Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-06
STORAGE SIX (o) MILLION

other. The OIL trust and their subsidiary
hireiinEs are secretly scared TO death right
row. They are trying all kinds OF maneu-
vers to check the oncOming storm Of
righteous indignation and certain retribu-
ton for the crimes they have committed.
the men and enterprises they have unjustly
attacked and ruined and the same black
flag methods they will continue II they can.
But the conservative, weli-to-do middle
class Of the nation is after them and they
will be stopped 1t Is not the cry Of the
demagogue which is going to halt this bril-
gade of millionaire anarchists. but IL Is the
thousands of men Of means who do not be-
lieve in abusing the power of wealth and
the broad American spirit OF justice which.
like a giant battering ram, Is smashing
down their Illegal bulwarks and hypo-
critical defenses. Any man who knows
anything at all needs only to place his ear
to the ground and see and hear what is
coming. Read the report of the Interstate
Commerce commission made just a week
ago by seven of the ablest and most incor-
ruptible statesmen IN America Read the
warning given by the president OF the
United States in person to two of these
millionaire brigands at a dinner In Wash
ington last week. Read the proceedings
of the United States court in st. Louis
where the government Is applying for the
dissolution of the trust and for receivers
for it's properties. Look at Missouri which
is passing an anti-discrimination law to
draw the claws Of the trust and look at
Oklahoma. the newest state in the union,
reading opposition to the trust into her
constitution Look at the conference Of
governors OF the seven western states
which Will probably be In session at To-
peka, Kan, while you are reading
form laws to curb the rapacity OF the
trust and protect and foster independent
competition. The fact 10 the oil trust OF
today is very similarly constituted TO the
Russian government, for any man who Is
familiar with conditions, especially in the
central west, knows that fully 30 per cent
Of their employees despise their methods
and would leave their criminal masters
tomorrow IL they could earn decent Nv
J Say what you please, the Uncle Sam OIL
I company holds the key to the situation.
1t has an opportunity which never was
and never win be up to another organiza-
ton like 1t again probably in the world.
| The trust is going down hill. and IL you
have good. red blood in your veins and
really want to do something practical TO
/ help a good faith, hard working young
\ army OF Uncle Sam stockholders at this
mer blows for SUCCESS and keep this trust
outfit on the tobosgan. slide, put your
Sa to Sv 1stur Thee a ser block
/ these bonds, ask your 1neighbor to do the
same, and II you 1--we anywhere In Kan
sas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,
Illinois or Oklahoma, form an Independent
oil organization in your locality and sub
scribe for enough Ofathese bonds to secure
kthe establishment OF an independent dis
itributing station in your town. demand
that your merchants handle independent
| oil and see that they do it, and solicit
your neighbors to use none other. No one
can deny but that the Uncle Sam OrgRni-
zation is a movement backed solely by
| the people. It's your fight well as ours.
Be practical and do your part to help out,
i and even IL these trust criminals should
be able to evade some OF the laws Of the
land they will find out that they are up
against the real thing-trade competition
l-on western soil and be shown that they
| are not the only pebble on the beach after
all. Remember, while you are doing this.
7 thousands of others will be doing the
4 same thing. Hence great results, and the
oil trust will slip few more cogs toward
j deserved punishment for their misdeeds.