Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-02

upon us whether or no.
Suppose an American in foreign
city should be chased by mob, caught
and beaten unconscious, then MS
mouth pried open and carbolic acid
poured down his throat, then MS rlDs
kicked in and his face well stamped
with iron nailed shoes, murdered BE-
cause he tried to earn bread Tor MS
children. BY the Eternal, sir, fleet
of American men of war would assem-
BILE there, clear for action ana blow
something off the face OF the eartn, II
reparatiOn were not made Tor the
blood of one of our citizens.
And what answer do we make to the
appeals of the hundreds Of widows
and orphans of those Americans MUIR
dered by labor unions? How 40 we
try to protect the thousands OF lntelh-
gent citizens who, with reason. prefer
not to join any labor union and be
subject to the tyranny of the heavily
paid rulers of the labor trusts?
Upon firm refusal of Mr.. Post to
join this criminal conspiracy general
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 has now passed
into history: "We refuse to join any
conspiracy of organized labor to ruin
publishers, nor will we discharge
any of our trusted employees upon the
orders of any labor union. II they
can make their boycott effective and
sink our ship, we will go down with
the captain on the bridge and in COM
mand."
This set the writer's in labor papers
crazy and they redoubled their abuse.
Finally one of their official organs
came out with large double column
| in denunciation of Battle Creek, call
| ing it "a running sore on the face OF
| Michigan" because it would not be-
come organized" and pay in dues to
their labor leaders. The usual coarse.
! villainous epithets common to labor
| union writer's were INDUCED in.
The result was to weld public SEN
| timent in Battle Creek for protection.
A citizens association was started,
| and mass meetings held. Good citi-
zens who happened to be members OF
local unions, in some cases quit the
unions entirely, for there is small need
of them there.
The working people of Battle Creek
! are of the highest order of American
mechanics. The majority are not
union members, for practically all OF
the manufacturers have for years de-
clined to employ union men because
of disturbances 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 Battle
Creek, no city c. its size is as pros
porous, and no city has so large pro
portion of the best grade OF mechanics
who own their own homes.
So the work people massed together
with the other citizens of the organi
zation of the Citizens Assn with the
following preamble and constitution:
Whereas, From 1891 to 1894 the
strikes instigated by labor unions il
Battle Creek resulted in the destruc
ton of property and loss of large
sums of money in wages that woult
have been expended here; and.
Whereas, These acts caused serious
damage to the city and in a marke
way delay ed its progress at that time
and,
| Whereas, Since the year 1894 tn,
citizens have been enabled, by public
sentiment, to prevent the recurrence
of strikes and labor union disturb
ances which have been prevalent else
where; and,
Whereas, The employers of this cit
have steadfastly refused to place tn
management of their business unde
the control of labor unions, but hav
maintained the highest standard G
wages paid under like conditions an!
where in the United States, and here
by unanimously declared their inten
to continue such policy; and the EN-
: ployes of this city, a large percentag
of whom own homes and have fam
lies reared and educated under cond
tons of peace and the well-earne
prosperity of steady employment, hav
steadfastly maintained their right a
free American citizens to work witt
out the dictation and tyranny of labC
union leaders, the bitter experience {
: the past offering sufficient reason ft
a determined stand for freedom; and
Whereas. The attitude of the cit
zens on this subject has been tt
means of preserving peaceful cond
:. tons and continuous prosperity,
Il marked contrast to the conditions e
| ;s4i In, oif Sllf9oriNo