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 Here's another: I have here the "Chicago Tribune" for Friday, July 8, 1910. On the first page at the top of the column, under a heavy headline is this:

This story is nearly a column long. It clearly tolls how union men are responsible for a dynamite outrage. Any man or organization of men who would resort to such measures ought to be placed where they'll no longer inflict themselves upon society. This must be true of the iron workers' union or the "Tribune" wouldn't say so. This is a big union. It has thousands of dollars in its treasury. It can hire the best lawyers in the land. They can go into court and make the newspaper prove its charges or pay over an immense sum for libel. Of course the "Tribune" is sure of its fact. Let's read the opening sentence: