The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-09-01

each morning! It's meat and bread
TO their souls.
Then think OF the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady fow Of money
squeezed from the workmau's hard
earned pay e~neyelope.
But when these leaders ''tie UP" any
industry no man can hold a 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 Eold control.
Many and many an honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed to
his fellows 10 rise and throw on the
yoke Of GOmpers, ct al. But, a. one
writes, AT every convention OF the
American Federation OF Labor. strong
opposition comes UP but at the crit.
ical moment the impassiOned orator
appears and most dramatically puts
the spot light on the leader and covers
him with a mawkish hlm of martyr.
dom and the emotional delegates yell
In delight, forgetting the instructions
OF The peaceful wOrkingmen at home
who desire TO free themselves from
the odium OF membership under tho
great advocates Of strike. boycott. yio-
lence and hate
So we see the unequ8lled lnsolence
with which these trust leaders pro
pose 10 induce" ministers 10 pull
their chestnuts from the IRE by
preaching modern aggressive and VIC
lent labor trust methods.
There Is a better way 20 secure jus
uce for workers, as will appear Iurth-
er along.
Just a little diversion here.
/ am charged with having first
brought TO the attention OF the public
some years ago. the name Labor
Trust
A trust Is a combination OF men or
organizations for the purpose OF sell
ing their product at a profit and re-
strictiug production to effect Il.
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 20 say how much work each man
shall do.
The OIL Company then hxes prices.
The Labor Trust does likewise.
The OIL Company may use meth.
DDS to force an unwilling dealer TO
join.
The Labor Trust men 20 further
and slug the Independent man II no
tries 20 sell his labor without paying
fees and 'obeylng orders They are
both exactly alike In purpose. which.
in both cases is entirely selfish to
gain power and money for The leaders.
Certain Labor Trust members do
not hesitate TO use violence. dyna.
hitting Of property. burning homes OF
Independent men and even murder 10
force obedience.
The on Company doesn't 20 80 far.
Both are extremely dangerous 70
the welfare Of people and cOmmuni-
ties, for power placed In the hands
OF a few men either representing Cap
ltal or Labor ~ almost always abused
and the public suffers.
Remember, reader. that your safety
lies in strenuous opposition 70 ali
trusts which try 70 ride over and die
tate to the people.
only by opposing their growth can
you retaln your peTsonA liberty.
Now 10 ministers.
z average congregation Is made
up OF about 30 per cent. OF froe citi.
gems and much less than 10 per cent
OF members OF the Labor Trust.
The free citizen wants TO hear words
defending tho rights and Independence
OF the common man, free from the ar.
bitrary dictates OF any ~sslf-seekinK
organization either OF Capital or La.
Dor.
The merchant, lawyer. school teach
er. doctor. clerk. farmer and work.
man rebels against any forcible stop
ping Of trains. boats, street cars,
or factories. for the prosperity Of the
community Is entirely dependent on
steady continuance OF these things.
Men done Ike strikes. %b0ycotta. in
iured workmen or burned cars and
factories.
A famous divine says: These men
may hate capitalists but their hate for
other laboring men burns like a flame.
eats like nitric acid. ID malignant be.
yond all description"
Then we remember cases OF acid
throwing, Eyes gougod out. children
pursued. women stripped. homes Dc.