The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-17

The only place in the United States
that guarantees freedom from strikes.
Iockouts and labor warfare is Battle
Crock. Mich
The story? The work people, mer-
chants. lawyers. doctors and other ciu-
zcns became aroused and indignant ~
the efforts ~ the labor unions through
out the country To destroy the business
of one Of our largest industries-the Pos
rum Cereal Co, Ltd and AT the open
threats I'm tho official union papers. that
the entire power OF the National and
state Federations of Labor was being
brought to bear TO punish the indus
tries Of Battle Greek, and particularly the
Postum co.
This sprung from the refusal Of &. w
Post 70 ohev the orders of the unions
to take the Postum advertising away
from various papers that refused To pur-
chase labor Of the labor trust-the unions.
Mr. Post was ordered 10 join the unions
in their conspiracy 20 ruin and put
ont Of business these publishers who had
worked faithfully FOR him for years and
helped 20 build up his business. They
had done no wrong, bat had found II IN
convenient and against their best judg-
ment 10 buy labor Of the labor trust. ~
seems a rule OF the unions to conspire 20
ruin anyone who does not purchase from
them upon their own terms.
An ink maker or paper maker VINO
failed 10 sell ink or psper would have the
same reason 90 order Post 20 help ruin
these publishers. So the peddler I'm the
street might stone you II YOU refused 10
buy his apples the cabman to run over
YOU II YOU refused 20 ride with him the
grScer order the manufacturer 10 dis
charge certain people because they ala
not patronze him. and so ON 10 the RI
diculous and vilhanous limit OF all this
boycott nonsense. in trying TO force peo-
pie TO buy what they do not want.
II man has labor 10 sell let him sell
It at the best price he can get just as ne
would sell wheat. but he has no right 10
even intimate that he will obstruct the
business. or attempt its ruin because the
owner will not purchase or him.
The unions have become SO tNranuous
and arrogant with their despotism that
common citizen who has some time TO
snare and innoCcntly thinks he mas
right 10 put a little paint on his own
house finds he must have That paint
taken of and put on again by the
union" or all sorts Of dire things happen
70 him. his employer is ordered To dis
charge him. his grocer Is boycotted II ne
furnishes him supplies, his family fol-
lowed and insulted aud his life MADE
more miserable than that or black slave
before the war n ne drives nail TO
repair the house or barn the carpenters
union" hounds him lie takes pipe
wrench 20 stop leaking pipe and pre-
vent damage 10 his property and the
plumbers union does things to him.
lie cannot put q little mortar 10 loose
brick ON his chimney or the hriCklayers,
plasterers or hod carriers union Is mp
I'm arms aud n no carelessly eats loaf
NJ bread that has uo union label on II
the bakers union proceeds 10 make life
miserable FOR him.
So the white slave Is tied hand and foot
unable 10 ift p hand 20 better himself
OR do the noedfu things without first
obtaining permission from some naughty.
ignorant and abusive tyr3nt OF some labor
union
" would iU seem rather like comic
opera NJ n dd not roo people ~ their
freedom that kind OF work will not he
permitted long IN America.
Some smooth managers have built up
the labor trust lu The last few years. to
bring themselves money and power and
hy managing workmon have succeeded
u making if possible Tor them 20 lay
down the law BOO some cities and force
Norkmen and citizens to obey Implicit
y. stripping them right and left Of their
liberties
They have used hoyrottug picketing.
assaults dyuamuug of property and
murder 60 enforce their orders and rule
me people They have gone FAR enough
q order the President to remove certain
.itlzens from office hocauso The Unions"
weren't pleased
That means they propose 10 make the
aw % the unions. replace the laW of this
government end tho union leaders dom
nate even tho CHIEF Executive
This o. government ~ and FOR tho
people and mo- organization or trust shall
llspiace a. But Tho unions try n every
Tow and then led by desperate men a.
bown IN their defiance ~ law and sup
ort - law breakers.
The union" record of assaults Grip
,nne ~ men and even women ana child
en- destruction % property and murder