The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-02
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/ stroyed, men murdered and the long,
long list of atrocities practised by
Labor Trust members on other human
beings who cannot agree with the,
trust methods.
Now for the better way
Workingmen are now organizing in
| the old fashioned trades union or
"guild" way, affiliated with the Ma
tional Trades and Workers Associa-
ton whose constitution provides ar
| filtration of differences with agree
ment for no strikes, boycott, picket
ing or hateful coercion of any kind
This Trade Association has, evolved
from the experience Of the past and
| Is the highest order of Trades Union
ism at the present day.
Under its, laws it is not possible for
the Hold Carriers Union or the Street
! .Sweepers Union to, order the school
teachers or locomotive engineers to
4 quit work in sympathetic strike"
II any craft finds Injustice, the case
is presented to properly selected arbi-
traitors, testimony taken and the case
| presented to the public through the
press. Thereupon public opinion. that
| greatest Of all powers. makes itself
felt and curiously enough fair settle
| ment is generally the result
There is no strike. no loss Of wages.
no loss to the community and yet the
faithful workers get their just treat
ment.
! There are many details which have
been worked out by men skilled in
labor matters.
| 1t will recompense any interested
man to know these details which can.
be secured by postal request for
| constitution and bylaws written to
| the National Trades and Workers AS
| ISOLATION, KingmRn Block. Battle
| Creek, Mich.
Reader, look carefully into this
| ital and Labor and its successful So
luton. The new plan works and
brings results for the members.
became so favorably impressed
with the trustwerthiness and practic-
| ability of the leaders Of this new la
Dor movement that gave the Associ-
! alton sanitorium at Battles Creek
worth about 100000 and with about
| 300 rooms. to be used as home for
their old members and the helpless
/ D6OAOSs oOkAAGeA4ACc AudA4O latACIkCoE ny
| the pistol, club or boot heel of some
member OF the violent Labor Trust"
Suppose you attend church Labor
| Sunday and bear what your minister
has to say in defense of the safety
and rights of the common, everyday
man.
| Let ms ask youato read again por-
ton OF one of my public articles print
ed a few years ago.
The people of the world have Civ
en- me money enough to spend in
these talks through the papers In try
! ing to make better and safer condi-
lions for the common people, whether
the Postum business runs or not
/ Scores of letters have come to me
from work-pecple and others, some
| from union-men recounting theft sun
| ferings from union domination and
urging that their cases be laid before
the public.
1t will not answer for US to only
| sympathize with the poor, the OBJ
| pressed. those who haven't power
enough to drive or tyrants ana re-
| sent oppression, we must help them
tie the hands of the oppressors. Amer
| leans must act
Some OF my forebears in New Eng
land left comfortable homes. took
| with them the old flint locks. slept on
the ground in rain and frost: hungry,
footsore. and half clothed they grimly
pushed on where the Eternal God OF
Human Liberty urged them. They
wove for me and for you mantle Of
freedom. woven in loom where The
shuttles were cannon balls and bull
let's and where swords we're used to
pick out the tangles in the yarn.
These old, sturdy grandads OF ours
stood by that loom until the mantle
was finished. then, stained with their
life blood it was handed down to us.
Shall refuse to bear it on my shout
ders because the wearing costs me
few dollars. and are you towards
enough to hide yours because some
foreign labor union anarchist orders
you to strip 1t on?
have faith that the blood Of 1776
still coursing In your veins win tipgle
and call until you waken. Then
Americans will Act" There's Hs1-
son" C. w. POST.