Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-18
CHAPTER X.
4 wOMAN's WORD.


From plague, pestilence and famine,
from battle and murder and from sudden
DEATH" says the grand old Litany
"Good Lord, deliver u.s." and assuredly.
II the inspired sage who wrote these
words had lived In the latter days, he
~nnld have added: And from strikes
and walking delegates, for humanity
confronts no evil more appalling than
the pitiless edict which goes forth that
the breadwinner shall not toll, and his
women and children shall be martyrs to
the Great Cause Of Labor versus Capital,
Down In the dust fall the devotees Of
reform and the juggernautic Snr Of
demagogism brushes them to powder.
Only one little month OF four weeks
has elapsed since the shadow Of evil
fell upon the shipyards, and see what
changes II has wrought. Mems very
natures seem twisted from their normal
beings from the passions which stir
within them.
And poor Joe Observation-Disclosures
young friend, who had just carried him
the evil tidings-as honest young fel-
low a. ever welded an adzc' was one
OF INC nrst victims OF inc nnreasonlhg
hatred Of withdrawing everything,
even 70 hiice runners rove Tor thc
pr'ghV Saiesiaay was oe'ro'hed 10
MIN.
Ing Shipouiiders' driveh 10 exaspera.
ZION oy inc unreasonable demands OF
sne union Oh moore a. Marston' had
vo'ed general lockout, ana Two
thousand heaas OF iarn'lles III thc city
q ohlcago were out OF employment
Meh gathered ~ the street corners,
crowded 'ne great LABOR nails paraded
win bands ana ilags, or chesred in
mass meetings ochiosslngers llerce de-
nunc'at'ohs OF the oloated bond
holaers'
meanwhile supplies from the labor
league were served win tolerablc reg
nlar'ty, ana al ielt That right must
triumph over might
Two months passed. and the subsidies
from thc central committee became
,eSS frequent Gun 'hc masters STOOD
hrm' inc men sol'd' linen went the
starti,ng Whisper aoroad tha' one hun
area rrehch'Vanhulan skilled mechan'
'cS had pecn hired IN the place OF the
strikers ana that work would be re-
snlned' under protection OF big patrols
OF police AZ Moore " Marslons yard
on the following Monday
Meanwhile how Jared 1t with the
llarlandsP But badly The insurance
poilcy nus lapscd' inc uplolsterer has
taken away the parlor furniture, though
IL was nearly paid Tor, the sewing ma
chihe mas oeen replcylcd' anu Nellie's
pretty volumes nave been seized under
:, .ca'tnroat contract py the BOOK agent
=. ~ no' question OF mxurles with
them' but OF bare subsistence
an empty cupboard! 1t is difficult
ior one living In this land OF plenty
70 realize what that means-what 1t
means 10 see ones loved ones In want
anu 'ack inc means OF relieving them,
~ van Alice r"lmer humbly APP
pea,cd 10 Vohen unemployment; the
''r,ke h"d hurt business, she was told
'no she was not wanted
uIey meanwhile was busy lie lind
'poNen ~ one or TWO meetings ana per-
spS naa aohe more hnrm to the cause ,
y o,aer .hah scnioss'nger could ne !
'ompl,sh IN MS widest Nights OF bla' !,
AM iury, Tor ,nis young enthusiast =
forward batteries OF strong ar :,
Iuncn' 'ha' appealed TO the reason
a'.ei ,han ''c e'nouion OF men ana
l"ae MN converts OF the cooler, +,
Y VINO nad but laughed at /,
nelr co'nraaes irenz'es' trey was in !,
enSe' earnest READY 10 lay down his -
10 T lor 'he cause, n
NOW, when she Monday morning h
anne on which IT was announced that i i,
aoo,e y Msrstons yard would DO in y
iui' pis'' again. george harland'
!no naa 81 along declared that no
mon In ree country should stop him
rom working when work was to be
w. s'srtec from his home with his q.
inner pau IN MS hand. " !,
Do nos DC o iooli you are risking ~,
o9r IKE had Deen dreys advice, net !,
'ed y the obstinaoy OF the man who " \,
QUO nov acknowledge that the few ~ -,
'ust suner Tor the benefit OF the many. I" +"
DO not gol" Alice cried, clinging "
'arfully on his arm. n
"Pshsw, grill" he replied roughly. y
never drew q cent Of the unions Ut
loncy, and I've always declared that | =,
ould take the first Job that came o.
long. No man shall dictate to me 1T
neither work or lie Idle"
50 George Harland went to his doom, W
Tho day passed YEARLY for the u
omen. Night came on, and with DC
sart-beating anxiety they waited the ",
ming Of the breadwinner. George ~
late" Nell said, nervously; II do 70
ish he would come" ~
"0h, he will be here before long,, DC
lice replied. with assumed cheerful. SIC
$50. br
"Harkl" the young wife screamed a.
% flew TO the door. "Whst Is that
liza IN tina streetpp N,