The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-20

The National Foundrymen's Assn
Il one 81 the hlK toes of tho
National Manufacturers foot aud
4 appears now ths, the dozen high.
er ups picked the metal trades for
the inaugural fiehl because these
unions we're weak In Southern Cal.
ifornia.
june / was the date when the
metal workers, the Iron trades In
general. would renew their agree.
mcnta and contracts with the en-.
ployera.
The eight hour day and the qnea
tlOn OF wage advance we're 90 be
considered. argued aud decided. AZ.
ter a mutual discussion. Hut this
year there was no argument. no
discussion. no agreement In every
city but San Francisco. the foun.
dry men. ship builders and bosses ln
general abruptly turned down III.
demand Of the metal workers. al
once turned over the whole buei
ness 90 the local branch OF the
Manufacturers Assn and saw their
plants close. their contracts vanish
and their profits slump. feeling Sc
cure In the assurance ~ the timber
barunH that every cent of luAa
would be replaced
In California the Southern Pa,
cific machine iorked the strings. put
biz sums into the firht and held up
tho hands ~ the Los Angeles em-
pioyerH Ia Oregon n 9 Iossclyu.
iocal head 81 the transportation.
iiehS and power monopoly. a Harri.
man owned system. was one 81 their
biz fighters for the open shop and
against tho metal workers and the
tcamatera.
AND THEN. LEGISLATION
In every town these manipulated
aud forced strikes were made the
basis 81 legislation calculated 20
put unions forever out Of business
Anti boycott ordinances we're made
In coast cities the couucii. the may
or and the police were used by the
employers 10 fighs the strikers and
20 protect imported strike breakers
In each city no des Of PLUG uglics.
with orders 20 raise a rurtiun and
To urge union men 20 violence we're
brought In. In each city the fights
caused BY the strong arm men
were made the basis Of anti picket.
INK legislation ut the most severe
type.
Every coast city but San Fran.
cisco has. for months. been under
the thumb OF dozen men In New
York and It's government. ita Laws.
It's revenues. the expenditure Of It's
revenue. and the most sacred rights
Of It's citizens have been dependent
on the whlm Of a dozen timber and
railroad kings
And for WHAT what was the
reason for this great campaign. that
will cost che railroads and the tim.
Der baroua ard the other men be
hind millions 81 real money!
THE TIME rs HERE lthia is
merely the condensed statement %
half a dozen transportation aud tim.
Der iordsl WHEN THE HINDU.
THE JAP. THE SOUTH AMERt.
CAN WAGE SLAVE. THE MEX.
iCAN. THE SCUM or THE orr
ENT AND SOUTHERN EUROPE.
AND OF ALL THOSE WILDs
THAT THE PANAMA CANAL
WILL OPEN, MUST BE FREELY
ADMITTED TO THIS COAST
Cheap labor--imported slaves
working without hlndrance means
that every union and the principles
~ all unionism must depart from
Western America. and N II costs
five million a month for five years,
and final victory comes TO the cor.
porations that employ tens OF thou.
sands Of men. the price will have
been paid gladly.
What do you. Mr. Citizen. with
small home and a few kids. and an
ambition TO get n dollar for a dol.
lars worth OF work. think about all
THAI