The sun., 1897-03-14
CHAPTER NyyIy.

The years work had beeL mos. encoursgins
to Mnrstcn lie had come 20 II cordial under.
home. bur in America and the colonies, ard
bad formed an active alliance with several so-
cl.iie' ot worktngnen In the United kincGou..
Times were good. business brisk. and cumpdra.
lively f'w men were ont OF emp."ynent All
this inspired confidence In the succrs- ~
strife. for the demands of men are more crrtaii
TO Ice listened 10 with attention when tLr mar.
ket Is rising than when it is falling. rh,rs
would now be much drtculty in iillins 40
shops with competent hands. as empluS met
was mere general throughout the couutry 'naa
had been the case for years before
Marsten had teen Secretary of the union for
eighteen months before he made up his mind
"a hcg;in the contest. lie resolved 10 maze =
demand ,or ten per sent. incrcas of wages
AL round. and II i We're refused. 10 all ogt
TIC men NJ once. The committee met IT, secret
session, and the demand was formulated. \
gatherint ot tho men was ordered for Satur-
day night, bur the subject to he discussed we
,,. not , stated. arstcn inlpressrd ON his cGnmt-
ICE , IN" neeess = Tor secrecy; although G:hhor';
VINO was one Of the members. 'a,d he fai."d
To- see the object OF this. IA their desire Wa iu
obtain The Increase. and thai desire cOul 'ot
bc nitaih except o3euly. However. lie Adt'
tl, Marsth was conducting the campaign. and
It was but right he should h, allowed -
conduct H. In hts own WAY: therefore Gif hnrs
merely stated his objection but did no; insist
upon u.
d"putallon was nppolntei to sees an IN
tcrv!ew WIN tho directors aud maize the G''
mani on Saturday afternoon. Aftcr thor
conference . they w,re to draw NJ "A rrpor, 10
present IT, the Ilcc ing OF the mrE.
on Friday SartwGll gI,hcrrd hi, .mplOvcea
to- .her and announced To th-m that, N VeS
OF thS state or business, the company had Vol
unfairly come 10 tine conclusion that an -
crease Of wages 10 the oXIeut ot 10 per ceAs
sn"Mlu be Giyrn. adding thnt he h"n"d ths
nmiCnhle relations between emIiOyrrs a
.mhl"ycl at the WORKS would long CoNtiuHe.
rms nnhoHnccmr"t was received with curc"r,
ANA the workers. who knew nothing uf tHs
meeting ut the committee, dispersed well .I;-
lsi~d with the outlook.
" was too late Ia tountermani the gathering
"in'fri Tor SATURDAY, night, and when T. fu
% %ptmce some inhling OF what had hauu"ncd wa,
IN som" way Marsion had been 700 clever uy
hal. aud had met VT. Il an an ted Crrrt.
Inc NoNnE ma. hOwcNC-, faced the u"ti. =
~ E"nh tr,tl". ana congrat ula'Ud them "a 40
hu'I"r. and they chccrcd everything that WIS
san NTH the utmost inUart .a!itv. NArs'rr
'"id them frankly why the mcettn. had lrcl
called, aud he "xultc! in the fact thar the lr.
cent nhrN NpeCtcJ turn OF events had made AZ
discussion urH"ccsslry
nave heard IL hiHtrd." he continued, "tint
! LhNc been nut-gs ncrallCd Is Mr.. SartWt..,
nI w can stani lot ~ beating IN th".r Hr,-.
Nr, s"tiwell - evidently II raid OF the NJ. %
INV II u" mere rumur that we wcr" Hhu..
'" maze u demand InGurrS ~ sIItuCrE r,l a i'.tI
n' me hhHh.er to Canitula. lrlnre u gEU
Nred. II goes 10 show the Tremendous tuhurr.
We can Weld lY al standing firmly together
ltlS rt.u thhi The ms isp.H"ing of u comma n, "a
n't or Parliament UrrL cost th- Country % h...
Gr"l th"u'nnd pounds, The oac word row
spnken NJ" unthlnk.ngl, bV NiarSIcU, mo-"
'ln"1ns grind lis trcih In hcl,loss rag. 81"
tnw MHrsten triuIuphhnt mud hig own udn ..-
lStrGticn di>creditsd. lie drterln ned tn nm -
mat small "ord II three letters cost MAJ Sira
nenI. II an opportunity 0f upsetting the. nl-
ieht Sonng man offered itself. tIOwcvsJ uih.
D. .ns said nothing. and the mt y ilS,zltR eEsse
TO be continued