Evening journal., 1910-08-31

love to see their names in the papers
each morning It's meat and bread
10 their souls
Then think Of the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady flow of money
squeezed from the workman's hard
earned pay envelope.
But when these leaders "tie up" any
industry no man can hold q job who
refuses TO pay fnes, even on trumped
up charges, and steadily pays fees
whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely at the
mercy of this baud OF men. who have
secured and hold control.
Many and many an honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed to
his fellows to rise and throw off the
yoke of Gompefs, ct. al. But, as one
writes. At every convention Of the
American Federation of Labor. strong
opposition comes up. but at the criti-
cal moment the impassioned orator
appears and most dramatically puts
the spot light on the leader and covers
him with a mawkish film of martyr
dom and the emotional delegates yell
in delight, forgetting the instructions
who desire 10 free themselves from
the odium of membership, under the
great advocates OF strike, boycott, vio-
lence and hate"
So we see the uneoualled insolence
with which these trust leaders propose
TO induce miniHers 70 pun Ineir
chestnuts from the FIRE by preaching
modern aggressive and violent labor
trust methods
There is better way to secure JUS
tice for workers, as will appear fur
ther along.
Just a little diversion here.
am charged with having first
brought 70 the attention of the public
some years ago the name Labor
Trust
A trust is a combination Of men or
organizations for the purpose Of sell
ing their product at a profit and re-
stricting production to effect it,
We will say large Oil Company
gathers in smaller ones and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers in" local
trade organizations and thus has
power 70 say how much work each
man shall do.
ur OAl company lutA uAES DIlteS.
The Labor Trust does likewise
The Oil Company may use meth
DDS to force an unwilling dealer TO
join.
The Labor Trust men 20 further
and slug the independent man If be
/ tries to sell his labor without paying
fees and "obeying orders" They are
both exactly alike in purpose, which
| in both cases, is entirely selfish to
/ gain power and money for the leaders
Certain Labor Trust members do
not hesitate to use violence, dynamit-
! ing of property, burning homes of in
/ dependent men aud even murder to
force obedience.
The Oil Company doesn't go so far
Both are extremely dangerous to the
welfare of people and communities.
for power placed in the hands of a
few men either representing Capital
or Labor is almost always abused and
the public suffers.
Remember, reader. that your safety
lies in strenuous opposition to all
trusts, which try to ride over and die
tate to the people.
Only by opposing their growth can
you retain your personal liberty.
NOW 10 ministers.
The average congregation is made
up Of about 80 per cent. Of free citi-
zens and much less than 10 per cent.
of members of the Labor Trust.
The free citizen wants to hear words
defending the rights and independence
of the common man. free from the ar
bitrary dictates of any self-seeking or
ganization either of Capital or Labor
The merchant. lawyer, school teach
er, doctor. clerk. farmer and workman
rebels against any forcible stopping
of trains. boats, street cars, or fac
tories. for the prosperity Of the com.
munity is entirely dependent on stead,
continuance OF these things.
Men don't like strikes. boycotts. in
iured workmen or burned cars snC
factories.
A famous divine says: These meI
may hate capitalists. but their hate To-
other laboring men burns like flame
eats like nitric acid. is malignant be
yond all description"
Then we remember cases OF acic
throwing. eyes gouged out. childrel
pursued, women stripped. homes de-
stroyed. men murdered and the long