The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-22
TOBACCO TRUST HOWLS
; BOYCOTT AND PREJUDICE
President Duke Tells Why the Trust Does Not Use
the Union Label and Why 1t ConceaIs
Its Stock Ownership

will you stand this? Organization IS
the chief factor in securing higher
wages. There is no member OF 4
trades union who would be willing 10
dissolve his union and rely on a trust
10 regulate his wages.
The Globe Tobacco company, OF
Detroit. Mich. was the first union to-
bacco factory In the world. and the
first 10 adopt the Tobacco Workers
international Union fabef. which
means shorter hours union wages and
better conditions for It's employees.
Every plug and every package OF TO-
bacco put out by IL bears the blue
union label The employees OF this
concern get n half holiday Saturdays
with full pay II has never had
strike in It's factory since IL started
operation In 1871.
Consistency. thou are a jewell
and SO Is the union man II he has
/ loyalty and nerve enough TO demand
union-made goods.
In purchasing tobaccos. remember
YOU can get just as good and Just as
great quantity at equal or less
| price bearing the union label as the
"iNhOul but
do you purchase union-made to-
baccos? If not. why not? Patron.
ize union-made tobaccos by buying the
following brands"
Then follows list of the Globe
brands Of tobacco. The circular was
signed by Tobacco Workers Union
No Is. and was made an exhibit in
the case.
! II is claimed that from the testi-
mony OF an officer OF the Tobacco
Workers union IL was made plain
that Cincinnati was flooded with cir
culars printed In red ink, with skull
and crossbones. bearing the legend
| Death 10 Users" II is claimed that
the Independent manufacturers paid
for the printing and distribution OF
| these hand bills.
A Hot Boycott.
| Walter J. Friedlander the manu-.
| facturer or one OF the brands that
! was-boyeotted as tptng trust-made.
/ testified that the distribution OF the
circulars was wide enough TO cause
CONSERVATION" He also testified that
the Day and Night Tobacco company
received goodly bumps In similar
way.
! Cards were tackled on bridges and
in saloons. Every saloon was visited
I by representatives vigorously knock
ing the trust brands. SO it is claimed.
Fell OF rs Per Cent
! Mr.. Friedlander further testified
that since the antitrust boycott had
started their business had fallen of
! rs per cent.
! President Duke stated that he
thought II foolish to try to conceal
| the connection with the trust. but
maintained that under the provoca.
ton, and the feeling OF the manufac.
turers in whose business the Ameri.
can Tobacco company was about 10
acquire an interest. there were at.
tempts made by these men, and co
operated in by officers OF the Ameri.
can Tobacco company. TO keep secret
to the general public the fact OF the
/ interest of the American Tobacco com.
/ pany"
While the trust made~an attempt
| 10 corner the tobacco business OF the
country. it seems 10 be sorely hurt al
/ the idea that the independents should
not only defend their own business.
/ but should fight back with a venge-
ance.
The Globe Tobacco company. OF De-
troit, has been one OF the strongest
| opponents the trust has had TO con.
tend with.
! In this connection. It is claimed that
the American Cigar company gave n
donation OF $4,000 to the prohibition
fanatics. and now many are wondering
why.