The Washington times., 1905-05-06

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/; is hopeful sign 10 see the
Unions slowly ch.ensiae for better
and they railst continue 10 improve aad
baeenne more lava billing If they eSpect s
al indignant public 10 permit them TO
exist One great deterrent Is the yio-@
Tent character Of the editors og their
lahcr papers. who psfsisisntiy misssate
facts ard misle:ld their readers by high
" coloied reports and comments. that
inti1ue he minds of people. led TOO
efien b. their prejudice instead Of zoo.
eason
But slowly the Union man is coming
TO understand that if he becomes a
law-breaker IL response 10 the anarch
istic suggestions CT his labor paper he
must pay the penalty of crime against
his. fellows. When the anarchists. so
c.aiists. and criminals are either driven
out or suppressed, the unions VIII per-
hSps then pattern after the honored
EfSshsrhood of Locomotive EngIneeTa.
and win respect for their members. by
kelesty. uPTishtne5s. and good citIzeFl-
ship. then the Union man viii be known
rs 4 capable. thrifty and hieh grade
workman (fhe old Trade Union ideal
ana the scrubs and pretenders will not
be allowed TO fiaunt a Union Card as
evidence of their right TO abuse and
ITaitrea1 all the balance Of mankind
The Unions as now made up need an
immense amount of house cleaning. and
the public has been forced by their
ugliness TO demand 1t. Every right
thinking Union man knows this. and is
earnest In his desire II have the erirai-f
mails expunged. fer the p2acable mem
hers are denounced by the public fer
their association with the others.
If these high grade men would with
draw from tie misin;tnfged bands OF
outlaws and set up n union where good
Workmanship vas the test and then
offer their first class labor at even
higher prices than common. With tilei-.
contracts made legally responsible, and
L il became known that When q buyer
of labor didn't care TO purcnase. this
union would Deaceably offer its labor
elsewhere, but not go bullying about
Ike lot OF bandits and laS-Brezsl.ers.
they would then command the admirss-s+
nunity. for people Ike to see werkmen
II fosperous. Observe the high position
III the minds Of the public that the
locomotive Engineers have won for
themselves by just this plan of pro-
ccdure.
Many ana many a high grade man Is
the s,lrsa1chy-tainted unions, and he
seeks freedom somehow, somewhere.
Help him.
tt is no insult TO tell a man he is in
deplore it. but IL he defends the stink
ing place he insults himself.
CRIMINAL E2AND
So when you hear a Union man de-
nounce those who point out the crimes.
of the Unions and seek 10 purify them.
you may know to a certainty that he is
of the anarchist, criminal type and
squirms when the sunlight Of publicity
Is turned upon him. Among this class
will be found the majority of labor pap
er editors
We should demand OF our public off,
ficials that they proceed as they did ins
the beef trust and give the people pro-
lection from this labor trG.t that OPP
presses the common people more than
a dozen meat or oil trusts.
What is a cent or two On g gallon Of
thousands OF decent bfead-earners
thrown out OF work from time 10 time.
and the hundreds Of millions of dollars
IN business lost TO the people DF tn6s
withdrawal of pital from industry.
REFUSE TO BUILD
1t Is a common remark nowadays that.
no one but fool viii start new
building or new industry and subject
himself to the tremendous losses. indfg-s
mites, and worry from the labor unions.
The proposed building operations and
new industries that have been aban-
donedz In the past two years amount In
dollars and cents, lost TO our work peer
pie. more than would keep an army in
meat and oil for a lifetime. -
Citizens, high and low, you must rise
In your might and free yourselves f=on
this worst of all trusts-tais startling
menace TO human liberty. It is before
you and its injuries are felt by every
man but the few easy-Iiving leaders who
have by organization CT the Is per cent
OF workmen. threatened the complete
domination of the S5 per cent OF un-
organized citizens.
This lair country has already been in
Jured hundreds OF millions of dollars and
its people subjected TO countless scores
OF indignities by the labor trust.
ACT
We have conspiracy and trust laws
Write President Roosevelt urging tha-s
he direct the proper Government offi.erss
to do their duty with this most FuL- eus1E
CT ali trusts. then don't forget Your VIII
duty toward the boycott, the union la
bel and TO organize your towns for pre-
Read This article over again ca-efr1ly
and Act.
n. B. You ask what motive inspires
me to pay about $4,000 to print thist
proclamation of freedom in the Yarf-e
Gus papers in the United States sure to
bring down on me hundreds more OF
coarse villifyins. abusive letters from
III Dor union thugs and many kind let-5
tiers from lawabidins members of
Unions.
The officials Of the Labor Commission
ers office of Michigan say l pay the
highest wages in the State for like
work. But / will not bow TO the comic
opera kings and potentates OF the labor
unions or allow them TO ..union5ze ties
Postum factories. Therefore they boy7
colt Postum and Grape Nuts.
I was trained 10 run my business and
they We're not; yet they propose to ands
their abuse has been sufficient 10 inter--
est me IN Il study of the fearful condi.
tions that confront our country today
The people of the world have gtxeT.
ne money enough TO spend IN these
talks through the papers in trying to.
make better and safer conditions for the
common people. whether the Postum
business rams or not.
Scores OF letters have come to me from
work people and others. some from nn-x
ion men. recounting their suffering gs
from union domination and urging that
their cases be laid before Ehe public
1t will not answer for Us to only SYM
pathize with the poor. the oppressed
those who haven't power enough to
drive off tyrants and resent oppression,