The Rich Hill tribune., 1910-01-06
Don't Weep At
The Ice House.

Some people swell up on "emotion~
breEcd from absolute untruth
It's an old trick Of the leaders OF the
Labor Trust 20 twist facts and make
the sympathetic ones" weep at the
ice house CHATS part OF the tale
further on-l
Gompers e al snecr az, spit upon
and defy our courts. seeking sympathy
BY falsely telling the people the courts
we're trying 20 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 10 priht matter as part of
criminal conspiracy 10 iniure and ruin
other citizens.
GompoTs aud his trust associates
started out 20 ruin the Bucks Stove
Co. drive its hundreds of wurkmen
ouI ot work and destroy the value OF
tho plant without regard 20 the fact
that hard earned money OF men who
worked, bad been invested there.
The conspirators were told by the
rourts TO stop these vicious trust
methods. tcGorts 90 break the firm
that won't come under trust rulcl. but
Instead Of stopping they dare" the
courts 10 rluish them and demand
acw laws 90 protect them in such de-
strucuyc and tyranuiral acts as they
may desire 60 do The reason
Gompers and hts band persisted in try
Ing 90 ruin The Bucks Stove Works
was because the stove company insist
"a on the right 20 keep some old en-
fa.FnEsHHH az
dcrcd them discharged and some OF
de gang put on.
Nov let us reverse the conditions
and have a look
sup9oEe the company had ordered
the union 20 dismiss certain men from
their union. and. the demand being re.
fused. should institute boycott
against tbaf auinn. publish its name
IN an unfair list" instruct other man.
ufaciIrega all over the United States
not 10 buy The labor OF that union.
have committees cali at stores and
threaten 90 boycott 81 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 aud wreck the
works, and even murder a fOw MON.
beers oi the boy coted union 10 teach
taem they must obey The orders o.
organized Capitalg"
lt would certainly be fair Tor tbo
company 90 do these things IL lawful
Tor the Labor Trust 20 40 them
In such case. under our laws the
boycoitCd union could apply 70 our
courts aud the courts would order
the company 10 cease boycotting aud
trying 10 ruin these un!On men. sun,
pose thcrcgpon the company should
sneer al the court and in open defiance
continue the unlawful acts IA a per,
aistcnL carefully laid Out plan. pur-
posoly Intended 90 ruin the union
and force its members into poverty
What a howl would 80 up from the
union demanding that the courts PRO
toct them ana punish their law,hrcak.
Ing opprossurs Then they would
praise the courts and So on earning a
living protected from ruin and happy
Ia the knowledge that the peoples
courts could defend them
tiow could any ot us receive nroiec.
lion from aW-brcak1rs uh iesa the courts
have power 70, and DO punish such
mohs
The court is placed In position where 4
u must 90 enc thing or the other 4
punish men who persist In oefginp lts ]
peace grders or 90 out o. service, let .
anarchy reign. ana the mere powerful [.
destroy the weaker
Pcaccgal citizens sustain the courts 4
ls their offenders Whereas thieves, I
'orEnre, burglars, crooks 90 AN Kinds I
lnd violent memhcrs 81 labpr unions. 4
bate them and threaten vinlenco n /
heir members aru punished ior braak. 4
ng the law. They want the coarts 90 L
ot them so free and az the same umo 1
remand punishment for other men "oat
'idc 40 union when thoy brrak thc /
aw. Notice iho above refer 4
'nce 10 eviolent' mpmhert nf hbOr
inieSs TIC spcat maiorliy * the 4
'anaetrd' ucion men arc pgactahle. 4