The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-03


they would expect 20 elect trust members
from President OF the L. $. on down
| through AN the offices. Such control
would mean that the trust members
! fatten Off the people who are not meme
bers Of the unions. and from past eN-
perience. life would not be worth livilg.
nor could the common man hope 10 UNu
and protect his little home ia peace This
is no fancy picture bus the conditio'
are being pressed and fought fos 10y The
labor trust right here and now.
There are literally thousands Of splcn-
did men members Of unions, who rear.
ily but silently denouuce the acts Of tne
anarchists and trouble breeders "a the
unions. But what can they do? ! have
steu some OF the most earnest letters
from such union men TO news7ap as APP
pealing to the public TO hear cf their
slavery but, when asked II they would
allow the letters printed over thea
names, decline for fear OF the certain
punishment that would be put upon
them By the trust leaders. One sample
viii illustrate. otto c. Heggen e pes
NioineJ, Ia. a aaturalized citizen of Nor
wegian nativity testifcs in this con-
nectiou
"Why do / wish to no longe9 he "a
citizcn?' he repeated, speaking il slow
! and labored English. with the uan'is-
: taxable Norwegian accent. Becapae
this is no longer "a free country An
, houost man who wants 20 WORK AMI
support his family must pay tax 10 the
/. union. had u good joh at the )en'-
: field mine as blacksmith Then the nin-
: ers organized their union aad IL sa J
= / must pay tax 10 them or else quit my
B job.
Il believe ia freedom. That Is Any :
S left the dear old fathorland. I thought
r that here iu America ] would have great
J. er rights andthat my children and my
e children's children would have "a better
chance. but instead we must take our
. hard-earned doilers ana pour them ipto
r the unien. II they make strike as
d they SO often do. I must quit work, no
Z matter il / am content with everything.
O Maybe I nust fight and get Killed"
= 1t behoovcs every free workman who
hopes to preserve his right TO work aud
3 support his family Who hopes to hold and
save his home and other property, ev-
p ery uniou man who hopes to escape fur
r ther tyranny every merchant who hopes
q toescaro the sudden boycott cve,H far
Il mcg who hopes to postpone the day wher
g s2oning he is confronted with strik,
. and his farm Dc0eted. horses, cows
q aud family and property threatened anc
p the usual labor trust warfare set ~
q uHunst him and it beh0oves every pat
e rictic ciuzou. who hopes 10 keep the IN
q dustries in his community moving aa,
SO the people dependent upon them SUI
piled with IN" necessities of life. 4
'p join with ovety vther citzcA ror protec
M ten 10 the common interest
Let ever candidate for office be watch
~ ed aad &C. when "ouestiond" by the iabo
trust he agrees "a represent thlt trus
ie an ITS measurs In oppositin 10 the meas
~ uros Of the people. remember him
E. The mln who goes into Office pleds
90 any man. corporation. organizatio
m or trnst. IS lined up against the peopl,
r. The beef Trust congressman on one rep
20 resenting tine Oh. railroad or Labor trua
IA must work for the trust that PIT hit
ie teere. ana whatever advantage a trus
~ g,ins in the making og cXocu,'oa ,
ut laws must oe nc aasnntage sdaed .
NE eNfense % the common citizens.
~ rhrre Is no other way Tor tie trust
To fatten and thrive except upoA "a
people outside the trust The labC
TRUST tries to pnss laws 60 prevent ans
one bu3iag labor eNcept from member
OF the labor unions ana al amy pri,
~ tlc trust miA have 9oWcr 90 name TN
nd trust DOES not ask congress 20 pass
'or l,w 40 prevent employers or common eli
nd zons from assaulius or numbering lal
ID or Union inrnhers or blowing mp thc
sS bouscs
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