Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-20

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asks. When It becomes known that the
trust leaders plan to have their sluggers
waylay other workmen and assault them.
or picket and spit on and insult or attack
American citizens going to or coming from
work, or plan to destroy some machinery,
blow up a factory, mine or workman's
home or do any other act OF violence or
crime the courts established by the people
and for their protection can issue a ere
straining order or Injunction" ordering
these men not to do the acts they intend,
until the court can have time to inquire
into the rights in the case.
Every mar with his mind set on revenge
or violence and every single inmate Of
every penitentiary in this country hates a
court injunction like a mad dog hates
water.
What does the man who fears an in
junction have in his mind?
Do you believe he is seeking peace?
No citizen who was at home or on the
street on a peaceful, lawful mission has
7 ever been troubled by a court order to
prevent men from attacking property or
persons. 1t has been common for labor
leaders CD and a few politicians to say
that courts have abused" the light to is
sue injunctions in labor cases. After a
careful search of the records Hon. Charles
e. Littlefield made open request of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to cite one single injunc-
ton wherein peace-intending citizens had
been harmed and our estimable president
was put in the embarrassing position of
having stated that ABUSES had arisen. -
because some interested person had so told
him, but on demand for the cases they
could not be produced.
Thousand Dollar Reward
I now again offer 81, 10000 in cash for
evidence of a single case in the past five
years of labor disputes where court in
functions to protect persons and property
have not been opposed to the public good.
No person can produce one. Why there
fore, should the Labor Trust leaders so
strenuously demand that the courts be
stripped of the right to issue injunctions
to protect people and property.
These leaders want to be free to order
the sluggers to proceed with their work
and their dynamiters to blow up homes
or property before the courts can inter.
vene TO protect. That's exactly what is
meant by the proposal to prevent any
court from issuing a restraining order
without five to seven days notice. That
would give time to the intending
criminals to do their work and get into
hiding before the court can protect thosC
whom the sluggers intend to harm. Tit
independent workingman's home could thu
be blown up and he taught the DANCE
of disobedience of orders OF the Laboi
Trust.
It's a pitable condition, that OF the work
ingmen, both union and nonunion whei
they dare disobey any Labor Trust mana
gers order however inprudent or tyrannous
Shall we nour1sh the further growtl
Of such power centered in the hand OF
few misnamed Labor leaders" now seek
ing to tell Union men that they must vot
for the party pledged to enact any lay
= these trust leaders ask looking to NOR
mower. IL they will deliver the labor vote?
. Trade on Labor Vote.
That trade was a humiliating insult I
= every Iberty-loving workman in Americ
. and they are quite justified in the genera
' resentment against 1t.
TIL political managers of both great par
ties wish Post would keep STILL III
$ talks too plain" "He don't know any NOR
, about politics than a rabbit" But amids
e all the word twisting, pretense, cowardic'
side-stepping and boot-licking Of polite
y before a national campaign II is refreshin
d to take a few long. deep breaths, wipe tn
cobwebs out OF ones eyes and take a goo'
keen. close look at exact facts.
v Post as President OF tho National Cit
zens' Industrial association has a duty
o perform without fear or favor of any pc
mtical party or class organization either {
e Capital or Labor. and when these facts al
Il placed before the 20 to 90 million readers I
his article and they realize the danger
I heir properties and personal liberties b
citing for class legislation and privileg
5, hat duty will have been done. II may fl
d. crest you to know that Post was late
= elected an Honorary member OF one OF II
highest grade Trade Unions in Americ
A. the National Association Of Stationary F.
IL gineers, In recognition of his services
m trying to stamp out the criminal and tyrai
IS nous control Of affairs by the present mi
named Labor Leaders 90 and to bring Il
rs labor movement to a more peaceful al
IN lawful management and therefore back
n the respect and esteem OF the public al
OF wipe from the sacred name OF Labor" 4
he odium and disgrace these trust leaders ha'
~ smeared upon 1t. A better time is comb
es and every honest American can do HIS pa
u to bring II about.
e There's a Reason.
Is C. W. POST. Battle Greek. Mich