The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

men 10 refuse TO tell what I may learn. Sart
we'll, parting with mo In anger. halls me on the
street, merely because he thinks he can use me
to tervo his employers. That he likes mo nc
better than he did when I left him ia shown by
tho sting In his talk, ret he puts down his per
sonnl feelings, hoping to win a trick, while
Gibbons, tho fool, although approached in O
friendly way, does his little best to drive n
man over to the enemy. 1 wonder what Sart-
we'll wants TO discover. I'll tell him nothing.
But what q man he is to fight for OF against. v
Hold hard. youngster. Where are you
eoingr" cried the picket Mt tho gate.
I'm going to see Mr.. Sartwell."
oh. no. you're not"
ITS all right, mate. I've Just come from
Headquarters. am going with the commit
too's consent and Gibbons's permission"
whats onp' asked tho picket in a whisper,
while others of the strikers crowded around;
rs the jig up2 Are we EoinE TO give INF"
When come out. PERHAPS saTtwoli has some,
The men drew back. with a simultaneous
sigh that.may have indicated relief. or per
f nspi aissppoi RdIa out did Mae n s,er increase O. u tnSir
diSinssars sshaso P P@stInE. Each man Knew IT. Il
heart had gone out Of the hsht.
Mnrsten. crossing the deserted and silent
at his desk. with some pnners before him.
w. sNG turn Mns'ti from o sis de she % @Sna link GGf1'9 I've
asked you here to learn something from you.
and you have firmly. resolved to tell me moth
his, colors. We save the ship i we cHn;, if she
sinks. we. go down with her. You may be sur
ask You a single question. That viii relieve
your mind and enable you to give full atten-
ton to wha. l ha nI 70 tell YOU GoG l hope, how
member the promise you made mo a short time
since on the street"
"Have you forgotten it, Perhaps you thought
II was a threat. You-said you would give tho
to that. To tell Gibbons, is not necessarily to
toll the men. You eaid you would let the
Il viii repeat yonr conversation to Gibbons
All. that's not what you said. Neither
our talk this morning."
As near as / can r@eeollect. said | would use
quito so. 1 I'm as anxious about the mems
welfare as you are. and what | have to say to
and the committee. and they DO not pa rs It on to
the mon, a; they VIII. take precious good care
tonight at tho salvation Hail. II Gibbons
docs not infor n them what he will then know.
and add to the enlightenment OF the situation.
When you were here last I showed you u
bnoet OF paper, AT the TOD OF WnlCn was WITH
ten the resources, f,r the moment, of the un-
ion. The remsinder Of tho sheet was blank,
but it Is now nlled up. 1t shows the eIpendi-
made to those on strike; II you cast your eye
over this sheet you will see that the union is
n that IS all you have to tell nc. Mr.. snrt-
we'll. It is no news. The men alre; dy know
they are deDendtng on public inSsGripiions.
Very good. Now I come to what is news
rn,..p "a. ,.n,, - ~ .pI 80 fla ,,an -
of this money has gone TO loafer. from the east
end OF Londop. had such unlimited cont
ssnSH aa of' tho eomm nH1.,en tHat H" have ,n se ent
through the gates. not worknten like you. but
such unfortunate wretches MS were out of work
and willing to absorb strike pay merely on CON
dition that they would keep their mou ;hs shut;
were able to al up the works with men trans.
ported to our river steas on a steamer. l could
either have fed and lodged them ! ere. or taken
them back and forth in the same way they
whoop, which was just what | expected him to
do. but he never tried TO md out whether they
were genuine workmen or not"
You mean. then. that by a trick'you have
pankrupted the union"
SSeItTf It a s1 1rief: Il y n's i ike. q Strike 1. war.
You mu.t not expect it TO be fought with rose
lesv.s; But aside from that, l have borne in
have filled the works with competent men. yes,
ten times over. II had done SO. where
Some would be in prison, some would have
broken heads, all would be out Of employ
mcnt. want my own men hack here. |
want them to understand they have got q fool
for a leader. They have had a nice little play
spell: they, have eaten and drank their money
the vacation has come TO an end. II they
return to work now. there Is work.for them;
II they delay much longer. l shall fill the shops
with genuine worknen. and the union has no
money now to brio them with"
If l tell the men all this there will De n riot.
They will mob the bogus wo-kmen who have
taken their money!
oh. no, they won't. l have told the bogus
workmen Just how long the money would con-
tinue to be paid il they .eld their tongues.
With last weeks reduced payment the ~loafers
have scattered. The men may mob Gibbons.
and | think he richly deserves it."
They will be moro likely to attack you"
They are welcome to try IL. Now. | think
that IS all | have to say, Marsten. have re:
CURED no answers from you, and / imagine !
have given you some interesting Information.
/ am ready to get TO work with the former en-
ployees of the firm. Or without them. Just as
they choose. The best friond Of the men will
be he who advises them TO call Off this foolish
Itrlke and buckle down to business once more"
CHAPTER MI.