The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
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 It has been a struggle to get before the people the dangerous facts, the hidden underground facts, relating to the plans for control of the liberties and affairs of the common citizens by the adroit managers of the huge Labor Trust" known as the American Fedora tion of Labor.
 These managers are seeking power even superior to that of the President of the United States.
 Nonsense" someone says. Well, let's have a look.
 When l first started publishing these articles discussing labor matters, near ly the entire list of papers published them, but there were few afraid to print them although offered full pay.
 Afraid the labor leaders would boy colt them. afraid the unions in their own printing department would strike and afraid on general principles.
 Here was a sample of the 'muzzled press" the subtle enemy of the common people.
 Fair Union Men.
 To the credit of the Typographical union let it be said the majority of it's members are too intelligent to refuse to set type on either side in discussion
  umns of a newspaper must be unham- pered.
 However, in some offices less wisdom was shown and tn papers refused to print the discussion.
 In one article I invited readers to scan the pages of various papers of that date and if the announcement failed to appear, write and ask the pub fisher why"
 His only good excuse would be mo contract with Post" But when he got angry and began to offer various and sundry other reasons, it became plain to the enquirer that 1t was left out through pitiable fear.
 The discovery by readers that a favorite newspaper feared to print mat ter written for and in the interest of the 39 citizens out of every 40, (only one union man in every 40 citizens) produced a disguest and distrust hard to overcome When the rights of the common people cannot be defended in the newspapers because of fear of some organization either of capital or labor, the achievement of citizens has reached a dangerous point and the papers which refuse to stand for the rights end freedom of the great reading and thinking public should be known and rebuked by the public they ought to serve.
 Those readers who would like to have printed the names of a few papers and public servants who have been lax in support of the rights of the people when assailed by class organizations are invited to make known their wishes by mail addressed to the undersigned. Have You Noticed, Reader how adroitly the Leaders of the Labor Trust work to gain more and more control over the liberties of the people?
 Do you realize they are aiming at ab- solute domination of the daily affairs of citizens?
 Do you think it would be safe to allow yourself to be gradually tied hand and foot until your inherited freedom and liberty was taken from you? Have a lool, at their methods and draw your own con- clusons.
 Threats are made to City. County, State and National officers and public mon, either of defeat or violence for judges and jurors, and the number of citizens as- saulted or murdered and property destroy ed in an active Labor Trust year exceeds by far the amount of violence which ever occurred in any one year during pro- slavery days The black man was not his own master. The present day union man is not. He must quit when the Labor Trust leader "orders.' Involuntary idle ness is no less deplorable than involuntary servitude.
 The disobedient black man was at times driven with whip, back to his work. The dsobedient union man has. in thousands of cases, been driven away from his work, with clubs missiles, re- volvers and knives; assaulted, slugged un- conscious, maimed for life, or murdered. Or perhaps his steps dogged for weeks he and his family subjected to insults innumerable homes destroyed and prop erty blown up. The most damnable cruelty and brutality that hate could devise and ruffian outlaws execute has been put upon American workmen, who have dared to dsobey the ''orders' of the Labor Trust leaders.
 There were above 5000 citizens assaulted in one city Chicago during one strike dhe teamsters) and many men crippled for life. Some F or II were wilfully mur- dered outright, and yet there have been but few convictions and trifiing if any punishment.
 Uncle Sam's Way.
 If only ten Americans had been slugged and maimed and one killed in a foreign port ample apology would have been made and ample funds exacted for the support of the injured families, at the muzzle of Uncle Sams 12-inch guns, or some people and some things would have been blown off the face of the earth. But 5000 citizens injured, with schedule of rewards for broken legs, ribs and arms and so much for eyes gouged out, paid by members of the Labor Trust is passed with but slight comment and absolutely not one cent of contribution or support for the destitute families of the victims. It has been noticed that when union criminals are on trial for ,murdering inde- pendent worlxingmen, they sometimes bring in their wives and mothers and have their children chamber about their | knees to impress the jury with sympathy.