The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-09-02

each morning! It's meat and bread
to 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 enevelope.
But when these leaders "tie up" any
industry no man can hold q job who
refuses to pay fines even on trumped
up charges, and steadily pay fees
whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely at the
mercy Of this band of men VINO 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 GOmpers, ct al. But, as one
writes, AT every convention OF the
American Federation Of Labor, strong
opposition comes up but at the crit
lcal 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 emotion al delegates yell
In delight, forgetting the instructions
Of the peaceful W0rkingmen at home
who desire to free themselves from
the odium Of membership under the
| great advocates of strike, boycott. vio-
| lence and hate"
| So we see the uneQualled insolence
| with which these trust leaders pro-
| pose TO induce ministers to pull
| their chestnuts from the fire by
! preaching modern aggressive and vlo-
| lent labor trust methods.
There Is better way to secure JUS
tice for workers. as will appear furth-
er along.
Just d little diversion here.
l am charged with having first
brought TO 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-
stricung production to effect it
We will say a large Oil Company
| gathers in smaller ones and thus con-
trolls production.
The Labor Trust gathers in local
trade organizations and thus has pow
er to say how much work each man
shall do.
The Oil Company then fixes prices.
The Labor Trust does likewise.
The OIL Company may use meth
| DDS" to force an unwilling dealer to
| join.
The Labor Trust men go further
and slug the Independent man If he
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 dc
not hesitate to use violence, dyna
miting OF property. burning homes OF
independent men and even murder tC
force obedience.
The Oil Company doesn't go so far
Both are extremely dangerous to
the welfare of people and communi
tues, for power placed in the hands
Of few men either representing Cap
ital or Labor is almost always abused
ana 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 to ministers
The average congregation Is made
Up Va NOOuI OO pCA NSGI VI Al &C Viii
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
organization either OF Capital or La
Dor.
The merchant, lawyer, school teach.
er. doctor. clerk farmer and work.
man rebels against any forcible stop
ping OF trains. boats, street cars.
or factories, for the prosperity OF the
community Is entirely dependent on
steady continuance Of these things.
Men don't like strikes, boycotts. In
tured workmen or burned cars and
factories.
\ famous divine says: These men
may hate capitalists but their hate for
other labortng men burns like fame
eats like nitric acid, is malignant be-
yond all description"
Then we remember cases of acid
throwing. eyes gouged out, children
pursued. women stripped, homes de-