The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-09

There is seldom a day passes but
somewhere in our country from one to
a score of our fellow men are assault
ed or murdered by members Of this
band.
Then remember the homes blown
up or burned. The families bounded,
the r%ioting. burning OF street cars.
wrecking Of trains and attempted or
successful killing OF passengers.
The general disturbance OF industry
and the thousands OF dollars forced
from tax payers to pay extra police
sherins and militia 10 protect even IN
a feeble way. the citizens from the
mobs OF members OF the American
Federation Of Labor.
Then YOU Will realize why the great
peacelovi majority OF over 50 mil
lion Americans protest against the
growth OF this crime tainted organiza.
ton comprising perhaps one and one
half million men. OF which II Is esti-
mated at least seven-tenths are peace
loving citizens and are members by
coercion and are not in sympathy with
the t%hree-tenths who have gained con.
troll and force their methods.
We IND that a few designing men
have seized control o. the American
Federation OF Labor. just as some
shrewd capitalists have secured con
troll OF some railroads and other In
terests and are now twisting and turn
ing them into machines for personal
profit and fame.
These men cunningly plan 10 force
workmen 10 join and pay IS 70 Is
cents n month IN fees.
Various methods are used to IN
duce" workmen TO Join.
First. they talk OF the tyranny OF
capital making slaves OF workmen.
Then thew work up enthusiasm
about the brotherhood OF man" and
other talk which experience has
shown excites the emotions Of work
men and they are induced 10 join and
pay fees to the leaders.
The 5000 workmen in Battle Creek
are. as a rule. free from tho dictates
Of the great Labor Trust and still get
the highest wages IN Michigan. n
they had Welded TO the smooth talk
o. the agents Of the trust and Joined.
they would pay In fees from s125000
TO 100000 "A month TO the big trust
ana be subject 10 Strike orders any
time.
Now they save that and put the
money into homes and family com
forts
But the managers OF the American
Federation OF Labor have worked
hard and long TO harness them.
The trust has sent small bales OF
money and last winter is Organizers"
10 tie up Battle Creek. They hired
halls. gave picture shows. smokers
etc. as an investment. looking 10 rich
returns when they succeeded In hav
Ing them tied hand and foot
But they failed and the last o.
these TorganIzers" left Battle Creek
on May list saying ITS no use.
The workmen knew the record Of
this great trust and formed their OWL
association 20 protect their rights anc
also 20 protect them from the bis
Labor Trust
In Philadelphia some 1000 indepen
dent street car men. who mainly hac
familI es, had their own union and re
fused TO join the big trust. p%referrinE
to ne free TO work or not as they
pleased.
But the trust planned To force then
into the fee paying ranks. so n strike
was ordered TO compel the Traction
company TO kick out these men ans
hire only Labor Trust members.
II was not a question OF wages OF
hours but to push the free men out o
their positions whore thew were earn
Ing good money 10 support their fami
lies. The strike was ordered. not {,
raise wages or reduce hours. remem
her. but solely To throw out members
OF an independent union and make
places only for Labor Trust members
and thus show the independent mel
they could not earn a living unless
they first paid fees TO the trust man
ayers.
Incidentally the people Of Philadel
phla must submit TO no car service
rloting and bloodshed with million.
IN losses " hile these fee hunting. note
rietv seeking trust leaders we're teach
ing the world that industry cannot b.
carried on except by workmen VIII
first bend the knee. bow the head an
pay fees
How these men as strike leader
love TO see their names In the paper