The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-31
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morning! It's meat and bread to their
souls
Then think of the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady flow OF money
squeezed from the workmans hard
earned pay envelope.
But when these leaders "tie up" any
industry no man can hold 4 job who
refuses to 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 and many an honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed to
fellows to rise and throw OF the yoke
of Gompers. ct al But, as one writes,
"At every convention of the American
Federation OF Labor, strong opposition
comes UP but at the cricical moment
the impassioned orator appears and
most dramatically puts the spot light
on the leader and covers him with a
mawkisn film OF 'martyrdom and the
emotional delegates yell In delight,
forgetting the instructions OF the
peaceful worklngmen at home who de-
sire to free themselves from the odi-
um of membership under the great ad-
vocates OF strike. boycott, violence
and hate"
so we see the unequalled insol~
ence with which these trust leaders
propose to Induce" ministers TO pull
their chestnuts from the fire by
preaching modern aggressive and vio-
lent labor trust methods
There is a better way to secure JUS
tico for workers, as will appear fur
ther along
Just little diversion here.
| am charged with having first
brought TO the attention of the pub
lie some years ago. the name OF la
Dor Trust"
A trust is com bination of men or
organizations for the purpose OF sell
ing their product at a profit and re-
stricting production to effect II.
We will say a large OIL company
gathers in smaller ones and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers in local
trade organizations and thus has pow
er 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 "obeying orders" They are
both exactly alike In purpose. which,
In both cases is entirely selfish to
gain power and money for the lead.
ers
Certain Labor Trust members do
not hesitate to use violence dynamlt-
ms Of property, burning homes of In
dependent men and even murder to
force obedience.
The OIL Company doesn't go so far,
Both arc extremely dangerous to
the welfare of people and communi-
ties, for power placed In the hands
OF a few men either representing Cap
ital or Labor is almost always abused
and the public suffers.
Remember reader that your safety
lies IN strenuous opposition TO all
trusts which try to ride over and die
tate to the people
Only by opposing their growth can
you retain Your personal liberty.
Now TO ministers.
The average congregation is made
up OF about 80 per cent of free citi-
zens and much less than ID per cent
Of members of the Labor Trust
The free citizen wants to hear
words defending the rights and indie
pendence OF the common man, free
from the arbitrary dictates OF any self
seeking organization either by Capital
or Labor,
The merchant, lawyer. school teach
cr doctor, clerk, farmer and workman
rebels against any forcible stopping
of trains, boats, street cars. or fac
tories, for the prosperity of the com
munity Is entirely dependent on
steady continuance Of these things
Men don't Ike strikes, boycotts. in
jured workmen or burned cars and
factories,
A famous divine says. These men
may hate capitalists but their hate for
other laboTing men burns like a flame
eats like nitric ncid, is malignant be
yond all description
Then VIC remember cases OF acid
throwing, eyes gouged out children pur-
sued, women stripped. homes destroy