Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-12

/ give to these leaders is going to
recognized and if they are going to
conform themselves and their future
work and actions in accordance there
to-"
Let the people remember that COM
ment, "The Federation of Labor In
particular stands before the bar or
public opinion having been convicted
of selfishness and a disposition to rule
all the people of the country in the
interest of the few
The great 80 per cent of Americans
do not take kindly TO the acts of tyr
amy by these trust leaders openly de-
handing that all people bow down to
the rules of the Labor Trust and we
are treated to the humiliating specta-
Gle of our Congress and even the Chief
Executive entertaining these convict
ed law-breakers and listening with
consideration to their inSolent de-
mandS that the very laws be changed
to allow them to safely carry on their
plan of gaining control over the affairs
of the people.
The sturdy workers of America have
come to know the truth about these
martyrs sacrificing themselves in the
noble cause of labor but it's only the
historical ones who swell up and cry
over the aforesaid heroes" remind
ing one of the two romantic elderly
maids who, weeping copiously, were
discovered by the old janitor at Mt
Vernon
What is it ails you ladies?"
Taking the handkerchief from one
swollen red eye, between sobs she
said:
Why we have so long revered the
memory of George Washington that
we feel it privilege to come here
and weep at his tomb
"Yas'm, yas'm, yo' shore has a de-
sire to express yo' sympathy, but yo'
are overfowin' at de wrong spot, yo'
is weepin' at de ice house,
Don't get maudlin about law-break-
ers who must be punished if the very
existence of our people is to be main
tanned
If you have any surplus sympathy
it can be extended to the honest work
ers who continue to earn food when
threatened and are frequently hurt
and sometimes killed before the courts
can intervene to protect them
Now the Labor Trust leaders de-
mand of Congress that the courts bo
stripped of power to issue injunctions
to prevent them from assaulting or
perhaps numbering men who dare earn
living when ordered by the Labor
Trust to quit work.
Don't weep at the Ice House, and
don't permit any set of law-breakers
to bully our courts, if your voice and
vote can prevent. Be sure and write
your Representative and Senators in
Congress asking them not to vote for
any measure to prevent the courts
from protecting homes, property and
persons from attack by paidl agents OF
this great Labor Trust.
Let every reader write, and write
now.
Don't sit silent and allow the or
ganized and paid men of this great
trust to force Congress to believe they
represent the great masses OF the
American people Say your say and
let your representatives in Congress
know that you do not want to be gov
erned under new laws which would
empower the Labor Trust leaders with
legal right to tell you when to work,
Where! For whom! At what price!
What to buy! What not to buyi
Whom to vote fort How much you
shall pay per month in fees to the La
Dor Trust. etc., etc., etc.
This power is now being demanded
by the passage Of laws in Congress.
Tell your Senators and Representa-
tives plainly that you don't want them
to vote for any measure that will al
low any set of men either represent
ing Capital or Labor to govern and
dictate to the common people, who
prefer to be free to go and come, work
or not, and vote for whom they please
Every mans liberty will disappear
when the leaders of the great Labor
Trust or any other trust can ride
rough shod over people and mass their
forces to prevent our courts from af-
fording protection.
There's a Reason"
G. w. POST. Battle Creek. Mich.