Evening journal., 1907-02-05
For orannized Labor.

Editor The Evening Journal.
Personally, and on behalf Of organ
ized labor in our city. I desire to pub
llcly thank The Evening Journal for
It's bold stand in behalf Of the rights
of the people. and Tor its constant war
fare against graft monopoly, and spe-
cial privilege i'm general. Through the
columns OF your parer, which has not
only the largest circulation but com
mands the most respect among the
working people I desire 70 draw at
tention to the un- American utterances
OF the "divnely appointed" George F..
Baer. King Of the Reading Railway
and Of the Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany. on Thanksgiving Day. in the
city Of Reading, he delivered an ad-
dress I'm which he said, "rhe general
education Of the people creates rash
and superficial thinking and unrest
From the street corner where
biatherskites harangue the r1ultitude.
a wall Of woe IS heard. Everything
wrong The men who do not
contribute anything to the general
stores want to control their distribu-
ton. They create nothing. The re-
sources Of the earth. so long hidden.
have not been discovered or utilized
for the benefit Of mankind by any
thought or act of theirs They have
had no part or lot in the mighty army
OF gifted and capable men who are
obeying the primitive command TO sub
due the earth and have dominion over
IT," Mr.. Editor can this man Baer.
who typifies our vulgar plutocracy, be
honest In his utterances2 If so. he SIM
ply proves the assertion made In q
recent magazine article. that he and all
shat brood Of parvenues who pose as
the "divinely appointed" are simply
lnsane-money mad, and II that be true,
then the proper course to pursue with
the Baers. Depews. Ryans, Rockefellers.
Schwabs Schiffs and their kind, would
be to place them in some secure place
where they will he prevented from in
mring the public. Think Of Il for q
moment. such doctrine delivered at a
school-house = the American republN
In this advanced twentieth century,
and by the head of a plundering cor
poration that has seized the majoi
portion Of Gods Goa! In Pennsylvania,
that pays labor $50 per ton and
charges the public anywhere from Sc
TO SIG Der ton. as the opportunity pre-
sents itself. and that is daily violating
the constitution of Pennsylvania and
other states. and also of the United
states. Verify Baer is .insane.-A Bal
shazzer who does not see the hand
writing on the wall
Now a word on few more shining
lights Of the money mad. The press
dispatches from the far west say tnt
trustees OF Providence" in that vast
stretch Of country between the Missouri
River and the California Mountains
have seized al the coal I'm the hills.
They also control the railways. fierce
winter blasts are on; business houses.
/ factories, etc. are closed for hack OF
coal, and human beings are freezing.
/ There are billions OF tons Of coal I'm
these mountains, and yet seven million
I Of people are practically suffering from
coal famine. And why2 Because
those gifted and capable men," those
trustees OF Providence" those bosom
friends Of the devout Baer, Hartman
and Gould have followed Baers nd
VICE. and have subdued the earth and
have dominion over il. These railroad
looters and land grabbers are charging
/ independent operators and the people
/ 81 per ton 10 haul coal $50 miles Wha,
think you. Mr.. Editor Of those insane
rlutocrats. and what think you OF the
| spineless dolts that submit to thea
/ outrageous dominion
But to come nearer home, the on,y
paper in this city that stands for the
people and against the insolent demand
o. our trustees OF Providence IN
their star chamber scheme 20 sell Coils
river to the hundred thousand people
Of this city, is The Evening Journal
The water lords Of the Brandywine
propose to touch tho people to the tune