The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-24

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Since the Government begun to Round Up. few
o. the men who have long brought odum the Of honest
aoo nave been urged by editors publicly
Tor my years. campaign the many
Some endow colleges. Others build Libraries
Both educational.
ton the people protect themselves against the greatest
rannical and dangerous trust this country SEEN
Especially nous and dangerous because its inner plans were not
BY the average citizen who seeing immediate slavery
seeking Labor Leaders CO stronger time went on
Not one word in entire campaign has been uttered against peaceful
have only defend the several million honest and law
abiding workmen who protest against the bullying
No seemed to smpahe with the widows and
ona o Of m murdered while faithfully trying earn living
80 tried to present their from time to time.
The healthy citizen perhaps deserving at least
some Of the and loss put him from strikes and other
labor leaders tyranny reward for his indifference
knew ago that the plan this big to ult
mae gain control workman clerk and employee
including farm hands and government emp!oyss:
This has been partly accomplished some octies then followed
acts which clearly show the intent.
First to harvest initiation fees sometimes up $4,000 each to
@jon the union"
Next monthly Say So 10000 month in town with 10000
members" at rs cents EACH
Next, "fnes' infraction of arules"
Then the lash of the slave to strike what
pay envelope for strike benefits
other forced into deness pending negotiations
competitive jobs thus making TOOLS kept idle while the
chiefs scrap for control or bride money.
strokes is the money forced from
members to defend dnamter sug and muderers caught
But let an honest workman, who phanc has been driven
he union dare to doby of these orders and he taught
lesson through the smuggling or dynamitng committees
The slavery workngmn ptiable when
"closed shop full control by rannca leaders
Now observe the plan of this gang govern
ufroJo Tpr,s&
of numbers induce government officials permit organizing ali gov
employees Some of the oahs defining rules
shall s'precede Church, State and Family"
Then force Congressman pass anti-njuncon prevent
courts from stopping proposed ourages.
Force only ~union clerks only "labe
goods Use union funds to support smuggling and dnamitng
drive back the protesting remove" them
OF course in carrying out the plan for complete control by the gang
caught
to members to protect the criminals always print
with loud cries and much mock sentiment about e brotherhood Of
man and the defense of the worker such play the
sympathy of the people they their greed fees and
desire to read their in the papers
1t would be hard to the widows
In the Los Angeles tragedy and hundreds of Others that their hus
bands received much benefit h defense wage worker
could they well understand such working of that particular brand of the
brotherhood of man" scheme.
Late have stripped the body the wolf
and shown most clearly the lying deceit and horrible pnt underneath
which have tried time and again to explain the public.
Men who preferred to work and support their families have been
you set type YOU will Crow bars and heavy weights dropped on
heads Fathers beaten and times crippled for fe
tute family.
These literally the
and judges and ur have been threatened with DEATH bbe
and witnesses slugged put out of the way
In the Government pending the guarded
from the agents of the Labor Trust with its enac reaching
most remote of country
permit yourself to be msled by the vaporngs of sentimental
droong degeneaes who that these murders justified
society has oppressed workingmen.
other country the world they paid high
tun in other country the world for workmen gain fortunes