The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-11-05
Unions Stand Firmly for the Econ
onic Welfare of Every Industrial
EndeaVor--Ener11y Determined to
Disrupt Unionism even at Cost Of
Running Business.

Every one knows who has give
any study to the question, that
the so. called Nalonal Association
of Ianutacturel prompted the
present attack upon organized
labor in West Virginia. Members of
organized labor knew for several
months that the Manufacturers
association were planning the at
tack, but thought that secrtc
organization Of sordid conspirators
against the rights and liberties of
american labor would find neither
sympathy nor support from any
citizen of the state.
SUPPORTERS OF THE ENEMY.
In spite of the good opinion of
their fellow citizens entertained bv
the members of organized labor,
the enemy succeeded in gaining Il
toothoid inEour state. For reasons
best known to themselves. those
OF our citizens who live by in
tiation-water stock, and watering
real estate and rental values
were falling over one another in
their mad haste to enlist under the
banner of the enemy, and assist in
the disruption Of organized labor.
CHARACTER OF THE ENEMY.
Those Of our readers not conver-
SAINT with the details Of the strife
may inquire, ':wllat is that Nation
al Association of manufacturers
You speak Of the enemy!'' 1t is
& ;tsecret combination OF 4 limited
number Of rich manufacturers con.
federated together for the avowcd
purpose Of utterly destroying
organized labor in America
OBJECT OF THE ENEMY.
BY the destruction Of organized
labor the membership of the com
bination hope to be able to do
three things without protest or in
terterence; first advance the price
uf the products of their mills and
factories; second. leduce the wages
of workers in every department of
industry more especially in theil
own: third silence the sentiment
against the employment of child
rcn i'll mills and factories. The
foregoing three propositions arc
the occasion for all the vindictivc.
ness entertained by the combi
nation toward organized labor.
STATUS OF THE ENEMY.
It's membership is kept 4 secret
1t has an abundance of money real
ized by it's members from over
charging the public for tho pro
'luct of their mills aud factories
This money is issued without stint
or scruple in retaining cle"er but
INSCRIPTIONS lawyers, employing
an army of detectives, and bribine
men who are "purchasable quaint
ties
It's methods of attack are willy il
the extreme. 1t never attack
labor in the open. Outwardly i
pretendS to be Il friend Of the labO
movement. On account of it
enormous wealth and .Juda
Iscariot friendship, it is the mos
dangerous foe with which labo
had vet to contend. When it dc
tcrmincs upon attacking labor
any city, its first move is to pre-
vail, by means known only t
itself upon some local organizatlo
to suffer its name to head tn
campaign.
MOTIVES OF THE: ENEMY.
Why do the members OF the o
9aniZation show such a vindictly
spirit towards organized 1abol
Because organized labor is the onl
agency in the world today. thf
lights every purpose to which tt
membership OF this unAmerlca
conspiracy is committed. Let
"numerate.
|. Organized labor is opposd
the robbing of the public by char
ing cyorhitant prices for mill al
factory products.
>. Organized labor is oppose
tOputting the wage. carnerS cor