Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

voice could be heard Marsten went on:
! MIR. Gibbons asserted that the manager
| had refused to consult with his employees
! and claimed that such a statement was not
true. Mr.. Sartwell told me himself that he
was willing to receive deputation from the
| men OF the works He said"
| What's that?" cried Gibbons, springing to
his feet and taking a step forward.
| Don't interrupt the speaker" shouted
! Braunt from the body of the hall.
He interrupted me-" roared Gibbons, now
! thoroughly angry. Turning to the young
| man, who stood there silently, waiting for
! statement and retort to cease, the secretary
| demanded:
| "When did Sartwell tell you that?"
"On Tuesday night"
! "On Tuesday nightw repeated Gibbons.
! coming to the front of the platform. ION
Tuesday night! and you have the brazen
| check to stand here and admit it,
"Why shouldn't I?' asked MarSten, with
IpCrceptible Self-control, but whitening around
| his tightening lips.
why shouldn't you? I'll tell you why.
Because you sneaked in behind the backs Of
the committee you had helped to appoint
That's why"
Il had no hand in appointing the commit
tee"
Every man in the works had a hand in
appointing the committee. If you didn't vote
then YOU neglected your duty. II you voted
against the committee you were bound by the
result. just the committee would have
been bound If it had been defeated. That's
trade unlonism-stand together or fall to-
sether. You, knowing a committee had been
appointed to deal with this very business,
must 80 crawling to Sartwell and undermine
the work Of your fellow unionists."
That's lie!" Kissed Marsten through his
set teeth, in low but intense tone OF voice
which was heard TO the further end OF the
hail. The young man strodc toward his an
tagonist, his right hand neryously clnchinS
and unclinching 1t was an electric moment
tho crowd held its breath. They expected
the next move would be a blow.
Gibbons stood his ground without hinching.
Not muscle of his face moved except his
eyelids, which partially closed over his
eyes, leaving a slit through which a steely
glance shot at Marsten, but his answer was
not so truculont as his look.
IF It's lie" he said, calmly, to the evil
dent disappointment of his hearers then
the lie is not mine. / was merely putting
your own statements in little terser Lam
guage. that's all"
Braunt who had with difficulty kept his
not temper in hand during this colloquy on
the stage, now roared at the top of his voice:
Give { lad a chance to speak and shut
your silly mouth! He's called you a liar like
man and you darcn't take him oop like a
man. Sit down, you fool"
Il must really ask the protection OF the
chalr protested the secretary, turning to
Scmmins. The latter, feeling that some
thing was expected OF him rose rather un-
certainly to his feet and struck the table
three or four times with his mallet.
Order order" he cried. "If there Is any
more disturbance down there the man will
be put out Of the meeting"
WHAT shouted Rraunt. Put me out!
Egod! I'll give zee tn chance"
The big man made his way toward the
platform, brushing aside from his path
few who, in the interests of law ana order
endeavored to oppose him. The majority
OF those Drpggnf luWgNpr nj
festly Of opinion that the progress of the
angry man should not be barred, so they
checred his Intervention and made encourag-
ing remarks
Drant sprang upon the platform. adj
vanccd to the chair. smote his clenched fist
on the table, and cried:
Here am scimmlns. Now put me
out; dye hcar?"
He paused for reply. hut there was
none. Scimmns shrinking from him OBJ
viouSly prepared for GlGht II Braunt at
tempted TO storm the position Tho York
shireman glarcd about him, but those on
the platform appeared TO think that the
time for protest had not yet arrived Mean
while the audience was calling loudly for a
speech.
Il haven't much 20 say. mates" began
Braunt. calming down through lack OF op.
position, "and I'm no man at the CAB. I'm
a worker, and all | want is n chance TO
earn my bread But III say this: ! saw in
. papers not so long ago that there's - 900
men Of orr trade out of work in England
today, Twenty-seyen thousand men anN-
ious for A job,
Nov what Is this man Gibbons asking
you 10 do? He's asking you to ehoocl mp
your Jobs and have your places taken by
some OF them twenty-seyen thousand. Sart-
wei has only TO put an advertisement I'm the
papers and he can NIL the shops Ave times
over In two days. It's always easier 10