Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-01-23

ASStlliDlN
Il is believed that the same kind
of anti-labor publicity campaign now
being used in Illinois also will be used
in other States to influence legislation,
and it is presumable that the plan
is predicated upon orders issued by
the National Manufacturers Asso-
citation and the United States Cham
Der of Commerce.
"Cossack" Bill Capitals Pet
The proposed State constabulary
bill and opposition to ratification of
the Child Labor Amendment to the
Federal Constitution are the headlln-
ers on the anti-labor program, the
constabulary bill taking precedence
owe reverything else. The big busl-
ness interests of Illinois seem ready
70 go the limit as to expense to obtain
mounted Cossack force for strike
breaking purposes in this State.
The accompanying illustration will
visualize to a small degree the meth
DDS being employed to win the sup
port of country newspapers and
through them to reach the farmers
and citizens of the small communities.
Virtually nothing Is being done along
this line in the large industrial CEN
ters, where the unions are strong.
The Illinois Manufacturers Asso-
citation is working through the Safe
Police Auxiliary Com nittee, 309 South
La Sale Street, Chicago, to reach
country editors. The offices OF TINS
committee are just across the street
from the headquarters OF the llilnois
Manufacturers Association, ard any
one making inquiries at the manu-
facturers' headquarters concerning
the constabulary bin is met with open
arms and enthusiastically sent over TO
see Mr.. Mather, the deaf gentleman
VIM Is engineering thinos at the
offices of the State Police Auxiliary
Committee.
Publicity Plan Requires Money
The publicity plan of the big in
,erests in the matter of the State con-
stabulary is simple and effective, but
requires large sum OF money, ~hich
is of little concern to those who have
plenty of it and are willing to spend
it to get what they want.
FRS of all the officers of the llli-
nos Press Association apparently
have been "seen" and "fiXed." This
association is composed of editors and
proprietors of small daily and weekly
papers throughout the State. The
official letterhead of the Illinois Press
Association is being used by the State
Police Auxiliary Committee in carry
ing on its publicity campaign.
The letterhead is being used to cir
eulate copies of letter written by
Paul r. Goddard of the Reporter,
Washington, Ill.,, commencing the con-
stabuary measuer and thanking the
committee for spending money with
the country papers of Illinois. Mr..
Goddard is past president of the
country editors organization and was
a member of its executive committee
at the time that he wrote the letter.
Paid Advertising Placed With Press
The second and most important step
was to place paid advertising matter
with the various country pc Inc
Illustration gives an idea OF the chaf-
acter of the advertising and the sort
of papers that are carrying it. Natu,
AailA oiiiA q lev papNAS NSN'' -
in the illustration, but the Chicago
correspondent of International Labor
News Service has seen big pile OF
papers from all parts of Illinois that
contained similar advertising matter.
Another angle to the scheme was 10
offer the country editors first, second
and third prizes of $500, $500 ana
$500 for "the best State police
articles" The prize money is held IN
escrow by the Illinois Merchants
Trust Company, and Robert II. Gault'
professor of psychology at Northwest,
ern University, has been designated
as judge of the contest.
This writing contest is the slickest
part of the scheme-if It works;
Evidently the Illinois Manufacturers
Association regards the country edi-
tors as simple-minded boobs and be-
lieves it can start them all to writing
their heads off and thereby obtain
many thousands of dollars worth ot
space for a paltry $1,000.
The originators of this scheme even
have had the gall to invite labor pa
pers to enter the contest. This invl-
taaon to labor and other sorts OF
papers is held out on the front cover