Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-01
A Roundup

bers who dare not protest, and also over AFT other workmen, hghs
lators, congressman. merchants and the balance Of citizens.
Think it over and you will see in part what the tyranny would
be If 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, work
ingmen can either select better leaders or join some of the law.
abiding trade organizations.
was not drivn to write this series of articles by reason of dis
agreements with my own thousand workmen. No troubles have
They have had ffytwo weeks a year steady work for many
years, are a contented!, hgh.grade class receiving the best wages In
of these Labor Leaders"(O.
Mr.. Gompers has repeatedly announced in public that sought
to destroy all organizations of labor.
TINS Is nj line with his regular habit Of distorting facts | have
sonary Engineers and the National Trades and workers Association.
These are non-strike and peaceful organizations which negotiate
have given to the Trades and workers Association a s4oo 10000
home for their old members in furtherance of an honest desire to
help solve this most important industrial question.
In addition, have offered to contribute a quarter of a million
dollars cash to help along a ,workingmans movement, as defined in a
letter sent Mr.. Gompers Dec. 18th, 1911. Copy herewith.
December nth. 1911.
Mr. Samuel compss' Pres, American Federation Il Labor,
fear P sns The sse sstsp inslf sssus that on you yo af rs s5ssaE depressed and haTa'''a by
Rs" arrived n S's When 's sTae sF's Should %ffi Be- s' honestly :" 1spr re s1"a'f instead iad ' II MS
dss,- 4 s liz thought sasst Of .r% 18th !. and d. earnest arrests; sHe IT. has come come, and .y yu \ honest, sas,.,
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wash + yss v ssaa R's gsa lstS y1s' expenses viii be paid from the time you leave
freedom asa f saa s so1 Rst s as at = s tue s's ssas4 on i 'ss : Association sssf Is ten or s si n1 1::' ' as
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Association, free from Strikes, smuggling piekehns, tyranny, Amos, dynamdns
Belonging to the American Federation Ct labor are hundreds Of thou.
pressure res sm. and a, who dsIore the tactics You and your associates have employed
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wages and a,S yet preserve the respect and esteem of EMPLOYERS and of the
from W tSar Bafd.e a1s aroused pss en ss 1s,snt| se ds ta% s ssi~s fs .Fsss. .s s sns @ss,
denr, and to being heavily aned for not obeung the orders Of leaders when
t ovs knew ths da hy'H nv lssd ef th as' American smPs n'v woIt ahsm sn insure complete dominion
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trial field. Yours 'scg g w su Sosr.
Leaders viii not accept any Offer Of industrial peace which takes
from them the fees, control Of workmen, and curbs their trust
when any combination either of Capital or Labor goes out
side It's own business les . and attempts anIssra to Cypress 3rssss ~ tyfs n ro Or foSasay
and should be prosecuted.
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
mOUOn U SuIkO COHSpudtOo.
The time has come when every home-owning patriotic citizen
should speak in most unmistakable terms, If liberty is to be preserved.
Write President Taft asking when he will apply the law to the
Labor Trust as we'll as the Capital Trusts.
Then write your members Of Congress-. telling them clearly that
you will expect them to protect yourself and other common, every
day 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
stop proposed acts of violence in strikes. Another is to allow labor
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 equivocsi
answers.
Insist that trade organizations can be peacefully conducted and
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 moro will follow as the government investigation proceeds.