New-York tribune., 1906-07-04
To Mongrels, Tyrants,
Slaves and Freemen

professions. and at times the hearse is over
turned and the poor dead body of a loved
mother or child thrown cruelty into the street
and the sOrrOwing mOurners vciOusly attacked
and driven from the solemn rites conducted for
their loved ones in the last and final farewell
These are few of the many indignities and
tyrannies heaped upon the common American
citizen in this present day slavery of the labor
trust, a slavery more widespread and irksOme,
with more assaults upon citizens, more Oppres
sion, more property destroyed and more murders
committed than during the period Of negro slav-
cry, which so aroused the human sympathy Of
great people, that in the settlement of the
question millions of lives and hundreds Of MILL
ions Of property were sacrificed.
All that to 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 theirl manhood and self
respect bowling and crush6d 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? some one in
qures.
Let us look at the facts and see Some years
ago there arose God-g given inspiration for the
wage Garner to better his condition, and the
sympathy of the whole people went out towards
the movement Organization. to mass power,
seemed requisite. 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 intOXicatiOn of power the
leader found that his slightest word must be
obeyed. and in order TO enforce it he must rule
by terrorism and absolute slavery methods.
Money in great sums must be raised and the
procedure seemed simple Hire agitatOrs and
organizers on a commission basis Send an or
ganizer into any district even where workmen
are we'll paid and contented. Seek out few hot
heads and wild talking individuals, easy to find
in any community. Join them in a meeting.
make some infammatOry speeches, tell them how
they are abused and that labor creates all
wealth and. therefore. must take it all Urge
them to make other wOrkmen dissatisfied. and in
few days a nucleus is formed like a small snow
ball which only needs little rolling 10 grow rap
idlv Then mass these discOntents and march to
factory and call on the wOrkmen to drop their
tools join 1.-The union and 60 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 TO join the union and strike. Call him
'scab'' if he refuses, hOOt and ieer at him. throw
/ Il few stones and get some boys to chase and
barass him. Have crowd call on his grocer
and tell him he wiz be bOycOtted if he furnishes
that scab' any gOp1s; same TO the ciothier,
butcher and coal m n. Notify his friends no. to
associate with hs~l. instruct the children to
chase his and terrariZe them going and coming
from school, Notify his employer that all
other wOrkmen will quit and boycott his goods
if he don't discharge that scab." About that
time this martyr begins to feel that it is a ter
ribie price 70 pay fer his standing up for the
freedom and liberty guaranteed him by the
constitution of his fathers and his right to indie
pendent action. and unless he be the one bravest
man out of n 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 10 orders he dare not
disobey. while occasional fines of from $1,000 to
$4,000 are assessed against him by ''the union"
| to punish him and incidentally fatten the
/ pOcketbooks of the leaders.
Thousands and tens of thousands of high
grade American workmen are in that condition
of helpless slavery to-day. and they curse, but
bow.
Give them a chance and they would free them
selves. but the sEIIful organization set up and
ruled by the paid leaders is powerful enough to
keep them properly tanned"
Thus we see q movement started with high
and noble purpose, drifted into the hands Of
designing men, who, having discovered the vol
ume Of power put in their hands. use 1t for per
sonal 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 the leaders can
secure the monthly contributions and also gov
/ ern them. So, TO bring this about. we see the
most aggravated forms Of oppression and tyr
amy daily pressure and annoyance Is applied
/ by one workman TO the independent man at his
side and the indignities of various kinds are
numberless and variegated Persistent and long
continued harassiDg generally drives the indie
pendent man 10 pay the fees and join the union
! TO relieve himself and family from the daily at
tacks. Then he often finds that he has jumped
! from the frying-pan into the fire.
This labor trust Is one OF the most serious
menaces to our country ana its people, for It's
leaders, seeking greater and greater control OF
the masses are gushing towards a position