The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-02-03

" hss 10 sen ViaOorD upon 10 Wnetnef
o. no.
suppose an American In foreign
city saoaId be chased BY . mob. caught
and beaten unconscious. then his
mouth pried open and carboiIc 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. ny the Eternal. sir. a feet
of American Men Of War would Assem-.
bic there. clear for action and blow
something on the face Of the earth II
r%eparatlon were not made for the blood
Of one Of our citizens.
And what answer do Ne make To the
appeals OF the hundreds Of widows and
orphaLs Of those Americans murdered
by labor uhIons9 iJow do we try 10
protect the thousands OF lntelligcn,
citizens who. with reason. prefer not
to Join any labor union and be subject
TO the tyranny II tho heavily paid rul.
ers of the labor irnHts7
Upon a lrm refusal by Mr.. Post to
Join this criminal conspiracy a general
boycott was ordered on Grape Nuts and
Postum all over the country. which set
the good red blood NJ our ancestors In
motion. bringing forth the reply that
has o passed into history. I'VE re-
fuse 20 join any conspiracy % organ
lied labor 10 ruin publishers, nor Will
we discharge any Of our trusted ON
ployes upon the orders of nny labor
union. n they can make their boycott
effective and sink our ship. we viii 20
down with the captain on the bridge
and In command
This Het the writer's In labor papers
crazy and they %rcdoubled their abuse.
Finally one Of their official organs
came out with q large double column
de~nunclaiion OF Battle Greek, calling II
n running sorc on tho face Of Michl-
gan" because II would not become "or.
ganlzcd" and pay In dues to their labor
leaders The usual coarse, villalnous
epithcts common TO labor union writ
ers were INDUCED In.
The result was To wcla public senil-
mcnt In Battle Creek for protection
A citizens association was started and
mass meetings held. Good citizens
who happened to be members OF local
In some cases quit the unions
entirely. for there IL small need ~
them there.
The working people Of Battle Creek
Of the highest order 81 American
The majority are not
union members. for practically all Of
the manufacturers hav. for years Do.
clined TO employ union men because
OF disturbances about II years ago. and
the union men now In tho city are
among the best citizens.
No city In the state Of Michigan pays
as high average wages ~ Battle Greek:
no city Of Its sire Is "a prosperous. and
city has so large a proportion OF the
best grade Of mechanics who own their
own homes.
80 the work people massed together
with the other citizens In the oresni.
laiion Of the Citizens Assn with the
following preamble and constitution:
Whereas. from 1891 to 1894 the
instigated by Labor Unions Ia
Greek resulted In the destruc-
lion Of property and loss Of large sums
" money In wages that would have
been expended here: and.
Whereas. these acts caused serious
to the city and In a marked
way delayed It's progress at that time:
and,
Whereas. since the year 1891 the
have been enabled. by public
sentiment. to prevent the recurrence OF
and Labor Union disturbances
have been prevalent elsewhere;
and.
Whereas. the employers OF this city
have steadfastly refused to place the
management Of their business under
The control u Labor Unions. but have
the highest standard OF
paid under like conditions any
In the United States, and here. |
by unanimously declared their ln,en,
10 continue such policy: and the EN-.
OF this city. n large percentage
81 whom own homes and have fami.
les reared and educated under condi-
lions OF peace and the wc~ll-earned
prosperity Of steady employment. have
.'teadfas,ly maintained their right as
roe American citizens to work with.
,ut the diciation and tyranny Of Labor
leaders, the bitter experience OF
The past offering suhiclent reason for
! determined stand for Freedom: and,
whereas, tho attitude OF the citizens
IN this subject has been the means Of
preserving peaceful conditions and
continuous prosperity In marked con.
.vast to the conditions existing In
cities suffering from the dicta.
Ion OF Trades UnionIsm: 1t Is there
ore.
Resolved. that the continuance Of