The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-20

brought out in friendly conference q
settlement is reached In a great ma
jority of cases. If not, the facts on
both sides are given the local press and
thus the citizens of the community
become entirely conversant with the
matter and public opinion steps in.
It's hard for either side to stand for
a wrong, with the great weight of
public opinion opposed.
Up to the time of the mediation pro-
ceeding the men keep at work and the
flow of money through the community
is continued. If, thereafter they feel
they can do better elsewhere, they
have right to withdraw per cent of
the men each day and go to job bet
ter liked but they make no objection
to the employer putting new men in
the places they leave 1t seldom comes
to that
The practical working of the plan
shows the Industries go on and the en-
ployer holds his time-tried men to him
on any. reasonable terms and they
and he are friends working together,
VIII ereas If they settled by the club and
force, hate would invariably follow,
greatly to the detriment of the in
dustry and the men personally.
The Trade and Workers Assn is
growing rapidly among some of the
pest Workmen IN America.
It marks a new epoch Let workmen
write the Trades and Workers Assn Of
Battle Creek, Mich, for a constitution
and bylaws and study the new peace
movement.
Practically all real workers dislike
to have their negotiations conducted
by strikes, violence, hate and general
disturbance, but the noisy ones have
gained control Of the big Labor Trust
and they force the peaceful ones, and
by such methods have brought much
odium on the name of Labor.
better day Is coming. A day of
peace and steady prosperity for tine
workers but it Will be delayed by cow
ardly Congressman II they mistakenly
vote to put more power In the hands OF
the trust leaders and make them I'M
mune from prosecution whom they
boycott, slug, burn and dynamite. using
such means to hold workmen in their
power to extract monthly fees from
them and to force the rest of humanity
to "obey" them or take the conse-
quences. 1t is high time the people were
protected by the strong arm of the
law.
Reader If you want to retain your
freedom talk plainly to your Congress-
men and Legislators. Remember the
high priests OF the Labor Trust nre
always busy unding-congressmen 10
pass new laws to protect them In their
attacks on workmen and citizens.
| Do your duty and compel your repre-
sentatives to protect you. II they don't
respond. see you are at the polls ana
cast vote for the man who has fIrst
agreed to stand by the majority ana
give exemption" and special privilege
to no tight and snug combination ~
either Labor or Capital. fTT
Guard your sacred personal liberty
actively and at all times, for the Inter-
ests which would like to harness Won
are busy day in and day out.
| Permit no set of men to gain power
to force you to buy only what they
order. hire only those men they name.
also to order when you can work.
where. for whom, at what wages ana
how long. T
| Fail IN watchfnlness and you will
drift into humiliating servility from
which 1t will be difficult to free your
self.
This Is a time when Individual lib
ertv Is being attacked,
| Guard yours as you would your soul.
There's Reason.
! c. W. POST.