The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-11

! the blight of strikes, violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionism
run amuek, by adopting the Battle
Greek plan" but this city offers indus
trial peace now with cheap coal and
good water. frst-cIass railroad facili-
ties and the best grade Of fair. capable
and peaeeab1e mechanics known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
''secy. of the Citizens Assn
Identification
| The public should remember that
| there are few Labor Unions conduct
ed on peaceful lines, and in proportion
as they are worthy they have won
esteem, for we, as a people, are strong
| ly in sympathy with any right act that
has for its purpose better conditions
for wage workers. But we do not for
| get that VIC seek the good OF all and
not those alone who belong to some
organization, whereas even the law
/ abiding unions show undeniable evil
| dences Of tyranny and oppression when
| they are strong enough, While many
of the unions harbor and encourage
criminals in their efforts to force a
| yoke of slavery upon the American
people As a public speaker lately
said: THE arrogance of the English
King that reused the fiery eloquence
1 of Otis that inspired the immortal
| declaration of Jefferson, that left War
| rem dying on the slopes of Bunker Hill
was not more outrageous than the con-
| ditions that a closed shop would force
upon the community. These men burst
| into rebellion when the king did but
touch their pockets Imagine if you
/ can their indignant protest had he
| sought to prohibit or restrict their oc-
under which they should earn their
| livelihood, and to assault beat and
murder them, blow up their houses sud
poison their food it they did not sub
nit
The public should also remember
that good true American citizens can
be found in the unions and that they
| depreeate the criminal acts of their
fellow members, but they are often i1
bad company.
Salt only hurts sore spots. So, the
~ A1ASeth 13Ss
hurt when the criminals are denounced.
but when you hear a union man .ho1-
lero because the facts are made public,
he has branded himself as either ono
of the laWbreakers or a sympathizer,
and therefore with the mind Of the
lawbreaker, and likely to become one
when opportunity offers. That is one
reason employers decline TO hire such
men.
A short time ago inquiry came from
the union forces to know If Mr.. Post
would keep still if they would cali
off the boycott on Postum and Grape
Nuts
This is the reply: THE labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join its criminal
conspiracy. We are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor union
plan in, that We do not force people to
strike, picket, boycott, assault, blow
up property or commit murder
We do not pay thugs $40 to break in
the ribs of any man who tries to sup
port his family nor $50 for an eye
knocked out
We try to show our plain, honest re-
gard for sturdy and independent work.
men by paying the highest wages in
the state.
We have steady. unvarying respect
for the IaW-ab1ding peaceable union
man and a most earnest desire to see
him gain power enough to purge the
unions of their criminal practices that
have brought down upon them the
righteous denunsiation of a long suf-
fering and outraged public, but we will
not faWn. truelSle, bend the knee, wear
the hated collar Of white slavery, the
union label. nor prostitute our Ameri-
can citizenship under orders" Oh any
labor trust.
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with union gold
choke the throat and still the voice
raised in stern denuneiation OF the
despotism which trampIes beneath an
iron shod heel, the freedom of our
brothers
You would gag us with silver bar
and mu1fIe the appeal to the American
people to harken to the cries for bread
of the little children whose faithful IA
theirs were beaten to death while striy-
ing to earn food for them.
Your boycott may perhaps succeed in
throwing our people out Of work and
driving us from business, but you can
not wrench from us that priceless jewel
our fathers fought for and which every
true son guards with his life. There
fore, speaking for our work people and
ourselves the Infamous offer is de-
clined
POSTUM CEREAL co. LTD.
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