Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-10
A BOYCOTT.

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.. {. w.
Post the proprietor, Obeys the orders of
the Unions.
These "orders" are that he withdraw
the advertising from certain newspa-
pers that have fallen under their dis
pleasure.
They openly announce that they pro-
pose 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 de-
cline to turn over the management OF
their papers to the leaders of the labor
trusts, (alias. Unions). who are gener-
ally ignorant, wilful, and violent men.
incapable of conducting a business.
unlawful conspiracy to financially ruin
anyone, and this together with the fact
| that he has been rash enough to public
| ~ expose some of the criminal acts of
| members of labor unions has produced
| this boycott.
The average American citizen, not
employing labor. knows little of the in
| sufferable arrogance, impudence, ana
| violence of the ignorant DULLES. decor
| ated with brief power by the most ty-
rannous 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 "A bully.
| denouncing and abusing anyone and
everyone 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. 1st. The men who have q
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
4 WOEhcTS, oT tHTlltN noHit-oWUiHS anu
| desirable citizens they have small
| chance on their own merits to earn
| first-class wages unless they can force
| themselves on employers by a Union
| card. They bring on strikes and mis-
cry for good workmen. and try to. and
do blackmail employers into ssettling
same by paying them graft money.
Some of them have been jailed 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 poorer werken
mon" a by-word, Kissed and laughed at
by the public.
The second or other class in the la
Dor unions is made up of good. capable,
intelligent, peaceable. thrifty citizens.
who go into unions with the laudabIe
purpose of lettering their conditions.
and to support an honest association.
which they hope VIII be honestly con-
Quoted truly and fairly. in the iterests
of labor. but to their surprise and dis
gust they find that whenever they try
to speak in the meetings for fairness
and honorable procedure. they are
hooted and howled down by the other
class.
They try to counsel peace, equity. and
justice. but they might as well launch
feather in cyclone. Then they
sometimes try to keep at work when
they need the wages, and know they
are fair, but they are abused. and fire.
quently their families maltreated and
l fhamSa1x-nc
sion. so there are literally hundreds of
thousands of decent American work.
men, absolutely forced to bear the dis
grace and ignominy of the CALLING yoke
of unionism. because a. hated ty-
ranny Of the others. 81
Every American of the osort is a
workman. either with bra land. or
better yet. with both, andGn the mind
OF each is a fundamental ,heep-seated