Evening journal., 1904-08-08

Has been declared by the labor unions
against the products of the Postum
Cereal Co.. Ltd. viz; Grape-Nuts and
Postum Food Coffee.
The labor papers notify the public not
to buy these things until Mr. C.. W. Post
the proprietor, obeys the orders Of the
Unions
These "orders" are that he withdraw
the advertising from certain newspapers
that have-fallen under their dspleasure.
They openly announce that they pro-
nose to break up" ruin" and put out
of business the publishers of such
papers and insist that Mr.. Post join in
this conspiracy with them.
These publishers have been faithful in
their contracts with Mr.. Post, are upright
business men and good citizens. their
only crime being that they decline to
turn over the management Of their pa
pers 20 the leaders Of the labor trusts,
Caiids Unions), who are generally ignor-
ant. wilfu and vioent men, incapable Of
conducting a business.
Mr.. Post declines 70 be parry 10 such
unlawful conspiracy 10 financially ruin
anyone. and this together with the fact
that ne has been rash enough to publicly
expose some OF the criminal acts Of mem-
bers Of labor unions has produced this
boycott.
Ths average American citizen not
employing labor. knows little Of the in
suferable arrogance. impudence and
violence of the ignorant bullies. decorate
ed with brief power by the most tyran-
nous of an trusts the labor trust or
Unions.
Put supreme power IN the hands Of
any ignorant man, not accustomed TO
affairs, and he quickly becomes a bully,
denouncing and abusing anyone and
everyone who does not instantly obey
his orders lie cares nothing for law
or the rights OF others.
The Unions are made up OF two class
es. 1st The man who have ready and
abusive tongue. and who can howl down
and by violent and loud talk, dominate
the meetings of the Unions.
These men are seldom If ever good
workers, or thrifty home-ownlng and de.
sirable citizens they have small chance
on their own merits TO earn hrst-clas.
wages. unless they can force themselves
on employers by a Union card. They
bring on strikes and misery for goot
workmen, and try to- and do. blackmai
employers into selling same by paying
them graft money Some Of them hav,
been jailed for such offences. but In,
great majority still hold forth The,
have brought untold disgrace on the fai
name of labor" and made the term 9TH
poo-er werken mon" by-word. hisse,
( and laughed at by the pubic.
The second or other csass IN the labo
unions is made up of good capable. in
telMgent. peaceable thrifty citizens, VIII
3 go into unions with the laudable purpos
Of bettering their conditions, and to sup
port an honest association, which the
nope will be honestly conducted. trul
e and airly. in the interests OF labor, bu
) to their surprise and disgust they fin
/ that whenever they try to speak in III
p meetings for fairness and honorable pr,
, cedare they are hooted and howled dow
by the other class.
They try to counsel peace equity. an
Justice. but they might as well launch
feather In a cyclone. Then they SOM
times try to keep at work when the
!. need the wages. and know they are fal
n but they are abused. and Frequently the
4 families maltreated and themsev'
+ beaten back into submission, so there al
l. literally hundreds of thousands of decel
= American workmen, absolutely forced
h bear the disgrace and ignominy OF Il
!, CALLING yoke of Unionism, because Of Il
hated tyranny of the others.
Every American NJ the right sort is
workman. either with brain or hand,
J. bettcr yet. with both, and in the mil
- Of each is a fundamental deep seated T
spect for the able, competent thrift
and peaceable worker, and a eorrespon