
