The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17

zens, as we'll as their industries, from
the blight of strikes, violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionism
run amuck, by adopting the Battle
Creek plan,' but this city offers indus
trial peace now with cheap coal and
good water, first-class railroad facilities
and the best grade of fair capable and
peaceable mechanics known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
Secretary of the Citizens Association"
Identification.
The public should remember that
there are a few labor unions conducted
on peaceful lines, and in proportion as
they are worthy, they have won esteem,
for we, as 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
1zation, whereas even the law abiding
unions show undeniable evidences of
tyranny and oppression when they are
strong enough, while many of the
unions harbor and encourage criminals
in their efforts to force yoke of slav-
cry upon the American people, AS a
public speaker lately said: 1.-The AFRO
gance of the English king that reused
the fiery eloquence of Otis, that in
spired the immortal declaration of JEFF
ferson, that left Warren dying on the
slopes of Bunker Fill, was not more
outrageous than the conditions that a
closed shop would force upon the COM
munity. These men burst into rebel
lion when the king did but touch their
pockets Imagine if you can their indig-
nant protest had he sought to prohibit
or restrict their occupation or deter
mine 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 can be
found in the unions, and that they dep
recate the criminal acts of their fellow
members, but they are often in bad
company.
Salt only hurts sore spots. So, the
honest, lawabiding union man is not
hurt when the criminals are denounced,
but when you hear union man ''holler'
because the facts are made public, he
has branded himself as either one Of
the law breakers or a sympathizer, and
therefore with the mind of the law
breaker, and likely to become one when
opportunity offers. That is one reason
employers decline to hire such men.
A short time ago inquiry came from
the union 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 its criminal
conspiracy. We are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor union
plan, in that We do not force people to
strike, picket, boycott, assault, blow up
property or commit murder.
We do not pay thugs $40 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
AOi |AhC law eioioluS,1 pedc6dDle union
man, and 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 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 'sIhiof, gold
choke the throat and Sstifi the voice
raised in stern denunciation of the des-
potism which tramples beneath an iron
shod heel the freedom of our brothers.
You would gag US with a silver bar
and muf11e 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 cam
not wrench from US that priceless level
our fathers fought for, and which evarv
true son guards with his life. There
fore, speaking for our worlzpeople and
ourselves, the infamous offer is de-
ciined''
POSTUM CEREAL CO. LTD