The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-20
A BURLEsouE ON STRIKES.
Pupils Of q Parochial School in BroOklyl
Catch the Contagion.

Pupils Of q Parochial School in Brooklyn
Catch the Contagion.
New York Times.
The most remarkable strike that has vet grown
out of difference of opinion between the person
or persons fixing wages or making rules and
those for whom wages are fixed or rules made
occurred in Brooklyn the other day. And not
the least remarkable feature of this singular at
fair was the fact that detective actually dis
covered it's existence and put an end to it. This
detective is attached to the second police pre-
cinct. and has son who is one of the pupils Of
St Annes parochial school One day last week
the father noticed that, although the hour was
past school time, his boy apparently had no in
tention OF quitting the house Inquiry into the
matter bright from the son the staternent that
it would be useless for him to start to school. as
he would not be permitted to enter. The faith
er's first thought was, Of course, that the boy
had been sent home in disgrace for some act of
INSTRUMENTATION or misbehavior, and that, conse-
quently, the rattan might have to be introduced
into the discussion. Further inquiry, however
dispeled this unpleasant impression. The boy
said the pupils had gone on a strike, and, with
the boys aptitude at initiating his elders had
organized and proposed to fight.
Upon hearing this startling statement the de-
tective sprung up in hurry and told his son to
prepare at once for school He sent the boy on
in advance and followed afterin citizens clothes
keeping behind far enough to appear to have no
interest in the boy and yet near enough to af-
ford him instant protection. Upon approaching
the school building, sure enough, three boys,
who had been appointed committee by the
strikers, were discovered on picket duty Per.
ceving that an attempt was about to be made by
a pupil to enter the school building in defiance
of the strikers, two of the committee ran forward
to assault the 'scab." But the detective was too
quick for them. Probably two boys were never
quite go surprised and taken aback since boys
were first invented as were these committeeman
when they found themselves taken by their col
lars and irresistibly impelled into school. This
summary and tyrannical proceeding broke up
the strike by depriving it of its most determined
leaders. raising the blockade and giving the
s'scabs" chance to return to their books.
Such Of the pupils in attendance at ST. Anne's
school as are able to do so, are required to pay
each weekly fee of 10 cents. Some boy of an
economical turn of mind bruited about among
opinion that this charge was exorbitant, and
that their duty to their parents required them to
have it cut down fifty per cent. But, with a
spirit of equity not always discovered among
persons intent on redressing wrongs, since they
had decided to cut down the schools revenues
one-half, they magnanmously offered to relieve
the school of half its work. In other words,
they expressed an entire willingness to cut the
school-days down to three a week IL was be-
cause the school authorities declined to accept
the new schedule that the reformers struck and
took steps to keep the ''scabs" away. The
strikers were not punished, the humor Of the
affair being SO thoroughly appreciated as to save
them.