The Ordway new era., 1910-09-02

There is seldom a day passes but
somewhere In our country from one to
q score OF our fellow men are assault
ed or murdered by members of this
band.
Then remember the homes blown
up or burned. Tho families bounded.
the riot!ng. burning Of street cars.
wrecking OF trains and attempted or
successful killing OF passengers.
The general disturbance Of industry
and the thousands OF dollars forced
from tax payers to pay extra police.
sheriffs and militia to protect. even In
a feeble way. the citizens from the.
mobs OF members OF the American
Federation OF Labor.
Then you will realize why the great
peace-loving majority Of over 80 mil
lion Americans protest against the
growth OF this crime.tainted organiza.
ton comprising perhaps one and one.
half million men. OF which It Is esti.
mated at least seven.tenths are peace
loving citizens and are members by
coercion and are not in sympathy with
the three.tenths who have gained con.
tros ard force their methods.
We ind that few designing men
nave ScIzcu COutIoi VI luc AhS1 iSuh
Federation OF Labor. Just AZ some
troll Of some railroads and other in
terests and are now twisting and turn
ing them into machines for personal
profit and fame.
These men cunningly plan to- force
workmen to Join and pay Is to IS
cents a month in ices.
varIonu vpafhnIu aro uaod IN "fn.
duce" workmen to Join.
capital" making slaves Of workmen.
Then they work up enthusiasm
about the brotherhood Of man" and
other talk which experience has
shown excites the emotions Of work.
mon and they are induced to Join and
pay fees to the leaders.
The 5000 workmen In Battle Creek
are. as a rule. free from the dictates
Of the great Labor Trust and still get
the highest wages in Michigan. n
they had yielded to the smooth talk
OF the agents OF the trust and Joined.
they would pay in fees from $l25O.O0
to 100000 a 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 COM
forts
But the managers Of the American
Federation OF Labor have worked
harl and long to harness them.
The trust has sent small bales OF
money and last winter 18 "organizers"
to tie up Battle Creek. They hired
halls. gave picture shows. smokers.
etc AZ an Investment. looking to rich
returns when they succeeded In hav-
ing them tied hand and foot.
Rut they failed and the last OF
thcs" 7organIzefs" left Battle Creek
on May LIST saying Its no use
Tho workmen knew the record OF
this great trust and formed their own
association to protect their rights and
ais" to protect them from the big
Labor Trust
In Philadelphia some 1000 indepen-
dem street car men. who mainly had
families. had their own union and re-
fus"I to join the big trust. preferring
to pe free to work or not as they
plca ed.
I|ut the trust planned to force them
into the fee-paying ranks. SO strike
was ordered to compel the traction
con nany to kick out these men and
hirr only Labor Trust members.
Il was not question OF wages or
hours but to push the free men out Of
Their positions where they were earn
Ing good money to support their fami-
lies The strike was ordered. not to
raise wages or reduce hours. remem-
hcr. but solely to throw out members
OF m Independent union and make
rla" only for Labor Trust members.
nm thus show tho indeppndent men
thu" could not earn living unless
The, first paid fees to the trust man.
agrrE.
Iucidcntally the people of Philadcl-
phia must submit to no car service.
riottng and bloodshcd with millions
In losses while these fee-hunting. noto-
ri"rv seeking trust leaders we're teach
Ing the world that industry cannot be
carried on except by workmen who
first bend the knee. bow the head and
pay fees.
How these men as strike leaders
love to see their names In the papers