The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-13

and unions have all the tricks that be.
long to trades. Is a mistake. The
trusts also have their ways and means
committees. The most potent method
is through the press Much OF the so
called news" telegraphed over the
wire. is simply the voice Of the trust.
Every day the papers contain dis.
patches which are certainly printed
with a further motive than news. %
as Is evident II one reads between the
lines. These dispatches will Os
found TO touch upon all the conditions
Of commerce. To illustrate the mar.
ter: John Mitchell speaks Of the so
briefly. intelligence. the good behavior
Of the strikers and the useless main.
tenance OF Coal and Iron" policemen.
lie would have you believe the men
we're as quiet as though working
along with every demand they ever
made conceded by the company. q
chanced TO pick up a paper shortly
after reading Mitchell's article. aud
under glaring headlines with an
alarming collection OF incendlary
words. I found these same quiet.
peaccable men had attacked several
mines. had killed number Of their
own men (by mistakeD and we're pre-. |
pared TO carry on the slaughter with |
a high hand Mr. Mitchell was quoted
as saying that he was with them and
that he had Just counted the funds !
on hand and told the boys" 10 stay
with EN-" The press report then
spent some time weeping over the
families OF the dead miners. murdered
by these lawless strikers. The dis.
patch also wondered why the strikers
'efused 10 think what they were do.
ng.' II was comparatively easy to
cad the true intent Of that dispatch.
{ smacked of trust II would have the
'cople's minds moulded against the
trlkers The question Of right and
wrong never entered the sacred 60
he trusts precincts OF the dispatch.
Whether the men were justified was
ot the matter for the people 10 dc. ,
ide. The people were TO be melted I
galnst them and thus help the trust b
reak the strike and defeat the union I
led forces. After your attention Is Il
nee called 10 this phase OF the voice X
the trust. You will be a more lntelli. r
ont reader OF the daily papers. You
III have some understanding OF the
tuation. as II were I do not charge
J papers, all newspaper men. all G
'ws concerns with being In the a
Ieal.' but ! do say az the head OF a
g trusts there are understandings q
which the results and thus In turn I'd
q wishes OF the trusts. are carried
I 10 the people. and the matters COY.
Ing the situation. are twisted into
q proper shape before they are sont n
l. An artist paints the picture and IN
telegraph describes IL 20 the B
rid. Some artists have only one hi
on the picture. m
Nfter feeding on the press news IA
good people are In the condition s'
the Methodist preacher who was be
y anxious that no one should H'
ape heaven. Seeing In his audience
stranger he greeted him after the an
vice. The stranger happened 20 an
e lived In that small town forty an
rs previous. and had been In Ore. TO
In the meantime The minister
k the stranger by the hand antl
!, How do you do, Mr Jonesg I Il
Nv your name was Jones because u,' m
saw your photograph In your A.. AZ
ther's house here. You see. your HI,
iher Is very staunch Methodist is
I hope to learn you are as we'll sa' l
inded in the faith as he Are you so
Iethodlste" mo
No. said Mr Jones 4 am no, a .@a' car
hodist this year" ~