Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-03

lockouts and labor warfare 10 Battle
Greek. Mich.
The story? The work people. mer-
chants, lawyers. doctors and other citi.
xens became aroused and indignant NJ
the efforts Of the labor unions through
out tho country to destroy the busi-
ness OF one OF our largest industrier-
the Postum Cereal Co. Lid, and AT the
open threats in the onicia! union pa
pers that the entire power OF the Ma
tionai and State Federations OF Labor
was being brought to bear to punish
tho industries OF Battle Creek. and
particularly the Postum Co.
This sprung from the refusal OF e.
W. Post to obey the orders" OF the
unions to take the Postum advertising
away from various papers that refused
TO purchase labor of the labor trust
the unions.
MIR. Post was ordered to Join the
Unions In their conspiracy to ruin
and put out of business" these pub
fishers who had worked faithfully for
him for years and helped build up his
busincss. They he'd done no wrong.
but had found II Inconvcnicnt and
against their best judgment TO buy
labor OF the labor trust II seems u
rule OF the unions to conspirc TO ruin
anyone who does not purchase from
them upon their own terms,
An inkmnkcr or papcrmnkcr who
failed to sell ink or paper would have
tho same reason to order Post To help
ruin these publishers. So the ped.
dior In the street might stone you II
80 h.,x
cabman to run over you II you refused
to ride with him: the grocer order the
manufacturer to discharge certain
pcopl. because they did not patroniEe
him. and NO on to the ridiculous ana
v!iiainous limit of all this boycott
nonsense. In trying to force people TO
buy what they do not want.
II u man has labor to Scll let him
sell Il ut the best price he can get Just
a. he would sell wheat. but he has no
right TO even intimate thnt he will OBJ
struct tho business. or attempt Its ruin
because tho owner will not purchase
OF him.
The unions have become 40 iyrnn'
nous and arrogant with their dcSpoi'
ism. that q common citizen who has
some time to spare and inncccn'ly
thinks he has n right TO pu, litii"
paint on his own house finds he mus;
have that paint taken on and Put on
| again by the union or all sorts OF
dire things happen to him. his EN-
ploycr 10 ordered to discharge him. his
grocer In boyco,tcd " he furnishes
him supplies. his family followed and
insuitcd and his life made more mis-
cradle than that Of black slave be-
fore the war. II he drives nail TO
repair the house or barn the earpcn'
| tcrs' union hounds him. lie takes
pipe wrench to stop leaking pipe
and prevent damage TO his property
and tho plumbers 'union" docs things
TO him. He cannot put little mortar
to a loose brick on his chimney or
tho brickisycrs. plastcrers' or hod
carriers union is UP In arms. and u
| he catciessiy eats n loaf Of bread tina;
has no union label on Il tho bakers
union" proceeds to make life niacr.
able for him.
So the white slave Ia tied hand and
foot. unable to lift hand TO better
himself or do the ncedfti things, with.
out arst obtaining permission from
some naughty. ignorant and abusive
tyrant Of some labor union.
II would all seem rather like a comic
opera II II did not rob people of their
freedom: that kind Of work will not
| be permitted long In America.
Some smooth managers have built
UP the labor trust In the last few
years. to bring themselves money and
power and by managing workmcn.
have succeeded In making II possible
for them to lay down the law In some
cities and force workmcn and citizens
TO obey" implicitly. stripping them
right and left of their liberties.
They have used boycottinE. picket.
ing. assaults. dynamiting Of property
and murder to enforce their orders and
rule the people. They have gone far
! enough TO order the President to re.
move certain citizens from Office he.
cause the unions weren't pleased.
Tha, means they propose to make
the law of the unions replace the law
of this government and the union lead.
ere dominate even the chief ENccu.
tive.
This Is a government of and for the
people and no organization or trust
shall displace II. But the unions try
It every now and Then. led b. despcr.
ate men as shown in their defiance OF
law and support of lawbTeakcFs.
The union" record OF assaults
Gripping OF men and even women and
children. destruction Of property aud
murder of American citizens during
the past two years is perhaps ten
times the volume of crime and abuse
perpetrated by slave owners during
any two years previous to the civil
war. We are in horrible period of
lethargy. which permits us to stand
Idly by while our American citizens
are abused. crippled and murdered in I
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