Evening journal., 1905-05-04

Union Men Join
Let the peaceable Union men join with
the other citizens so that they cannot be
tyrannized by their leaders or the anar-
ohists and socialists.
There are many Unions so unlawful ,
and ugly that even the national labor
organizations deplore their existence and
sometimes withdraw their charters, but
this great movement by citizens TO pro-
tect themselves does not necessarily mean
tho destruction Of all Unions.
Must be curbsd
1t Is absolutely demanded by public
policy that they be strongly curbed and
held to strict observance of the law.
When they boycott, intimidate or con-
spire in restraint Of trade" let the citi-
zens Associations lawyers proceed against
and punish them under the existing laws
and let public sentiment be so pronounced
and outspoken as to force the criminals
to have a decent regard for the rights Of
citizens Of all classes and conditions.
Don't hesitate to openly denounoe a
noisy, abusive and unlawful Union"
man and help lock him up If necessary
to preserve the peace.
Fear No Boyootts
Drop all your fears Of the threats OF
these bandits. Their boycotts fan iiat or
help the firm boyeotted. II they try to
boycott advertise the fact and the decent
people will double your business. 1t is a
notorious fact that it generally means
defeat of a political candidate to have
him Endorsed" as friend" of the labor
unions for the big S5 per cent OF good
Americans hate their tyranny and put II
on the shelf when they have chance.
Better Conditions
1t is a hopeful sign to see the Unions
slowly changing for better and they
must continue to improve and becoma
more lawabiding if they expect an indlS-
nant public to permit them to exist. One
great deterrent is the violent character
of the editors of their labor papers, who
lpersistently misstate facts and mislead
their readers, by highly colored reports
and comments, that inhame the minds Of
people, led too often by their prejudice
instead Of cool reason.
But slowly the Union man is coming
to understand that if he becomes a law
breaker in response 10 the anarchistie
suggestions of his labor paper he must
fellows. When the anarchists, socialists
and criminals are either driven out or
suppressed, the unions will perhaps then
pattern after tire honored Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, and win respect
for their members, by honesty, upright
ness and good citizenship. then the Union
man will be known as capable, thrifty
and high grade workman (the old Trade
Union ideal and the scrubs and pretend-
ers will not be allowed to iaunt Union
Card as evidence of their right TO abuse
and maltreat all the balance Of mankind.
The Unions as now made up need an inn
mense amount of house cleaning and the
public has been forced by their ugliness
TO demand it. Every right thinking
Union man knows this and is earnest i'm
his desire to have the criminals expung-
ed, for the peaceable members are de-
nounced by the public for their associa-
tion with the others.
| If these high grade men would with
draw from the mismanaged bands of out
laws and set up a union where good
workmanship was the test, and then offer
their first-class labor at even higher
prices than common, with their contracts
made legally responsible, and if it be-
came known that when buyer Of labor
didn't care to purchase, this union would
lpeaceably offer its labor elsewhere, but
not go bullying about like a lot Of band
its and lawbreakers, they would then
command the admiration and respect of
the entire community, for people like TO
see workmen prosperous. Observe the
high position in the minds of the public
that the Locomotive Engineers have won
for themselves by just this plan of pro-
cedure.
Many and many a high grade man is
an unwilling associate and member Of
the anarchy-tainted unions, and he seeks
freedom somehow. somewhere.
Help him.
It is no insult to tell man he is in a
place that stinks he may know and de-
plore il, but if he defends the sinking
place he insults himself
Criminal Brand
So when you hear a Union man de-
nounce those who point out the crimes
Of the Unions and seek TO purify them,
you may know to a certainty that he is
Of the anarchist criminal type and
squirms when the sunlight of publicity is
turned upon him. Among this class Will
be found the majority of labor paper edi-
tors.
We should demand Of our public Off
cials that they proceed as they did in the
beef trust and give the people protection
from this labor trust that oppresses the
common people more than a dozen meat
or oil trusts.
What is a cent or two on a gallon Of oil
as compared with the hundreds Of thous-
ands of decent bread-earners thrown out
Of work from time TO time,, and the hun
dreds of millions OF dollars in business
lost to the people by the withdrawal Of
capital from industry
Refuse to Build
1t is a common remark nowadays that
no one but a fool will start a new build
ing or a new industry and subject him
self TO the tremendous losses, indignities,
and worry from the labor unions
The proposed building operations and
new industries that have been abandoned
i'm the past two years amount in dollars
and cents. lost to our work people more
than would keep an army in meat and
oil for a lifetime.
Citizens, high and low, you must rise
In your might and free yourselves from
this worst Of all trusts-this startling
menace to human liberty. II is berore
YOU and its injuries are felt by every man
D but the few easy-lving leaders whr
r have by organization Of the Is per cent
e of vorkmen, threatened the complete do.