The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21

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be sure of n place in bolton"
And so ~ ca ne about that Sartw5ll lost his
hundredth cog. and tho cog never tho Rht It
worth his while TO give his late master ev3n a
word of explanation. He left on the first train
THIS kind OF thing happened several times
before sartwell fully realized the method in
.Marsten's notion. lilo thought at first that
Mnrsten had been merely lucky in buying Off
u man at the yer, time when such n purchase
Tho manager wro'e 10 his fellow managers in
different purts OF tho country, and warned them
tloyees from the works OF Monkton & Hope,
ana ho received answers saving they would do
but as IL was TdirHiculIt 70 trace wher. n man man
went. when so few OF them were deportpd. tho
warning came to nothing. III q Wholesale
exodus had been ttemptcd. Sartwell, with tho
MD of his fellow managers. might have done
something 10 prevent Its success. but tho very
homeopathic natureof Marsten's remedy made
itdifficul. to cope with. By this time the feeling
that he was a beaten man came over SRrtwell,
aud. although he said nothing md sought sym
pathy from no one. II aged him more than
years OF toll had done. His daughter, now homo
from school, saw with helpless grief the deep
lines care vas plouGhing IN his rugged face.
Curiously enough. Marsten's quiet but etrec-
tive methods. which convinced so farseeing q
man as Sartwell that they were ultimately to be
SUCCESSFUL. had the very opposite effect on the
strikers them selves. They did not understand
the game. and they saw with increasing uncasi-
moss that tho works were apparently fiilinK up
while nothing was being done to prevent 1t.
Marsfendid not call meetings and enthusiastical.
~ show, his hand with an %outburst OF eloquence,
rs had been the habit with Gibbons. The men
thought he was doing nothing merely because
he wac saying nothing. and even. Marsten's own
There was no sign of giving in on TIE tart Of
the masters. and they saw every day IN In
In spite OF Marstea's prohibition the strikers
began to gather about tho gates. hooting the
new employees when they ,'me out: for boots
and groans seemed to accomplish something.
and wero at least n relief IN the pent.up feel
ings OF the i!le men. Marsten saw these signs
the men this time were not starving and az they
all knew the union was still in ample funds. he
could keep, the strikers in hand until II decisive
pared such a blow. and he expected that when
a deputa,ion or the strikers. headed by
Gibbons. waited on him. md de handed that
public meetings should be held-as had always,
been done betore-so that the men might be
that vitality affected their interests.
Gibbons spoke strongly and feelinRly on the
subject. as one mo speaks from the heart. and
he equation was correspondingly impressed.
1t was not right. Gibbons held. that they should
where they were. and what measures were
being taken TO bring Sartwell to terms.
that any information / give publicly to nv
friends A. once becomes known to the enemy?
never knew anything. to be accomplished by
OF this kind"
II quito agree with you" said the glib Glib
bons. but in the absence Of talk we would like
to have some evidence OF action. This sort Of
thing cannot be kept up forever. Sartwell Is
GRADUALLY n filing the factory: ana we arc all
on: for it will be no consolation 20 be told
In a week,or two.or three that YOU find you
must make the best terms we can. You must
remember that. although YOU lose no situation.
NE me- men what what t los chances Ga.l n q m ef snec ena a Explain to
Il Will do nothing of the sort. A General
does not call his army together and explain to
then what he intends 20 do next, am leader
OF this strike. and ! am going 70 lead t my
own way or not at all. You say the factory Is
Wort b Ss' n sn, dO tell .l yoa III, that .,r note stroke Ct
l VIII promise to do is to let YOU know two
weeks before we come TO the end OF our funds:
please. and dooose me-"
oh. that Kind of hich-handed business does
not do IN this age. You are not an autocrat.
The men have every right to de-
mand an account Of what you are doing with
WIEN you were leader. Gibbons. they were
at the end OF their funds before you let them
Snow ANYTHING about II. There was talk enough
in those days and precious little
went into II. / won't conduct n strike with my |
and won't stand any Interference"
You are our servant. | beg You to remember,
md 1t IL no Interference when we simply ask tn
know what is Icing done and what you intend
is It to boz"
L SIail not fRll q meeting. III YOU call one, |
then you tnke the responsibility OF medllinG
in a matter you don't understand. 1t Is quite
that YOU may be able to embarrass. or
perhaps defeat me: but II you do. the time will
when the men Will curse you for your In
l tell YOU we are bound to win
Ing a meeting will merely show Sartwell that
We are ,cettipg anxious. and his whole hope Is
conferred in a division among us. He was frank
enough to tell me so himself
when did he tell YOU thatf"
Before the strike began
GihhNnu nj. .I.nIna,-.1- A 1. |
ton. and one or two Of the members nodded
sadly. as much as to say they wouldn't have be-
lieyed II. but 1t was now only too evident. from
their Secretary's own admission. that he had
Iecret communications with the enemy.
II think, said Gibbons. solemnly: that after
what you have said. there is all the more re:
son why you should call tn" men together. and
to them how you came u be discussing
With Sartwell the probable failure Of the strike
,ender point with US 'ng since. and II Sartwell
Is vopr enemy. as you said he was. l can't see
"Oh. there Is no need of any SO -recy about Il, |
Gibbons. In fact. there is little mystery about
want t" call a publio meeting.
Things are ond enough as they are. have
Lhnt sG ar ! generally knows wha. We
selves. l went to Sartwell because he asked
to 20. He knew this strike was coming on.
although [ had imagined It han only, been dis
guessed between my self and some of the others. |
lie offered me the assistant mnnagership OF
refused, and lie told mo this
strike was boand TO fail because the mon
would not be true to me. You can give the
men the whole particulars OF my talk with !
Snrtwell. hut there is no need OF calling a
to discuss It,"
That may AL be true. hut I confess t. |
sounds rather fshy. ! doubt II Sartwell is so
much afIaid OF yOY as that comes to. Any
how, there is no harm In finding out lust where
NO stand. | viii do ny best 10 calm the APP
prchensi"ns OF the men. hut ! give you warn
Ing that II nothing more encouraging than
we lave had lately turns up within q week.
there will be trouble. The men Will call a
Themselves IL you DON'T"
IF nothing happens within a week, I will
a meeting and give them an account OF
what has boon done; but | ion't approve of
ana ! shall call ono prac 'ically under
compulsiOn. You are forcing my hand, Glib
bons. and YOU promised me fair play"
1T seems to me YOU have hni a good run
for your money, and | think we are very pa
ticnt In cpnsentinu to wait a week when we
are being led we don't know where"
The depntation then withdrew. and Marsten
paced. up and down the roo n. wondering II
the directors were giving Sartwell AS uneasy a
time rs the men were giving him. AS was
tho cas-, during the former strike. the Saliva
ton Hall had been placed at the DISPOSAL OF
the men. Mnrsten had called no meetingv
except the one that had ushered in the strike. |
He made his headquarters. however. in a room
that opened upon the platform, and which
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