The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-16

constitutional right to examine the
articles and see whether its
makers are Labor Trust con-
tIibutors and slaves or are free and
Independent Americans.
| have tried TO tell YOU something
about those who are oppressed Will
fed. hated. and when opportunity of
| fers are attacked because they prefer
TO retain their own independent AM
erican manhood. These men are in
the vast majority and include the most
skillful artisans in the known world.
They have wives and babes depend
! ent on them
These men are frequently oppressed
and have no way to make their wrongs
known They are worthy of defense
That's the reason for the expenditure
this message to the American people.
for sending It. The cause needs no
excuse c. w. POST.
Battle Creek, Mich.
N. B.
Some "parlor socialist who knows
nothing OF the Russian Czarlsm Of the
great Labor Trust VIII ask right here:
Don't you believe In the right of Ger
tain workmen TO Organize" oh, yes.
brother, when real workmen manage
wisely and peacefully. but | would
challenge the right of even a church
organization when Its affairs had been
seized by a motley crew of heartless.
vicious men who stopped industries.
incited mobs to attack citizens and de-
| Stroy property in order TO establish
their control of communities and af-
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
under the Sherman antitrust law, and
| prosecution for conspiracy and re-
straint of trade. We have the law but
the politicians and many of our Of
! ficers even while drawing pay from
the people are afraid to enforce il in
protection Of our citizens and now the
! big Labor Trust is Gnoying heaven and
earth TO repeal the law so their ne
farious work may be more safely car
rled on
But You. Why don't you strike out
and demand defense for your fellows?
Put your prosecuting officers 10 the
test and Insist that they do their
sworn duty. and protest TO your con
gresSmen and legislators against the
repeal of the Sherman Antitrust law
Its repeal Is being pushed by the La
Dor Trust and some big capital trusts
in order to give each more power to
oppress. Do your duty and protest.
In this great American Republic every
he 60 Of tho 1oh &c In
dividull liberty and always and ever
resent the attempts made 10 gain pow
er for personal aegrandizement.
Only the poor fool allows his liber.
ty 10 he wrested from him.
Someone asks how about your own
workmen?"
] didn't intend to speak of my own
affairs. but so long as the question
Is almost sure to be asked 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-
bers, sent organizers" with money to
give smokers" etc. and had their
orators" declnim the brotherhood
or man business, and CRY salty tears
describing the fearful conditions of
/ the Slaves of capital" ard all that.
But the confidence game" never
worked. for the decent and high-grade
Postum workers receive 10 per cont
over the regular wage scale. They
are the highest paid, richest and best
grade OF working people in
the state of Michigan and
believe in the United States.
! They mostly own their own
homes. and good ones. Their wages
come % weeks in a year and are
never stopped on the order 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 theiT daily occupation in
the works tccme and ask them) and
a:e not slaves. and yet the Labor
TrJst leaders have done their best to
ruin the sale of their products and
lorce them into idleneSs and poverty
1t would cost the workinGmen OF
Battle Creek tour people and about
5000 otheESl from 100000 TO S20000 %
4 month in fees 10 sond out TO the
leaders OF the Labor Trust. Ii they
would allow themselves 10 become
organized" and join the Trust.
Npt Tor them, they keep the money
school the children and live Gree"
That's some comfort for white people
Once in while one of the little
books The Road 10 Wellyille. we put
In the pkgs. CO Postum. Grape-Nuts
and Post Tolsties. is sent back 10 Us
with sticker pasted across it saying
Returned because 1t don't bear the
union label"
Then we join hands and sing a hymn
OF praise for the discovering by some
one that our sorls are not scared
| with the guilt of being conSpirators
TO help bind the chains of slavery up,
on fellow Americans by placing add
ed power in the hands of the largest
! most oppressive. and harmful trust
inc world has ever seen.
When YOU seek TO buy something
look for the union label" and speak
your sentiments. That's an opportun-
ity 10 reach out helping hand 10
the countless men and women In all
kinds of industry who brave bricks.
stones and bullets TO maintain their
American manhood and freedom by
making the finest goods In America
and ~hioh DO not bear the seal Of In
oustri7I slavery, the "Uuion Label"