The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19


Dor Trust and that most Of then are
eoerced into membershlp.
How can the authorities answer 70
the vast army Of 10000 free workers.
farmers and househ 3Iders whose at
fairs are from time TO time interferred
with and who have to bear the loss of
wages and the general heavy loss Of
stopped industries brought about By the
leaders OF the Labor Trust = Their man
IpuLatlon OF men seeking TO drive them
into fee-paying slavery?
The 100000 workers, not members OF
the trust, object 10 being driven from
work. or having r r. trains stopped
with all the far-reachiuE losses, or the
street cars stopped and men and wo-
men prevented from getting TO and from
work. or factories struck and perhaps
destroyed. the weekly pay roll stopped
and the sustenance Of at least part and
perhaps all Of a community withdrawn
The great PhnadeIphIa street car
strike was forced by the big Labor
Trust, not on account OF wages and
hours, but 10 throw out about 400 men
who had their own Union, a peaceabIe
one
These men did not want to pay fees
10 the trust leaders and be subject to
their whims, so they formed their own
union for self protection Thereupon
the big trust called strike. blew I'd
and burned cars, attacked and slauEht-
cred men, kept people from getting to
slaves to quit work and cost the people
Of Phil several million dollars and
untold suffering and inconvenience
solely for the purpose Of showing
them the power Of the Labor trust to
force" people 10 mind and force
these independent men to Join the trust
obey" and pay fees to the leaders
That IS serious state Of affairs in
this free country and is enough to
awaken ever American to the necessity
Of curbing such men in their insane race
for nOtorietv. power. and fee-gathering.
Citizens want industry. commerce. and
wages TO continue without Interference
from any set Of men, either EMPLOYERS
or employees who seek selfish gain to
themselves alone, without regard to how
much all the people outside the trust
nay be Inconvenience and damaged
The trust leaders. to make stronger
their control Of members fight valfar+1,-
70 he allowed to boycott and consDire TO
ruin all free citizens either EMPLOYERS
or workren who do not pay fees to the
trust leaders
Therefore when this S200OO0.G0 ammo
priatiOn bin came up they deIuged Con
gross with demands TO excerpt coubfna-
ticrs Of labor from prosecution If thew
broke the law ard. startling as il NAV
SEEM over . hundred Coneressmen
voted 20 so exempt them. IN other
words voted to permit one set Of men 20
break the law and dominate the great
majority Of citizens. while the majority
must keep the law and submit 10 me
damage. losses, i1sOISnce and idIeness
put upon them by the coueoarat lively
small band Of trust members
Why were these Congressman COW
ards2-' YOU ask Because the trust man
ayers sent word 10 :heir local manazers
in ali parts Of the country insJructinE
them to FIRE in letters ard teIe-rams TO
COnCreSSuen whenever 4 bill to give
the trust more power is introduced
The great mass OF citizens who are
70 be tyrannized over have no organ
ization 70 warn them to notify Congress
men Of their wishes and so the heavy
IRE comes from but one side (the Labor