The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-31

There Is seldom day passes but
O somewhere In our country from one
to a score OF our fellow men are as
saulted or murdered by members OF
this band.
Then remember the homes blown
up or burned The families bounded.
the rIoting. burning OF street cars.
wrecking of trains and attempted or
successful killing OF passengers
The general disturbance OF industry
and the thousands or dollars forced
from tax payers 10 pay extra police,
sheriffs and militia to protect, even In
feeble way, the citizens from the
mobs of members OF the American
Federation of Labor.
Then you viii realize why the great
peace-loyIng majority of over so mil
lion Americans protest against the
growth OF this crime-talntea organlza-
ton comprising perhaps one and one
half million men, OF which 1t Is cstl,
mated at least seven-tenthS are peace
lovg citizens and are members by
coercion 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 con-
troll OF some railroads and other in
terests and arc now twisting and turn
ing them into machines for personal
profit and fame.
These men cunningly plan to force
worlmen TO Join and pay rs to rs
cents a month in fees.
Various methods are used TO IN
duce" workmen to join.
First. they talk OF the tyranny of
capital" making slaves OF workmen,
Then they work up enthusiasm
about the brotherhood of man. and
other talk which experience has
shown excites the emotions of work,
men and they are induced to Join"
and pay fees to the leaders
The 5000 workmen In Battle Creek
are, as rule, free from the dictates
OF the great Labor Trust and still get
the highest wages In Michigan. II
they had Yielded TO the smooth talk
Of the agents OF the trust and Joined
they would pay in fees from Sl260.00
to 100000 a month to the big trust
and be subject to strike orders any
time.
Now they save that and put the
money into homes and family com
forts.
But the managers of the American
Federation of Labor have worked
hard and long 10 harness them
ho1 -
money and last winter IS Organizers"
to tie up Battle Creek They hired
halls. gave picture shows, smokers,
etc, as an investment. looking to rich
returns when they succeeded in hav-
Ing them tied hand and foot
But they failed and the last OF these
Organizers left Battle Creek on
May 1st saying 'it's no use"
The workmen knew the record of
this great trust and formed their own
association to protect their rights and
also to protect them from the big La,
Dor Trust
In Philadelphia some 1000 indepen-
dent street car men, who mainly had
families, had their own union and re-
fused to join the big trust, preferrinS
to be free TO 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
company to kick out these men and
hire only Labor Trust members.
IT was not a question OF wages or
hours but to push tho free men out
OF their positions where they were
earning good money to support their
families. The strike was ordered, not
to raise wages or reduce hours. re-
member. but solely to throw out men,
bers Of an independent union and
make places for Labor Trust mem
bers, and thus show the independent
men thoy could not earn n living un-
less they first paid fees 10 the trust
managers.
Incidentally the people of Philadel
phla must submit to no car service.
rioting and bloOdshed with millions
In losses while those fee-huntng, no
toriety-seel5ing trust leaders were
teaching the world that Industry can
not be carried on except by workmen
who hrst bend the knee, bow the
head and pay fees.
How these men as strike leaders love
to see their names IN the papers each