Show i k I I T Ti Ii 00 d WIn i i F i no i ii C CI Clergymen I I When a small clique of men put up upa a x scheme to to harness the clergy of America and Induce the ministers to In turn hitch up the members of ot the churches we should all take notice They couldn't harness the preach preachers rs In a bad cause e except by deceiving them Ministers of the gospel are essentially essentially essen essen- and fundamentally honest but like all men who work for the public good they are at at- times mislead by false statements Trust them when they the have exact truth to speak from Now for the story which should Interest Interest interest In In- terest every everyone one for Cor wo we are aro all either receivers vels vel's of wages wages' or we pay to wage earners and the freedom of each individual Individual individual In in- Is at issue in fn n various arlous papers the following statement has been printed Read It t carefully at least twice Interest In Labor Sunday labor Sunday the Sunday the Sunday precedIng preceding ing lug La Labor or day will day will be observed generally generally generally gen gen- this year and in future years throughout the United States This b because cau e of of the American Federation of Labor Laber declaration f for r the observance ance once of cr that day T The e numerous letters letters letters let let- recently received at American F Federation of Labor headquarters fJ from m ministers is an assurance that Interest in the idea of giving special attention rr tl to tb the cause of labor from the pulpit t one day In the twelve twelvemonths twelvemonths months is widespread Our readers are a urged d to try to bring about an und understanding understanding un un- un- un d in their respective distrIcts districts districts dis dis- with representatives of the church hu so that ministers will make may attract trade unionists unionists union union- to the churches in lar large e numbers for lor the thed day y Ministers should say what they think on the occasion In order that their trade union hearers may put the Uie right estimate as to where the church stands on the question of the organization of ot labor The more the subject is s discussed the better will it be for for- labor Union ethics are sound American Observe that Labor Union men are urged to induce ministers to tomake tomake tomake make addresses that will attract trade unionists unionist to the churches for tor the day Ministers should say etc l and winds up with Un Union on ethics are sound Cr observe the hidden threat f This is clipped from the American the organ of Sam Gomper Gompers Gom Gom- per pers et al i This clipping has been sent seat to papers papers pa pa- pers pens u throughout hout the country and the Typographical Union men In the newspaper newspaper news news- paper r offices Instructed to urge that It be printed d. d That is one of the ways of the machine machine ma chine It looks harmless so the papers print It But Lets Let's lift the cover and look under ander The hidden motive is as dangerous to the peace and liberty of the citizens citizens citi clU- zens as a coiled colled rattlesnake In the grass brass Organization b by workmen to peacefully peacefully peace peace- fully tally and successfully present th Their theirs air ss s side cle is is necessary and most commend- commend able aple Tocte are are such organizations now rapidly ly winning their way to public confidence without strikes dynamite or killing fellow workmen Some CSome facts on m this matter a little along in this article We s se see e here a demand on the min ministers inters oT or God that they endorse and help belp build up the strike-producing strike boycotting and violent American Federation Federation Federation Fed Fed- of Labor Think of at the man of God who teaches bro brotherly h love being covertly ordered to o praise and help get new members members' for an organization with a record for violence crime and murder done done by its it members the like of which the world has never seen Think of the tho thousands of women made widows and the Increasing thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of children left fatherless by the pistol club dynamite and boot D h heel el of of members of this Labor Trust Any 1 one who recalls the countless mur murders ers dons done In the multitude of strikes In the tho past few tew years will wUl agree this is no exaggeration Take Talce just one cne as nn asan an illustration There were some sonic thirty men murdered murdered mur- mur dered and over bruised and maimed in tho the Chicago teamsters teamster's strike 1 I I There There Is seldom n R day passes but somewhere in our country from one to toa toa toa a score of our fellow men are assaulted assault assault- ed 01 or murdered by members of this band Then remember the homes blown up or burned The families hounded the rioting burning of or street cars wrecking of ot trains and attempted or successful killing of passengers The general disturbance of Industry and the thousands of ot dollars forced from tax payers to pay extra police sheriffs and militia to protect even ina In Ina a feeble wa way the citizens from the mobs of members of the American Federation of Labor Then you will realize why the great reat peace-loving peace majority of ot over 80 million million million mil mil- lion Americans protest against the the- growth of ot this tainted crime-tainted organization tion comprising perhaps one and o one one- ehalt e- e half halt million men of which it is estimated esti esti- estimated mated at least tenths seven-tenths are peace- peace loving citizens and are members by coercion and are not In sympathy with the three tenths who have gained control control con con- trot and force their methods We find that a few designing men have baye seized control of ot the American Federation of Tab Labor r j Just st as some som shrewd capitalists have secured control control control con con- of some railroads and other Interests Interests Interests In In- and are now twisting and turnIng turnIng turning turn- turn Ing them into machines for personal profit and fame These men cunningly plan to force workmen to Join and pay 25 to 75 cents a month in fees Various methods are used to Induce Induce induce In duce workmen to Join First they talk of the tyranny of capital making slaves of workmen Then they work up enthusiasm about the brotherhood of man and other talk which experience has shown excites the emotions of workmen workmen workmen work work- men and they are Induced to Join and pa pay fees to the leaders The workmen In Battle Creek are as a rule free from the dictates of the great Labor Trust and still get the highest wages In U l Michigan If It they had bad yielded to the smooth talk of ot the agents of the trust and Joined they would pay in fees from to a month to the big trust and be subject to strike orders any time Now they save that and nd put the mone money Into homes and family comforts comforts comforts com com- forts But the managers of ot the American Federation of Labor have worked hard and long to harness them The trust has sent small bales of money and last winter 18 organizers to tie tip up Battle Creek They hired halls gave picture shows smokers etc as an Investment looking to rich returns when they succeeded in havIng having hav hav- haying hay hay- I ing them tied hand and foot But they failed tailed an and the last of these organizers left Battle Creek on May 1st saying its no use The workmen knew the record recard of this great trust and formed their own association to protect their rights and also to protect them from tho big Labor TrustIn Trust In Philadelphia some Independent independent independent dent street car men men who wh mainly had families had their own union and refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to join the big trust preferring to oe ice free to work or not as they pleased I Jut But ut the trust planned to force them into the paying fee-paying ranks so a strike was ordered to compel the traction company to kick out these men and hire only Labor Trust members It was not a question of wages or hours but to push the free tree freemen men out of ot their positions where they were earning earning earn earn- ing good money to support their families lies The hc strike was ordered not to raise wages or reduce hours ber but solely to throw out members of an Independent union and make places only for tor Labor Trust members and thus show tho Independent men they could not earn a living unless they first paid fees fo 0 the trust man man- agers Inci Incidentally the people of Philadel r phia must submit to no car service rioting and bloodshed bloodshed with millions In losses lossee while these fee bunting notoriety notoriety notoriety noto- noto seeking trust leaders were teachIng teach teach- ing the hc world that Industry cannot be carried on except by workmen who fi first st bend the tho knee bow the head and pay fees tees How flow these men as strike leaders lovo love to Lo see their names in the papers each morning Its It's meat and bread to their souls Then think of the lordly power and dont don't forget the steady flow of money squeezed zed from the workmans workman's hard earned p pay y But when these leaders tie up any industry no man can hold a job who refuses to pay fines even on trumped up charges and steadily pay fees whatever they are The workman Is absolutely at the mercy of ot this band of men who have secured and hold control Many and many an honest workman has raised his voice and appealed to his his' fellows to rise and throw off the yoke yok of Gompers et al at But as one writes At every convention of the American Federation of Labor strong opposition comes up but at the critical critIcal critical crit crit- ical moment the Impassioned orator appears and most dramatically puts the spot light on the leader and covers him with a mawkish film of ot martyrdom martyrdom martyrdom martyr dom and the emotional delegates yell yellIn In delight forgetting the instructions of the peaceful workingmen at home who desire to free tree themselves from the odium of membership under the great advocates of strike boycott vIolence violence vio vIo- lence and hate So we see the unequalled Insolence with which these trust leaders propose propose propose pro pro- pose to induce ministers to pull their chestnuts from the fire by pr preaching modern a aggressive and violent violent vio vio- lent labor trust methods There Is a better way to secure Justice justice justice Jus jus- tice for workers as will appear further furth furth- er along Just a little diversion here I am charged with having first brought to the attention of the public some years ago the name Labor Trust A trust is a combination of men or organizations for the purpose of selling selling selling sell sell- ing their product at a profit and restrIcting restricting restricting re re- production to effect it We Ve will say a large Oil Company gathers in smaller ones and thus controls controls con con- troIs production The Labor Trust gathers in local trade organizations and thus has power power pow pow- er to say how much work each man shall do I The Oil Company then fixes prices The Labor Trust does likewise The Oil on Company may use methods methods methods meth meth- to force an un unwilling willing dealer to join The Labor Trust men go further and slug the independent man if it he tries to sell his labor without paying fees and obeying orders They are both exactly alike In purpose which in both cases is entirely selfish to gain power and money for the leaders Certain Labor Trust members do donot donot donot not hesitate to use violence dynamiting dynamiting dynamiting dyna dyna- of property burning homes of independent men and even murder to force obedience The Tho Oil on Company doesn't go so far Both are extremely dangerous t to the welfare of people and communities ties for power placed In the hands of a few men either representing CapItal Capital Cap Cap- ital or Labor Is almost always abused and the public suffers Remember reader that your safety lies in strenuous opposition to all trusts which try to ride over and dictate dictate dictate dic dic- tate to the people Only by opposing their growth can you retain your personal persona liberty Ibert y i 1 Now ow to ministers Th The average congregation Is made up of about 90 per cent of free Cree citi citizens citizens zens and much less than 10 per cent of members of ot th Labor Trust The free citizen wants to hear words defending the rights and Independence of the common man free treo from the are arr dictates of any self seeking organization either of Capital or Lab La La- b bor r. r The merchant lawyer school teacher teach teach- cr er doctor clerk farmer and workman workman workman work work- man rebels against any forcible stopping stopping stop stop- ping of trains boats street cars or factories for Cor the prosperity of the community is entirely dependent on steady continuance of these things Men dont don't like strikes boycotts injured injured in in- workmen or burned cars and factories A famous divine says Those These men Inon may hate capitalists but their hate fors for other laboring men burns like a flame flame eats like nitric acid is malignant be beyond yond all description Then Toen we remember cases of acid throwing eyes gouged out rC n pursued women stripped de du- dui i Q men murdered and the long long lI list t of atrocities practised practised bj Tia l-Tia abor or Trust members on other human beings who cannot agree with the trust methods Now for the better way Workingmen are now organizing Inthe in inthe inthe the old fashioned tr trades ldes union or guild way affiliated with the National National Na Na- Trades and Workers Association Association tion whose constitution provides arbitration arbitration ar of differences with agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat for no strikes boycott picketing picket picket- picketing ing or hateful coercion of any kind This Trade Association has evolved from the experience of the past and andIs andis andis is the highest order of Trades Trades' Unionism Unionism Union Union- ism at the present day Under its laws it is not possible for forthe forthe forthe the Hod Carriers Union or the Street Sweepers Union to order the schoolteachers school schoolteachers schoolteachers teachers or locomotive engineers to quit work in a sympathetic strike If It any craft finds Taws ice injustice the case Is presented to properly selected arbitrators arbitrators arbi testimony taken and the case case presented to the public through the press Thereupon public opinion that greatest of all powers makes itself felt relt and cur curiously enough a fair settlement settle ment meat is generally the result There Is no strike no loss of wages no loss to the community and yet the faithful workers get their Just treatment treat treat- ment There are many details which have been worked out by men skilled in labor matters It will recompense any interested man to know these details which can be secured by a postal request for constitution and laws by-laws written to the National Trades and Workers Association As An Kingman Block Battle Creek Mich Reader look carefully Into this great question of the relations of CapItal Capital Capital Cap Cap- ital and Labor and Its successful solution so so lution The new plan works and brings results for the members f l so so Bof impressed favorably V F impressed with the trustworthiness and practicability practicability ability of the leaders of ot this new la labar labor bar bor movement that I 1 gave the Association Association atlon a at Battle Dattle Creek worth about and with about rooms to be used as a home fo fog their old members and the helpless babies sometimes made fatherless bj by bythe the pistol club or boot heel of of some som member of ot the violent Labor Trust Suppose you attend 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