The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-03

Creek. Mich.
The story? The work people. mer
chants lawyers. doctors and other ciu
zens became aroused and indignant a
the efforts Of the labor unions through
our the country 70 destroy the bushes.
Of one OF our largest industries the
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd. and az the oper
threats In the official union papers. that
the entire power Of the National and
State FederatioHs Of Labor was being
brought 20 bear 10 punish the indus
tries OF Battle Greek. and particularly
the Postum Co
This sprung from the refusal Of c W.
Post TO obey the orders" Of the unions
70 take the Postum advertising away
from various papers that refused 70 pur-
chase labor Of the labor uust-the
unions
Mr.. Post was ordered TO join The
unions in their conspiracy to ruin"
and put out Of business" these pub
fishers who had worked faithfully for
him for years and helped build up his
business They had done no wrong.
but had found il inconvenient and
against their best judgmen. 10 buy Ia
Dor of the labor trust X seems a rule
OF tle unions 70 conspire 20 ruin any
one VINO does noi purchase from them
upon their own terms
an 4nA MAKER OF paper MAKER who
failed TO sell ink or paper would have
me same reason 90 order Post 20 help
rum l-ese publishers So the pecdler
II me street might stone you II you
refused % Dly MS apples the cabman
70 I-n over you Il You refused 70 ride
"ltA ann tle grocer order The manu-
iaetNser 20 discharge certain people be-
cause tAey lll not pa'7onize him. and
- on % ile ridiculous and YiAainous
44Aill q ail ia-s boycott nonsense. in
u4ius 70 ioice people 10 buy what they
co Aol want
u -an has labor TO sell let him
~ T. al the best price he can get just
= Sc would sen wheat but be has no
right 70 even intimate that BE viii OBJ
s.rDet tie business. Or attempt its ruin
Because the owner viii not purchase
Q. him
The unions have become SO tyran-
nous and arrogant with their despot-
Ism that a common citizen who has
some time to spare and innocenuy
thinks he has right to 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 employ
er Is ordered 70 discharge him. his gro
Ger Is ooyeotted Il he furnishes him
supplies ms family followed and in
suited and MS lie made more miser- |
ay-e IMAM that OF black slave before |
we war. II ne drives nail 70 repair /
.Ae mouse or barn the carpenters I
Union MOUNDS MIN tie takes a pipe /
wrench 20 stop a leaking pipe and pre-
'ehl uanase 20 his property and the /
plumbers union does things to him. /
(, .le eaAlot put httle mortar TO
,o9 oil1h on nis chimney or the
= 800 p.as1eFeIs or hod car
80 union : UP ~ arms. and II he
- .ea' ea.A .oaI oi bread that has
- un-'n 4aoel on y the bakers
liiion proceeds 70 make lie miser-
- NJ y me save Is ued hand and
-. oi4au'e " Hll mana 70 better
: ms " ~ we Aeeciul Things with
80 US oy.a4n'ls permission from
80 Ia.sA'y' ignorant ana abusive
> aN' u Sote laoor union.
~ "ouia az seem rather like comic
opera u i dld not rob people OF their
freedom that kind Of work will not be
permitted ioAg 10 America
some smooth managers have built up
the labor trust IN the last few years. to
bring themselves money and power,
and oy managing workmer have sue
ceeded IN making il possible for them
TO lay down the law IN some cities and
force workmen and citizens to obey"
implicitly. stripping them right and
LETT q their Liberties.
They have used boycotting. picketing.
assaults. dynamiting OF property and