The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01

There Is seldom day passes but some
where in our country from one to score
Of our fellow-men are assaulted or muir
dered by members OF this band.
Then remember the homes blown up or
burned. The families bounded, the
rioting. burning OF street cars. wreckiDg
Of trains and attempted or successful
killing OF passengers.
The general disturbance Of industry
and the thousands of dollars forced
from Taxpayers to pay extra police,
sheriffs and militia to protect. even in o
feeble way. the citizens from the mobs
OF members Of the American Federation
OF Labor.
Then you will realize why the great
peace-loy!ng majority of over so millions
American protest against the growth
OF this crime-tainted organization COM
pHsing perhaps one and one-half million
men. OF which It is estimated at least
seyen-tenths are peace-loving citizens
and are members by coercion and are
not in sympathy with the three-tenths
who have gained control and force
their methods.
We find that few designing men have
seized control of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, just as some shrewd
capitalists have secured control Of some
railroads and other interests and are
now twisting and turning them into ma
chimes for personal profit and fame.
These men cunningly plan to force
workmen to join and pay IS to Is cents
a month in fees.
Various methods are used to induce"
workmen join.
First, they talk Of the tyranny Of
capital" making slaves OF workmen.
Then they work up enthusiasm about
the brotherhood Of man. and other
talk which experience has shown ex-
cites the emotions of workmen and they
are induced to Join and pay fees to
the leaders.
The 5000 worknen in Battle Creek
are. as rule, free from the dictates Of
the great Labor Trust and still get the
highest wages in Michigan. If they had
yielded to the smooth talk Of the agents
fees from 81 ,250.00t to 100000 month
to the big trust and be subject to strike
orders any time.
Now they save that and put the money
| into homes and family comforts.
But the managers OF the American
| and long to harness them.
The trust has sent small bales Of
money and last winter Is Organizers
to tie up Battle Creek. They hired
halls, gave picture shows, smokers,
etc, as an investment, looking to rich
returns when they succeeded in having
them tied hand and foot.
But they failed and the last of these
"organizers' left Battle Creek on May
let saying cts no use"
The workmen knew the record of this
great trust and formed their own asso.
citation to protect their rights and also
to protect them from the big Labor
Trust.
In Philadelphia some 900 independ-
ent street car men. who mainly had fami-
lilies, had their own union and refused
| to join the big trust, preferring to be free
| to work or not as they pleased.
But the trust planned to force them
Into the fee-paying ranks, 30 a strike
Wde OlaS9SA W Win kS1 Vic IEdCklOU COIIl-
pany to kick out these men and hire
only Labor Trust members.
It wac not a question Of wages OF
hours. but to push the free men out Of
their positions where they were earning
good money to support their families.
The strike was ordered, not to raise
wages or reduce hours, remember,
|but solely to throw out members Of an
independent union and make places only
for Labor Trust members, and thua
.how the independent men they could
not earn living unless they fret paid
fees to the trust mnnagers.
incidentally the people Of PhlladeE
phla must submit to no cal. .Aetviop,
Aotins and bloodshed yt.h millions y
! loysea willis these iesrhunting, noted,
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on except by weykmlA Sko dat band
tho knee, bow tho head and Pay tees,
4 How thesn mon az strike leaders love
to eco their names In the papers each