The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14

also the responsibility OF clClzSn.
The Labor Trust leaders may suave-
ly request or order those they CAM
to buy only "union label" articles, and
you can of course obey if you are
under orders.
Depend upon 1T, the creatures of the
Labor Trust will, upon reading this,
visit stores and threaten dire results /
unless all the things bear 1.-The label"
They go so far as to have their wom-
en- pretend to buy things, order yards
OF silk or cloth torn off and various ar
ticles wrapped up and then discover
no label" and refuse them. That's
been done hundreds of times
and is but one of the petty acts OF
hatred and tyranny.
Let no one who reads this article |
understand that he or she is asked
to boycott any product whether it
bears, a union label' or not. One
has a constitutional right to examine
the article and see whether its max
ers are Labor Trust contributors and
slaves or, are free and independent
Americans ~
have tried to- tell you something
about those who are oppressed, viii
fed, hated and when opportunity Of
fers are. attacked because they pre-
fer to retain their own independent
American manhood. These men are
in the vast majority and include the
most skillful artisans in the known
world. They have wives and babes
dependent 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 of few thousands Of dol
lars to send this message to- the
American people. Remember, didn't
say my excuse for sending it. The
| cause needs no Excuse"
G. w. POST.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Some "parlor socialist who knows
nothing OF the Russian Czarism of the
great Labor Trust will 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 church
Organization when it's affairs hae been
seized by motley crew of heartless,
vicious men who stopped industries,
melted mobs to attack citizens and
destroy property in order to estab-
lish their control of communities and
affairs, 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 proceed
ure 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
{ officers even while drawing pay from
T the people are afraid to enforce 1t In
J protection of our citizens and now
the big Labor Trust is moving heaven
and earth to repeal the law so their
nefarious work may be more safely
carried on.
But You. Why don't you strike out
and demand defense for your fellows
Put your prosecuting officers to tn
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.
It's repeal is being pushed by the La
Dor Trust and some big capital trusts
in order to give each more power to
Cypress. Do your duty and protest
} In this great American Republic ev-
eryone must be jealous of the right
i of individual liberty and always and
ever resent the attempts made to gain
power for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Only the poor fool allows his liberty
to be 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
i give Smokers" etc, and had their
t orators" declaim the brotherhood OF
, man" business. and cry salty tears
describing the fearful conditions OF
: the Slaves of capital" and all that
/ But the confidence game never
I worked for the decent and high grade
: Postum workers receive 10 per cent
= over the regular wage scale. They
: are the highest paid, richest and best
t grade of working people in the state
; of Michigan and l believe in the Uni
ted States. They mostly own their
2 own homes, and good ones. Theil
5 wages come 80 weeks in year and
= are never stopped on the order Of
5 some paid agent of the Labor Trust
1 They have savings accounts in the
y banks houses of their own and steady
: work at high wages.
, They like their daily occupation ir
the works (come and ask them ant