The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21

manhood; has a wife and five children.
Private detectives were employed at
his shop, one of the spoilers. under
bonds of $4,000 for murder, reported
Woitkievicz and he was discharged.
Shortly after a strike was declared
at the shop where he formerly worked.
He walked down the street where the
men were assembled and a private de-
tective shot him. the bullet passing
clear through his lungs. He was laid
up in the hospital for three months,
and his wife had to go out and work
to feed the little ones, and in a
delicate condition.
"He returned from the hospital and
started to look for employment, but
faced the black list. Just think
blacklisted by murderer. A small firm
finally took him in and employed him.
con January 2. 1920, his house,
1928 West Twenty-first street, was
raided. The raid was directed by tho
private detectives of his former EN-.
ploycr, who poisoned the minds of the
department of justice men. He pleaded
his innocence and told them his wife
was in the labors of childbirth and
he wanted to go for the doctor; but
neither courtesy nor mercy was shown
either him or his suffering wife, but he
was bundled to Jail leaving five little
babes screaming in the ears Of the
bewildered and suffering mother. He
landed at the JAIL together with a
bundle of cred" literature. supposed
Ily. There he was subject to the in
famous third degree. One selfstyled
secret service man said: Joe don y you
know when we had our picture taken
at the hall7 You know me all right.
Failing on this tact, he turned to the
red pamphlets. Look at this Writ
ten in Polish, sure enough. but it turn
ed out to be booklets of the Sacred
Heart Society, and on turning the
first leaf the Masters bleeding heart
was revealed. This enraged the captain
of the police. who understood. He came
forward and said: did you fools ever
see man with the like of this in hi;
house against his country9 Go home
my man to your wife, quick. I'll
vouch for you. and he departed with q
heavy heart.
Fighting the Unborn.
On his arrival home he found a new
born child 1t was then 2:15 a. M, but
no doctor to care for child or mother
so he had to 60. and came pretty neal
the Jail again as the same squad Of
legalized bandits we're shadowing him
but he succeeded In saving the live'
that will 60 to sustain our independ
ence. "It costs millions of dollars
per month to keep up this astounding
spread of offices. With their number
lesss operatives, who pays them an(
what do they do9 Abolish them-wipt
them out-they are menace to so
ciety. ~
"We cannot conscientiously say thai
organized labor is against govern
ment. that they wish to control every
thing, even private and public officers
The fault lies in the dangerous reptiles
who first gain the confidence of th'
employers by poisoning his mind will
lies; then, on the other hand the,
have their Judas characters in tn
ranks Of organized labor. Their bust
ness is to spread the bubonic plagu
against the employers there, and 81
far they succeeded at the sacrifice o
lnumberless innocent lives.
| "I plead to you now for you
country. as I did when the big rail
road strike threatened the nation
commercial welfare in 1911, and tn
private detective menace has beel
allowed to increase until today It
virtually beyond control.
"T know the chief Of the depart
ment of justice, Mr.. Flynn. will agre
with me-abolish them, they ar
dangerous. Having bribed churches an
courts that they may set their he'll
hounsd on the innocent. unprotectc
, people. "The System IS" sitting an
barbaric methods have ruled with
rod that has broken hearts and lives
driven numberless young girls to live
Of white slavery; have driven tn
! nlOJncTb JO tne uebJTuCtiVn VI WV w
born babe, and slaughtered fathers, tb
bone and sinew Of our nation. with
lruthlass bond that defies the possibilit
of curbing and have plunged II
poisonous dagger into the bosom
'tho Goddess Of Liberty and is slowl
t but surely bleeding her to death.
"Tbis System is vexatious to II
great majority Of the people.
y fact, vexatious to the entire natio
Q and should be dealt with from a sanct
I fled viewpoint. reinforced by polite
/. authority, and abolished. Then priva
n Interests would be obliged to respe'
IS the honesty and efficacy of the 4
!; partment Of Justice, which is provid,
r, lby our government to adjust q
!; grievances Of all; this would satisI
>, organized workers, and IL not, why nc
|, meet with the appropriation Of orga
!. lied capitali II is pp to to you
4 open the door Of opportunity and fiji
10 out.
"Pinkerton. Thiel and Burns, p'