Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-11-04

in the of everything that we love let without
rhyme reason. abandon duty by surrenderng-by
becoming traitors ourselves. Let turn eyes
% and the red stain they W cali Ludow Note the TENTS the
poverty and the grim determination that says Liberty
or DEATH Remember the odds they fighting against
dren they have rotted in jail Will they qut9 They
may be beaten The beast is broad and wild. The
Rockefeller power is mmeasurable. But the miners
the hill tops of Colorado have surrendered We
fighting the fight. Why should surrender9 The
only way righteous be lost by surrender.
We may lose. We may be beaten But only by surren-
dering can the cause lose.
The Illinois Central and Hartman lines will gain
Their stock will go up Their dividends will increase If
surrender the raj road companies will have thousand
times greater consolation than they would have had in
beating U.S. The moment call this strike off the Hi
nois Central and Hartman lines will be taken off the
fair list and yet every shop will be scab camp Every
scab will be given certificate OF character. he will wit
humility and weakness in surrendering He and
his kpd will laugh the times when repeatedly said
that ehad left Jobs rather than give up the right to
organize.
Every railroad company in the country will be
strengthened in determination crush labor. and every
progressive made by labor to organize and ederate
into a compact and efficient form will be met by
opposition born of this unconditional surrender.
l repeat: what have we to gain by calling off the
We have fought and suffered. have done this
for cause If are beaten. beaten for
If we call this strike off and surrender-~e surrender
without motive without an excuse.
We have spent time and money to get evidence in
shape present the commission The commission has
officially and positively decided to hear evidence. In
what position will appear before the commission, if
we call off the srke- surrender to the rail
road companies.
The railroads have had their attorneys the job
trying keep this investigation from coming Are the
illinois Central and Hartman lines strikers going to call
off the strike and accomplish what the railroad attor
neys failed to do?
ask again: what have to gain by calling off the
striker What have you personally to gain by calling
Off Great God do want to vote yourself the brother
of scab2 If you to call this strike off, you vote to
take the embargo off the Illinois Central and Hartman
lnes you admit the scabs justified in scabbng you
place your approval everything that has taken place
during the strke-everythng done by the railroads and
their scabs. And by doing automatically become
scabs ourselves Let not lul ourselves into any de-
usonsthe mathematics Of the facts not be changed
Every international union that is a part Of this strike
has ballots all its lodges and the strikers of
the Illinois Central Pere Marquette and Hartman lines
asked to vote yes this proposition
What will you do3 Will you be righ9
In this fight each Of has taken the medicine put
up to him. Only few have complained. 1t has been my
lot take my medicine had the pleasure Of sitting for
weeks and listening the human hounds who asked
the to hang There enough charges against
the present time send to the penenary for
s. years If asked call off the strike take the
s. years in the penitenary would cheerfuy say. Give