The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-30
THE EDITOR STRUCK
he JOINED FORCES WITH THE PRINT
ERs WHEN THEY QUIT.

BkeEhtt A8A0AC0 - OSA91O E10R In
creased Pay by the Force ON the
old Dallas Times.
There are ways and ways Of settling
labor strikes. The unions have used
the sympathetic strike" plan, at times
securing a settlement by calling out
the forces Of allied trades. With the
''bosses" the lockout frequently has
done the business. But there are meth
DDS Of erasing differences between en-
ployers and employees which even Chi
cago has overlooked. Strikes have
been settled by the bosses joining the
ranks Of the strikers, voluntarily as
surning the posts of walking delegates,
directing the movements OF the strik-
ing army and debating the time when
difficulties were declared off.
Proof of the power OF this method
was furnished during the days of the
old Dallas Times. That Texas city
was but struggling town then, with a
population that was getting close up to
the 1000 mark. The editorial helm of
The Times had just been seized by
William Steritt, better known In Wash
ington's and Texas newspaper world
today as plain "Bili' Steritt, the title
"coloner' frequently being prefixed in
recognition of his birthplace, Ken
tucky.
The Times under the Steritt regime
employed five men and one woman in
its manufacture. The latter was the
wife of the foreman OF the printing
room and worked at the cases." while
duty by acting as the motive power of
the hand press. The foreman during
his younger days had had an argument
with mule, and the scars of that bat
tie which decorated his face had aided
in securing his reputation of being "a
bad man in mixup." Shortly after
the new hand press had begun the
mcidlng of editorials and the sharing
Of subscription donations ranging from
garden truck to overworked farm stock
uneaslness lodged in The Times Office.
Rumors of labor troubles and of union
organization were heard.
We've concluded to quit" said the
foreman as he stalked into the editors
sanctum one morning backed up by the
entire mechanical force. 1--WE don't
get union pay, and we've organized a
chapel. If you don't show Gp more
money, your paper don't get out, that's
ALL"
"Going to strike, are your Queried
Steritt, who had not found promises OF
direct road to wealth and Wall street
through The Times. "Unionized, are
you? Well, sir, I'm glad to hear it. I've
hi lii e.. IL
on a strike myself. The circulation Of
this concern isn't extremely feverish,
and none of the subscribers will ever
miss us, and if they do it will be to our
benefit. The few blocks Of white paper
out there will keep, and | guess the
hand press won't object to a day off.
Yes. sir. we'll strike right here and
now. Well just walk around the cor
ner and celebrate the Inauguration of
this 'walkout' with drink"
The foreman's wife here transferred
her share of arbitration power on the
masculine contingent and departed.
The quintet expressed some surprise
at the turn of affairs. but followed Ster-
lit to the corner saloon, where three
rounds of drinks were put away under
his direction.
you see," began the foreman, we're
ready to 60 right back to work now II
you'll pay
mo, sir-ee," broke in the editor.
"Why, we've just struck. and l couldn't
call things off now. Hold on, tell
you, and we'll win out"
The Times office was closed up, the
windows nailed down and the office cat
turned loose to forage. On the fourth
day the foreman approached Steritt
and sounded him as to the adviSability
of declaring the strike at an end.
Cant do it," was the answer. why
I'm having the best time of my life
Hang out, and we'll win, tell you. II
j could find another union around here
we would have one of those sympa
thetic affairs. Mop; the strikes not of
and | hereby issue another pronuncia
mento to that end. Besides that, the
people are beginning to find out they
need a paper. I'm in this strike fol
subscribers"
Then they liquored several times. and
the foreman left.
On the ninth day the striking army
va utC Win Tic oCAA APPOAA|
ed walking delegate. They contendeC
that they were ready to resume theil
end of the work of shaping public opin
ion at the old schedule of weekly pay
Sterltt was obdurate and advised fur
ther hostilities for several days. Or
the fourteenth day he was called on t
accept a most sweeping capitulation
The next day the hand press began III
grind, the foreman, who had not liveC
up to his reputation as q "bad man,
took his wife and his followers back Il
the 'cases," and Steritt continued th'
work of gathering Items" and build
Ing editorials. At the close of the day.
work the force was summoned to tn
Office.
Next time" adYiged the editor, "yo'
don't want to stop when you've organ
lied a chapel. You want to go ahea'
and organize and build whole cathe
draL That's all."-Chicago Tribune.
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