The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-01-07

Some people swell up on emotion"
Irewed from absolute untruth.
It's an old trick of the leaders of the
Labor Trust to twist facts and make
the sympathetic ones" weep at the
Ice house." CHATS part of the tale
further on.)
and defy our courts, seeking sympathy
by falsely telling the people the courts
were trying to deprive them of free
speech and free press.
Men can speak freely and print opin-
ions freely in this country and no
court will object, but they cannot be
allowed to print matter as part of a
criminal conspiracy to injure and ruin
other citizens.
Gompers and his trust associates
started out to ruin the Bucks Stove
Co, drive its hundreds of workmen
out of work and destroy the value of
the plant without regard to the fact
that hard earned money OF men who
worked, had been invested there.
The conspirators were told by the
methods, efforts to break the firm
that wont come under trust rule), but
instead of stopping they dare" the
courts to punish them and demand
new laws to protect them in such de-
St-uctiye and tyrannical acts as they
may desire to do s. The reason
Gompers and his band persisted in try
Ing to ruin the Bucks Stove Works
was because the stove company insist
ed on the right to keep some old en-
ployees az work when "de union" or
dered them discharged and some of
~de gang" put on.
Now let US reverse the conditions
and have a look.
Suppose the company had ordered
The union to dismiss certain men from
their union, and, the demand being re-
fused, should institute boycott
against that union, publish it's name
In an unfair list" instruct other man.
ufacs1recs all over the United States
not to buy the labor Of that union,
nave committees call at stores and
threaten to boycott if the merchants
sold anything made by that union
Picket the factories where members
work and slug them on the way home,
blow up their houses and wreck the
works, and even murder few mem
DerS OF the boycotted union to teach
nem they must obey the orders of
organized Capital?"
1t would certainly be fair for the
company to Go these things if lawful
tor the Labor Trust to do them.
In such a case, under Our laws the
boycotted union could apply to our
courts and the courts would order
the company to cease boycctting and
trying to ruin these union men, Sup.
pose thereupon the company should
1neer at the court and in open defiance
continue the unlawful acts in per.
sistent. carefully laid out plan, pur.
posely intended to ruin the union
and force Its members into poverty
What howl would go up from the
union demanding that the courts pro.
tect them and punish their law-break.
ing oppressors. Then they would
praise the courts and go on earning a
living protected from ruin ard happy
IN the knowledge that the peoples
courts could defend them.
How could any of us receive protec.
tlonfrom law-breakcrs unless the courts
nave power to, and do punish such
Nen7
The court Is placed in position where
i must do one thing or the other
punish men who persist in defyina its
pence orders or 90 out of service, lei
anarchy reign, and the more powerful
destroy the weaker. 4
Peaceful citizens sustain the courts
. their defenders. whereas thieves
f0Egers. burglars, crooks Of all kinds
a1d violent members Of labor unions
AAts them and threaten violence ii
ii 1Aedr members are punished for break
The law. They want the courts g
sAem 90 free and at the same time
1land punishment for other men .out
s 80 DO union" when they break the
& ~. Notice the above refer
q y violent" members Of labol
The great majority Of thu
f0S Hntoo men are peaceabls