Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19

cause peacefully and with dignity.
L settlements cannot be made, the
case goes to a carefully selected board
of mediation. When the facts are
brought out in friendly conference
settlement is reached in a great ma
jority of cases. If not, the facts on
both sides are given the local press
and thus the citizens of the community
become entirely conversant with tho
matter and public opinion steps in.
It's hard for either side to stand for
a wrong, with the great weight of
public opinion opposed.
Up to the time Of the mediation pro-
ceeding the men keep at work and the
flow of money through the community
is continued. If, thereafter. they feel
they can do better elsewhere. they
have a right to withdraw 5 per cent of
the men each day and go to job bet
ter liked but they make no objection
to the employer putting new men in
the places they leave. 1t seldom
comes to that
The practical working of the plan
shows the industries go on and the en-
ployer holds his time-tried men to him
on any reasonable terms and they
and he are friends working together
whereas if they settled by the club
and force, hate would invariably fol-
low, greatly to the detriment of the
industry and the men personally.
The Trades and Workers association
is growing rapidly among some of the
besL workmen in America.
1t marks a new epoch Let work
men write the Trades and Workers
association Of Battle Creek, Mich, for
constitution and bylaws and study the
new peace movement
Practically all real workers dislike
to have their negotiations conducted
by strikes. violence, hate and general
disturbance, but the noisy ones have
gained control of the big Labor Trust
ana they force the peaceful ones, and
by such methods have brought much
odium on the name of Labor
a better day Is coming. day of
peace and steady prosperity for the
workers. but It will be delayed by COW
ardly congressman if they mistakenly
vote to put more power in the hands of
the trust leaders and make them i'm
mune from prosecution when they
boycott, slug. burn and dynamite, using
auch means to hold workmen in their
power to extract monthly fees from |
them and to force the rest of humanity |
tn obey them or take the conse-
qUences. It is high time the people |
were protected BY the strong arm of
the law
Reader If you want to retain your
freedom talk plainly to your congress
men and legislators. Remember the
high priests of the Labor Trust are
always busy bounding congressman to
pass new laws to protect them in their |
attacks on workmen and citizens.
Do your duty and compel your rep
resentatives to protect you. If they
don't respond, see you are at the polls
and cast a vote for the man who has
first agreed to stand by the majority
and give exemption" and special priv
ilege TO no tight and snug combina-
ton of either labor or capital
Guard your sacred personal liberty
actively and at all times. for the inter
esfs which would like to harness you
are busy day in and day out.
ermit no set of men to gain power
to force You to buy only what they
order, hire only those men they name.
also to order when you can work,
where, for whom, at what wages and
how long.
Fail in watchfulness ed you will
drift into humiliatinA ---vility from
Which 1t will be difficult to free your
self
This is time when individual liberty
IS being attacked
Guard yours as you would your soul.
There's Reason.
C. w. POST.