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Show Result of Boycott. I Tho only place In the United States that guarantees freedom from strikes, lockouts and labor warfaro is Battlo Crcok, Mich. Tho story 7 Tho work people, merchants, mer-chants, lawyers, doctors and other citizens citi-zens became aroused and Indignant nl tho offorts of tho labor unions throughout through-out tho country to destroy tho business busi-ness of ono of our largest industries tho Postum Ccrenl Co., Lt'd, nnd at tho open threats In the official union pa-perp pa-perp that tho entiro power of tho National Na-tional and State Federations of Labor wns bolng brought to bear to "punish" tho Industries of Battlo Creek, and particularly tho Postum Co. This sprung from tho refusal of C. W. Tost to obey tho "orders" of tho unions to tako the Postum advertising away from various papers that reluscil to purchase labor of tho labor trust tho unions. Mr. Post was ordered to Join tho unions in their conspiracy to "ruin" and "put out of business" theso publishers pub-lishers who had worked faithfully for him for years and helped build up his business. Thoy hnd done no wrong, but had found It Inconvenient nnd against their best Judgment to buy labor of tho labor trust. It Beems a rulo of tho unions to conspire to ruin anyone who does not purchaso from them upon their own terms. An lnkmakcr or papermakor who failed to sell ink or paper would have tho same reason to ordor Post to help ruin theso publishers. So tho peddler ped-dler In tho street might stono you If you refused to buy his apples; the cabman to run over you If you refused to rldo with him; the grocer ordor tho manufacturer to discharge certain pcoplo because they did not patronize him, and so on to tho ridiculous and villainous limit of all this boycott nonsenso, In trying to force pcoplo to buy what thoy do not want. If a man has labor to sell let him roll It ut the best price ho can got Just ns ho would sell wheat, but ho has no right to oven Intlmnto that ho will obstruct ob-struct tho business, or attempt Us ruin becnuso tho owner will not purchaso of him. Tho unions havo becomo so tyrannous tyran-nous and arrogant with tholr despotism despot-ism that a common citizen who has como tlmo to sparo and Innocently thinks ho has n right to put a littlo paint on his own houso finds ho must jiavo that paint taken off and put on again by "tho union" or nil sorts of dlro things happen to him, his employer em-ployer Is ordered to discharge blm, his grocer Is boycotted If ho furnishes film supplies, his family followed and Insulted and his llfo mndo moro miserable mis-erable than that of a black slavo before be-fore tho war. If ho drives a nail to ropalr tho houso or barn tho carpenters' carpen-ters' "union" hounds him. Ho takes n pipe wrench to stop a leaking plpo and provent damage to his property and tho plumbers' "union" does things to him. Ho cannot put a littlo mortar to n looso brick on his chimney or tho hilcklayers', plasterers or hod carriers' "union" Is up In arms, and If he carelessly cats a loaf of bread that has no "union" label on It tho bakers' "union" proceeds to mako llfo mioer-able mioer-able for him. So the whlto slavo is tied hand and foot, unnblo to lift a hand to better himself or do tho needful things, without with-out first obtaining permission from sorno haughty, Ignorant and abuslvo tyrant of sorao labor union. j It would nil soera rather llko a comic opera if it did not rob pcoplo of their freedom; that kind of work will not bo pormltted long In America. Somo smooth managers havo built up tho labor trust In tho last few years, to bring themselves money nnd power and by mannglng workmen, havo succeeded In making It posslblo for them to lay down tho law in somo cities and force workmen nnd cltlzons to "obey" implicitly, stripping them right and left of their llburtlcs. Thoy hnvo used boycotting, picketing, picket-ing, assaults, dynamiting of property and murder to enforro their ordors and rulo tho people. They have gone far enough to order tho President to remove re-move cortaln citizens from offlco becnuso be-cnuso tho "unions" weren't pleased 1 That means they proposo to mako tho law of tho unions roplaco tho law of this government and tho union leaders lead-ers domlnato even tho chief Executive. Execu-tive. This Is a government of and for tho pcoplo and no organization or trust shall dlsplaco It. But the unions try it every now and then, lod b7 desper-ato desper-ato men as shown In their doflanco of law and support of lawbreakers. I Tho "union" record of assaults, crlnnllng of men and evon women and children, destruction of property and murder of American citizens during tho past two years Is perhaps ten times tho volume of crlmo and nhuse perpetrated by slave owners during any two years previous to tho civil wor. Wo aro In u horrible period of lethargy, which permits us to stand Idly by whilo our Amorlran citizens aro abused, crippled and murdorcd In dozens and hundreds by an organization organiza-tion or trust, having fo its purpose. thrusting what It has to Bell (labor) upon us whether or no. Supposo nu American In a foreign city should bo chased by a mob, caught and beaten unconscious, then his mouth pried open nnd carbolic acid poured down his throat, then his ribs kicked In and his face well Btamped with Iron nallod shoes, murdered bo-causo bo-causo ho tried to earn bread for his children. By the Eternal, sir, a fleet of American men of war would nsscm-blo nsscm-blo thero, clear for action and blow something off tho fuco of tho earth, If reparation wero not mado for the blood of ono of our citizens. And what answer do wo make to tho appeals of tho hundreds of widows and orphans of thoso Amorlcuns murdered mur-dered by Inbor unions? How do wo try to protect tho thousnnds of intelligent intelli-gent citizens who, with reason, prefer not to Join nny labor union and bo subject to tho tyranny of tho henvlly paid rulers of the labor trusts? Upon a firm refusal by Mr. Post to Join this criminal conspiracy a general gen-eral boycott was ordered on Grnpo-Nuts Grnpo-Nuts and Postum all over tho country, coun-try, which sot tho good rod blood of our ancestors In motion, bringing forth the reply that has now passed into history: "Wo refuso to Join any conspiracy of organized labor to ruin publishers, nor will wo dlschargo any of our trusted employes upon tho orders of any labor union. If thoy can mako tholr boycott effective and sink our ship, wo will go down with tho captain on tho bridge and in command com-mand " This sot tho writers in labor papers crazy and they redoubled their abuse. Finally ono of their official organs camo out with a largo doublo column In denunciation of Battlo Crock, calling call-ing It "a running soro on tho face of Michigan," because It would not becomo be-como "orgnnlzed" and pay in dues to their labor leaders. Tho usual coarse, villainous epithets common to labor union wrltors wero Indulged In. Tho result wns to weld public sentiment sen-timent in Buttle Creek for protection. A citizens' association was started, and mass meetings hold. Good citi zens who happened to bo members of local unions, In somo cases quit tho unions ontlroly for thero is small need of them thero. Tho working pcoplo of Battlo Creek are of tho highest order of American mechanics. Tho mnjorlty aro not union mombors, for practically all of tho manufacturers havo for years do-cllned do-cllned to employ union men becauso of disturbances about eleven years ago, and tho union men now In tho city aro among tho best cltkens. No city In tho stato of Michigan pays as high avorago wages as Battlo Creole, no city of Its slzo Is ns prosperous, pros-perous, and no city has so large n proportion pro-portion of tho best grade of mechanics who own their own homes. So tho work people massed together with tho othor citizens of tho organization organi-zation of tho Citizens' Ass'n with tho following preamblo and constitution: Wheroas, From 1S91 to 1891 tho strikes Instigated by labor unions In Battlo Crook resulted In tho destruction destruc-tion of property and loss of largo sums of money in wages that would havo been expended hero; and, Whereas, Theso acts caused serious daraago to the city and in a market wny delayed Its progress at that tlmo; and. Whereas, SInco tho year 1894 tho citizens havo been enabled, by public sentiment, to proveut tho recurrence of strikes nnd. labor union disturbances disturb-ances which havo been prevalent cIbc-whero; cIbc-whero; and, Whereas, Tho employers of this city havo steadfastly refused to placo the management of their business under tho control of labor unions, but havo malntalnod tho highest Btandard of wages paid under llko conditions any-whoro any-whoro In tho United States, nnd hero-by hero-by unanimously declared their Intent to contlnuo such policy; and tho employes em-ployes of this city, n largo percentngo of whom own homes and have families fami-lies reared and educated under conditions condi-tions of peaco and tho well-earned prosperity of Btendy employment, hnve steadfastly malntalnod their right ns freo American citizens to work without with-out tho dictation and tyranny of labor union leaders, tho hitter oxperlenco of tho past ofllorlhg sufficient reason for a determined Bland for freedom; and, Whereas, Tho nttltudo of tho citizens citi-zens on this subject has been tho means of preserving peaceful conditions condi-tions and continuous prosperity, In marked contrast to tho conditions ox-lsting ox-lsting In other cities suffering from tho dictation of trades unionism; it is therefore Rosolvcd, That tho contlnunnco of peaco and prosperity In Battlo Creok can bo maintained, nnd tho destructive work of outsldo Interfcronco avoided undor tho combined effort and action of all our people, by tho formation of a Citizens' Association. CONSTITUTION. Artlclo 1. Name. Artlrio 2. Objects. First To insure, so far as posslblo, a pormancnt condition of pence, prosperity pros-perity and steudy employment to tho peoplo of Battlo Creek. Second To energetically assist In maintaining law and order nt all times and under all conditions. Third To protect Us members In tholr rights to mnnngo their property and to dispose of tholr labor In a legnl, lawful manner without reBlrnlnt or Interference. In-terference. Fourth To insuro and pormnnuntly maintain fnlr, Just treatment, ono with another, In all tho relations of life. Fifth To prcscrvo tho existing right of nny capable person to obtnln employment nnd sell his labor, without being obliged to Join nny pnrtleular church, secret Boclety, labor union or nny other organization, and to support all Biich persons In tholr efforts to resist re-sist compulsory methods on tho part of any organized body whatsoever. Sixth To promoto nmong employers employ-ers n spirit of fairness, friendship nnd deslro for tho best Interests of their omployes, and to promoto nmong workmen work-men tho Bplrlt of Industry, thrift, faithfulness faith-fulness to tholr employers and good citizenship. Sovcnth To so amnlgnmnto the public Bentlment of all of tho best citizens of Bnttlo Creek, that a guarantee guar-antee can bo given to tho world of n contlnunnco of penccful conditions, and that under such gunrantoo and protection manufacturers and capitalists capital-ists can bo Induced to locate their business busi-ness enterprises In Bnttlo Crook. Then follows nrtlclcs rclntlng to membership, officers, duties, etc., ate, etc. This constitution has been signed by the great majority of representative representa-tive cltlzons, Including our workpeople. workpeo-ple. A number of manufacturers from other cities, whero they havo been suffering nil sorts of Indignities, In-convcnlonco In-convcnlonco and losses from tho general gen-eral hell of labor union Btrlkes, picketing, pick-eting, assaults and other lntorfcr-onto, lntorfcr-onto, proposed to move, providing they could bo guaranteed protection. Tho subject grow In lmportanco until un-til it has reached a placo whero absolute abso-lute protection can bo guaranteed by tho citizens of Battlo Crcok on tho following broad and evenly balanced terms which guarantees to tho workman work-man nnd to tho manufacturer fairness, fair-ness, Justice, steady work and regularity regular-ity of output. Tho nowcomlng manufacturer agrees to maintain tho stnndard rnto of wngo paid clsowhoro for llko service, serv-ice, undor similar conditions, tho rnto to bo determined from tlmo to tlmo from well authenticated reports from competing cities. Tho tabulated wngo reports lBsued by tho Government Department of Commcrco nnd Inbor can also bo used to show the standnrd rnto, and It Is expected Inter on that this government bureau will furnish weekly reports of tho labor market from different editors, so that tho workman when ho Is ready to sell his labor and tho cmplojcr when ho Is ready to buy, may each havo rellnblo Information as to tho market or ruling prlco. Tho nowcomlng manufacturer also agrees to maintain tho snnitary and hygienic conditions provided for by tho stnto laws and to refrain from any lockouts to reduce wnges below tho stnndard, reserving to himself tho right to dlschargo any unployo for cause. Tho Citizens Association on Its part agrees to furnish, In such numbers as It Is posslblo to obtain, first-clnss workmen who will contract to sell their labor at tho standard price for such period as may bo fixed upon, agreeing not to strike, picket, assault other workmen, destroy proporty, or do any of the crimlnnl acts common to labor unionism. Each workman reserving re-serving to himself tho right to quit work for causo, and tho Citizens' Association As-sociation further pledges Its members mem-bers to uso Its nssoclntcd power to enforco tho contracts between employer em-ployer and employe, and to act en maBso to uphold tho law at all times. Tho now industries locating In Battle Bat-tle Creek will not start under nny sort of labor union domination whatsoever, whatso-ever, but will mako Individual contracts con-tracts with each eraployo, thoso contracts con-tracts being fnlr nnd equltablo and guaranteed on both sides. Thus fiom tho abuses of labor unions and their Insane efforts to ruin overyono who does not "oboy" has evolved this plan which replaces tho old conditions of Injustice, lockouts, strikes, violence, loss of money and property, and general Industrial warfare war-fare and inaugurates an era of perfect balance and fairness between employer em-ployer and employo, a steady contlnunnco contlnu-nnco of indtistiy and consequent prosperity. pros-perity. Tho entiro community pledged by public sentiment and privnto act to restore to each roan his ancient right to "peaco, freedom and tho pursuit of happiness." 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We have a steady, unvarying ro- HBJ spect for tho law-abiding, peaccablo BBJ union man and a most earnest desire HBJ to seo him gain power enough to BBJ purgo tho unions of their criminal BBfl practices, that hnvo brought down upon BBfl them tho righteous denunciation of a BBfl long-suffering and outraged public, hut BBfl wo will not fawn, truckle, bend tho BBfl ltnce, wear tho hated collar of whlto BBfl slavery, tho union label, nor prostltuto ! BBJ our American cltlzonahlp uudor "or- BBJ dors" of nny labor trust. BBJ You offer to rcmovo tho restriction 1 JBB on our business and with "union" gold BB choko tho throat and still tho voice IBB raised in stern denunciation of tho BBJ despotism which tramples houoath an k BB Iron-shot heol the freedom of our broth i JJBJ I IBB You would gag us with a Bllver bar i flJBJ and mufilo tho appeal to thu Amorlran ( flBpJ pcoplo to barken to tho cries for ' JBJ broad of tho littlo children whoso ' BBJ faithful fathers wero beaten to death BBJ whilo striving to earn food for them. BBJ Your boycott may perhaps succeed ; flBaj in throwing our pcoplo ont of work , flBJ and driving us from business, but you BBJ cannot wrench from us that priceless flHpj Jowol our fathers fought for and which BBJ ovory truo son guards with his llfo. BBJ Thcroforo, speaking for our work- BBJ pcoplo and ourselves, tho infamous JBfl offer Is declined." ' BBj POSTUM CEREAL. CO., LTD. H Noto by Publisher. Bfl Tho Postum Company have a yearly BB contract for spneo in this pnpor j Bfl which thoy havo a right to uso for 1 HH announcomonts of facts and prlncl- Bfl pics. Such uso docs not necessarily (' jj BB carry with It any odltorlal opinion. I Bfl i fB |