The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-03-12
INDUSTRIAL SPY, 2
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AMERICAN LABOR
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individual Workers TO Make
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to work In g. very careful way
our operatives caused the shop-keep-
ers who catered to the strikers to
realize that it was improbable for
them to have the strike continue. and
that it would be wisdom on their part
to encourage the strikers who were
their customers to return to work.
Anticipated Every Move.
1.-THE results were soon forth-com-
ing. Several of the strikers returned
The union leaders. however. became
more active.
Through our secret operatives, and
particularly those who had gained in
fluentiar positions in the local organ
every move of the strikers and lead
ers and by this means were
able to have several arrests made
which resulted in proper convictions.
(This practice is not confined to any
one agency. 1T was the policy
to place men called company opera
tives' in different branches of work
in the different shops and charge the
employers so much for each operative.
Each operative was given an expense
account and it was his duty to make
friends with everybody, especially the
agents and men high up in the Or
CARNATIONS and the men who held
positions in the locals. The company
offered me a bonus Of $50 to get
secretary's job in one of the locals In
order to get the names and addresses
OF the men *"--Affidavit of Eek
hardt Kieser, one time operative Of
the Corporations Auxiliary Co..
'"This inspired confidence in many
more strikers and they returned.
We engaged luxurious geven-passengef
automobiles to convey them in groups
between their residences and thu fac
tory. With each group we detailed 4
guard. This extraordinary form of
transportation and the excellent pro-
lection afforded. served A. temp
tation for many strikers to return
Broke a Strike.
"The company had no further need
of conference with the labor leaders
and at our advice denied interviews to
any and all labor organization off,
Gals.
AFTER eight weeks the strike
was declared off. All hands went
back to work in a body on the follow
ing day y
THE weekly meetings Of the LOCAL
union discontinued. The leaders Of
the strike were gradually discharged
for one reason or another. Our
operatives, surrounding themselves
with many Of the former strikers,
upon meeting days, and going away
upon recreation trips with Them, the
attendance at the meetings gradually
| diminished. At these 4 sufficient num-
Der of operatives were detailed to use
the proper influence to promote leg
islation favorable to our client,
Then it was comparatively easy to
start dissension among tho leaders
which increased to the extent that
each gathering resulted in A. fight.
These occasions allowed our secret
operatives to further illustrate the
fact that the leaders were out for
personal gain. Finally, by
properly applied methods. tho union
charter was returned and the local
abandoned.
The local union was disorganized,
and that national industry, of which
our client is the great majority, has
not vet been unionied."
Operatives in Union.
The book tells. other stories Of
strikes no less successfully broken
and of unions similarly wrecked.
One clips sentences:
sour operatives have obtained po-
sit1ons of influence in the union 70
that they can easily influence the af-
fairs within the organization in the
proper direction for the welfare of
the client.
I'VE had been successful in splitting
ths union into three factions, one con-
trolled by the committee. one by a.
Polish leader and enc by the presi-
dent. A meeting was called and tire
Italian employe whom our operative
had been cultivating and influencing
fought against the secretary. Thsae
matters resulted in general fight.
The proper time had arrived to ex-
terminate the trouble-making organ
1zation. We detailed q number Of
guards and they were immediately
deputized. Ejectment pap ers were
served upon tho committee and they
were ordered to leave town. which
they did y
They Controlled Union.
Our operatives were succassful in
being able to take over virtually the
entire management of tho union"
This book is indubltably the most
instructive item in the library of
industrial espionage literature. That
II IS &c. certainly accounts for lts
withdrawal. from circulation.
Following the Sherman Service ad-.
vertisement: "How can Sherman
Service be misunderstood" 10 the
whole weller of harmony and concilia-
ton. Says Sherman, again:
l. mo employer, no manufac turer or