Evening star., 1897-03-20
tContinued from last Saturday,

Written for The f.scniu= star
My position is this Mr.. SartweIl don't
want To fight for fights sake. and | have
no revengefuI desire to humiiiate you or to
defeat the firm for the mere glory Of vic
tory hut | am convinced the men will not
get the fair sh;.rt of what they make until
there is fight and decisive victory. a
few years ago the very right 10 combine
was Utopiau and nOnscnsical in the mind
of the capitalist. yet that r'gh; is one of the
uHiisputcd facts of today The capitalist
wont C0ncrde anything until lie is forced
To do SO. Therefore, there must be a struG-
gle. and ] am bound 10 choose my own time
and my own battle-ground. We are ready
to fight nov, We are going TO fight, and
believe are going 10 win.
Exactly. That is what / wanted to know.
As TO winning. We shall see. ! quite agree
with you that there is nothing so satisfac-
tory in the lon., run as 4 square stand-Gp
fight. and let the best man win The com
BatantS have a mutual respect for each
other a.terward- The trouble - that the
contest is rarely free from the sid" issues
that affect the final result. IN his case
You are not sure of your hackers. neither
am l.
If | were thr owner ~ this establish
Ireur l would bring on the instantly,
carry il through with the "reminiscences of
have The most coI,-suted men in England in
my employ ever after As IT is the trouble
IS not going TO toe decided by either your
Eeu"ralShip or mine. but by :h- relative
coHstancy of our hackers. If the men ro,.hd
on you before my directors get a trifie more
frightened than they are noU. then you VIII
fe defeated II the directors get panic
stri ken first. then | shall 20 under. Ii will
he a hollow victory either way. and will not
be decided on the merits of the case at all.
1t Is a toss-Gp, and if we were sensible
men. We Two would settle it ROW by twirl
ing penny in the air. besides. if you do
VIII. IL viii he a barren triumph. for YOU
will lose everything you gain the moment
there is pinch In trade The only reason
you have show of winning IS beCa:Ise
business is brisk and the directors natural
ly wish 10 make hay while the sun shines.
They don't wish to Ice crippled and have
fuss on " iIile their trade rivals reaping
the benefit OF their embarrassment. The
nom. Mt trade becomes dull again. DOWN
can prevent the fall. 1t is all a question
OF supply and demand on the other hand.
/ give you fair warning that. If win. not
another union man will ever set foot in
these works again So. if you really have
th- interests of the men at heart. Marsten.
you viii reflect A bit before you bring on
thu fight
DO YOU doubt that / have the interests
Of the men al heart?
No. dom ! believe you are thoroughly
unS -liISh. but | also believe sou are need
lrSSly SG@TluCIug yourself You see. II Is
difficult for To come to agreement.
for w look out on the world from
tir.Iy different stanipoints. You are at the
foot of th- bill and the msts of the valley
OF youth are around YOU. distorting your
vision and destroying correct proportions.
| am Up toward tue top OF the mountain.
wh-re the air is clearer. You see men
heroic and noble. | see them small and
mean You believe in the workingman. |
do not The chances are that neither of us
sees with absolute accuracy. and the truth
less. think the day of chivalrous. unselfsn
action IL past. and il is every man for him
self ia these time :.
4 can't understand why you talk like
that MIR. SartweH. | have seen heroic
things done even in my short life ] saw a
man come out OF these works alone and
unprotected when he knew the mob outside
Wa bowling for his blood. vet there was no
trace Of either fear or bravado about him.
The same man nearly lost his life in saw
ing others when the factory burned. and
RrauTlt. an uulearUed workingmau. did un-
s"irshly and chivalrously go TO his death in
the same cause.
All. RraUut was one of a thousand Well
perhaps there is some hing worth preserv-
inC left IN human nature after all and
maybe I am merely growing old and pessi-
mistic- Anyway. tho main point at present
Is that there must be trial of strength:
50 l suppose there is nothing for US to do
but shake hands like Fair OF prizefghtcrs
h.t-re IN. performance begins | think yot!
ar foolish YOU know, not 10 take the sub
mana =sr=hip
the W. men shook hands. and Marsten
der --rrei INTO the night SartweIl sat in
his Office for some minutes thinking over
the situation