The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-16
The Kelly Axe
Mfg. Company
Resorts to Underhanded Methods
to Disrupt The Union.

Mr.. Kelly is getting uneasy and nerv-'
Gus these days, and is resorting TO the
| lowest, meanest methods man could
stoop to in order to cause suspicion and
division in the ranks of the men locked
out, but the men were not to be caught
with such poorly concealed bait; they
refused to bite and simply trumped the
trick When a. man like Mr.. Kelly will
resort to circulating, or cause to be cir
culated, a bare faced malicious lie, in
order to disrupt the Bitt-Drawers Union,
he is no longer worthy of the respect
ly resorts to circulating and putting
on foot false rumors, but he attempted
to soil the character and injure the
reputation of man who has proven
himself to be Mr.. 4-eny's peer. All OF
this simply goes to prove that the
Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. are getting into
close quarters. This is only one of the
cards played by the employers when they
ure cornered. If he fails to cause dis
trust and dissension in the ranks of the
Union, he has another card yet to play.
His next move will be to try to aggra-
vatc and excite the men to riot, lawless-
ness, even if he has to hire some strong
armed men or import few thugs. This
would give him an excuse to call for
guards and resort to that last and most
powerful protection that capital has in
it's fight with labor, the courts; and the
blanket injunction, that haven of refuge
to which the rich robbers flee when hard
pressed by organized labor. We are in
clined to think Mr.. Kelly will fail in
this attempt, as he did in his effort to
make the men suspicious of their brother
Union men, and thus SOW the seeds OF
distrust in their ranks. Regardless of
the false rumor circulated, and the low.
mean methods the Kelly Axe Mfg. Co.
has resorted to, the men are standing to-
gether like brothers, and are presenting
Il solid and unbroken front to the ene-
my. We are confident that Mr.. Kelly
has underestimatcd the personality of
the Bitt-Drawcrs Union. These are cool,
level-hcaded, intelligent men, who are
able to see through the thinly-veiled at
tcmpts he has made to disrupt their
union. They have more confidence in
their fellow-workers than they have in
MIR. Kelly. You have him going, boys;
just stay with him. When you have ex-
hausted your treasury, let the Argus
know, and we will take the matter up
for your union. Men of every craft
must and will stick together. The Kel.
Iv'S l. J,,,o 1el
this section of the state as the king of
scabs. Your union is all that stands
between you and form of wage slav-
cry, just as brutal and cruel as the
cEattel slavery of the South ever dared
to be. No matter what other terms and
concessions Mr.. Kelly may offer you,
don't accept them uniess he recognizes
your union. II is better to work under
union conditions for $3.50 day than
t. work for $500 without your union.
Unionism is a. principle, and principle
can't be bought and sold. The Bit
Drawers action in this lockout, that has
been IN effect for eight weeks, has been
above reproach. They have conducted
themselves in quiet, gentlemanly way
that is commendable. Just pursue the
course in the future that you have fol.
lowed in the past, and the victory is
yours. Just as strong heads as Mr.. Kel-
lys has had to bow to labor. You are
only going through what all labor or
CARNATIONS have had to go through, and
it you continue to stand together, Mr.
Kelly will have to climb down from his
high horse and bow his head to the SOW.
ereign sons of toll.