The Detroit times., 1910-07-20
Mob-Codd1ing
by congressman

II settlements cannot be made. the
case goes to a carefully selected board
Of mediation. When the facts are
brought out In friendly conference a
settlement Is reached In a great ma
jority OF cases. II not. the facts on
both sides are given the local press
and thus the citizens or the commun-
ity become entirely conversant with
the matter and public opinion steps In.
It's hard Tor either side TO stand
for a wrong. with the great weight
OF public opinion opposed.
Up to the time OF the mediation
proceeding the men keep at work and
the how OF money through the com
munity Is continued. II. thereafter.
they feel they can do better elsewhere.
they have a right to withdraw per
cent Of the men each day and go to q
job better liked. but they make no OBJ
lection to the employer putting new
men In the places they leave. II sell
dom comes TO that.
The practical working OF the plan
shows the industries go on and the
employer holds his time-tried men to
him on any reasonable terms and they
and he are friends wor king together,
whereas IL they settled by the club
and force. hate would invariably fol-
low, greatly TO the detriment of the
industry and the men personally.
The Trades and Workers Assn Is
growing rapidly among some of the
best workmen in America.
II marks a now epoch. Let workmen
write the Trades and Workers Ass n
OF Battle Creek, Mich, for a constitu.
ton and bylaws and study the new
peace movement.
Practically all real workers dislike
to have their negotiations conducted
by strikes, violence. hate and general
disturbance, but the noisy ones have
gained control OF the big Labor Trust
and they force the peaceful ones, and
by such methods have brought much
odium on the name OF labor.
A better day IL coming. A day OF
peace and steady prosperity for the
workers, but II will be DELAYED by cow
ardly congressman II they mistakenly
vote TO put more power in the hands
OF the trust leaders and make them
immune from prosecution when they
boycott, slug. burn and dynamite.
using such means to hold workmen
in their power to extract monthly fees
from them and to force the rest OF
humanity to "obey" them or take the
consequences. II Is high time the peo-
pie were protected by the strong arm
OF the law.
Reader IL you want to retain your
freedom talk plainly to your congress
man and legislators. Remember the
high priests Of the Labor Trust are
always busy bounding congressman
to pass new laws to protect them I'm
heir attacks on workmen and citi.
Zens.
Do your duty and compel your repre-
5entatives to protect you. II they don't
respond, see you are at the polls and
cast vote for the man who has first
agreed TO stand by the majority and
i've exemption" and special privilege
TO no tight and snug combination of
ither labor or capital.
Guard your sacred personal liberty
'ctiyely and at all times, for the in
erests which would like 10 harness
you are busy day In and day out.
Permit no set Of men to gain power
to force you TO buy only what they
order, hire only those men they name
also 20 order when you can work
where, for whom. at what wages and
how long.
Fail In watchfulness and you will
irift into humiliating servfllty from
which 1t Will be diiicult to free your.
self.
This Is time when individual liber.
~ Is being attacked.
Guard yours as you would your
soul.
There's a Reason.
c. w. POST