The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-17

hasing for its purpose thrusting what
10 hiss 70 sell Oaborl upon us whether
or no
Suppose an American ia a foreign
city should hc ,hosoI by mol. caught
and beatfn uuc2nscins then his
mouth priel cuen ane carboiic actt
poured down his throaf. the1 his ribs
kicked in arJ his face we'll stamped
with iron nailcl shoes murdered be.
cause he rioc to earn bread Ior nis
children. 3y the Eternal sir ice.
of American Men IF War aculd as
,emhle there. clear for actln.l aot
blow s3methiug OIL the face of the
earth. II reparatim We're net made
for the blood Of oGe Of Dur citizens
And what answer do we mike -
The appeals of tho hur'reis of widows
and orphans Of those Americans MUIR
dered by labor unions iiow DO we
trv to protect nc thousands Of ii'telll-
gent citizens wh1 with reason prefer
not to ION any labor union ana be sub
iect 20 the tyranny of the neavi.y pai :
rulers Of the labor trusts?
Upon a hrn, refusal ay Mr.. Post to
ioia this criminal conspiracy a genev-
al bovcott vas ordc-cd on Irape-Nuts
ard Postum al over tle country
which Sc. the good re1 blood Of our
ancestors in motion. bringing forth
tha reply that has Anw passed into
history. eve refuse TO Join any COZ,
3-acy " orsanil ed labor TO ruin pub
fishers. ncr VIII We discharge any oi
our trusted employees upon the orders
of any labor uni IN. VI they can maks
their boycott elective and sink oui
ship 1e VIII go d1wn with The cap
tain on The bridge and ia command"
This set the writer's IN labor pape-i
crazy and they redoubled their abuse
/ Fiaaiiy one Of their official organs
came out with a large double column
/ deuvgciatlon Of Battle Creek. calling
! q running sore On he face Of Mich
! 'gan because IL would not hecon'
"arganizei~ aiia pay IN dltes to theil
Labor leaders. Tho usual coarse, vii
lailous epi,hets common to labor un
ion Writer'S we,e udulged in.
The result was TO weld public senti
ment in Battle Geek Tor protection. !
citizens association vas started an'
mass me stnas held Gcod citizcr
who happened % be members of loca
unions. IN sorle cases quit .hg unions
entirely for there Is small need o
them ,herc.
Tho wcrkilg IeCplc Of Rattle Cree.
/ are OF the highest Orlcr ~ American
mechanics The majority arc not ur
ion members. Tor practically all of th'
1anufacturIs have for years declin
/ ell 70 employ unlCn lceu because o
disturbances nhlu II yea~s a1o, an
the uaian. men now in the city ar
an Ong the best citizens.
No city "a the state of Michigan
pays as high AVERAGE wages as Eattl
Creek no city # as sizs is as pros
pc-ous. axe no city has so large a pro
= FOR. ion Of Tho Lost grade u meC hanic
who own their own homes.
] So the work peOple nasscd togethe
with the othe citizens in the crganl
alton of The Citil2as Assn with tn
| following preamble and constitution
Whereas from 1921 10 1924 tn
! strikes insiisated by LaoOr Unions il
/ Battle Crock rc4gltal in the destruc
tlon Of property an 4 loss of large sum
! II money IN wages that would nav
/ heen expended here; and
whereas these acts caused se-iou
damage 10 the city and in narke'
way delayed IT'S progress o. tnat time
and.
/ Whereas. since the year 1894 IN
citizens have keen enabled by puhli
sentiment 10 prevent the recurrence
Of s;ikes and Labor l'nion disturb
ances which have been prevalent else
whore; 9nd
Where's. the employers of this cit
have steadfastly refused % place m
management OF their business unde
n the control Cf Lator Unions but hay
/ maintained tho highest stan lard q
vases paid uader like condiuons any
where in the United States, and hor'
by unanimously declared their inten
10 ccatiauc such policy: and The en-
ployes of this city. a large percentag
of whom cwn homes and have familie
reared anG edu2ated under condition
o. peace and the we'll earned prosper
ity of steady empl1yme-t. have steaC
? fastly maiatancd their right as FIRE
& ! American citizens TO work without th
dictation and tyranny Of Labor Unio
leaders. che bitter experience OF IN
past Offering sufficient reason for
drlermiued stand for freedom; and.
Whereas the attitude og the citizen
) On this subject has been The mean
OF preserving peaceful conditions an
continuous prosperity In mari ed COZ
trast To- the conditions existing /
, other cities suIe-iag fcCm The diets
tion of trades ruionism' il Is therl
fore.
Resolved that the continuance {
peace and prosperity IN Rattle Cree
can be maintained and the destrucJiy
, work OF outside Interference ayoide
under the GomliAed effort and actiO
OF an our people hv the formation
a Citizens Association
4 CONSTITUTION
Article Name
Article 2-OnicOts