Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-02-02

dozens AMI hundreds by an OrgnDiza
ton or trlst, having for its purpose
thrusting what it has to sell llalor
upon us whether or no.
Suppose an American i'll a foreig
city should he chased by a mel
caught ard beaten unconscious. the
his mouth pried open and carbolic aci
poured down his throat. then his rib
kicked in and his face we'll stampe,
with iron nailed shoes. murdered be
cause he tried to earn bread for hi
children. by the Eternal. sir. Il flee
Of American Men of War would Assem-
bic there, clear for action and blow
something off the face of the earth. i
reparatlon were not made for The
blood of one of our citizens.
And What answer do we make to the
appeals o. the hundreds of widows anC
orphans OF those Americans murdered
by labor unions: How do we try t.
protect the thousands of intelligent cit
i2ens who. with reason. prefer not t.
join any labor union and be subject tc
the tyranny of the heavily paid rulers
of the labor trusts?
Upon IL firm refusal by MIR. Post To
join TINS criminal conspiracy a gen
eral boycott was ordered on Grape
Nuts and Postum all over the country,
which set the good red blood of our
ancestors in motion. bringing forth the
reply that mas now passed into history:
we refuse to join any conspiracy of
organized labor to ruin publishers, nor
VIII we discharge any of orr trusted
employees upon the orders of any labor
union. III they can make their boycott
effective and sink IL ship. we will 20
down with the captain on the bridge
and in command"
This set tho writer's i'm labor nonere
crazy and they r%edoubled their abuse.
Finally one of their official organs
came out with a large double column
~denunciation of Battle Creek, calling
1t "A running sore on the face of Mich
isan,' because it would not become
organized" and pay in dues to their
leaders. The usual coarse. vii
famous epithets common to labor
union writers We're INDUCED in.
The result was to weld public senti-
ment In Battle Creek for protection. A
citizen's association was started and
mass meetings held. Good citizens who
happened to be members Of local
unions. In some cases quit the unions
entirely. for there is small need n,
them there.
The working people OF Battle Creek
are of the highest order of American
mechanics. The majority are not union
for practically all of the
manufacturers have for years declined
10 employ union men because of dis
about eleven years ago. and
the union men now in the city are
among the best citizens.
NO city in the State of Michigan
pays as high average wages as Rattle
Greek. no city of it's size is ne mos
porous, and no city has so large n nro.
portion of the best grade of mechanics
VINO W their own homes.
80 the work people massed topethe,.
Win the other citizens in the orpaniza.
tioh o.! the Citizens Association with
.ne Ioiiowing preamble and coustitm.
ton: >'Si'"-
Whereas, From 1891 to 1894 tho
strikes instigated by Labor Unions in
nattie Greek resulted in the destruc.
toh OF property and loss Of large SIMS
OF money in wages that would have
oeeh expended here; and.
whereas, These acts ca,,sul sor,o,s
damage to the city and in a ma rraS
way delayed its progress at TINT time.
and. >A"e '''ne'
whereas. Since the year 1s94 tho
cltizens have been enabled, by nuhlic
sentiment, to prevent the recurrence ~
strikes and Labor Union disturha moo.
which have been prevalent elsewhora.
and, "ere'
nereas. The employers Of this city
nave steadfastly refused to place the
mahasement of their business under
the control of Labor Unions. but have
maintained the highest standard of
wages paid under like conditions anv.
where IN the United States. ana haro.
ny unanimously declared their Infant
10 continue such policy; and he ON.
pioyes OF this city, a large p~ercento- 90
oI whom Own homes and have famiIies
reared and educated under conditions
OF peace n the well-earned nrosnor,.
" OF steady employment. have stead
iastly maintained their right a. &c.
American citizens to work without the
dictation and tyranny Of Labor Iinior
leaders, the bitter experience Of III
past onering sufficient reason for :
determined stand for freedom: and.
whereas, The attitude Of the cItizen,
on this subject has been the means =,
preserving peaceful conditions an
continuous prosperity in marked con
a to the condition existing in oshs,
cues suffering from the dictation n,
Trades Unionism; 1t 10 therefore
Resolved. That the continuance a,
peace and prosperity in Battle Srass
can De main ,ined, and the deetruct;v-
work OF outside interference avosdcS
under the combined e0ort ana actsc,
q All our Deople. b. the formation :,
Z Citioeos' Association,