The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-08

Has been declared by the labor unions
against the products OF the Postum
Cereal Co. Ltd. viz: Grape-Nuts ana
Postum Food Coffee.
The labor papers notify the public not
to buy these things until Mr.. z. w. Post
the proprietor, obeys the orders or the
Unions.
These "orders" are that he withdraw
the advertising from certain newspapers
that have fallen under their displeasure.
They openly announce that they pro-
nose to break up" ruin" and put out
OF business the publishers or 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 10
turn over the management OF their papers
to the leaders OF the labor trusts, (alas
tTnions) who are generally ignorant, Will
full and violent men, Incapable OF con-
Quoting n business.
Mr.. Post declines to be party TO such
unlawful Conspiracy to financially ruin
anyone, and this. together with the fact
that he has been rash enough to publicly
expose some of the criminal acts or
members OF labor unions, has produced
this boycott.
The average American citizen, not en-
blowing labor, knows little or the IN
sufferable arrogance, impudence, ana
violence of the ignorant DULLES, decorated
with brief power by the most tyrahhous
OF all trusts. the labor trust or Unions.
put supreme power in the hands of any
ignorant man. not accustomed TO affairs,
and he quickly becomes bully. de-
nouncing and abusing anyone and every
one who does not Instantly obey his
',orders." He cares nothing for law or
the rights OF others.
The Unions are made up OF two classes.
Ist The men 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 II ever good
workers. or thrifty homecoming and de-
sirable citizens. they have small chance
on their own merits 10 earn hrst-class
wages unless they can force themselves
on employers by n Union card. They
bring on strikes and misery for good
workmen. and try TO. and do. blaokmail
EMPLOYERS into settling same by paying
them graft money. Some OF them have
been tailed for such offences, but the
great majority still hold forth. They have
brought untold disgrace on the fair name
OF labor" and made the term "the poo-er
werken mon by-word, Missed ana
laughed az by the public.
The second or other class I'm the labor
unions IS made up OF good capable, in
tellIRent. peaceable, thrifty citizens. who
go into unions with the laudable purpose
OF lettering their conditions. and 10 sup
mort an honest association. which they
hone will be honestly conducted, truly
and fairly. IN the interests OF labor, but
10 their surprise and disgust they find
that whenever they try TO speak In the
meetings for fairness and honorable pro-
cedure. they are hooted and howlsd down
by the other class.
They try 10 counsel peace, equity. and
Justice. but thay might as we'll launch n
feather in cyclone. Then they some
times try 20 keep at work when they
need the wages, and know they are fair.
but they are abused, and frequently their
families msltreated and themselves beat
en- back into submission, so there are
literally hundreds OF thousands OF Ameri-
can workmen absolutely forced 10 bear
the disgrace and ignominy OF the calling
| yoke OF Unionlsm. because of the hated
/ tyranny- of the others
Every American Of the right sor' IL n
/ workman. either with brain or hand. or
better yet. with both. and In the mind OF
each is a fundamental deep seated re-