Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 1, 1912, Page 2

DENY VIOLATING ANTI-TRUST LAW ! cated within of the ! probate| In lg): flm"thfimfl against the of Ptk . : 1 in a_ campaign pamphlet, | the distance of the t Directors of Steel Trust Make Answer to Government’s| gen . £ Goy. Roge ] o T ¥ihe the duimages S e iih a0t ous about 1,000 miles, but, Was unable to d trial of the suit was full of sensu- - tions and resulted in a verdict against Dissolution Suit—Claim That Effect of Company’s Judge Dewey. Judge Dewey is & baca- | Organization Has Been to Cheapen Production and Increase Foreign Trade. Judge Bos- ton aht: lnlr: hol ..1:' .i. Dor- in the psychopathic ward for obser- vation. 3 Various incidents in which the for- Earthquake Shock Registered, New York, Jan. 31.—An ce | prensi Ihoek'cfal?'m mu y wufi “":fi Brenton, N. J, Jan. 3L—Absolute de- nial of aldged violations of the anti- trust law is made by the United States fjteel corporation, its subsidiaries and airectors in their answers which will be: filad tomorrow morni in * the United, States. district court here to the government’s digsolution suit. Five geparate answers will be filed among 33 defendants. The effect of its or- ganization, the corporation declares, has been to cheapen produetion, effect econoinies and increase foreign trade f 8 000 to $60,000,000 annually ears. So long has the gov- ernment acquiesced in its existence, the answer says, that it is now tao late, as r of equity, to insist that its zation was illegal. Nothing Withheld from Roosevelt. N was withheld from Presi- yosevelt by Messrs. Gary and Frick on Nov. 4, 1907, the answer says, when they ght his consent ‘to the corporation’s proposed purchase of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad re the so-called Gary tive of a ements to pric The answers made public tonight are those of the steel corporation, Andrew Carnegie, John D, Rockefeller, Sr., Jobhn D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Edmund C. Converse. The TRockefellers made a joint answer. Rockefellers Deny Active Part, The Messrs. Rockefeller deny that they had an active part in the forma- tfon or management of the corporation. The elder Rockefeller declares that he has had no immediate relation to the {ron or steel business since 1901 % Mr. Carnegie says ne had no part in the plans for organizing the corpora- tion and no voice, direct or advigory, in its management. Hg admitted selling PARTLY NUME Doctors Did Her No Good— Testifies How She Was Helped by Lydia E. Pink- -ham’s Compound. Zanesville,Ohio. — *“ Last fall I had fe- male weakness very bad, and was ner- vous and run down. I was dizzy and had numb feelings and ] my eyes ached. I took doctor’s medi- cines but they dic me no good, 8o I de- cided to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta. ble Compound. I s0, and now I fee! stronger and better. I have told other women what Mrs. Pinkham's medicine: have done for me and give you permis- sion to publish this letter for the good others.”’— Mrs. HULDA ERICKSON, 50¢ Maysville Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio. More Proof. Burlington, Iowa.—“‘For years I suf- fered a great deal from female troubles. 1 had awful pains and felt sick nearly a. the time. I saw Lydia E. Pinkhem’ Vegetable Compound advertised an heard that it had helped other sufferin: women so I felt sure it would do o gnod. Sure enough it did. The firs ottle heiped me and now I am a stron end well woman. I would not be with: out it in the house.’’—Mrs. ANNA Hic GINS, 1125 Agency St., Burlington, Iowa There need be no doubt about the ebility of this grand old remedy, madc frem the roots and herbs of our fields, to remedy woman’s diseases. We possess volumes of proof of this fact, enough to convince the most skeptical. Why don’t vou try it? e — COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide d and Grip remedy, removes cause, 1 for full name. Look for signature E. W. GROVE. 25¢c 62d ANNUAL STATEMEN of the Ktna Life Insurance Company HORGAN G, BULKELEY, President Life, Accident, Health and Liability Insurance JANUARY 1, 1912 the Carnegie Steel company to. the Unlted States Steel corporation, but denies that the acquisition by the Car- negie company of its subsidiaries was in restraint of trade. 3 Pray That Suit Be Dismissed. - The answer by Eg.mund- C. Conmverse, a director of the United States Steel corporation, is- similar to the corpora- tion’s answer. Each of the defendants prays that the suit be dismissed. The ariswers to be filed tomorrow with those filed Monday by the Minnesota group of land and mining companies and five individuals named as trustees will complete the answers from ~11 56 defendants named in the suit. The next step will be the filing of replications by the government, which must be done within 30 days, unless an exten- sion of time is granted. After that a commissioner will be appoeinted to take testimony. LORIMER’S ATTORNEY RILES DETECTIVE BURNS. Latter Threatened to Stop Lawyer’s Insults if Committee Didn't. ‘Washington, Jan. 31.—An effort to impeach the testimony of Charles Mc- Gowan, a Hines-Lorimer witness, who testified he did not hear C. F Wiehe make a statement about a $100,000 Lorimer fund, resulted today in a stormy session of the senate c¢mmittee investigating the election of Senator Lorimer of Illinois. Detective Willlam J. Burns was on the stand. It had been planneu that he should lay the groundwork foi his de- tectives to present “proof” of Mc- Gowan’s having “perjured” himself. After a sharp clash Detective A. C. Balley produced a letter alleged to have been written by McGowan to Bailey which Burns said was part of the evidence which convincéd him that McGowan had not told the truth when before the committee. The other parts were “admissions” McGowan was al- leged to have made in Toronto to de- tectives which were taken down by a dictagraph. The letter was dated “November 19-11," Elora, Canada. After telling “My Dear Hart” of dally affairs, the writer said that he was asked by the Hines people to comg to Toronto, and in response he told them to come to Elora. . “By God, they would have been shown what forced hospitality was,” the letter continued. “The old shotgun would have been loaded with Peters No. 2. I made them come across. At that, not all that I expected to. I had to threaten them with all kinds of ex- posures,” McGowan sat in the room behind Hines as the letter was read. Burns made a trip to Canada “to get McGowan to come to Washington to purge himself.” McGowan's father asked Burns if he was the “great de- tective,” and later Attorney Hanecy spoke of “Burns, the great detective.” The witness flew into a rage. “If the committee does not stop his insults, I will,” declared Burns. Sen- ator Lea agreed that Hanecy was in- sulting the witness. Senator Fletcher added to the tense situation by assert- ing Hanecy was perfectly justified. Senator Lea said the attorney was triing to make fun of the witness, just as the attorney has of John Callan O'Loughlin, of the Chicago Tribune, by referring to him as “the ex-secre- tary of state.” With Senators L.ea and Fletcher at odds, Chairman Dillingham turned to Senator Kern of Indiana for assistance. “What do vou think about 1t?” asked Senator Dillingham. “Of what?” querle@ Senator Kern, onenine his eyes. The laughter which followed the question restored peace and Mr, Hanecy proceeded. Hanecy asked the witness about the extradition of McGowan, Attorney Healy of the committee suzrested Burns should not believe all that was told him about extradition. 5 “Some lawyers do not recognize the extradition law when it is explained to them.” snapped Hanecy. “Are you referring to yourself?” ask- ed Healy. Chairman Dillingham put a ouletvs on the exchanee, Burns’ examination was not concluded today. JUDGE DEWEY COMMITTED FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES Appeared in Court to Try a Case Wearing a Military Uniform. Boston, Jan. $1.—Henry S: Dewey, formerly judge of the municipal court, was taken into custody today on com- plaint of Charles Gaynor of the de- 87,106.34 500,000.00 4,249,4438.20 3 653,42 8,812,876.60 1,899,904.54 Premiums ours of collectton and deferred Premiums 1,974,645.40 Market Value o tles e cost, setsg n 2,5%1,973.23 | $104 525.23 i 4,822,312.40 Total Imcome Id 1911 yolrae . $21,904,606.43 LIABILITIES, Reserve on Life, Endow- ment and Term Policies $85,119,471.00 Special Reserve, not in- cluded above .. 724,744.00 Preminms , pa in a vance, and other Liab ithed ....... 0., 705,923.84 Unearned Interest on icy Loans ... 229,316.98 Accrued Taxes .. 552,313.97 Surplus reserved for spe- clal class of Policles and dividends to Pol- fe¥holders payable on- Demand Losses and Claims await- Lng proof, and not yet 3,261,756.36 645,061.08 ue Unearned Premiums on Accident, Health and Liability Insurance ., 2,285,080.89 Reserve for Liability Claimsy 4 .,00p0e00s sevse 1,808,000.0¢ Surplus to Polieyholders, 9.265,887,10 Iptal Liabilitles ......H104,705,535.33 DISBURSIMENTS, sis to Polfeyhold~ $12,660,748.99 ¢ §70,048.80 ' ,382,495.85 Total Disbursements in lded by the law of New Yerk ¢ abave given by $1.863,730.00, Toxes ... & .. All other Dis 11,316.660.60 for dividends ble to i 1618 i outh elaims cccurring in 1911 not re i ( 2 date ofthls statément, and $500,000.80 speai sarve unday tes, Liabllity husinesms for the afditional protection of that class o ies, neicher of which items has h;r:torora been Included in the liabill- r———————y GAINS DURING 1911, Increase in Premium Iuneeme, }unue :.u 'f-u(l Tmoome ' cremse in Assets : h olders oe }23:'.:" i in A R A Round-Up Since the Government authorities have begun to “Round Up” a few of the men who have so long brought odium upon the name of honest labor, I have been urged by some editors to publicly define the reasons for my seven years’ newspaper cam- paign on the tyrannies of many Labor Union Leaders. Some men endow colleges. Other build libraries. Both educational. k2 1 preferred to devote to newspapers my contributions toward education, warning the people to protect themselves against the greatest, most tyrannical and dangerous trust this country has ever seen, Especially insidious and dangerous, because its inner plans were not understood by the average citizen who, seeing no im- mediate slavery to himself, peacefully followed his own pursuits and blindly allowed the self-seeking Labor Leaders (?) to weave their web stronger as time went on. Not one word in my entire campaign has been uttered against peaceful ‘trade associations. [i have only tried to. defend the several million honest and lawabidiing workmen who protest against the bullying and abuse of those in power. No one seemed to sympathize with the few thousand widows and orphans of the men murdered while faithfully trying to earn a living under God’s permission but against the “orders” of the “Labor Trust.” So I tried to present their cause from time to time. The healthy average common citizen is perhaps deserving of at least some of the inconvenience and loss put on him fram strikes and other labor leaders’ tyranny as a reward for his in- difference. 1 knew years ago that the plan of this big labor trust was to ultimately gain control over every workman, clerk and em- ploye in the U. S., including farm hands and government em- ployes. This has been partly accomplished in some localities; then followed acts which clearly show the intent. First, to harvest initiation fees, sometimes up to $100.00 each to “join the union.” Next, molthlx dues. . Say $2,500.00 2 month in a2 town with 10,000 “members” at 25 cents each. Next, “fines” assessed for some infraction of “rules.” Then the lash of the slave driver came forth. Orders to strike; what to buy; what not to buy; how to vote; when to parade (to show power) ; and to contribute from the hard-earned pay envelope for strike benefits to other men forced into idleness pending negotiations between crooked leaders (?) and crooked - employers who hire said leaders to call strikes on competitive jobs, thus making the workmen tools, kept idle while the chiefs scrap for*control or bribe money, One of the hardest strokes of the lash is the money forced irom members to defend dynamiters, sluggers and murderers when caught. But let an honest workman, who, pdrchance, has been driven into “the union,” dare to disobey one of these “orders” and he is taught a lesson through the slugging or dynamiting com- mittees. The slavery of the honest American workingman is pitiable when “closed shop” full control is obtained by the tyrannical leaders. Now, observe the plan of this gang to govern men and affairs, “Organize” every trade. Insist on closed shop. Then use the power of numbers to induce government officials to permit organizing all government employes. Some of the oaths de- fining that the union rules shall “precede Church, State and Family.” Then force Congressmen to pass anti-injunction laws to pre- vent courts from stopping proposed outrages, Force merchants to hire only “union” clerks and sell only “label” goods. Use union funds to support slugging and dyna- miting crews to drive back the protesting ones or “remove” them, Of course, in carrying out the plan for complete control by the gang, some were caught. Whenever openly exposed the men “higher up” immediate- ly begin to assess members to protect the criminals and always rush into print with loud cries and much mock sentiment about “the brotherhood of man” and the “defense of the wage worker,” with such play upon the sympathy of the people they cover their own greed for fees and insane desire to read their names in the papers. It would be hard to convince the widows of the twenty-one urdered men in the Los Angeles tragedy, and hundreds of others, that their husbands received much benefit from “the defense of the waic worker,” nor could they well understand such working of that particular brand of the “brotherhood of man” scheme, . Late events have stripped the lamb’s coat from the body of the wolf and shown most clearly the lying deceit and horrible portent underneath, which I have tried time and again to ex- plain to the public. Men who preferred to work and support their families have been waylaid. Fingers chopped off, with the comforting as- surance that “now you can set type if you will” Crow bars and heavy weights dropped on heads. Fathers beaten uncon- scious and many times crippled for life; little homes blown up and many and many a corpse brought to the destitute family. These are not “occasional cases.” Such crimes run literally into the thousands, and judges and juries have been threatened with death, bribed, and witnesses slugged or put out of the way. In the Government cases now pending the witnesses must be guarded from the agents of the “Labor Trust” with its tentacles reaching to the most remote corners of our country. Don’t permit yourself to be misled by the yaporings of sentimental, drooling degenerates who assert that these murders are justified because “society” has oppressed workingmen. In no other country in ti% world are they paid as high, and as much earnest effort devoted to their welfare, Nor is there as abundant opportunity in any other country in the world for workmen to gain fortunes, Our great railroads and industries are largely headed by former wage earners. These murders are instigated by that class of men, always in evidence, who hate success, They cooily and cruelly plan and execute assaults and murders to satisfy their own hate and show their power over the slaves who dare protest. The night- ly talk of strikes, given in many a union meeting, develops the hate and murderous instinct which waits only for opportunity to carry out, ! Take the Los Angeles case as &n illustration, The Times had withstood about 16 years of all kinds of attacks, not because its. faithful employes were underpaid, They received wages " higher than the union scale, but they refused te how dewn and place themselves under centrol of “the‘gang,” hence they were persistcngly assailed and finally 21 were murdered, Thess men only asked to be let alone to support their families, but unien leaders determined to ruie over ti:m,- hence the murders, _ The whele set-up of the leaders of the great “Labor Trust,” the American Federation of Laber, points toward a diabolically adroit plan te secure to these leaders complete control ower their 5 8 own members. who dare not protest, and also over all other workmen, legislators, congressmen, merchants and the balance of citizens. PRaY Think it over and you will see in part what the tyranny gaould be if they were permitted to completely carry out their ans. \ ; Now that th‘e facts are known the people can ¢ ! protect Hremgy- selves by refusing to do any act that would add i et 4 y power to this ag- Remember, any act When their grp on the throat of honest labor is broken, workm.g.men can either select better leaders or join some of the law-abiding trade organizations. I was not driven to write this series of articles by reason of disagreements with my own thousand workmen. No troubles have arisen between us. They have had fitytwo weeks a year steady work for many Yyears, are a contented, high-grade class receiving the best wages in Michigan for like service, and protected from the frequent onslaughts of these “Labor Leaders” (7). Mr. Gompers has repeatedly anmounced in public that T sought to destroy all organizations of labor. y This is in line with his regular habit of distorting facts. 1 have for a lon%time been a member of the National Association of Stationary Engineers and the National Trades and Workers Association. These are non-strike and peaceful organizations ;’vhich negotiate their trade agreements legally, with peace and onor. I have given to the Trades and Workers Association a $400,- 000.00 home for their old members in furtherance of an honest desire to help solve this most important industrial question. In addition, T have offered to contribute a quarter of a million dollars cash to help along a workingman's movement, as defined in a letter sent Mr. Gompers Dec, 11th, 1911. 'Copy herewith, December 11th, 1911, Mr, Samuel Gompers, Pres.,, Ameriean Federation of Labor, ‘Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:— \ Press reports indicate that you are greatly depressed and huflu. by fear and the disrepute brought om your Federation. The query has arisen whether you are big enough to sense the movement of a great Power which guides humanity, and to conclude that the time has arrived when “Labor” should be honestly represented in- stead of misrepresented. If the thought of truthful and earnest effort has come, and you honestly desire better conditions for the wage earners, may 1 temder to you an invitation to come out to Battle Creek for a conference with the President of the Trades and Workers Association, Mr. J. W. Bryce? If you will permit it, your expenses will be pald from the time you leave Washington until you return, You will be put up at the Sanitarium for a week or ten days’ rest and freedom from worry, &s a gues’, either of the Assoclation or of my- self, as you prefer. ‘When rested, let us consider the new movement for the workingmen of America, enlisted under the banner of the National Trades and Work- ers Assoclation, free from strikes, slugging, picketing; tyranny, fines, dy- namiting and murder, Belonging to the American Federation of Labor are hundreds of thousands of self-respecting and law-abiding workingmen who are mem- bers under pressure, and who deplore the tactics you and your associates have employed and forced upon them. They want steady employment fifty-two weeks in the year and do not . nlll!'! being forced by strikes into jdleness pending the “negotiations” be- tween crooked labor leaders seeking bribes, and crooked employers who hire sald leaders to call strikes on competitive jobs, thus making the workingmen tools kept idle while the chiefs scrap for control or bribe money. » You will perhaps reject this proposal, believing that strikes are a neceasary weapon to preserve the rights of workingmen. But the new way has been in very successful operation over two years and found to have more power than the old way. The honorable Brotherhood of I.ocomotive Engineers, The National Association of Stationary Engineers and the National Trades and Workers Association perfect trade agreements without strikes, secure the highest wages and yet preserve the respect and esteem of employers and of the members themselves. Workingmen are aroused to resentment from being forced to contri- bute from their hard earned pay envelopes to defend known sluggefs and murderers, and to being heavily fined for not obeying the orders of lead- ers when they know those leaders are simply using them to insure com- plete dominion over the daily lives of the American Workingman. He seeks to maintain his position as an honest, peaceful citizen and not to be forced to affiliate with and support thugs and murderers. Personally, I have only sincere and open denunciation for the past methods of you and your associates, Nevertheless, if you are ready to join in an earnest and truthful step forward for your members and will accept this invitation in the spirit in which it is given, you will be most welcome, and will be treated with the greatest consideration we are ca- pable of, and in addition I will agree to contribute a quarter of a mil- lon dollars in cash to the new movement. The Trades and Workers now have a splendid $400,000.00 home to care for their indigent members, and with the addition of the members of the American Federation of Labor and its endowment we can merit the support of the public, all wotking for the new day of peace with honor in the industrial fleld. . Yours very truly, No reply has been received. It seems evident the present Leaders will not accept any offer of industrial peace which takes from them the fees, control of workmen, and curbs their trust methods. When any combination either of Capital or Labor goes out- side its own business and attempts to oppress, tyrannize, or forcibly dictate to others and thereby “restrains trade” it becomes, dangerous and should be prosecuted, Talk about restraint of trade! Fan All the capital trusts in this country couldn’t bring about a minus fraction of the loss, inconvenience, misery and crime set in motion by strike conspirators. : S The time has come when every home-owning patriotic citizen should speak in most unmistakable terms, if liberty is to be pre- served. Write President Taft asking when he will apply the law to the Labor Trust as well as the Capital Trusts. Then write your members of Congress, telfing them clearly that you will expect them to protect yourself and other common cvery}:;y citizcnl: by voting down the bills these Labor Trust leaders are pressing to give them more control. i One is a bill to prevent courts from issuing restraining orders to shop proposed acts of violence in strikes. _Another is to al- low labor leaders to restrain trade without being subject to the law, 4 You are one of a tremendous majority but you must tell your public officials your needs. Then they can act in your de- fense. A Then question candidates and donm’t accept any equivecal answers, ) Insist that trade organizations can be peacefully conducted and that no laws be enacted giving leaders arbitrary control over - the masses, 6 J A few of the faets are now known and have been proven. true, Many mere will follow as the government investigation proceeds, Will you he patriotic and painstaking enough to write, talk and vote for your own safety? ; eyt My work in the way of public and expensive paid announce- ments on this subject is done. There’s a Reason, ¢ C. W. POST.