The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31

pistol. club. dynamite. and boot heel OF
members Of this Labor Trust
Any one who recalls the countless
murders done in the multitude OF
strikes IN the past few years VIII agree
this is no exaEgeratiOn-
Take just one as an illustrations
There were some thirty men muir
dered and over 5.OOn bruised and MAIN
ed in the Chicago transfers strike
There is seldom a tday passes but some
where in our country from one 10 a
iscOre Of our fellow men are assaulted OF
murdered by members Of this band.
Then remember the homes bspwa Up
~ turned The families bounded. the
r1otIng, burning OF street cars, wrecIlinS
oE trains and attempted or successful
killing OF passengers
The general disturbance OF Industry
ard the thousands Of dollars forced
from the tax payers to pay extra police,
Sheriffs and militia TO protect. oven IN q
feeble way. the. citizens from tire mobs
.Of members Of the American Federation
.oT Labor.
Then you viii realize why the great
.Deace-lOving majority OF over eighty
million Americans protest against the
growth OF this cr;me-tainted orEaniza-
ton comprising perhaps one and one
million men, Of which II IS estI-
mated at least seven-tenths are peace
loving citizens and are members by Co
ercion and are not in sympathy with
the three-tenths who have gained con-
troll and force their methods.
We find that a few designing men
have seized control OF the American
Federation Of Labor. just as some
shrewd capitalists have secured control
.of some railroads and other interests
and are now twisting and turning them
into machines for personal profit and
fame
These men cunningIy plan 70 force
workmen TO join and pay . to IS cents
IA month in fees.
Various methods are used to Induce"
-Sorkmen 20 join.
First, they talk Of the tyranny Of
capital" making slaves Of vyorkmen.
Then they work up enthusiasm about
the brotherhood Of man" and other
talk which experience has shown ex-
cites the emotions Of worHmen and they
are induced to '.join" and pay fees to
the leaders,
The 5000 yvOrkmen in Battle Creek
are, as a rule. free from the dictates Of
the great Labor Trust and still get the
highest wages in Michigan. If they had
yielded TO the smooth talk OF the agents
Of the trust and Joined, they would pay
in fees from s125000 TO S20G0.O0 q month
10 the big trust and be subject to strike
orders any time.
Now they save that and put the
money into homes and family comforts.
But the managers of the American
Federation of Labor have worked hard
and long to harness them
The trust has sent small bales Of
money and last winter Is organizers
20 tie up Battle Creek They hired halls,
gave picture shows, smokers. etc. as
an investment, looking to rich returns
when they succeeded in having them
tied hand and foot.
But they failed and the last Of these
Organizers left Battle Creek on Nay
Ist saying its no use"
The wOrkmen knew the record Of this
great trust and formed their own asso-
cation 10 protect their rights and also
70 protect them from the big Labor
Trust
In Philadelphia some 400 indepen-
dent street car men, who mainly had
families, had 5reir own union and re-
4 ssed to join ths big trust, preferrinC
to be free 70 work or not as they
pleased
But the trust planned to force them
into the fee-paying ranks. so a strike
was ordered TO compel the traction COM
pany 10 kick out these men and hire
only Labbr Trust members.
/ It was not a question of wages OF
hours but to push the free men out Of
their positions where they were earn
ing good money to support their farni-