Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-03

turned and the poor dead body Of loved
mother or child thrown cruelty into the
street and the sorrowing mourners viciously
attacked and driven from the solemn rites
conducted for their loved ones in the last
and final farewell
These are a few of the many indignt-
ties and tyrannies heaped upon the COM
mon American citizen in this present day
slavery of the labor trust, a slavery more
widespread and irksome, with more as
saults upon citizens, more oppression,
more property destroyed, and more muir
ders 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 property were
sacrificed.
All that 10 free the African while the
latter-day slavery manacles the hands OF
the white free-born American.
Think of the condition under which
thousands Of our citizens are forced,
against their will, to pay money TO join
the unions. and to obey blindly the orders
of the leaders to stop work when told,
helpless to earn the little money needed
by wife and children for food. clothing and
fuel helpless to maintain their manhood
and self-respect. bowling and crushed until
the suicides caused by utter despair, has
mounted up to an appalling list.
why don't the people rise in their might
and free themselves from this monster,
someone inquires7
Let us look at the facts and see. Some
ton for the wage Garner to better his con-
dition, and the sympathy Of the whole
people went out towards the movement.
Organization, to mass power seemed re-
quisite and trade unions came into being,
their early motives being pure. They must
have leaders. improvements began TO ap-
pear in better sanitary conditions. better
hours and better wages. Then the leaders
began to demand large salaries and finally
to wiring graft" from the members and
from employers. Then appeared the in
toxcation Of power; the leader found that
his slightest word must be obeyed, and in
order to enforce It he must rule by ter
rorism and absolute slavery methods.
Money in great sums must be raised and
the procedure seemed simple. Hire agita-
tors and organizers on a commission basis.
where workmen are we'll paid and con-
tented. Seek out few hot heads and wild
talking individuals. easy to ind in any
community. Join them in a meeting. make
some infiammatory speeches, tell them
how they are abused and that labor
creates all wealth and therefore must take
1t, ALL" Urge them to make other work.
men dissatisfied and in a few days a
u. n
which only needs a little rolling to grow
rapidly. Then mass these discontents and
march to a factory and call on the work
men to drop their tools join ''the union
and 30 on strike.
Some steady heads demur and say they
have good positions and good pay. Way
lay such a man on his way home, argue
and persuade him to Join the union and
strike. Call him "scab" II he refuses.
boot 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
tell him he will be boycotted II he fur
nishes that scAb" any goods; same to the
cothier. butcher and coal man. Notify
his friends not TO associate with him. in
struct the children to chase him and ter
rorize them going and coming from school
Notify his employer that all other work.
men will quit and boycott his goods II he
don't discharge that scab." About that
time this martyr begins to feel that It Is
a terrible price to pay for his standing up
for the freedom and liberty guaranteed
him by the constitution OF his fathers
and his right TO independent action and
unless he be the one brayest man out Of a
hundred brave men he will Yield and bow
his neck to the yoke of the labor trust an
absolute slave crushed and helpless. From
that time he is subject TO 'orders" he dares
not dlsobey while occasional hnes OF from
5000 TO 10000 are assessed against him
by the union" to punish" him and in
cidentlally fatten the pocketbooks OF the
leaders
Thousands and tens OF thousands Of
high grade American Workmen are In that
condition OF helpless slavery today and
they curse, but bow.
Give them q chance and they would
free themselves. but the skillful organiza-
ton set up and ruled by the paid leaders
is powerful enough 10 keep them properly
tanned"
Thus we see a movement started with
high and noble purpose, driftsd into the
hands OF designing men VINO, having as
covered the volume OF power put in their
hands use 1t for personal ends, talking
loud about the wrongs OF labor" etc.
etc. while fastening the chains tighter
and tighter on the arms OF that labor
They quickly discover the necessity OF
forcing all workmen to join the trust 80
the leaders can secure the monthly con-
tributions and also govern them. 30, 10
bring this about, We see the most agEra-
waited forms Of oppression and tyranny;
daily pressure and annoyance is applied
by one workman to the independent man
at his side and the indisnities Of various
kinds are numberless and variegated
Persistent and long continued harassins
generally drives the independent man "a
pay the fees and Join the union 70 relieve
himself and amily from the daily attacks
Then he often finds that he has Jumped
from the frying pan into the hre.
This labor trust is one OF the most seri-
Gus menaees TO our country and its PEG
pie, for It's leaders. seeking greater and
greater control Of the mAsSss, are push