Hellraisers Journal: Exposed! Industrial/Community Control Service of Corporations Auxiliary Company

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Sunday March 7, 1915
From the Appeal to Reason:"Industrial or Community Control Service" Exposed

The following is from yesterday's edition of the Appeal to Reason:

Caught With The Goods!

Here is a photographic copy of a letter sent by a firm of hell hounds offering to betray labor for a mess of pottage. The Appeal came into possession of the original of this letter through some kind friends. The letter shows that there is nothing these hell hounds will not do for money. Please note that they offer to "make history," presumably manufacture riots and trouble generally. You will find this in the third paragraph. But be sure to read the entire letter-it's a wonderful piece of evidence against capitalism:

E. J. Brettell, Gen. Mgr.,
Brettell Brothers
Mingo Junction, Ohio.

Dear Sir:                                                                     Personal and Confidential.

          You, no doubt, are contemplating operating your mines, permitting such of your employees as are willing to return to work, to do so irrespective of the arbitrary position assumed by the leaders of the United Mine Workers. In order to insure the success of this venture you will require assistance such as this company is prepared to furnish, both in the way of giving protection to your loyal employees, as, no doubt, they will be molested and pressure brought to bear in every way to discourage them and in recruiting a sufficient number of workmen to conduct operations. You will also of necessity have to keep yourself informed as to what the attitude of your disloyal employees is and what steps their so-called "leaders" will take to frustrate your plans.
          We have handled many strikes and have yet to lose a single one and many of these strikes were won without the use of a single guard or the destruction of one cent's worth of property. Among recent large strikes of national prominence that we have handled we might mention the Boot and Shoe Workers' strikes in Portsmouth, Ohio, and Brooklyn, N. Y.; the Furniture Workers' strike in Grand Rapids; the Teamsters' strike in Indianapolis and the Rubber Workers' strike in Akron. The officers of our company are men of repute and we have a reputation to sustain which we have built up by doing our work thoroughly at the least possible cost to our clients. In handling labor troubles we aim to bring them to a successful issue as quickly as we can, fully appreciating that it is only by our proven ability to accomplish this that we can hope to enjoy the future patronage of our clients. We are widely and favorably known not only in this state but throughout the country, numbering among our clients some very prominent coal operators who have gone on record as saying that our representations are true in every particular, this despite the fact that we have gained but little publicity, it having always been our aim and the desire of the people we do business with to avoid this.
          In conclusion let us say a word regarding our industrial or community control service, which comprehends placing men in labor and political organizations with the idea of having them work up to be leaders, not with the object of writing history after somebody else has made it but for the purpose of making history by influencing or dominating that particular organization. This is a big proposition but by no means an experiment with us as we are doing this today for some of the largest manufacturers in this country and there is absolutely no reason why, with the support of the coal operators, it cannot be accomplished in the coal industry.
          Our methods as you appreciate, have no place in correspondence, but if you will write or 'phone us, appointing a time when our representative can call so that your time as well as our time -- both of which are valuable -- may not be wasted, we will be glad to explain everything fully to you and know you will be interested.
          Anticipating your early and favorable reply, which carries with it no obligation whatever excepting a candid discussion of a subject that is of vital importance to you, we remain

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