Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19

EreSSmen of their wishes and so the
Feavy fire comes from but one side
(tte Labor Trust side) and thus i'm
presses the members of congress with
the belief that the whole mass of labor
ing men are crying for exemption
from punishment for law-breaking.
In this particular case the president
induced congress to reconsider the
vote and protect the masses from the
proposed tyranny.
Don't forget the issue.
The Labor Trust leaders called for
break the law of conspiracy and they
thus sought to be free to drive millions
of free workmen into idleness.
These freemen will not soon forget
the effort of their representatives in
congress to force them into the irk-
some slavery of the big Labor Trust
which seeks to dictate first, monthly
fees, then, when and where they can
work, for whom, or what wages and
how long.
That kind of hand tying" is not
relished by the millions of free men or
by thousands of tied" men now forced
into membership in order to get jobs
and not be slugged, yet they are or
dered on strike from time to time and
made to boycott. picket and act as law
breakers at the behest of the leaders
fighting to hold power over them.
How can the citizen and free man
protect himself?"
Write to your congressman and
senator. address them at home
now) Say Whenever any measure
comes up, presented by the Labor
Trust leaders and intended to give
them more power over us, and restrict
our liberties, please protect us by vot-
ing it down. analyZe each measure
carefully and vote only for laws in
tended to protect the great majority
of your constituents in their freedom,
uncontrolled by any set of men either
of capital or labor. 1t is dangerous
to give any combination privilege or
power to dictate to other citizens. We
will support you if you protect us. but
We must put in representative who
will defend the majority of the people
if you refuse" White him and write
him now.
Don't sit In silence and permit your
liberties to be taken from you because
the big Labor Trust, supported by
fees. stirs its local managers to con
tinued activity, while the plain every
day citizen says nothing, having no
organization.
Experience in the past has shown
that the great big factor known as the
common man" may not be so quick
as local Labor Trust leaders to write
his congressman for protection, yet he
reads and votes; that is why many a
candidate who thought he could help
push through trust laws of either
capital or labor, seeking gain or con-
troll of the average citizen has met de-
feat when he comes up for reelection.
No one leads the common people
but they are neither fools nor children
and they are at least 90 per cent in the
majority. Many new and peaceful or
ganizations of labor are being estab-
hshed free from the fee-hunting tyran-
ny of the big Labor Trust
One of these, the National Trades and
Workers association, with headquarters
at Battle Creek, Mich, recently offered
Roosevelt it's presidency
The association hadn't means enough
to pay a suitable salary for his great
ability and moral worth.
became so strongly impressed with
the honesty of purpose and progressive
principles of this labor organization
that 1 considered it worth while
offering him S100,Oo0.00 a year if he
would accept.
This organization takes in many of
the best skilled workers in various
crafts. They are pledged to no strike,
no boycott. picketing, coercion or vio-
lence of any kind. They present their