Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-04-20
Gowan, Okla.
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| kindness IN pu bllshing my ilttle artl-
cles, but il / should write anything an
arcbistic would kindly ask him not to
print it, as ,'Junebug" says Socialists
and Anarchists are brothers. Well,
who is "Junebug's" broth Z? l will
tell you few of them as he has many
Several years ago, as all the readers
of the capitalist press know, the news
papers carried flaming headlines an
nouncing that the Northern Securities
Company having been dissolved by the
courts, the trusts would now be disrupt
ed and destroyed. Later, items crept
into obscure corners of the financial col
umns telling how the railroads affected
by this decision were consol idated. A
little later the press OF two continents
rang with the news of the twenty-nlne
million dollar fine that had been levied
on the Standard Oil Co.
Again we were assured that at least
one great trust was BUNDLED in the
dust. few months later came word
that the decision had been set aside,
and the oil trust was doing business as
usual
With great flourish of trumpets it
was announced that the tobacco trust
was crush, but for months the Supreme
Court of the United States has been re-
viewing the decision. and the Tobacco
Trusts growing stronger daily Short
ly after this New Jersey grand jury
was proclaimed in flaming headlines as
having indicted the heads of the beef
trust. Once more we we're assured by
the editorial hencbmen of capitalism
that another proof of the equality OF
all before the lash was to be furnished,
and that those who had profitted by
robbing the tables of the world would
be punished. A demand was made for
the extradition of the indicted men. 1t
was refused No special train loaded
with officers was rushed to their homes
to kidnap them, as is the case with
some of our indicted labor leaders in
this country On the contrary the
whole matter was dropped. The indict-
ed men went UNPUBLISHED. and the beef
trust gathered more power each passing |
hour.
Next comes the news that the indict-
ment against James II. Patten for cor
nering cotton, that was hailed as an in
stance of impartial justice catching a
criminal was dropped.
So the list grows long, and could be
extended to many times the length of
this column with instances where trust
prosecution began with the blare of the
public press, but faded iuto nothing
leaving no effect behind. This farce
has been going on for several years.
Not one single trust has been busted,
not one single person has ever been
punished for forming trust Every
year mas seen the trusts control more of
the wealth and the wealth-producing
power OF the nation.
Yet the only people who openly say
that this persecution of the trusts IS
arce are the Socialists. The Republic
can party, insurgents and regulars
alike, pretend that they believe 1T pos
sible to crush or control the Trusts.
They must pretend this or grant the
truth of the Socialist position. If the
trusts cannot be crushed or ontrolled,
they must crush or control the people.
If this amt truth I hope it won't 60 to
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president of the United States. l know
who was elected but | can't tell just
WHO'S the president.
Well, "Junebug," can't find the pa
per in which you asked me some ques-
ton or other, but of course you will be
pleased to ask it again, not as | care
l answer it or not, but I'll do
my best. Suppose, you tell me who is
the president, in good friendly way.
would love to hear from G. W. o.
Neal through the News.
The mines here work only two days
week. 1t is pretty bad, but guess we
can live on two days work If we can't
get any more.
Mr.. Brannan. "Junebug" says we So
,ialists are anarchists. Wonder who
told him that. guess he got his in
formation from the yellow Jacket"
If he did, it's so.
There is big tent meeting going on
here. Large crowds and good preach
ing.
An electric car line is under construc-
ton between here and Holleyville. The
men that build the road and make the
cars can ride on the road when compile
led, II they pay the fare in advance.
Several drunken men in town today.
This Is prohibition. No whiskey or
beer is allowed to be hauled by the
but ! see they do just the
,ame How is that, 'Junebug?" Do
you reckon they will be punished tor
of the law? The Government
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