The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20

machinery had also been building
dormitories for his new men, and that
he was going to keep them inside the
gates. free from the influence of the
union
This plan had not been foreseen by
Gibbons. and he was unprepared for it.
The men must come out sooner or
later, and when they do We will have a
talk with Them said the secretary.
My own opinion is that they will come
out tonight at the usual hour, and l
] propose TO act on that supposition. If
l find l am wrong, we will meet again
tonight, and will have some proposals
to make. In a short time we shall be
able to learn whether the scabs are
coming out or not. Meanwhile, get
1 back among our own men, and advise
them not to make any hostile demon
stration when the 'blacklegs' appear;
and when the scabs come out, let each
! man. of you persuade as many as you
can to come to the big hall, where we
can have a talk with them. Tell the
men that if. there is any violence they
will be merely playing into Sartwell's
hands. We don't want the police down
on US, and. until there is a row, they
will at least remain neutral
This advice commended itself to all
who heard it, and, the details of the
programme having been arranged, they
dii 0cpdIleQ the scene Oh conflict.
Promptly at o'clock the gates were
thrown open, and shortly after the
"blackleSs" began to pour forth into
the street. There were no hootings nor
Jeerings, but the strikers regarded the
newcomers with scowling looks, while
the latter seemed rather uncomforta-
bic, many of them evidently appre-
hensive regarding their reception.
Men" cried Gibbons, who is your
r -s@r-
The stream of humanity paused for a
moment, in spite of the commands of
the police to move on. The men looked
at one another and Gibbons quickly
recognized the state of things-thev
We're strangers to each other, coming
as they did from all parts of England.
This surmise was confirmed by one
man, who spoke up:
We've got no leader" he said.
Then you be the spokesman" cried
Gibbons. Did you men know. when
you came here, that there was a strike
on?" int
Something of that sort" replied the
spokesman, sullenly.
DO you belong to union?"
The union never did nowt for us"
DO You know that you are taking
ers?''
We must put bread into our own
mouths" 0"i
At this point the police CAPTAIN
touched Gibbons on the shoulder.
can't allow this obstruction" he
bons. ''''-e' ''D
''No-nor one"
Look here" he said. 'sHave Some
tact and sense. Don't YOU know that
nave merely to raise my hand and this
crowd viii sweep you and your men off
the face of the earth?'
That won't prevent me from sween-
ing you into prison.
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 If you attempt to interfere |
now, you'll have riot on your hands. |
I'm holding this crowd in check-it is
not theil fear of you. There's no traf-
fic coming through this street nor likely /
10 come We're therefore obstructine |
nothing. and I'm as anxious as you are /
to keep the men within the law. Good 4
heavensi you may have your hands I
full at any moment, so don't push pa
tient people over the line. Remember. |
you are not in Sartwell's employ. 7 |
only want few words with these men.
then We'll leave the street to Won
The captain hesitated a moment II
was an ominous mob.
Look sharp, then" he said, and
stepped back
Come with u.s." cried Gibbons. 1--WE
can talk here. Come to the big hall.
and If you don't like what we saw
here will be 40 harm done. This is a
free country"
Ihe secretary turned as if he had
no doubt that the crowd would follow.
and the leaderless men walked after
nm. Gibbons assistants mixed among
hem and talked persuasively with the
strangers. Before half an hour all the
'blacklegs" were in the Salvation
Army hall, signing the union roll and
being put on the strike pay list.
1t was notable triumph for Glib
IONS; first blood, as a sporting man
would saw.
Next morning when the gates were
opened not man entered, and Sart-
veil once more found himself without
IN employee. After the gates had re-
man, inVitinsiy open for half an
lour they were closed again, and
'reat cheer went up as the two big
ron-bolted leaves came together.
SartwelPs resources. however were
lot yet exhausted. for two DAYS later ,
he factory was thronged with work.
men once more, and these also Glib ,
'ons brought from under the manager.
Ihus the game went on. and it con-
lnced the men that their secretary ,
new a thing or two, being more than Z
match for the manager. Gibbons /
arried himself confidently, and talked
'ith grand assurance that he was per-
APPS far from feeling. for he became
lore and more haggard and anxious
S the fight continued. He alone knew
ne seriousness of the increasing drain
n the resources of the union. through {
Il Of =
e had lured away from Sartwell's
nploy. and which had upset all his Z
revious calculations. An attempt !
as made TO tighten the burden by Z
wing TO induce the new men to re- @