The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
sOHE QUEER STRIKES.
Chssr. paupeu. Cenvtcss. IN Pepes
Besrers and the yaucans Guard.

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The causes Of choir strikes are numerous,
but one that rarely fails TO succeed In bring
ing about a lookout In the extending Of an in
vitation by the vicar TO another choir 10 sing
In its place at any special r. 'tival. while In
the case OF ladies choirs the same result can
always be brought about by an ediri AGAINST
fringes. Sometimes. A. In the case OF a iJl-
mitive Methodist Church at Irln-wick some
four years ago. 90 substitute a fresh hand az
the oIssn In place 81 the ordinary practitionef
and join the congregation but the strikers
rarely. II must he conceded proceed TO the
hsyins prepared an G fgy OF an unpopular
vicar. paraded y around the town, placed u In
the ancient stocks. and aftsrward huns y az
an altitude similar 10 that once an ected Try
the one-tiine "a vourite Of king Ahasuerus-
Haman An Australian hangmsn. hearing
that the execution.r Of France rcceiyed a
all too short n period.
Acouple Of year, ago seyenty-nve prisoners
not bccaase their wages we're unsatisfactory.
but on account Of one OF their number being
confined 20 hh. Ysil The striker. IN view OF
thaif posiuon. dad not 60 10 the length OF q
lockout, = being Apparently. satisfied Win
their very effect,lal "lock-in. hut. ike the
pauper- Of Rochester who vent on strike a
ciple- to work on Good Friday, they refused
20 perform th-ir allotted tasks until they wer"
Joined by their fellow lAborer
fhe strike three year. ago AZ Llanrlly was
not without H. humorous side u appears
that tho Town SoInf,l OF a1"ne.ly 1nSerso% 81
providing the strikers with something u do,
No -ooner, howevnr had the unemployed
got 20 work sgain than they struck for an
advance OF wages and were once more un-
employed 10 The, same town the following
year. To- order 70 complete a large and ip-
portant coutrsct. which appeared unlikely
T. be fulfilled on account Of the inevitable
strike, ING proprietars Of the copIssTr WORK,
a furnace. men TO keep one furnace going.
- successful we're ths amateur -tokers that
they continued e. work the furnace until the
nv ths WAY. thsi IN isSs ZOO hands we're thrown
out II work owing a. thirty lads e!cctinE ~
go on ,t1se H.San,c tHf di'e Sba !, Hss "a.
mitted by All except tie Juvenile strikers,
had bcon rightly sent away The Llaneiy
labor market, seemingly, IL the site OF a
Speeches OF strike volcano warranted U erupt
at the minimum notice
The peaceful precincts OF the NaiC,n,
one would Lms CINE. would he the last place
in which a strike would be- organized and
carr ed out: neveftbsle--i n the course OF rather
over TAO years a brace OF strikes was only
first mt moo, the bearer OF the ponuus
sedan chair having conveyed ht- Holiue--
on the ground and ba.-ly deserted him. leav.
ing. however. their leader 4" Explain mat
the usual Christmas bounty 81 40 had not
and their sc,ioH they had not gone far and
were -tiil within call had been taken In order
tn emphasize the dept pt their Rri"i. In the
second Instance. which al-" ended ms salts
factory manner. the members ~ the Palaune
Guard complained that their ranks had been
d"cimated by rheumatism and toothache
brought On by the wet N%eathsT. which rem.
dcrcd the NauCan barracks anything but
hygicniC The ulumatum published, whirh
was not. perhaps. calculated to -tasgrt
humanity. ran a. follows More paw. better
barracks. The rishi Of shlut" and an easter
r,tGNs uniform Failing those. The noble
guard deter mined not IN mutiuy. hut In go
out on = pituitary strike. and, all thing con-
sidor"d. they lad lar more reason Tor their
acton than som" " our nAtiv" striker.