Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-17

The entire community pledged by pub
lie sentiment and private act to restore
to each man his ancient right to
peace, freedom and the pursuit of
happiness"
Other cities will be driven to protect
their work people. merchants and cit
liens as well as their industries from
the blight of strikes, violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionisn
run amuck, by adopting the Battle
Creek plan" but this city offers indus
trial peace now with cheap coal an
good water. first class railroad facili
ties and the best grade Of fair, capabl
and peaceable mechanics known.
Details given upon inquiry of til
"Secy. of the Citizens ASSN"
Identification.
The public should remember thai
there are few Labor Unions conduc
ted on peaceful lines and In proportion
as they are worthy, they have won es
TEEN, for we, as a people, are strongly
in sympathy with any right act That
has for it's purpose better conditions for
wage workers. But we do not forget
that we seek the good of all and not
those alone who belong to some organ
ization, whereas even the law abiding
unions show undeniable evidences of
tyranny and oppression when they are
strong enough. while many Of the UNI
ions harbor and encourage crimiuols
in their efforts to force yoke Of slav-
cry upon the American people. AS a
public speaker lately said: "The ar
rongance of the English King that
reused the fiery eloquence Of Otis, that
inspired the immortal declaration of
Jefferson, that left Warren dying on
the slopes Of Bunker Hill, was not
more outrageous than the conditions
that a closed shop would force upon
the community. These men burst into
rebellion when the king did but toqcn
their pockets Imagine If you can their
indignant protest had he sought to
prohibit or restrict their occupation or
determine the conditions under which
they should earn their livelihood" and
to assault beat and murder them,
blow up their houses and poison their
food if they did not submit.
The public should also remember that
good true American citizens car bs
found in the unions, and that they
deprecate the criminal acts Of their fell
low members, but they are often in bad
company.
Salt only hurts sore spots. So. the
honest, law abiding union man is not
hurt when the criminals are denounced,
but when you hear union man "hol-
Ter" because the facts are made public,
he has branded himself as either one
of the lawbreakers or sympathizer,
and therefore with the mind Of the law
nd " ~ whar
opportunity offers. That is one reason
employers decline to hire such men.
A short time ago inquiry came from
the uion forces to know If Mr.. Post
would keep still' If they would call
off the boycott on Postum and Grape
Nuts.
This is the reply: "The labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join it's criminal
conspiracy. We are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor un-
ion plan in that we do not force peopls
to strike. picket, boycott. assault, blow
up property or commit murder.
We do not pay thugs $50 to break IN
the ribs Of any man who tries to sup
port his family, nor $50 for an eye
knocked out.
We try to show our plain, honest re-
gard for sturdy and Independent work
men by paying the highest wages In the
state.
We have steady. unvarying respect
for the law abiding, peaceable union
man and a most earnest desire to see
him gain power enough to purge the
unions of their criminal practices that
have brought down upon them the
righteous denunciation Of q long suffer
ing and outraged public, but we will
not fawn truckle, bend the knee, wear
the hated collar Of white slavery, the
union label, nor prostitute our Ameri-
can citizenship under orders" Of any
labor trust.
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with union" gold
choke the throat and sill the voice
raised in stern denunciation of the desp-
otism which tramples beneath an iron
shod heel, the freedom OF our broth
ers
You would gag us with silver bar
and muffle the appeal to the American
people to harken to the cries for bread
of the little children whose faithful
fathers were beaten to death while
striving to earn food for them.
Your boycott may perhaps succeed
in throwing our people out of work and
driving us from business, but you
cannot wrench from US that priceless
jewel our 70 Tiers fought for and which
every true IN guards with his life.
Therefore, liking for cur work peo-
pie and ourselves, the Infamous offer
Is declined"