Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-31

each morning. It's meat and bread I,
their souls.
Then think OF the lorldy power. an,
o forget the steady flow Of none,
squeezed from the workman's hare
earned pay envelope.
But when these leaders tic nm an,
INDUSTRY no man can hold a job whC
FUSES 10 pay fines even on trumped
up charges, and steadily pay fees
Whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely at The
mercy OF this band OF men who have
secured and hold control.
MANY n many an honest work
man has raised his voice and appealed
10 MS fellows to rise and throw off the
yoke OF Gompers, ct al. But. as one
WIItes' Al every convention Of the
opposition up but at the critf-
cal moment the imprisoned orator
appears n most dramatically nuts
the spot light on the leader and covers
MN with maWklsh film of MARTYR
aom and the emotional delegates yell
IN delight. forgetting the instructions
OF the peaceful workingmen AT home
VINO desire to free themselves from
the odium of membership under the
great advocates Of strike, boycott. vio-
lence and hate"
So we see the unequaled insolence
with which these trust leaders pro-
pose 10 ministers to Dull
their chestnuts from the fire by
preaching modern aggressive ana vio-
lent labor trust methods.
There is a better way To secure lust
tice for workers, as Will appear furth-
sr along.
just a little diversion here.
am charged with having first
brought to the attention OF the public
some years ago, the name Labor.
Trust"
\ trust is a combination of men ~.
organizations for the purpose of SELL
ing their product at "a profit and re-
stricting production To effect it.
We VIII save a large Oil Company
gathers in smaller ones and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers in" To-
cal trade organizations and thus has
power to say how much work each
man shall do.
The oil Company then fixes prices. |
The Labor Trust does likewise.
The oil Company may use meth
DDS to force an unwilling dealer to
join.
The Labor Trust men go further and
slug the Independent man If he tries
to sell his labor without paying fees
and "%obeNing orders. They are both
exactly alike in purpose, which. in
both cases is entirely selfish to gainl
power and money for the leaders.
Certain Labor Trust members do
hesitate to use violence. DYNAMITE.
ing OF property. burning homes Of in
dependent men and wen murder to
force obedience.
The OH Company docsnt go so far.
Both are extremely dangerous to the
welfare Of people and communities.
for power placed in the hands OF a
few men either representing capital
or labor is almost always abused and
the public suffers.
Remember reader that your safety
lies I'm strenuous opposition 10 AMI
which try TO run over and die
to the people.
Only by opposing their growth can
YOU retain YOUR personal liberty.
Now - the ministers.
The average congregation Is made
mp Of about 80 per cent of free clti-
and much less than 10 per cent
u members of the Labor Trust.
The free citizen wants to hearl
words defending The rights and inde-
Dendence Of n common man. free
rom the arbitrary dictates Of any selfI
seeking organization either Of capital
" labor.
The merchant. lawyer. school teach-
doctor. clerk, farmer and workman
rebels against any forcible stoppingl
lf trains. boats. street cars or fac
.ories. for the prosperity Of the COM
uunity is entirely dependent on steadv
continuance of these things.
Men don't like strikes. boycotts. in
ured workmen or burned cars and
.aCtories.
\ famous divine says. These mem
nay hate capitalists but their late for
iaboring men burns Ike flame.
like nitric acid. Is malignant be-
'ond al description.
Then we remember cases Of acid
hrpwine. eyes goueed out chiidrenl