The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-02

each morning, It's meat ana DEeao
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 eneveloFe.
But when these leaders tie up any
industry no man can hold a JOB who
refuses to pay fines even on trumped
up charges. and steadily pay fees
whatever they are.
The workman is absolutely az the
mercy Of this band OF men WHO have
secured and hold control.
Many and many al honest workman
has raised his voice and appealed TO
mis- fellows TO rise and throw OF the
yoke OF Gompers, e: al. But. as one
writes, at every convention OF the
American Federation OF Labor, strong
opposition comes up but at the crit
zeal moment the imIassioned orator
appears and most dramatically puts
the spot light on the leader and covers
him with q nawkish film OF martyr
dom AMI the emotional delegates yell
in delight, forgetting the instructions
OF the peaceful woTAingmen at nome
who desire 10 free themselves from
the odium OF membership under the
grea: advocates OF strike, boycott. VIC
lence and hate"
So We see tie unequalled insolence
with which these trust leaders pro-
+ pose TO induce" ministers 10 pull
. their chestauts from the fire By
preaching modern aggressive and VIC
+ lent labor trust methods.
/ There is a better way 10 secure JUS
+ tice for workers, as will appear turth-
/ er along.
Just little diversion here.
| am charged with having first
/ brought to the attention OF the public
some years ago. the name Labor
/ Trust
A trus: is a combination Of men or
organizations for the purpose OF sell
ing their product at profit and re-
| stricting 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 loca
trade organizations and thus has POW
er to say how much work each mar
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 t
join.
The Labor Trust men go furthe
and slug the independent man II b,
tries to sell mis- labor without paying
fees and "obeying orders" They ar
both exactly alike in purpose. which
in both cases is entirely selfish L
I nd for tho leaders
Certain Labor Trust members d.
not hesitate to use violence. dyna
hitting of property. burning homes 0
independent men and even murder I
force obedience.
The Oil Company doesn't go so fal
Both are extremely dangerous t
the welfare of people and commun
ties, for power placed in the hand
of few men either representing CAY
ital or Labor is almost always abuse
anu the public suffers.
Remember, reader, that your safet
lies in strenuous opposition to a
trusts which try to ride over and die
tate to the people.
Only by opposing their growth ca
you retain your personal liberty.
Now 10 ministers.
, The average congregation is mad
up of about 80 per cent. Of free cit
zens and much less than 10 per cen
of members of the Labor Trust.
The free citizen wants to hear word
/ defending the rights and independents
of the common man. free from the a
bitrary dictates of any self-seekin
, organization either Of Capital or Ii
Dor.
! The merchant, lawyer. school teacl
E er, doctor, clerk, farmer and worl
. man rebels against any forcible sto
/ ping Of trains, boats, street car
) or factories, for the prosperity of th
/. community is entirely dependent c
steady continuance of these things.
/. Men don't like strikes, boycotts, 4
jured workmen or burned cars ar
! factories.
!. A famous divine says: These me
/. may hate capitalists but their hate fl
e other laboring men burns like fam
o eats like nitric acid, is malignant b
d ycrd cfin'on."
Ts Ger cases of &C
8 t. .ged out, childre
. purs4~l ep iDDed. bones d