Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-06
National Citizens Association
Accepts Challenge in Com
perS' Call for Two Million
Dollar Campaign Fund,
C0NGRESSMEN MUST
REPRESENT ALL CLASSES
Combination Of Any Body of.
Men, Representing Either.
Labor or Capita for Political.
Control Menace to Nation

New York, Aug. 5.--The challenge
issued by Samuel Gompers in his re-
cent announcement from Washington
that the American Federation of La
Dor is to become an organized politi-
cal party and to take an active part in
the coming national campaign, and in
his appeal for a $4,000, 900 fund for
the defeat of blacklisted congressman
has been promptly accepted in a
statement made public here today by
the Citizens Industrial association, the
organization which is conducting tho
fight for the open shop. The citizens
association is equipped with na>
tional organization, and has affiliated
bodies in practically every congress
sional district. 1t proposes to join is.
sue with the laborites all along the
line. Wherever the laborites make a
fight against the reelection of con-
gresham, as Mr.. Gompers has an
nounced that they will do in the case
of Speaker Cannon, Congressman Lit.
tlefield of Maine, Mccall of Massachu-
setts, jenkins of Wisconsin, Bartholdt
of Missouri, and number of other
leaders who have declined to support
measures advocated by the unions,
the citizens association will take part
in the fight.
The statement issued by the asso-
citation today, through its president.
Mr.. G. w. Post is addressed "to the
7S,000,0O citizens mot members
of the labor unions," and saws tina,
the labor union movement in politics
is one of Opposition to candidates Sc.
lected to represent the Interests of the
common people, but opposed to the
selfish interests of the labor trust"
Many statements in the proclama-
ton of the American Federation OF
Labor are misleading" said Mr.. Post.
For instance it declares that labor
makes no demand upon government
or society which is not equally accord
ed to all the people of our countray.'
The facts are that organized labor de-
mands not only of government but of
all industrial enterprise that no labor
be purchased except of the labor
unions, an organized trust for the
sale of labor. 1t further demands
that no man or women be allowed to
work or sell their labor except by
joining the trust paying fees to its
officers and working only under the
dictates of that trust.
Again it says, congressman and
senators in their frenzled rush after
the almighty dollar have been indif-
ferent or hostile to the rights of man.
On the contrary members of congress
in the majority of instances have
sought to represent all their constitu>
ents, the masses of the common peo-
pie and to protect them from the con-
tinued attacks of organized labor in
its efforts to pass laws to rob men of
their right to free labor.
"A frenZied rush after the almighty
| dollar is the basis of the trust move
ment, the object of which Is to extract
extra money from the masses, and dl-
vide it among the trust members. This
feature is as uch a part of the labor
feature is as much part of the labor
while Mr.. Gompers announces
that the wheels of industry cannot be
halted nor turned back nor should
they be even If were possible" 1t is a
fact that at the time this statement
of the Federation of Labor was pub
lished the unions were actively ingag-
ed in stopping the rebuilding of San
Francisco, and 'halting the wheels OF
industry in nearly every city of i'm.
portance in America, by strikes
threats, assaults and violence. includ-
ing the dynamiting Of property.
I'm view of the glaring mis-state-
ments and evident desire to mlslead
the public, caution Is required in con-
sidering any proclamations of the Ia
Dor trust. Very few communities
have escaped. harm and loss from
having industries stopped by some
arbitrary act of the labor unions in
applying their coercive methods
! Thousands of citizens have suffered
loss of houses. property and occupa-
/ f-s. hat Ia r
countless assaults and hundreds OF
murders have been committed by
members of this trust in trying tC
| force their trust mandates upon the
common people.
"They offer as an excuse that cap.
ital trusts have caused suffering by
paying too low wages and therefore
| they have a right to pursue methods
| that produce suffering to citizens no
members of their organization, based
upon the theory that because a dis
solute man committed murder fol
some faneied grievance. any othel
man would have a right to do like
wise.
ut Is a menace to the people a
large to allow any organization of Ia
Dor or capital to dominate their affair
either political or otherwise, an'
when a combined movement is mad'
by the labor trust to secure such con
troll II must be met By the citizen
of all classes for self-protection. Al
admit the right of men to organic
into classes, either with capital or la
Dor and to strive to better the condl
tions of the members, but when the
mass to secure political control, dan
ger is apparent
''If the beef, -four. OIL gas and 9th
er capital trusts should mass to elec
their representatives TO congress 0
the states legislatures, the pe0pl