Evening journal., 1904-08-08
A BOYCOTT

Ing dislike and anupathy to the arrogant
and violent pretendor Of the other class.
The second class named. are for the
time being forced to stand the denuncia-
uons OF the public against labor unions,
for they are IN sad company, which has
brought disgrace upon the name OF
Unions. so there seems no way but for
the decent men 90 stand 10 until In some
way they can obtain control. and make
the old or new unions. which they may
form. lawful, respectable. and worthy Of
the esteem OF the public.
We are on record as being friends and
we'll wishers OF the second class named.
and AS thoroughly and unalterab,y op-
posed TO the law breakers. criminals. and
buliies of the other class. so when union
men denounce and revile u.s. q. is easy
to determine Ia which class they belong.
The union men I'm the first class are
genuine and undeniable anarchists, adens
and outlaws.
Let us analyze and see.
When a strike occurs. they picket
plants threaten peoplc. assault men,
dynamite property, boycott and even
murder. they are criminals and opposed
90 an law.
An anarchist is one opposed TO law.
When police or the military are called
On TO preserve the peace, and protect the
common people, do these men welcome
and uphold them? They DO not. but
hasten to protest and do an 10 their
power to remove them. so they can carry
out thelr acts Of violence and law break
ing
They favor no law but their own. and
that is the true hall mark OF an Anarchist
pure and simple
Someone says we are harsh i'm our de
scrlption OF these men. We are not re-
sponsibe for their character and acts
They do these things regardless Of any
one. and the only way the pubic car
fairly judge them Is to know the facts
1t Is this class of union men who havl
placed a boycott on our products. IN try
ing TO force us to join their lawless ranks
and ruin some publishers and they ar
the ones who propose to punish Mr.
Post for fearlessly telling the facts abou
them and their methods.
man with a family Of children t
support was kept out Of work by a strik
In Chicago. The family would hav
starved had he not obtained money {
buy them bread.
God Almighty has instiilod IN the min
of every man. worthy the name. a desir
to work and furnish bread and c'othin
for his little one. but In th.a case IN
labor union said he must no..
i Coils motive was the strongest. r
broke the rules Of the union and went {
work
They. caught him one evening on th
street, Knocked him down with bra.
knuckles, kicked him unconscious, the
pried his mouth open, and poured cal
boac acid down his throat
: Another man who was forced
, work to support his family was me
t and the strikers put their fingers IN hi
/ eyes. gouged one Of them out until
e hung on his cheek. Are these the onl
. cases of outrage?
D Hundreds OF acts equally infamous ar
reDeated from day to day daring strike
. conducted by law,ess and criminal mem
a bers Of labor unions.
- Decent people read with horror IN
y tales of distress. women attacked an
(. sometimes stripped on the streets. Isl
r Louis st. car strlke). workmen blown
S pieces with dynamite. men ASSAULTED
e mobs formed. millions OF dollars worth {
Il property destroyed. many lives lost, an
O a general reign Of terror, disorder, an
e anarchy conducted by the labor trust,
e trying 10 force the balance Of mankind
obey, without question the mandates
a the leaders - the Unions.
" Such outrages on the public peace, al
d -.ch absolute disregard OF the liv'
b property and liberty Of citizens. has f
!. ally aroused the people TO a univers
J. and not TO be ignored demand that tbs