Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21

The authorities forget there are
about thirty million workers In this
country and only about 100000 mem.
bers OF the Labor Trust and that mos
Of them are coerced into membership
How can the authorities answer e
the vast army Of Is million free work
ers. farmers and householders whose
affairs are from time to time interior.
red with and who have 10 hear the
loss Of wages and the general heavy
loss Of stopped industries brought
about by the leaders Of the Labor
Trust in their manipulation Of men
seeking TO drive them into fee-paying
slavery?
The 100000 workers. not mem
bcrs Of the trust. object 10 being driven
from work, or having r r. trains
stopped with all the far-reaching
losses. or the street cars stopped and
men and women prevented from get
ting to and from work, or factories
struck and perhaps destroyed, the
weekly pay roll stopped and the sus-
tenance Of at least part and perhaps
all of a community withdrawn.
The great Philadelphia street car
strike was forced by the big Labor
Trust, not on account of wages and
hours but to throw out about 1000
men who had their own union, a
peaceable one.
These men did not want to pay fees
10 the trust leaders and be subject 10
their whims so they formed their own
union for self protection. Thereupon
the big trust called a strike blew up
and burned cars. attacked and slaught-
cred men, kept people from getting
10 and from work, forced their other
slaves 10 quit work and cost the peo-
pie of Phil. several million dollars and
untold suffering and Inconvenience
solely for the purpose OF showing
them the power OF the Labor Trust 70
force" people to mind" and force
these independent men to join the
trust, obey" and pay fees TO the lead
ers.
That is a serious state Of affairs in
this free country and is enough Ia
awaken every American to the ne
I cessity OF curbing such men In their
insane race for notoriety, power and
fee-gathering.
Citizens want industry, commerce
and wages TO continue without inter
ference from any set Of men either
employers or employees who seek sell
FISH gain TO themselves alone. with.
out regard to how much all the peo.
/ pie outside the trust may be incon-
venienced and damaged.
The trust leaders. 10 make stronger
their control OF members, fight vail.
antly to be allowed to boycott and
conspire TO ruin all free citizens either
employers or workmen wlW do not pay
fees to the trust leaders.
Therefore when this s200,O00.00 ap-
preparation bill came up they delugec
Congress with demands to exempt
! combinations OF labor from prosecu-
/ ton II they broke the law and, startl.
ing as It may seem, over hundred
congressman voted 10 so exempt them
In other words voted TO permit one
set of men to break the law and domi
nate the great majority of citizens
while the majority must keep the Law
and submit 20 the damage, losses, IN
science and idleness pat upon them BY
the comparatively small band OF trus
members.
why we're these Congressman COW
ards?" you ask. Because the trus
managers sent word to their loca
managers in all parts Of the countr,
instructing them to fire In letters ant
kilograms 10 Congressman wheneve
a bill to give the trust more power j
introduced.
The great mass Of citizens who ar
to be tyrannized over have no organ
ization 10 warn them to notify Con
gressmen of their wishes and so III
heavy fire comes from but one sid
(the Labor Trust side) and thus i'm
presses the members Of Congress wit