Evening journal., 1909-09-16

iated. and when opportunity offers are S
attacked because they prefer TO retain
heir own independent American man-
hood. These men are in the vast MAJ
Iority and include the most sxillful ar
iisans in the known world. They havo
wives and babes dependent on them
These men are frequently oppressed
and have no way to make their wrongs
known. They are worthy OF dcfonsc
That's the reason for the expenditure
Of "a few thousands OF dollars to send
this message TO tho American people.
l didn't say my "excusc'
for sending II. The cause needs no Tex
cuso."
C. w. POST.
Battle Creek, Mich.
n. b.
Some "parlor socialist" who knows
nothing of the Russian Czarlsm Of
the great Labor Trust win ask right
here Don't you believe in the right
of certain workmcn TO "organizo." oh
yes. brother when real workmon man
age wisely and peacefully. but / would
challenge the right OF even church
organization when its affairs had been
seized by a motley crew OF heartless.
vicious men who stopped industries. in
cited mobs TO attack citizens and de-
atroy property In order 10 establish
their control of communities and az
fairs and subject everyone to their
orders and exact the fees. When you
see work Of this kind being done call
on or write the prosecuting officers OF
your district and demand procedure
b under the Sherman antitrust law. and
y prosecution for conspiracy and restraint
= OF trade. We have the law but the
IS politicians and many of our officers
~ even while drawing pay from the peo-
n pie are afraid to enforce- i " nsTtIe.
Ie tion OF our citizens and now fhe ni.
N Labor Trust Is moving heaven an5
j earth TO repeal the law SO their mo-
farious work may be more safely car
ried on
But You. why don't you strike ouf
and demand defense for your fellows
Put your prosecuting officers to the
test and insist that they do their sworn
duty, and protest TO your congressman
and Legislators against the repeal OF the
! Sherman Anti Trust. law. It's repeal is
being pushed by the Labor Trust and
some big capital trusts IN order to give
each more power TO oppress. Do your
duty and protest. In this great Amer
lean Republic everyone must be ieal-
Gus Of the right OF individual liberty
and always and ever resent the att
tqmpts made TO gain power for per-
sdnal aggrandizement.
Only the poor fool allows his liberty
70 be wrested from him.
Someone asks "how about your own
workmens"
\ l didn't intend TO speak of my own
affairs, but so long as the question Is
almost sure to be asked 1 don't mind
telling YOU
The Postum workers are about a
thousand strong. men and women, and
don't belong TO labor unions. The
Labor Trust has. time without num-
d bers. sent "organizers'' with money to
o give Smokers" etc, and had their
;. orators declaim the brotherhood Of
b man" business. and cry salty tears de-
}. scrlbing the fearful conditions OF tho
d Slaves OF capital" and all that. But
l. the confidence game" never worked.
< for the decent and high grade Postum
d workers receive 10 per cent over the
regular wage scale. They are the hight
= est paid. richest and best grade of
working people IN the state Of Michi-
gan and believe in the United States.
r They mostly own their own homes.
and good ones Their wages come 81
p weeks IN a year and are never stopped
q on the order Of some paid agent Of tho
-"
/ counts i'm 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
J not slaves and vet the Labor Trust
leaders have done their hest to ruin
the sale of their products and force
them into idleness and poverty.
Il would cost the workinglnen Of
Ir1.ftfo r..1n .f
others) from 100000 to 100000 q
, month in fees to send out to the
= leaders OF the Labor Trust, II they
would allow themselves to become ~or-
= ganized" and join the Trust
o Not for them. they keep the money.
school the children and live free"
y That's some comfort for white people,
% Once I'm a while one of the little
N books "The Road to Welville." we put
r in the pkgs. Of Postum. Grape-Nuts
and Post Toastics. is sent back 20 US
with sticker pasted across IL saying
le Returned because it don't bear the
it union label"
Then we join hands and sing hymn
of praise for the discovering By SONS
n one that our souls are not seafeo
TX with the guilt OF being conspiratora -
p helm hind the chains OF slavery upon
ID fellow Americans by placing au-e+
Is mower in the hands OF the largest mos
Is oppressive and harmful trust the "'''e
has ever seem
J. When you seek to buy something
n Look for the union LABEL and SPEAK
= vour sentiments. That's an opportuu-
a it,y TO reach out a helping hand 70 tno
! countless men and women in all kinds
q Of industry who brave bricks, stones
= - bullets 10 maintain their Ameri~
csn manhood and freedom by making
tbe finest goods in America ana
= which do not bear the seal Of iudUz-
!. trial slavery the "union LABEL