The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20

his mus Of beer. II call It a bean feast.'''
On Saturday strike pay was given out at head.
the union was rich. It was indeed q bean
feast-all pay and no work.
been needed. but It had another effect which
lowed Mr.. MonEton and Mr.. Hooe to recover
their second wind. as IL were, These good but
s SIUF0 ont % of th naq e eSsp paaas ssntISSS By the I'd.
verse. comments of the press: As nothing hap
penoa, during the week; they co gTsGSa aDd re- re-
though they perhaps did not realize II, they
were more and more committed to tho light
With d%ecency, after keeping silence for a week
during which there was peace. give way haf-
This vigilance OF the pickets perhaps relaxed Q
little as time went on. and there was. nothing
awakening. When they arrived at the gates
they saw smoke once more pouring from the
S WurRs ysis ,9 is fu Tp Sl : hum and 81 the %f 70 ;mer wo SRo
ers were outside the gates.
The news spread quickly. and the men gath
cred around tho 9ates from all quarters. Glib
bons was early battle-ground, like an energetic
general, ready to lead his men to the fray. He
selled moderation when he smoke to the eI-
cited men. II was all right, he answered them.
Tho gates were closed, and when Gibbons
asked admission to speak. with the manager;
s aIS nS, tsnd was to 0 silay , ESeo sseitom mems F nor to
improve the temper of the men. The police
kept the throng, on the move as much as p. ssi-
Bile. but the task became moro and moro diff
cult as the crowd increased.
It noon a wagon, loaded with proyisions,
learned that its destination was tho works. a
cry went up that the vehicle should .e upset.
made Itself felt. and the wagon. amid the ieers
OF the bystanders. drove In, while tho gates
~s GibS Spnsd rss,i TiSse VIII fitf his It; captains to head
quarters. where a consultation was held. There
was a chance that Sartwell., during the first
tpact ,p1ap if Nrna eunnnasH ha raa hitting in
new machinery, had also been building dormi-
tories for his new men. and that he wa. going
TO- keep them inside the gates, FREQ fron tHe IN
This plan had not been foreseen by Gibbons.
and lie was unprcpared for II.
The men must come out sooner or later.
and when they do we Will have a taik with
Is tha. they viii ii come out tonight at the usual
hour, and propose to act on that supposition.
II | find am wrong. we will meet again TO-
In n short time we shall be able to learn
whether the scabs are coming out or not;
advise them not to make any hostile demon;
%stratton when the 'blscklegs' appears. and
when the scabs come out. let each man Of you
hall, whore we can have a talk with them.
viii be merely playing into Sartweli's hands.
We don't want the police down on us. and.
until there is no s. they will remain neutral
heard il. and. the details OF the programme
having been arranged, they all departed for
Promptly at & O'clock the gates were thrown
open. and shortly after the ,.blaCklegs" began
hootings nor jcerings, but the strikers regard
ell the newcomers with scowling looks, While
the latter seemed rather upcom tortaole. many
OF them apnrehenstye regarding their reception:
Men" cried Gibbons. who Is your leader!
l want IA word with him."
ment. in spite OF the of the police
to move along. The men looked at one another
and Gibbons quickly recognized the state. Of
thinCS-they were strangers TO paCn Otner,
coming as they did from all parts OF England.
THIS surmise was confirmed bv one man. who
We've got no leader he said.
Then You he the spokesma3." cried Glib,
Something of that sort" replied the spokes-
'Do You belong to a union?"
The union never did nowt for US
from the mouths of other workers." :.
We must nut bread into our own mouths
A. this point tho police sergeant touched
II can't allow this Instruction. he said.
Give me two minutes" pleaded Gibbons.
Gibbons turned savagely upon him.
f fehas' my p Rhn y ' and Ap This crowd sT%s viii Will sweep You
and your mer on the face of the earthf"
That won't prevent me from sweeping you
Certainly not. But you can arrest me
quietly. when you like. or I'll meet you at the
police station any hour YOU name. but II you
attempt 70 Interfere now. you'll have a rict on
your hands. I'm holding this crowd in check
1T is not their fear OF you. There's no traff"
coming through this street nor likely TO come.
We're therefore obstructinG nothing. and IN
tho law. Good heavens! YOU may have your
hands full AT any moment, SO don't push pa
a aient n6 PeH IL sa qysF fse employ 1ans; Nf% onlr Want t0a "a
few words with these men. then We'll leave the
This sergeant hesitated a moment. 1t was an
oTrinOus mob.
Look sharp" he said. and stepped back.
Gone with u.s. cried Gibbons. we can't
don't Xix. what we say. there Will be no harm
done. This is n free country"
The Secretary turned as II he had no doubt
that the crowd would follow. and the leader
less men walked afier him. Gibbons's assist
ants mixed Sth among MOI then and Rake talked per PERSIA" un
hour all the "blacklcgs" were in the Salvation
Army hail. signing the union roll and being
put on the strike pay list.
1t was a notable triumph for Gibbons: first
blood. as n sporting. man would say. .
Next morning. when the gates were opened
not n man entered. and Sartwcll once more
found himself without an employee. After
the gates mad remained invitingly open for
half an hour. they were closed again, and q
great cheer went up as the two big lron-bolted
leaves came together.
exhausted. for two days later the factory was
thronged with workmen once more. and these
also Gibbons bought from under the manager.
Thus the game vent on. and it convinced
the men that their Secretary knew n thing or
two, being more man a match Tor the mana
ger. Gibbons carried himself confidently. and
talked with grand assurance tnat he was per-
haps far from feeling. for he became more and
more haGgard and anxious as the night contin-
ued. IIe alone knew the seriousness OF the in
creased drain on the resources Of the union.
through the forced support of tho new hands
he had lured away from ~Sartwell's employ.
which Ind upset all his previous cRlcula-
tlons. An attempt was made t" tighten the
burden by trying to induce the new men IN re-
turn TO their homes, and ihis had been par
TALLY sue ,essful with the first lot. but the 9TH
phGtinn taly ipsiSfp1 nm Oatfinu THAR aim ra
Of the strike pay. and refused even TO consider
the advisability of returning. Thcy demanded
what was promised them, or threatened to en-
ter the works In u body, which action would
have speedily, put an end TO the contest. Glib
bons was well supported by that section OF the
press which gave more than n few lines each
day 10 the progress or the strike. One morn
Ing the chief OF these papers came ont with an
appeal to the public for aid. The case of the
strikers. battling, IL might be. Mt first for their
own rights. but lighting In reality for all work
ing humanity. was most onvincingly and terse-
~ put in n doublelcaded editorial. md the
Journal itself headed the list with a hand some
contribution. Mould the people OF England
hold plook, reduce the SC workers into slaves,