The Detroit times., 1910-07-19

A measure to protect the people was
butchered by cowardly congressman
and saved by a brave presloeht 10
whom honor is due for his protection,
5000 10000 was to be appropriated
for use by the Dept. OF Justice in. pros
ecuting Offenders against the Sherman
Antitrust law. which is intended 10
protect men at work, whether they De
working with hands, heads, or Doth.
Protect them from combinations
and conspiraeies in restraint of trade.
That means combinations OF men
who conspIre to prevent other men
from earning living.
Two or three large oil companies
might combine and conspire' 10
freeze out a small dealer.
He has a right to conduct busl-
ness and earn a living for his family
and should have protection from COIN
binations" which "conspire' TO ruin
him.
II also applies to combinations OF
workmen who "conspire 10 dTlFe
other workmen from work.
The great Labor Trust mas oeeh
seized by certain men who now nave
control.
They force every member to pay
fees. which aggregate several hunuTed
thousand dollars year.
They intend that no men who retuse
70 paw fees to them shall work.
Whenever independent men or those
who form their own union seek 10
work. the big trust orders strikes on
the Jobs. to force the independent
men or independent union men out OF
work until they join the big trust ana
gay fees TO the leaders
One illustration will suffice:
ON June 22nd. 1910, the y. Y. Build
ing Trades Council (part OF the LaDor
Trust declared a strike Of all trades
on a 12.story building at 35th and 9Th
Ave. because of the employment or
members of an electrical union not
members of the trust. Work on the
entire building was stopped.
The Sec'y OF the trust said that
general strikes would be ordered On
every building where the obnoxious
electricians" are employed.
These electricians belong to union
formed under the arbitration plan
some time ago and kept their JOBS
The employers afterward contracted.
under pressure, with the big trust and
were told to and did order the indie
pendent union TO Join the Labor Trust.
The men refused because they did not
like the trust methods OF coercion
bullying, smuggling and general Vio-
lence.
This Is only one illustration Of hun
dreds OF cases where the trust con
spires in restraint OF trade
That Is. by combination they cen
spire 20 and do stop work, Interfere
with industry, and prevent men RON
earning living unless they pay tees
20 the trust leaders.
There Is perhaps never one single
day IN year but what the LABOR
Trust IL engaged somewhere III
America. I'm restraining trade, pre-
venting men from working aud STOP
ping the flow OF industry. No trust IN
this country breaks the Law oneNchth
as many times err takes the bread
from mems mouths as frequently as
the Labor Trust.
No frust has ever restrained such
volumes of work or stopped INC pay
rent OF 40 much money.
No trust has manned ana killed 80
uruv men or blown mp and destroyed
20 much property aud yet the ottor.
ney.gcnerul has been held back from
prosecutions for some unexplained
reason What docs = wOTkingpian
care about the prosecution of the oh
trust When the bic labor trust keeps
him o,,t of work ever now and then,
suppose YOU write Pres. Taft aud
ask why the Atty Gen1 does not pro.