The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-03
tcredIt d postDlspatch OF

nee for United States Senator Ia max
ing an active campaign over Missouri
on a platform that he Is a business
mar, and that since he came to Mis-
nourl from Canada, 20 years ago, he
has built up one OF the largest and
most successful business enterprises
IN tho state, the Diokey Clay Manu-
featuring Co,
Dlckey's opponent, Senator James
A. Reed, and other Democratic speak.
err are charging that his immense
wealth, estimated to a ostDispatch
reporter by one OF hia Kansas City
business associates at from $4,000 GOO
20 Sg0O00O00, was obtained BY being
an adept az the schemes Of 'hig bust.
nesa" and by q long fight against or.
ganlzed labor. II Is charged also that
he has long been a member OF EN-.
ployers organizations which have had
for their principal object opposition 70
union labor that he was q member Of
che National Association Of Manufae.
turers, whose costly and extensive
lobby az Washington was exposed
come time ago BY the New York World
and the postnispatch that he is q
member Of the Employers Association
OF Kansas City, which wages a relent.
less warfare on union labor and that
he attempted 70 force through the
Kansas CITY Council a SOcent natural
gas franchise ordinance, and that
when competition nom The powerful
'eas trust' began forcing down the
price 20 be CHARGED for gas he Joined
with the gas trust "a a secret agree.
ment which ultimately brought imam,
Cial sain Cor himself,
nlckey's Firm IN Association,
within the past three weeks there
has been circulated AMONG employers
Of labor In Kansas City a letter signed
by H. H. Anderson, secretary a the
EmplOyere' Association, ugine EN-.
ployers to cooperate 20 oppose legis.
lation advocated by labor unions
The letterhead contains the name or
n h. Dickey, a brother o. the candt-
Gate az a member Of the associations
executive committee Investigation BY
Post Dispatch reporter disclosed that
the association consists Of business
rrme. and not OF individuals, and that
the W. s Dickey Clay Manufacturing
Co. not y Il Diokey Is the member
Walter S Diokey is The sole owner o.
the W. s. Dickcy company,
The letter has aroused union labor
officials IN Kansas City 20 Increased
opposition 70 pickey The letter tol.
lows,
WILL YOU READ frs
"Nen0omen- II union labor Is a pub.
ho benefit Il should be encouraged
and ptronired II union labor is op-
pressi,e, ~overbeauns. unreasonable
and a public detument SC should De
murzled
Labor conditions are growing from
bsd 10 worse al over the c0untry. In.
less their demands are met by con,
certed scuon % the part Of orESnire6
employers kansas CITY win soon 3,
m TIE gresp Of labor ssiiators Rosi
ness enterprises win be parSly1ea a.
they are To-Day In san Francisco
where their Chamber 81 Commerce hsi
determined 70 raise Sloo0.oa0 Cor n,
purpose * pe rs 81 en5 70 ne aros
Sn> soiEe ana OriRg shout CONDITION.
wherein Any sna 81 men may isn2 en-
Ployment without psyiug sriouse h
lsOof unions
The stree, railways az New Norl
are tied up TIE dairy business o
Cleveland and S. louis are todss on
a. business, or account az drivers az
mHn6s The dairy drivers have tor
Ndaes gvocery and bakery waeons q
come. and win not permit ice 10 b
6eaverea 90 the dairy companies .,
union teamStoN
Can we eXpeot orSsnifed labor D
NsaSss CTS 10 rest oOletN snd rogus
70 participate n the labor movement
thtt is oeinS promoted lu other ciaos
SDless PROMPT action Is taken Tor sci.
nrotacfi0n Eausss CITY VIA BE uni0
rt6ae1 IS many other large ciao
are Wat IS helms done by the bus
ness ntergse 90 hesd Oh TIE advance
At orgenlEe5 lseoes Does Ssyaas a
lne Nst orsSnirod lt6or has s1faaef
PRIDE m this o,US welfare to WIN
hold It's 6esth&0lns hsnd should 8
opportonU arise e. promote US SCI
sh endse
2tooe unions demand thar W
must de business under their aicti
uoh wssrtlcss Of proats or protsst
10 yoa think union lsbor IS comre,e,
se 6io,s1e the policy name ne vac.
and hoars whith must govern 80.
ous ness teeh Vllhout res lance s.,
sh6oid invite them in ara lN he
Rst ShArgN b ar tht c6rirarv a
0trnct subscribe 20 ther nodcy ana
determined 10 a. business Nitho
op,alae irfefestrcA nov IS Ire Hr
to es huss ana mske wrepareanes
WHh roc tyAken 0elort the mis.
should leN,r aSit8,on Asst cna,
e5 nso ltws tn thai the have me
uoeea d tAeir recpesis lor 1esisl
uoh Manoea' the huslncss mar ".
soob tstRe W. Teir leglsaeve g..
mttee d al wcrk
me EsnRcyer Association s. =.
teelRS HTsshrenenss to rsfera eV
IN a snfnsf~ies n Eenets ~sto