Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-15
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Americans.
have tried to tell you something about tho&
who oppressed, villiAsd. hated. and when
opportunity offers are attacked because they
prefer to retain their own Independent American
manhood. These men in the vast majority
and include the most skillful artisans in the
known world. They have wives and babes de-
pendent on them.
These men frequently oppressed and have
way to make their wrongs known. They are
worthy OF defense. That's the reason for the
expenditure Of few thousands of dollars 10
send this message to the American people Re-
member. didn't say my excuse" for sending IL.
The cause needs no excuse"
c. W. POST.
Battle Creek. Mich.
n. B.
Some 'parIor socialist who knows nothing Of
the Russian Czarism Of the great Labor Trust
will ask right here: Don't you believe in ths
right Of certain workmen to Organize" Oh, yea
brother, when real workmen manage wisely aa1
peacefully, but would challenge the right ot
a church organization when its affairs had
been seized by motley crew OF heartless.
vicious men who stopped industries, melted mobs
to attack citizens and destroy property in order
to establish their control Of communities and af-
fairs, and subject every to their orders and
exact the fees. When you see work of this kind
being done call on or write the prosecuting OFF,
GERS Of your district and demand procedure under
the Sherman antitrust law, and prosecution for
conspiracy and restraint Of trade. We have the
law but the politicians and many of our officers
even while drawing pay from the people are
afraid to enforce it in protection of our citizens
and now the big Labor Trust is moving heaven
and earth to repeal the law their nefarious
work may be more safely carried
BUT YOU. Why don't you strike out and de-
mand defense for your fellows?
Put your prosecuting officers to the test and In
sist that they do their sworn duty, and protest
to your congressman and legislators against the
repeal of the Sherman Antitrust law. Its ~
peal is being pushed by the Labor Trust aud
some big capital trust in order TO give each more
power to Cypress. Do your duty and protest. In
this great American Republic everyone must be
Jealous of the right Of individual liberty and al
ways and ever resent the attempts made TO gain
power for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Only the poor fool allows his liberty to b
wrested from him.
Someone asks 'how about your own workmenr'
1 didn't intend tn sneak Of m own affairs hut
long as the question is almost sure to be asked
1 don't mind telling you.
The Postum workers about a thousand
strong, men and women, and don't belong to
labor unions. The Labor Trust has, time without
numbers sent organizers with money to give
smokers" ETC., and had their orators de-
claim the brotherhood of man. business, md
cry salty tears describing the fearful conditions
of the slaves Of capital and all that. But the
confidence game never worked, for the decent
cent the regular wage scale. They the
highest paid, richest aud best grade of working
people In the state OF Michigan and I believe In
the United States. They mostly own their own
homes, and GOOD Their wages So
weeks in a year and stopped on the Or
der Of some paid agent of the Labor Trust. They
have savings accounts in the banks houses of
their own and steady work at high wages.
They like their daily occupation in the works
(come and ask them and are not slaves. and yet
ruin the sale Of their products and force the.
into idleness and poverty.
1t would cost the workingmen Of Battle Creek
Jour people and about 5000 others from 100000
to $1,000 90 month in fees to send out to the
leaders of the Labor Trust, II they would allow
themselves to become organized and join the
Trust.
Not for them. they keep the money, school the
children and live free" That's some comfort
for white people.
Once In a while one of the little books Tho
Road to welIviIle,' put in the pkgs. Of
Postum, Grape-Nuts and Post Toasties, is sent
back to us with a sticker pasted across 1t saying
Returned because it don't bear the union
label"
Then We join hands and sing hymn OF praise
for the discovering by some one mat our Souls
are not scared with the guilt Of being conspra-
tor to help bind the chains of slavery upon fellow
Americans by placing added power in the hands
Of the largest, most oppressive and harmful
trust the world has ever seen.
When you seek to buy something look for the
union LABEL and speak your sentiments. That's
an opportunity TO reach out a helping hand to
the countless men and women I'm all kinds Of
industry who brave bricks, stones and bullets
TO maintain their American manhood and free
iom by making the finest goods I'm America and
WHICH DO NOT BEAR THE SEAL OF IN
DUSTRIAL SLAVERY. THE UNION LABMAs