The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-04

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entirely unworthy.
PERJURY
In one case in court in Ohio up
wards Of 40 Union men swore falsely as
shown by the court ordering the Union
books and records examined. This is
but one of hundreds OF cases In the
courts in the last 20 years.
They lend themselves to any sort Of
crime they dare perpetrate to prevent
other Americans from earning living.
They seek in every way to prevent
| migration when our farmers and
housewives need help most seriously.
They encourage workmen to do as lit
, tie as possible.
They put the botch workman Gf he be-
| long to the Union) on the same wages
| as the skilled mechanic.
, They continually seek means to stop
work, harass those who pay labor and
have ruined countless enterprises that
| formerly brought money and prosperity
to communities.
BUN TO ENGLAND
9 The ''Union'' plan has been so eff
' fectively conducted in England, by
, and doing as little work as possible,
+ keeping out improved machinery and
conducting all Industries under Union
q rule that other countries have taken the
business and we see tremendous army
!, of unemployed all over England now
5 CRYING for work and bread which which their
;. "union' rules have driven away.
= The Unions will produce the same
9 conditions here if they are not curbed'
: They have driven away millions Of dol
I lars worth Of work in the. past two
5 years by their eternal fight against
q progress. They stop work and tie up
:. industry on the slightest pretext. .
8 DANGER TO PEOPLE "
r If this trust be allowed to grow and
J increase in strength it will dominate
+, and direct every act of the people-the
+ common people, who are now abused
l. tyrannized over, and the cost of their
s. actual necessities increased by strikes
J. and labor troubles, in order to foster the
e power Of the leaders of the trust. II
must be curbed and no time should be
- lost.
g Question, howa
l. A REMEDY ....
~ First let every citizen refuse to hu
initiate himself by joining the nefariou
,, boycott in any case, and remember thu
" "union boycott' takes a form callet
y, y the union label' by which the union.
,e say: "Don't buy anything except tina
e, y, which we make. Boycott whatever i
1t made by independent workemn.'
Re "A SelI-IeSpeCIluS American VINO Id
IN any regard for the rights of his fellow
man, and for his own guarantee of free
dom, will remember that many of tn
finest and most skillful American work
a. men are not union men and do not re
o. quire union label on their production
a to force them on the people, but tn
he high character of their work shows
ter without ''union label' than wit
H. it. This is true of hats, shoes, clotl
ur ing and the great variety Of human n
he cessities.
It's The arrogance and impudence of til
re proclamation Of the Unions, "buy on]
Id of us, all else is bad,' has driven hui
or dreds of thousands Of the best class
nd buyers to refuse to prostitute Their
ce selves to these "union orders'' an
they decline absolutely to buy anythir
he with union label on it.
S ,se SEAL OF SLAVERY
ce Remember the union label as manage
under "diseased unionism'' is the Sc
ny OF servitude and contribution to tt
a most arrogant and abusive trust extan
wn When a self-respecting patriot thin]
at OF the demonlacal acts, indignities al
of abuses heaped upon free Americans,
ere forcing this modern " diseased unio
up few trust leaders (alias labor leaders)
makes the blood boil and the good o
nd fathers spirit of freedom and JUST
out arise and demand of us that we use t.
the sternest measures to free our peoI
from this new and hated form
no tyranny.
10 ORGANIZE TOWNS
md The next step toward freedom is f
each city, town and hamlet to form
Citizens Association for mutual prott
ton; band together and by public Sc
ord timent and act protect your citizens
the their freedom to work when and
q a whom they please, and the freedom
up merchants to sell to whomsoever (
are sires to buy, despite any 'union'
has ders.
uSs TRAITORS
out- If any merchant is coward enough
ship refuse to help defend his city and
by people, preferring to lickspittle for
ON tyrannous, "Unions,' don't boyc
GERS him, just let the public know it and
line will quickly find that SIS per cent
sire the people are not "Union' and
the cowardice and traitorous. attitude
nan ward his townspeople will bring its o
and reward. Then have your Citizens ;
how ISOLATION agree to support and prot
,em. your Industries in continuous activl
i, particularly when the "Unions' try
,nca shut them down and thus seek to +
lars, the town.
+ IN Some, yes many, towns have s
!, or fered untold loss from being "uni
ized' and in such it is easy for
citizens to form their associations
protection, for they have seen the
You cessity. Let other towns that have
al yet been through the fire take. warn
pro and act in time for no epidemic of
itia ease can do the financial harm t
burn town that is sure to come from g
eased unionism'' well started with
81. certain following of strikes, disor
assaults, destruction Of property
fore loss of business.
is a rrHT1o1r nruN 1oTN
any $1,000
r to Let the peaceable Union men
TN. with the other citizens so that
pro cannot be tyrannized by their lea
n it or the anarchists and socialists.
men. There are many Unions SO unlay
tack and ugly that even the national L.
the organizations deplore their. exlstt
,tion and sometimes withdraw their chart
frain but this great movement by citizen
5 has protect themselves, does not snecessa
and mean the destruction Of all Unions
T 1i.9l., MUST BE CURBED
,ss : It is absolutely demanded by pu
and policy that they be strongly curbed
sway heid 10 sCrlcI opsel .dnoo ~ 1no
stroy When they poycoCI, le u ~
chist sp1re IN restraint OF tIaoe leI
Citizens Association s lawyers pro
against and punish them under the
listing laws and let public sentimen