The Detroit times., 1910-07-20

tect the people against the biggest
and most hurtful trust we have.
The authorities forget there are
about thirty million workers In TINS
country and only about 100000 mem
bers of the Labor Trust and that nlost
of them are coerced into membership
How can the authorities answer to
the vast army OF 2S million free work
ers, farmers and householders whose
affairs are from time to time inter
fered with and who have TO bear the
loss OF wages and the general heavy
loss OF stopped industries broueht
about by the leaders OF the Labor
Trust In their manipulation OF men
seeking to drive them into fee-paylng
slavery?
The 2s.O0O,OO0 workers, not mem
bers of the trust, object to being
driven from work. or having X. r.
trains stopped with all the far-reach,
ing losses or the street cars stopped
and men and women prevented from
getting to and from work, or factories
struck and perhaps destroyed, the
weekly payroll stopped and the sus
tenance of at least part and perhaps
all of a community withdrawn.
The great Philadelphia street cal
strike was forced by the big LABOR
Trust, not on account OF wages ano
hours but to throw out about 1000
men who had their own union, peace
able one.
These men did not want to pay ices
to the trust leaders and be subject &c
their whims so they formed their OWE
union for self-protection. Thereupon
the big trust called strike, blew W
and burned cars, attacked and slaught
cred men, kept people from getting &c
and from work, forced their other
slaves 10 quit work and cost the PEG
nIe OF Phila. several million dollars
and untold suffering and inconyeni
ence solely for the purpose OF snow
ing" them the power OF the Labor
Trust TO force" people to mind and
force these independent men TO JOIN
the trust. obey" and pay fees to the
leaders. =,
That is a serious state OF affairs In
this free country and is enough &c
awaken every American to the ne
cessity of curbing such men In theii
insane race for notoriety, power and
fee gathering.
Citizens want industry, commerce
and wages to continue without inter
ference from any set OF men eithei
employers or employees who seek sci
flsh gain to themselves alone, without
regard TO how much all the people out
side the trust may be inconvenience
and damaged.
The trust leaders, to make stronger
their control OF members, fight va
Iiently 10 be allowed to boycott and
conspire TO ruin all free citizens either
emnloyers or workmen who do not pay
fees TO the trust leaders.
therefore when this $200.000.00 ap
nroprIation bill came up they deluged
Congress with demands TO exempt
combinations OF labor from prosecu'
ron II they broke the law and, start
ling as IL may seem, over hundred
congressmen voted to so exempt
Them In other words, voted to permit
ono set OF men TO break the law and
dominate the great majority OF citi'
yens while the majority must keep
,ho law and submit to the damage
losses insolence and idleness put
non them by the comparatively small
hand of trust members.
'STyhy were these Congressman cow
ards?" you ask. Because the trust
managers sent word to their local man
ayers in all parts OF the country In
e., ting them 10 FIRE in letters and
televrams 10 congressman whenever
a hin TO give the trust more power is
introduced.
The great mass OF citizens who are
,o no tyrannized over have no organ
tization 10 warn them to notify con
gressmen of their wishes and so the