The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-23
In the Words Of Mr.. c. w. Post We Should
Read Just How Bad We are, Says
Baltimore Labor Leader.
Spleen Of this Man the Most Stupendous
Joke of the Season-F1is Lying TRADE
Spread Broadcast by PIutocratic
Press.

en by God and must be defended even
TO death itself
Our forefathers were used by the In
finite God to establish our freedom in
l. '16, and our fathers gave freely of their
blood and treasure to establish the free
dom OF the black Now again it seems we
are called upon to protect our brothers
and ourselves from that oldtine spirit of
tyranny which comes up from time to
time TO force people TO obey tyrannous
rules and bend the knee of the slave -
1t IS certainly to laugh if We can re-
strain ourselves from giving vent to our
feelings OF revulsion that such a human
being should have the power TO spread
broadcast such thoughts to the people OF
this country Picture c. W. Post as an
uplitter of his race, and try, Oh try. to
think OF organized labor as anything
other than the greatest force for the up
Int OF the workers that the world has
ever seen. We pride ourselves that we
have a republic. Do we ever stop TO
think what sort of country It would be
if there were no unions and such men as
Post, Van Cleave, and others were allow
At their pleasure? The thought is too
horrible for moment 5 retention. And
then this man is So shallow in hi. mem
ory that he cannot recall a single case
wherein men, women and children were
shot down IN the streets because thev
would not work for firm or corporation
/ This man prates about the right to work
and he denies the same right to union
men simply because they are union men
Gould there be anything more ridicuIous3 ?
! Labor makes no such contention, but we
are only too eager to declare that We re
serve the right and consider it our duty
to try &c -e- every man that breathes
into union, because we know that his
interest will be better served inside such
/ an organization than without. Post talks
! Of a labor trust. Would not such a con
dition be far better than the present
| system of - community of interest, =
/ which places the funds Of the nation in
/ the hands of a few thousands and makes
the millions toll for them' Would it not
/ be better il 79.OOO.0OO controlled the des-
/ tiny OF the other million than the re-
verse, at PRESENT. There is repub-
lican principle that the greatest good
( for the greatest number Is always TO be
striveu for That il all we ask. The ar
gunent cannot be answered. Meanwhile
We ara glad TO see this poor deIudeci
! creature spend his money. Most of It
viii help union men 20 earn a living
/ wage and rhc--eafjng OF 1t VIII fool no
sensible man. For Instance. no man out
side of tunatic asylum could fail 10
4 ra -1I,- -. -,
regard TO the workers in his own plant:
They Ike their daily occupation in
the works Come and ask theu1) and are
not Slaves. and yet the Labor Trust Lead
ers have done their best TO ruin the sale
of their products and force them into
idleuess and pover-y.
It would cost the workingnen of Bat
tie Creek tour people and about 5000
otbers) from $1,000 10 $4,000 a month IT
fees 10 send out to the leaders Of the
Labor Trust. il they would allow them
selves 10 become organized = and join
the Trust
We are quite certain that these people
do not earn anything ike q million dol
lars Per month. counting each person en-
pGoyed by The concern: 50 how could any
one derive any benefit from the union i
such exorbirant fees we're ehargedz W.
: maintain that Post has lost MS mind
and we DO not believe = board OF lunaeZ
experts could convince us otherwise a.
long as he makes such crazv statements
But Ley the poor fellow rave He Is DO
. ing 10 hard ha i merely passing n,
= word along He Is showing union rne-
: II the most effective manner IN the world
the auiruu= thai lies II the hearts OF N
: grinding employers OF his stripe and "
= -ay vi-h him. - Pass the word along
: II We had i II our power we should hav,
= e-e-y union man II the wide world rea,