The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-02-02

are abused. crippled ana murdered In
dozens and hundreds by an organiZa-
ton or trust, having for its purpose,
thrusting what it has to sell Qabor)
upon us whether or no.
Suppose an American in foreign
city should he chased by mob,
caught and beaten unconscious. then
his mouth pried open and carbolic acid
poured down his throat, then his ribs
kicked in and his face well stamped
with iron nailed shoes, murdered be-
cause he tried to earn bread for his
children. By the Eternal, sir, fleI.t
Of American Men of War would assert
BILE there, clear for action and blow
something off the face Of the earth, IF
reparatiOn were not made for tse
blood of one of our citizens.
And what answer do we make t, tire
appeals of the hundreds of widows ard
orphans of those Americans murder, d
by labor unions? How do we try 20
protect the thousands of intelligent crt-
izens who, with reason, prefer BOT 30
join any labor union and be subject 20
the tyranny Of the heavily paid rul. rs
of the labor trusts?
Upon a firm refusal by Mr.. Fost to
join this criminal conspiracy g<n-
eral boycott was ordered on Craze
Nuts and Postum all over the c!unt:y,
which set the good red blood Of oar
ancestors in motion, bringing forth the
reply that has now passed into b:stt'y:
"We refuse to join any conspiracy of
organized labor to ruin publishes, Tor
will we discharge any of our srus.ed
employees upon the orders of a1s laNor
union. If they can make their boycott
effective and sink our ship. we wiz go
down with the captain or. ths bri tge
and in command"
This set the writer's in i.,bo, parers
crazy and they redoubled :hei. abuse
Finally one of their Offiaia. organs
came out with large double col-amn
denunciatiOn of Battle Creek ca'ting
1t "a running sore on the fac 2 lSf Mich
igan," because it would MT become
labor leaders. The usual c:ssrse, vii
lainous epithets common = abor
union writers were indulged IL
The result was to weld pu3uc aenti-
ment In Battle Greek for pro 1..tfon. A
citizens association was sts ,tefi and
mass meetings held. Good cit sens who
happened to he members Of local
unions, in some cases quit tAs1 Unions
entirely, for there is small assd of
them there
The working people of Battle Greek
are of the highest order of :. If s,rican
mechanics. The majority are elf union
members, for practically al sT the
manufacturers have for year. In,lined
to employ union men becauas. IF dis
turbances about eleven years 4so, and
the union men now in the Try are
among the best citizens.
No city in the State of si9igan
pays as high average wages ls Battle
Creek. no city of its size is - pros
porous, and no city has so lar,s pro-
portion of the best grade of ns fhanics
who own their own homes.
So the work people massed ,'gether
with the other citizens in the t1?aniza-
ton of the Citizens AssOciat ri with
the following preamble and .?astitu-
ton:
Whereas. From 1891 to 1874 the
strikes instigated by Labor trSons in
Battle Greek resulted in the Gestruc-
ton of property and loss Of la - sums
of money in wages that wO,.lS have
been expended here; and,
Whereas, These acts causes Serious
damage to the city and in marked
way delayed its progress at tsy.e time;
and,
Whereas, Since the year JS4f the
citizens have been enabled, sne public
sentiment, to prevent the renee of
strikes and Labor Union disti.- Dances
which have been prevalent G rlwhere;
and,
Whereas, The employers OF 'his city
have steadfastly refused to nsce the
management of their busine4. under
the control of Labor Unions, s,it have
maintained the highest sta sdard of
wages paid under like condit. ons any
where in the United States, a2d here
by unanimously declared thtir intent
to continue such policy; an0 the en-
ployes Of this city, Il large pg-centage
of whom own homes and hav4 Families
reared and educated under talditions
of peace and the well-earned prosperi-
ty of steady employment. haze stead
fastly maintained their righs as free
American citizens to work WI bout the
dictation and tyranny of LalYr Union
leaders. the bitter experience of the
past offering sufficient reas II for a
determined stand for freedori and,
Whereas, The attitude of thu citizens
ON this subject has been the means of
preserving peaceful conditions and
continuous prosperity in ma fked con-
trast to the condition existing in other
cities suffering from the dictation of
Trades Unionism; it is therefore
Resolved. That the continuance of
peace and prosperity in Battle Creek
can be maintained. and the destructive
work Of outside Interference avoidsG
under the combined effort aud action
Of all our people. by the formation Of
a Citizens Association.