The Washington times., 1906-07-04

cludes attacks on funeral process
sions, and at times the hearse is
overturned and the poor dead body
OF loved mother or child thrown
cruelty into the street and the sOr-
rowing mOuTners viciously attacked
and driven from the solemn rites
conducted for their loved ones in
the last aud final farewell
These are a few of the many in
dtgnities and tyrannies heaped upon
the common American citizen in this
present day slavery 0f the labor
trust, a slavery more widespread
and irksome, with more assaults
upon citizens, more oppression,
more property destroyed, and more
murders committed than during the
/ period Of negro slavery, which so
aroused the human sympathy Of a
| great people, that in the settlement
of the question millions OF lives
and hundreds of millions of proper
! ty were sacrificed
All that to free the African while
the latter-day slavery manacles the
/ hands Of the white free-born AneTi-
can
! AuAuh VI tllC COnulAlOA ullutI
which thousands of our citizens are
forced, against their viii, TO pay
money to join the unions, and TO
obey blindly the orders OF the leaders
/ 10 stop work when told, helpless to
earn the little money needed by
wife and children for food, clothing
and fuel. helpless 10 maintain their
manhood and self-respect, bowing
and crushed until the suicides
caused by utter despair, has mount
/ ed up 10 an appalling list
Why don't the people rise in their
might and free themselves from
/ this monster, someone inquiries?
Let US look at the facts and see.
Some years ago there arose a God
given inspiration for the wage earn
/ er TO better his condition, and the
sympathy of the whole people went
out towards the movement. Organi-
zaJiOn, 10 mass power seemed requis-
/ ite and trade unions came into being.
[ their early motives being pure. They
must have leaders, improvements be-
gan 10 appear in better sanitary con-
diuOns, better hours. and better
wages. Then the leaders began 10
demand large salaries and finally 10
wiring graft" from the members and
from employers. Then appeared the
intoxcatiOn OF power; the leader
found that his slightest word must be
obeyed. and In order to enforce il he
must rule by terrorism and absolute
slavery methods Money in great
sums must be raised and the proce-
dure seemed simple. Hire agitators
and organizers on a commission bas-
is. Send an organizer into any dis
trict even where wOTkmen are well
paid and cOntented. Seek out a few
hot heads and wild talking indivIG-
uals. easy to find in any community.
Join them IN a meeting, make some
infiammatory speeches. tell them how
they are abused, and that Tabor Gre
ates all wealth and therefore must
take It all" Urge them to make 9th
er WOrkmen dissatisfied, and in a few
days a nucleus is formed like a small
snowfall which only needs a little
rolling TO grow rapidly. Then mass
these discOntents and march TO a fac
tory and call on the wOrkmen 70 drop
their tools join 'the union" and so
on strike.
Some steady heads demur and say
they have good positions and good
pay. Waylay such a man on his way
home, argue. and persuade" him 10
join the union and strike, Call him
'scab" if he refuses. hOOt and jeer
at him, throw a few stones and get /
some boys to chase and harass him. .
Have a crowd call on his grocer and /
- H.a'
furnishes that scab' any goods; T
same to the clothieT, butcher, and I.
coal man. Notify his friends not TO .
associate with him. instruct the chill +
dren 10 chase his and terrOrize them F.
going and coming from school. Notify +
his employer that all other wOTkmen +
will quit and boycott his goods If he /
don't discharge that sCab." About .
that time this martyr begins to feel I
that it is a terrible price to pay for .
his standing up for the freedom and .
liberty guaranteed him by the cQnsti- .
tuition of his fathers and his right to [
Independent action and unless he be
the one bravest man ont of a hundred .
brave men he will yield and bow his
neck to the yoke Of the labor trust.
an absolute slave, crushed and help
less. From that time he is subject
TO orders he dare not disObey, while
fines of from $1,000 10 800 /
are assessed against him by the un-
ion" to punish" him and incidental
" fatten the pocketbOols of the lead
ers.
Thousands and tens of thousands Of (
high grade American wOrkmen are in
that condition Of helpless slavery to- l.
day and they curse, but bow.
Give them a chance and they would
free themselves, but the sldlful organ
izstiOn set UP and ruled by the paid
leaders, is powerful enough to keep
them properly tanned
Thus we see a movement started
with high and noble purpose, driftad
into the hands of designing men,
who. having discovered the volume
Of power put in their hands, use it
for personal ends. talking loud about
the wrongs of labor" etc, etc, while
fastening the chains tighter and tight
7r on the arms OF that labor
They quickly discover the neces- II