The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-10

| Such outrageS on the public peace,
and such absolute disregard of the
lives, property, and liberty of citizens.
| has finally aroused the people to uni
| versal and not to be ignored demand
| that these criminal DULLES be restrain
] ed and forced to obey the law, and the
unions that harbor them, have forfeit
ed the respect of the public.
The harm these criminals have
| brought to the fair name of peaceable
honest labor is too great to be easily
computed.
Such outrages to enslave the liberty
of the common and respectable Ameri-
can citizen. make the blood boil and
surge. Many of US had forebears that
| in 1776 shouldered the old flint lock, left
their comfortable homes for the open
camp, suffered from cold, hunger, and
| exposure, wounds, disease, and even
death to preserve the sacred heritage of
liberty, and that same old sturdy, fear
less blood, today calls for the sons to
again stand fast and oppose and crush
the ugly spirit of tyranny, and oppres-
sion so plainly shown by these labor
unions.
There are things in this world dearer
than money or business.
We expend about a million dollars a
year with newspapers, most of which
goes to printers and other workmen.
Probably two millions a year more are
spread among our work people, farmers
and others.
Our factories cover many acres of
ground, and the business furnishes the
food and clothing for nearly 5000 hu-
man beings.
This act of the Unions is openly for
the purpose of running the business, and
therefore taking the livelihood from
these 5000 people whom God has Gre
ated, and naturally intends shall be fed
and clothed.
Our work people are paid high wages.
Those who have been with us one
year. receive SO above regular wages,
and the two year and over veterans
receive 1919 above the highest regular
wages. They are of necessity in the
work clean and capable. Most of them
own their own homes and are unusual
ly thrifty, sober, and prosperous, the
savings accounts in one of the banks,
numbering about 1.450.
The agitators of the labor unions
have tried to introduce their methods
of strikes. hatred, poverty and distress
among our people to replace the pres
ent conditions of peace and prosperity,
but thus far our people have been in
telligent enough to decline to make the
exchange.
1t is these peaceable and reputable
citizens, living in content, who have
done harm to no one, whom these
Labor Union Anarchists propose to
ruin" and put out of business along
with the company.
Every industry is dependent upon the
public for it's existence for unless the
factory produces articles of sufficient
merit to meet the need of the public, no
business can result. If a factory pro-
duces the very highest grade of goods
and a general and effective boycott is
established that prevents the public
from buying such products, the bust
ness must stop.
We have stated the facts herein, to
the truth of which we are ready to
make oath. If the great buying public
decide to obey the orders of the Labor
unions, and refuse to purchase our pro-
ducts, we have but one thing to do-go
out of business and let the families de-
pendent on that business go adrift and
shift for themselves. Such ruin will
carry down with it everything connect
ed with the industry that has taken
years and millions of money to estab-
lish.
We cannot and will not join the con-
spiracy of these labor unions to ruin
publishers.
We cannot and will not discharge a
single one of our faithful and time
tried workmen. upon the orders of any
labor union.
/ Upon these principles we stand. If
the unions can make their boycott, eff
fective and sink our ship we will go
down. with the captain on the bridge
and in command.
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. LIMITED,
BATTLE CREEK, MICH.