Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-15

and over 5000 maimed. many for life. That's
only one lesson of these DULLES. There are
literally thousands of cases wherein your fellow
American has been assaulted. manned or killed
by these men. The same work is going day
by day Suppose you make a practice Of picking
out each day from the papers. accounts Of bru-
tality to American workingmen who prefer t,
work free from the impudence and tyranny Of
self constituted leaders o. than to be always
subject to their beck and call, pay them fees and
be told by them when and where to work, and
for whom. You will discover the same general
conditions underlying all these daily attacks.
IN EVERY CASE the workingman prefers to
be free He has that right. He then tries to
go to work. He and his family sorely need the
money for food or he wouldn't run the risk Of his
life. Many such a man has wiped the tears
away and quieted the fears OF a loving wife
and walked into a shower OF stones and bullets
to win food for the loved mother and babies.
good many have been brought home on
stretchers with blood oozng from and ears,
carry for life the grim marks Of the ''union
label
They are your fellows. my friends. and yet you
supinely read the accounts and say ''too bad"
Have you grown calloused that you care
nothing for the sufferings Of these men who need
food and these helpless ones who rely on the life
and strength Of husband and father?
Let us hope that soon you may he moved by a
pen, by vote and right arm you will do a mans
part in protecting yourselves and your brothers
from this onslaught American citizens. This
cruel warfare is carried not always to raise
the independent men and establish the label
Unfortunately the Labor movement which
started many years ago honestly enough has
fallen under control Of lot Of tyrannical.
vicious 'men Of violent tendencies"
There are too many to attempt to name. You
recall them. They include men who have
planned the murders Of miners, teamsters, press
men and carpenters, shoemakers and independent
capped hanging by an outraged public only be-
cause Juries became terror stricken and dared
not convict them.
Some have been punished slightly and some,
including the principal officers of this nefarious
crew, under sentence to Imprisonment
but have appealed their cases.
Right here some apologst rises to protest
against speaking thus Of laboring men, Bless
your dear heart, it isn't the honest and real
workman who does these things it is the e1-
citable ones and the toughs and tugs who don't
work except with their mouths, but have secured
control of too many unions. don't even attempt
to specify the criminal acts these persons have
assisted winked at in their plan for destroying
free workingmen and forcing men to stay in the
union" and hence under their control The news
papers for the past years contain almost daily
accounts Of the criminal, lawless and tyrannical
acts against American citizens and haven't told
half the tale. Right here 1t becomes necessary
to say for the ten thousandth time that there
are scores Of honest law-abiding union men who
deplore and are in no way responsible for the
long Infamous record Of the Labor Trust" under
its present management. but they don't seem to
stop It.
The men who manage, who pull the strings and
guide the policy have made the record and it
stands. as made by them.
Examine, II you please, the record Of a string
Of members Of the American Federation Of
Labor and you will view a list Of crimes against
the laws, sneer at the courts, incite mobs and
are avowed enemies Of the peaceabie citizens Of
all classes.
This band yields an iron bar over their sub
5ects and drives them to idleness whenever they
want to call strike or exact extra pocket money
for themselves.
Men don't want to be thrown out Of work and
lose their livelihood. but what can they do when
the slugging and numbering committee stands
always ready to do them" II they try to work.
The poor women and helpless children suffer
and no one dares to present their to the
public They must suffer In silence for they have
no way to right their wrongs, while the notoriety
seeking leaders carry out their work.
These men cannot thus force oppression on the
weak and innocent use them to bring news
paper notice to themselves and money to their
pockets unless they can hold them in line"
Therefore, with the craft Of the fox and venom
Of the serpent they devise the union laber' and
tell the public to buy only articles carrying that
label.
Smooth scheme, isn't it:
They extract q fee from every union man. and
in order to get these monthly fees. they must
hold the workers In THE union" and force man.
ufacturers to kick out all independent men.
Can any one devise more complete and tyrans