The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-08
a Roundup

The whole set-up of the leaders of the great Labor Trust the
American Federation of Labor, points toward a diaboically adroit plan
dare not protest, and also over all other workmen, Legislators, congress-
men, merchants and the balance of citizens:
Think it over and you will see in part what the tyranny would be
II they were permitted to completely carry out their plans.
Now that the facts are known the people can protect themselves by
refusing to do any act that would add power to this aggregation.
Remember, any act!
When their grip on the throat of honest labor is broken, working
men "a either select better leaders, o join some of the law-abding trade
organizations
Twas not driven to write this series of articles by reason of disagree
ments with my own thousand workmen. No troubles have arisen be-
are a conhnted, highgrade class receiving the best wages in Michigan
Labor Leaders a.. 0D As
Mr.. Gompers has repeatedly announced in public that I sought to
destroy all organizations Of labor.
This is in line with his regular habit of distoring facts. I have
tor a long time been a member of the National Association of Stationary
re ans noplsh;Ie X a rs maa1ohd o nranis n WORKERS w%Hc6 ne ASsGetatH fhsi, 1 traae
agreements legally, with peace and honor
,n,: 7 Ia have e, given n to the Trades and Workers Association a %s4ooooooo
solve this most important industrial question.
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sent Mr.: Gompes Dec. 18th, 1911. Copy herewith.
Mr. Samuel Gompers, Pres, American Federation Of Labor,
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will not aecep any any offer of Of indus Industrial peace peace which takes ae from from them naO the
fees, control of worhmen, and curbs their trust methods.
When any combination either Of Capital or Labor goes outside its
others and thereby "restrains trade" it becomes dangerous and should
Talk about restraint of trade!
All the capital trusts in this country couldn't bring about a minus
FRACTION of the loss, inconvenience, misery and crime set in motion by
strike consprators.
The time has come when every homecoming patriotic citizen should
speak in most unmistakabe terms, if liberty is to be preserved.
Write President Taft asking when he will apply the law to the Labor
Trust as well as the Capital Trusts.
Then write your members Of CONGRESS, telling them clearly that you
will expect them to protect yourself and other common, everyday citizens
by voting down the bills these Labor Trust leaders are pressing to give
them more control.
One is a bill to prevent courts from issuing restraining orders to
leaders to restrain trade without being subject to the law.
You are one of a tremendous majority but you must tell your public
officials your needs. Then they can act in your defense.
Then question candidates and don't accept any equivocal answers
Insist that trade organizations can be peacefully conducted ard
that no laws be enacted giving leaders arbitrary control over the masses
A few Of the facts are now known and have been proven true. Many
more will follow as the government investigation proceeds. VIII you
be patriotic and painstaking enough to write, talk and vote for your
own safety?
My work in the way OF public and expensive paid announcements OF
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