Exeter Advocate, 1905-02-09, Page 7SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD
Our Neighbor is the Man Most in
Need of Our Sympathy.
And who is my neighbor? St.
Luko, x.. 29.
This was the question proposed by
the lawyer who had asked Christ
what he should do to inherit eternal
life. '1 he learned Jew was evidently
confounded by the first ar.s•.ver of
the Galilean rabbi referring him to
the Mosaic law; and his perplexity
was increased by the Lord's quiet
repartee when fro rehearsed the
great duties, to his God and to his
neighbor. It would seem ns though
the clever unfriendly critic forgot
the hostile purpose with which he
stood up to question and, really
conscience stricken and willing to
jt.stify himself, in good faith asked
the question of the text.
If there be ono lesson that the
Master reiterated more frequently
than another, and sought in so
many ways and on so many occas-
ions to impress, it is the great
truth of universal brotherhood sug-
gested by the question "Who is my
neighhcr?" Tie did so. doubtless,
not because it is so difficult of ap-
prehension but because :t is so hard
of application. The life of service
would indeed be easy if it consisted
only it. doing the things that per-
tain epecifrcially to God- to wor-
ship, to pray. to give for the main-
tenance of religion, to hold implicit-
ly the great Verities as they apply
only t(• Deity. All these would call
for comparatively little effort and
aro, after all, not veru sclero
TESTS OF CHARACTER.
'This lawyer and those he represent-
ed were very scrupulous in the dis-
charge of these duties, and yet.
while being so, could count all the
rest of the world as outside the pale
of their sympathy. They had gotten
hold et only one side of religion and
had utterly neglected the other.
Who then, is our neighbor? Who
are those we are bound to lova and
help? Surely not only our kindred
and those who are bound to us by
ties of companionship and interest.
Goinez thus far, we go no further
than pagans have gone before. We
are to transcend this if we aro to
Ire worthy of the Ohristian name. We
must fad our neighbor everywhere
and in every one, but moro especial-
ly in the than who needs us.
Thera aro three barriers that re-
tard the spread of this gospel of
universal brotherhood—pride of race,
pride of place and pride of charact-
er. There is a pride of race that is
entirely worthy. When, however, its
assertten causes other races to bo
despised and avoided, when it breeds
enmity. engenders strife and mani-
fests itself in injustice and prejudice
it is contrary to the Christ spirit
and unworthy of those who possess
a genuine basis for such distinction.
There is n pride of position which
is '; onnnenelable. for we are all mem-
bers of the saute body, but all have
not the same oflre. But when those
of high station laud it ovet those of
low- estate; when social, civil, finan-
cial or intellectual elevation puts
men ons of sympathy with those who
live upon a lower plane, or when
consideration is shown in a spirit
of condescension it is destructive of
the
SFIRIT OF BROTHERII00U.
Finally there is a pride of charac-
ter deserving of praise and emula-
tion. it never assumes the "holier
than thou" attitude: it "vaur.tcth
not itself" and "is not trilled up."
If that lawyer had answered his own
question it is quite certain he would
have excluded the ungodly and im-
moral. But in Chsist's view the
neighbor we should commiserate and
rescue is not only the poor traveller
who may fall among thieves, but
every ono who has lost his way or
fallen into the mire of guilt and
shame.
Our neighbor, then, is not the man
who is up and who can Desist us on
our way, but he that is down and
whom he can help to rise. he is tho
man who is most in need of our
sympathy and succor: he is the than
who has a bruised and bleeding
heart that only patient love can
heal. If we go to hint and help and
bless hint and make ourselves neigh-
bor unto hitt we shall thus fulfil the
law of Christ and not only he keep-
ing Ms con►mandments but living
His Iiia
THE S. S. LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
FEB. 12.
The Second Miracle in Cana. John
iv. 43-84. Golden Text,
John y, 36.
INTRODUCTION.
The Samaritan woman at Jacob's
well accepted Jesus by faith as her
personal Saviour from sin. Then
she hurried back into the village
cool became at once a messenger of
salvation to others, persuading
many ro come and hear and see
for themselves the person who had
searched and uncovered and then
cleansed her own sinful heart. Jesus
saw them corning, a great :multi-
tude, their white turbans nodding
in the sunlight as they moved slow-
ly up the valley. A pictureseiue
sight it was, and it auggesteal to
the mind of .Jesus a field of grain
while unto harvest moved and
swayed Into steady utvdulationx by
the wind. But it wax more than a
liguro of speech when, pointing to
the moving, swaying throng of hu-
manity, he said to his disciples,
"Lift up your eyes auto look on the
fields, for they are white nlrrvuly
unto harveat." Two (lass he tar-
ried in that 'faarraritan harvest field
with his chosen helpers, and litany
were the eheaaves they garnered for
eternity. 'Men he proceeded again
on his way into Galilee.
LESSON 1LF:i,1'8.
43. "Now alb r two days". --The
two days spent among the Snit ari-
tane at their request. Ser' intro-
duction and v. 40 of this chapter.)
41. "For deeds himself testifiewi"
—see Malt. 18. 57; Mark (1. 4. "ilia
own country"—I'roleably referring to
Judea, the land of his birth, whence
he had just c
45. "'!'hen vlie'n he was come—all
the things that he did"—The a-
eie:s referred to in 2. '3. "At Jer-
usalem at the feast"—'('hut is, the
Passover. (Seel 2, I3-25.)
Ori. "huIlona it" —Lit ernlly. "king's
sun." meaning an official of the king
(Herod a tit ipns. "l'nper,,atin►"—
Abuut twen ty-t we milers nor(leenst
of ('rola. the headquarters of Jesus
during his (lallllcan ministry.
48. "Then said .Jesus,-- Except
ye see signs and w fern, ye will
trot believe"—The faith inspired only
ly :nos awl wonders is not pro-
found, and hence not trustworthy.
Jesus diet not wish to he knou•ti 81111-
P1y ns a worker of miracles.
4J. "Stir, come down ere my child
die"—These simple words of appeal
revenl both the faith the man had
in .leets and his great lore for his
Pick child. '1'o nti nppenl prompted
by faith and lore .teems never foiled
to respond.
51. Met him, nerd fold hhn, snt•-
ing Thy son llveth"—Their message
is that the child has revived; his
revovery Is at least assured. it not
alrenety accomplished.
52 "Then inquired he-- began
(4) amend"—Or, "news somewhat bet-
ter." Apparently pointing to n not
lustaatttneuus recovery. Another in-
stance of grnfitnl healing is recordedI
In Jfark S. 22-25. "Aral they said
(he setientli hour"—One o'rlo•k p.tn.
.',:: ' Hensel( believed"—Faith of-
te. in the case of this Wren. Is
of er.r.hin) e'rowth. i•'luni. n1,i'ling
feel' et the .fessiahship of Jesus is
he a un•au'
e
SH.ERBORNE'S ANNIVERSARY.
Old English Town Will Celebrate
Its 1,200 Years.
This year is the 1,20011, anniver-
sary of the (omelet' of the town,
the bishopric, twsl the school of
Sherborno, Fingland, by St. Eald-
helot, in 705,
The occasion will be marked by a
pageot:t which will begin in Sher-
1.ornc ['nett, on Whit Moislny. and
which will be coetimied every day
for it week. The lutgwant. which is
in the nature of a folk -play, has
been written by Mr. Louis N. Park-
er. with the nee iutjamce of Me.
James ititoades, as it Mr. Walter
Raymond. It is in 11 episodes and
a final tabtlenu, noel will be per-
fornsrd by 500 Shothorne people.
1t ehvtis with the coating of St.
T?nhlhelm, the expulsion of the
1►anesey !bishop Rathstan, the death
of king I':titrllralel, the corning of
Alfred the Groat. the introduction of
the Itwralietiue rule. Ihy removal of
the s.e of Sherburne to Salieltiry by
William the C'onquer'or•, the build-
ing of Sherborne Castle by Roger
do Caen. the quarrel between the
town and the monastery. the fotntd-
ing of the alehouses, the suppression
of monastery, the receipt of the
new charter by Sherborne School,
atoll ends with a tabel aux of Sir
Waller Raleigh, whose home Sher-
irorttn was.
Mr. Parker read the text of the
Pageant to the Soriet i of 1N ese•t-
nten in i,emIMn at rho London Ins-li-
tut.iem just recently.
THE DATE OF EASTER.
Church Festival Does Not Follow
Full Moon This Year.
It is safe to shy that there will
be some trouble al t the elate of
Easter this year, eayc The Liver-
pool I'ost ^nd Mercury. (:n,rd peo-
ple will find out from the almanacs
that the moon fs full on the morn-
ing of 'I'neschly. the 21st March. and
will urge that. Easter should he ce-
lebrated on the f.►lluwin_' :entelny,
the loth. I1 will he n . well to
altdirf(mte all objections by saying
thnt Faster Day will be April 23,
because the festival is s:eltleel not
by any net rote -mica! edisert-at tem,
l.ut by act of Perliaii nt, 21 (leo.
1i., cap. 2:t. 1751. Pnrlintnent in
its wisdom ndopted an nrtillce which
obviates many difficulties and pre-
vents much (liselisllion. It con-
ctrurtorl nn insngitrnry moron, which
we rimy call the ecclewinst 'cal moon,
and arranged for their now creation
to kern somewhere n'nr the real
moon, lel did not. trouble to en,atre
e!cnet coincidence. 'Them l'nrlintm.-nt
(elected that F'nster stiotilcl be ob-
served necorrling to the eceleuinstical
moan. dales for hying full
they could confiehemtly predict. r'ince
It would follow the rules they lnid
down. fn this way they got over
any eliffleulty thnt might nrise from
difTerencoe of iongitrnl'. It must he
admitesl Ihnt Parliament did its
work very «.11, bring skilfully ad-
visnl, and uarratly the two incense
ere so e!ose thnt no tetrction 'triers.
Now and then, however, the want
of eoitn'lefr'r'ce nxtl.ry itself fell. atel
it will be found that this tiirterence
oreltret when th'' 'pact Is 21.
A woman getq very suspirfous of her
heshnnd when be (zoos n lone Ifene
teillueat (lobe( anything that leaks
•uspl••lotis
TIHERE WAS NO NEWS.
A fatuous war correspondent while
a reporter on an American paper one
day approached a farmer In a Ken-
tucky town and asked hire if there
was any news in his neighborhood.
"Nut a bit," said the former. "Wo
are all too busy with our crops to
think of anything olso."
"1'rctty good crops this year?"
queried the reporter.
"Splendid," said the farmer. "I
ought to bo la my Held this minute,
an' I would be it I hadn't cotue to
town to see the coroner."
"'1910 core:er'"
''Yes; scant him to hold an inquest
on a couple of fellers down in our
neighborhood."
"Inquest? Was it an accident?"
"No; 7.eke Burke did it a pappus.
Plugged George Rambo and his boy
Bill with a pistol. (bot to have an
inquest."
"What caused the fight?"
'There wasn't no fight. Zoko never
give the other fellows a show. Guess
he was right, too, 'cause the Ram-
bus didn't give %tike's father an'
brother any chance. Just hid bo -
hind a tree anti tired at 'ern as they
come tilting the road. 'l'hat was yis-
tiday nlornin', an' In an hour Y.t'ko
had squared accounts."
"Ilas Zeke been arrested?"
"No. 11'hitt's the use? Homo of
Iold nen Itamho's relatives cone
along Last night, burned down
Zeke's house, shut him an' his wife,
a►►' set tire to his barn. No; 7.eka
hasn't been arrested. Itut 1 ain't
got time to talk to you. Cot to
get hack to my harvesttn'. Rut
there ain't no noes down our way.
If anythin' happens I'll let you
know."
♦—
ACCOItUI N(: Tt) OH'l'IIODoN Y.
Kaggsby—Ito you know 'there I'tn
going next summer, if I live?
tt'agesby—No; but I'm pretty cer-
tain 'there you tt ill go if you don't.
esult of Boycott
'1'i10 only place In the United States
that guarantees freedom from strikes,
lockouts and labor warfare is Rattle
Creek, Mich.
The story? Tho work people, mer-
chants, lawyers, doctors and other
citizens became aroused and indig-
nant at the efforts of the labor nn -
(ons throughout the country to des-
troy the business of one of our larg-
est industries—the Postu►n Cereal
Co., Lt'd, and at the open threats in
the official union papers, that the
entire power of the National and
State Federations of Labor was bo-
ing brought to bear to "muesli" the
industries of ilattle Creek, and par-
ticularly the Postum Co.
'Phis sprung from the refusal of C.
W. fort to obey the "orders" of the
unions to take the Postum ndvertis-
Ing away from various papers that
refused to purchase labor of the la-
bor trust—the unions.
Mr. Post was ordered to join tho
unions in their conspiracy to "ruin"
and "put out of business" these pub-
lishers who had worked faithfully
for hint for years, and helped build
up his business. They had done no
wrong, but had found ft inconven-
ient and against their best judgment
to buy labor of the labor trust. It
seems a role of the unions to conspire
to ruin anyone who dons not pur-
chase from them upon their own
terms.
An ink maker or paper maker who
tailed to sell ink or paper would
have the same reason to orr'er Post
to help ruin these publishers. So the
peddler in the street might stone you
it you refused to buy his apples; tho
cabman to run over you if your re-
fused
o-fused to ride with hits; vie grocer
order the manufacturer to discharge
certain people because they did not
patronize him, and so on to the ri-
diculous and villianotis limit of all
this boycott nonsense, irk trying to
force people to buy hat they do
not want.
It a man has labor to sell let lilm
sell it at the best price he can get
just as ha would sell wheat lett he has
no right to even lltimato that he
will obstruct the business, or at-
tempt its ruin because the owner
will not purchase of him.
The unions have become so tyran-
nous and arrogant with their despo-
tism that n common citizen who has
some time to spare and innocently
thinks he has a right to put n little
paint on his own house finds he must.
have that paint taken off and put on
again by "the union" or all sorts
of dire things happen to him, his
employer Is ordered to dischnrgo
hint, his grocer is boycotted it he
Punishes him supplies. his family fol-
lowed and insulted and his wife mado
more miserable than that of a black
slave before the war. It be drives a
nail to repair the house or burn tho
carpenter's "union" hounds hien. Ito
takes a pipe wrench to stop a leak -
Ing pipe and prevent dnmace to his
property and the plumbers "union"
floes things to him. Ile cannot put
a little mortar to a loose brick on
bis chimney or the bricklayers, plas-
terers or hod carriers "union" is up
in arms and if he carelessly eata a
loaf of bread that has no "union"
label on it the hal: rs "union" pro-
ceeds to runke life etiserahle for him.
So the white shave is tied hand and
foot unable to lift n hand to better
himself or do the needful things,
althout first ohtaMine permission
from sine haughty, ignorant and
abusive tyrant of some labor union.
It would all seem rather like a
comic opera, if it did not rob people
of their f eeelom; that kind of work
will not be hermit ted long in Amer-
ica.
Some smooth mnnngers have built
up the labor trust in the lest few
tears, to bring themselves money anti
power and by managing workmen,
have succeeded in Making it possible
for them to lay down the law in
some cities and force workmen and
citizens to "obey" implicitly, strip-
ping them right and left of their
liberties.
They hat. used boycotting, picket-
ing, nssanits, d, namlting of proper-
ty nod murder to enforce their or-
ders and rule the people. They have
gone far enough to order the Presi-
dent to remove certain citizens from
office bemuse the "Unions" weren't.
pleased.
That means they propose to make
the law of the unions, replace the
law of this government and the un-
ion leaders dominate even the chief
!executive.
'!'his is a government of and for
the i.eople end no organization or
trust ::hall displace it. ilut 1Ire un-
ions try it every now and then, led
by desperate men as shown in their
drtlnnee of law and support of law
hrenkers.
The "utdon" record of assaults.
rippling of men and even women'
and children, e;estructlon of property
end murder of Ant, -icon nil i'ens (lur-
ing the tins( 2 see rs is perhaps 10
tines the volume of crime and abuse f
perpetrated by slave owners during
tiny two y"nrs pronoun to the civil
wee We are In a horrihle period of
iethares. tthieh permits ns to stand
idly by while our American citire tis
are abused, CI 1ppiP(1 and murdered In
don -'1s ire rl hun.lr...l' 1,t an orgnniza-
5hou or fowl, having for its purpose,
thrusting what it has to sell (labor)
upon ;is whether or no.
Suppose an American In a foreign
city should be chased by a mob,
caught and beaten unconscious, then
his mouth pried open and carbolic,
acid poured down his throat, then
his ribs kicked in and his face well
stamped with iron nailed shoe's, mur-
dered because ho tried to earn
bread for his children. By the Eter-
nal, sir, a fleet of American Men of
War would assemble there„ clear for
action and blow something oft the face
of the earth, it reparation were not
made for the blood of ono of our
citizens.
And what answer do wo make to
the appeals of the hundreds of wi-
dows and orphans of those Ameri-
cans murdered by labor unions? How
do we try to protect the thousands
of intelligent citizens who, with rea-
son, prefer not to join any labor
union and bo subject to tho tyranny
of the heavily paid rulers of the la-
bor trusts?
Upon a firm refusal by Mr. Post
to join this criminal conspiracy a
general boycott was ordered on
Grape -Nuts and Posit= all over the
country, which set tho good red
blood of our ancestors in motion,
bringing forth the reply that has
now passed into history: "We refuse
to join any conspiracy of organized
labor to ruin p'tblistuors, nor will
we discharge any of our trusted em-
ployes upon tho orders of any labor
union. If they can make their boy-
cott effective and sink our ship, wo
will go down with the captain on
the bridge and in command."
This set tho writers in labor papers
crazy and they redoubled their abuse.
Finally ono of their official organs
came out with a large double col'tmn
denunciation of Rattle Creek, calling
it "a running sore on the face of
Michigan," because it would not be-
come
o-conte "organized" and pay in dues
to their labor leaders. Tho usual
coarse, villianous epithets common
to labor union writers were In-
dulged in,
The result was to weld public sen-
timent in Battle Creek for protec-
tion. A citizen's association was
started and mass meetings held.
flood citizens who happened to bo
members of local unions, In some
cases quit the Unions entirely for
there is sunall need of them there.
The working people of Rattle Creek
are of the highest order of American
mechanics. The majority are not
union members, for practically all of
the rnnnufaeturers have for years
declined to employ union mon be-
cause
o-cause of disturbances about 11 years
ago, and the union men now in the
city are among the best. citizens.
No city in tho state of Michigan
Pare as high average wages as lint-
tle Creek, no city of its sire is as
prosperous, and no city has so large
a proportion of the best grade of
mechanics who own their own homes.
So the work people massed togeth-
er with the other citizens in the or-
ganisation of the Citizens' Associa-
tion with the following preamble and
constitution:
Whereas front 1801 to 180.1 tho
strikes instigated by labor Unions
in Battle ('reek resulted In the de-
struction of property and loss of
Targe sums of money in wages that
woulrl have been expended here; and,
Whereas, these acts caused serious
damage to the city and in a marked
why dclayeti its progress at that
tithe; and,
Whereas, since the year 1801 the
citizens have been enabled, by public
senlitnent, to prevent the recurrence
of strikes and Labor lhgion dist'►r-
bnn.•cs which have been prevalent
elsetchere; and,
Whereas, the ennployern of this city
have steadfastly refused to place the
management of their businesa under
the control of Labor Unions, but
have maintained the highest stand-
ard of wages paid under like condi-
tions anywhere in the United States,
and hereby imaelmously declared
their intent to continue such policy;
and the employes of this Fity, a Inrgo
Percentage of whom own homes and
have families reared and echtcated
under conditions of peace and the
well-earned prosperity of steady em-
ployment, have stemifttstly melntnin-
ed their right as free American citi-
zens to work without the dictation
and tyranny of Labor Union leaders,
the bitter experience of the past
olTering sufficient reason for a deter-
mined stand Inc freedom; and,
Whereas, the attitude of the citi-
zens on this subject has been the
means of preserving peaceful condi-
tions and continuous prosperity In
marked contrast to the conditions
existing in other cities suffeing front
the dictation of Trades Unionism; it
is therefore,
Resolved. that the continnnnce of
pence and prosperity In Hattie Creek
ran 1►e maintained, and the destruo-
tivo work of outside Interference
avoided tinder the combined effort'
and action of all our people. by they
urination of a Citizens Association,
CONSTI'I'UTiON.
Article 1.—Natnn.
Article 2. --Objects.
First—'1'o insure, Ac, iar as possible,
a permanent condition of peace, pros- i
Parity and steady employment to th
people of Battle Creek.
Second—To energetically assist in
maintaining law and order at all
tithes and under all conditions.
Third—'1'o protect its members it
their rights to manage their proper
ty and to dispose of their labor in
a legal, lawful manner without re-
straint
o-straint or interference.
Fourth—To insure and permanently
maintain fair, just treatment, one
with ant...aer in all tho relations of
life.
Pifth—To preserve the existing
right of any capable person to ob-
tain employment and sell his labor,
witho'tt being obliged to join any
particular church, secret society,
labor union or any other organiza-
tion, and to support all such per-
sons in their efforts to resist compul-
sory methods on the part of any
organized body whutsoover.
Sixth—To promote among employ-
ers a spirit of fairness, friendship
and desire for the best interests of
their employes, and to promote
among workmen the spirit of indus-
try, thrift., faithfulness to their em-
ployers and good citizenship.
Seventh—To so amalgamate the
public sentiment of all the best citi-
zens of Battle Creek, that a guaran-
tee ran be given to the world of a
continuance of peaceful conditions,
and that under such guarantee and
protection tnanufacturers and cnpi•
talists can be induced to locate their
business enterprises in Rattle Creek.
'!'hen follows articles relating to
membership, officers, duties, etc.,
etc., etc.
This constitution has been signed
by the great majority of representa-
tive c 'Lizette including our work -
people.
A number of manufacturcra from
other cities, where they have been
suffering all sorts of indignities, in-
convenience and losses from the gen-
eral hell of Labor union strikes,
picketing, asratills and other inter-
ference. proposed to move, providing
they could be guaranteed protection.
'The subject grew in importance un-
til it has reached a place whore ab-
aolute protection can be guaranteed
by the citizens of Rattle Creek on
the following broad and evenly bal-
anced terms which guarantees to
the workman and to tho manufac-
turer fairness, justice, steady work
and regularity of output.
o this city offers industrial poace_ now
with cheap coal and good water,
first-class railroad facilities and the
best grade of fair, capable and
peaceable meelmnics known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
"Secy, of the Citizens' Ass'n."
The new coining manufacturer
agrees to maintain the standard rate
of wage paid elsewhere for like ser-
vice, under similar ronditioms, the
rate to be determined from time to
time from well authenticated reports
from competing cities. The tabulated
wage reports Issued try the Govern-
ment Department of Comme►co and
Labor can also be mod to show rho
standard rate, and it is expecte:I
later on that this government bureau
will furnish tvee!sly reports of the
labor market from different centers.
so that the workman when he is
ready to sell his labor anti the em-
ployer when he is ready to buy, may
each have reliable information as to
the market or riling price.
The new -coming manufacturer alio
agrees to maintain the sanitary turd
hygienic conditions provided for by
the state laws and to refrnin from
any lockoula to reduce wager below
th.. standard, reserving to himself
the right to discharge any employee
for cams..
Tho Citizens' Association on Ito
pert agrees to furnish, in surh num-
bers as it 18 possible to obtain, first
close workmen who trill contract to
sell their labor at the standard
(Tice fur such Period as may be fix-
ed upon, agreeing not to strike.
picket, assault other workmen, de-
stroy property, or do any of the
criminal acts common to labor un-
ionism. Each wnrktnnn reserving
himself the right to quit work for
cense, and the Citizens' Association
further pledges its ngetnlx'rs to use
ifs to -sweated power to enforce the
contracts between employer 01111 eml-
pluyre enol to net entltasse to uphold
the law nt all tinges.
The new indust1-108 locating ie
Brittle Creek will not stort under
any sort of labor union domination
whntsoover. but will make indrvitir-
al contracts with each employes.
these contrnrts being fair nal equi-
table and guarnnteed on both sides.
Thus from the nhn'es of labor un-
iting anti their insnne efforts to ruin
everyone who dues not "(they" has
evolved this plan which repinces the
old conditions of injustice, lockouts.
strikes. violence, loss of money acid
property, and general industrial
warfare. and Inaut, irntes nn era 01
per fort ',glance and fairness be-
tween employer end employee, n
steady cnntimmnre of industry and
consequent prosperity. The entire
community pledged by public semti-
ment and private act to restore to
ench man his ancient right to
"peace, freedom nod the pursuit of
happiness."
Other cities will be driven to pro-
tect their work people. merchants
and citizens ns well as their Indus-
trie"( from the blight of strikes, vio-
lence and the loss's brought on by
labor rrmenisrrt run amuck, by adopt-
ag the "Rattle Creek plan," but
Identification.
The public should remember that.
there aro a few Labor Unions con-
uu,ted on peaceful lines and in pro-
portion as they are worthy, thoyi
have won esteem, for we, as a poo-'
pie, are strongly in sympathy with!
any right act that has for its pure
pose better cotelitions for wage'
workers. But we do not forget
that we peek tho good of all and
not those alone who belong to some
ort;ttuieation, whereas own the law
abiding uniouy'show umleniable evi-
dences of tyranny and oppression•
when they are strong enough. wrtilq
niany of the unions harbor and en-
courage criminals in their efforts to
force a yoke of slavery upon the
American people. As a public
speaker lately said: "The arrogance
of the English King that roused tho,
fiery eloquence of Otis, that inspired
the immortal declaration of ,leITer-
st'n, that left Warren dying on tho
slopes of thinker Hill was not more
outrageous than the conditions that!
a closed shop would force upon the
community. These men burst into
rebellion 'when the king diJ but
touch their pockets.' Intngine if you
can their indignant protest had he
sought to prohibit or restrict their
occupation or determine the condi-
tions and -r which they should earn
their livelihood," and to assault,
beat and murder them, blow up
their houses and poison their food
if they did not submit.
The public should also remen ber
that govt) true American citizens can
be found in the unions and thnt they.
deprecate rho criminal acts of their
fellow ntctubers, but they are often
in bad company.
Salt only hurst sore spots. So,
the honest, lawahiding union man
is w.ot hurt when rho criminals aro
denounced, but whon you hear a un-
ion man "huller" because the facts
aro made public, he has branded
himself as either one of the law
breakers or a sympathizer. and
therefore with the mind of the law
breaker, and likely to become ono
when opportunity offers. That is
one reason omployers decline to hire
such mon.
A short time ago—inquiry cr.tuo
front the union forces to know if
Mr. Post would "keep still" if they
would call off the boycott on I'os-
tutn and Grape -Nuts.
This is the reply: "Tho labor trust
has semi fit to try to ruin our busi-
ness because we would not join its
criminal conspiracy. We aro plain
American citizens and differ from
the labor union plan in that we
do not force people to strike, pick-
et, boycott. assault, blow up pro-
perty or commit murder.
We do not pay thugs $20 to break
in the ribs of any man who tries
to support his (Amity nor $30 for
nn eye knocked out..
We try to show our plain, honest
regord for sturdy and irulepcndertat
workmen by paying the highest
wages in tho atnte.
We have a steady, unvarying re-
spect for the law abiding peaceable
union man and a most earnest desire
to ser him gain power enough to
purge the unions of their critninnl
practices that have brought down
upoe them the righteous dentine's
tion of a long-nufh'rtng and outrage•'
putties but we will not (awn
truckle, bend the knee, wear the
tinted collar of white slavery, the
union in',el, nor prostitute our
Ain( rice n eatirru.hip under "orders"
of any labor trust.
Von offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with "union"
geld choke the 1hrnnt. and still the
voice 1(11x.51 in st.'rtt denunciation
of the d.'apu11suu which trnnrples be-
neath an Iron shod heel, the fre'e*komn
of our brothers.
You would gag us with a silver
hat and tnntllo the appeal to the
Americas* people to harken to the
cries for breed of the little children
whose. faithfrrl (others were beaten
to death while striving to earn food
f'.r them.
Your boycott Italy perhaps suue-
ceert in throwing our people out of
w.,rk and driving tis from business.
but yon cannot wrench from us that
priceless jewel our fathers fought
for and which ever/ true son guards
with his life. Therefore, speaking
for our work people and ottrseleee
the inf.rtr,orrs •.tree is (led ine'ed•"
1'OSTiJM CEREA1, CO., LTi►.
Nate by Publisher.
Tho Postum C'ompnnv hat •
yearly contract for space in this
paper which they have a right to
use for announcements of farts anti
principles. Such use dons not teres•
serily carry wiith IL any editorial
opinion,