The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-10-10
LABOR TRUST HELD
WORSE THAN REBATES

Battle Creek, Mich, Oct. 9--President C.
w. Post, addressing the annual conven-
ton Of the National Citizens association
here today said in part:
You, the citizens are owners of the en-
tire community and must elect or appoint
all public servants. Therefore the people
themselves are the employers and the cit
ixens who are selected for public service
are the employees. / warn you to care
fully observe the acts OF your public serv-
ants and see that those servants never
forget they are employed to carry out the
wishes of the community and not to man>
age affairs to suit themselves.
1t Is manifestly a much greater restraint
of trade, annoyance and loss to the people
for the labor trust leaders to tie up a rail.
way and prevent travel and shipments,
railways rebates not enjoyed by Its com.
petitor for this last In simply a peacsfui
scrap between business men.
we have laws to punish these men who
bring disaster, loss and suffering upop
an entire community, and we must de-
mand action by our public prosecuting OF.
ficers In such cases.
Public opinion Is the ultimate ruler in
America, and the man who has the right
on his side, and can let the people know it,
will win. To apply this practically a well
rganize Citizens association should have
an arbitration committee. Then when q
question cannot be decided between em.
ployer and employees submit 1t to the com.
mittee OF citizens who are infinitely betl
ter fitted to know what the local condi-
tons are and what action will bring the
greatest benefit. This plan educates the
people to right thinking and prevents de-
struction OF industries which may repre-
sent the very life blood OF the place. Our
work people need and demande protection
from the designing or impetuous men who
rush INTO strikes, tie UP industries, and
community Th0rn ia q for haitian NxrQ ~ m
operate under control of the citizens
rather han labor unions.
A good illustration 10 shown in Battle
Creek, where for years, during the troubl.
Gus times In various trade centers infected
with labor unionism, this community sol
idly in favor of high a and good
treatment, has gone on prosperously. The
work people In Battle Creek are the rich.
est In Michigan as a result OF keeping out
labor union management. This Is shown
by over 10000 savings accounts in a town
of % 900 people n from the fact that most
Battle Creek workmen own their own
homes, are out of debt and have money at
interest thus making them combined
workingmen-capitalists, the perfection Of
ideal citizens.
It is a startling condition which con-
fronts onr ~workingmen and citizens at the
present day. We as people manage I'd
graduate a great many lawyers, doctors!
and professors, but practically no artisans.
1t is the work of the National Citizens
Industrial association to help the COM
mon man, the average ClJlzen TO prOpect
himself and his fellows from the tyranny
of any organization which seeks to wrest
from the people their God-given and COM
stitutional right to govern themselves. Al!
ways following a free people comes hate
and tyranny seeking like evil spirits to
control and subjugate. This is as II wa ii
olden days when our ancestors sought the
dangers Of the sea in the old Mayfiower.
and braved the beasts of the forest and
the more savage Indian rather than sub,
NIT to prosttuting their liberties to tI
dictates of hate and granny.