The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-03
FIRM rs EYER.
Talk About the Historical Parallels
to Them.

Are the men remaining still firmi" asked a
TINES reporter Of the Grand Secretary OF the
National Association of Machinists. yesterday.
Il must say" he replied, that never saw
firmer set OF men.
YES. sir, / believe they are firmer than ever
and never saw body of strikers conduct them
selves 40 orderly, and have been present dur
ing many strikes.
Speaking with the grand master machIInist,
Mr.. James Dreamer, of the strike at the hlch,
mond Locomotive and Machine Works, he said
that the report that he had censured the men
for not comforting with HIM before STRIKING
was untrue.
The shops. he said. are not what are termed
union shops, Tor the reason that many OF Tue
men employed are uOn-union men ana; theIe-
fore. the strike was a shop strike anu not
"lt is very true he said. ''that the unions en-
dOrse them and uphold them and each union
separately has power IN The premises, u., H, ,,
The circumstances. l. as grand master macnlils'
of the National Association have no Jurlsoio-
ton.
Therefore he had no reason TO condemn, but
rather heartily SUPP Orfs ihc men.
One of the Press Committee sad Yesterday
that they had been busy investigating the re-
port published yesterday By one OF the city
papers IN reference 10 the wife OF one oil the
strikers being unable 20 secure enough to eat.
He said that tine facts were untrue; that the
woman referred 20 had been drinhlng very hard
and that she had been IN the lunatlc asylum
and that her mind was now impaired which ac-
couhfed for the statement ,
Mcssrs. Raymond and Blenner. two OF the
Press committee. have gone to Newport News
whore they have secured employment
lhe following wa. handed 10 lfMfS repre-
sentative yesterday by another member OF the
IL two weeks since the strike took place,
and II now seems as far from settlement a. It
was when b nrst happened
I'm calmly looking over the situation there il
one thing that will strike any thinking person
with great force and that Is parallel instances
IN history.
As every one knows. the cause Of this strike
was the Noncompliance with small request IN
the part OF the mechanic, by the manager OF
the Locomotive NJ Orhs.
For historical parallel We have therefor the
request OF the l-rao.ltc- go tho naughty Lgyp-
tian iharoah that was not granted, ami every
one knows how dearly 10 cost the Egyptian 70
refuse. Ten tribes of the lsreaiitos reiue-tcdo or
their King. Ihci oum. slight cessation OF thcN
taxes and his dIsdalntIl answer cost hum the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of his kingdom and finally me
rum If the Jewish nation. Nabol. the chull'
refused request 10 David, and lost ms lie
"a refusal laid julius Crsar dead before
Pompoys statue IN the Senate chamber at
a refusal by Richard II. TO Henry Bolin-
broke cost him his crown. hi, liberty. and. last
~. his life, and afterwards Tor forty years bt-
mgrd England with blood.
$50 viii Charles t. SID with James IT.. and on
flll our own Revolutionary times when refusal
on the part of English Government cost them
their American colonies.
'InuumeralIc other instances could be pro
duced 10 show Low dangerous a thing 10 Is 10
disdaiufully refuse request.
A true diplomat viii not do h. for hc knows
by experience and education 10 Us not IN human
nature to quietly acccdc toa brutal NO.
"lO ask q concession or favor however
slight. brings with 10 a certain sense Of humilia-
ton to Oh, ono who asks a. and SD with body
of meu when they are asking for what Is their
inst rights the fact they are petitioners implies
that their rights have been infringcd upon. aud
by becoming petitioners they acknowledge
that there Is some power that is aile
10 grant this request. and to which they are in
obedience. r. therefore. the request Is granted
the sense OF humiliation is removed and honor
is satisfied IN refused. the humiliation Is M
tcnsiiied and honor outraged.
The first natural instinct is then 10 destroy
that power TO which appeal is made, and obetl-
eucc becomes revolt.
This De- SEQ apparent that any one that pro
tends 10 education. N ever So little above emo
ordinary. should know 10, aud with knowledgo
there should be- no excuse whatever for such an
objectionable blunder as 10 force men into
strike.
"All true leaders of men ~ whom history has
ans note lave always been noted for their
courteous and generous disposition. and res a re-
-ult those whom they have ied hay. been IN
-pir-d fo the highest acts ~ heroim ON their
behalf. whilst on thc other hand thc selfish ~
rant I- assaulted by dcserilon. defeat and death