The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-07

there ire :: any evidence against Edward
Lane? Will 1t go hard. with hi1n?" :
'"Why, little, one there is nothing
more than that; :z31e is an.simportant;
striker and has more reason to be
! bitter than any one>~else, and-that' he;
was out late that evening, and will not
give an account of himself for that
time. : But why; should you be
troubled? know you: made the ac-
>qua1ntance of Lane at those labor
meetings we: attended. and that you
seemed nightly Interested in one an
| other. But, of course, the interest
could not have gone so far as to cause
you to lose your rosy cheeks because
! he has got himself into a scrape? For
get all about it, pet. 1t is enough that
men should be annoyed by this trout
(:bles-don't bother your precious head
about them.'
+ But these troubles are. more to
women than to men. Think what the
wives and. mothers of: these strikers
must suffer y HIe r through anxiety. I. have
been among them d ;1ittle--enough to
| Know that IN most Of these houses
there is not Il weeks provisions ahead,
and this, where the husband has had
steady. work The wife has not the
excitement and stimulus of crowds all
intent on tile same purpose, and she
has her helpless little ones constantly
i before her eyes. I am so sorry for
them all, Frank"
$50 am I. But these men ought to
be more moderate; they only set public
opinion against them by violence and
make it worse for their families
Il Il do NOT hnlinva he ctfiI-orc had
! anything to do with the explosion
! They have been steady, Industrious
sober men for years; they are wise
/ enough to know that such conduct
would not benefit them, and they
are not Of the inflammable sort that
would. fly to destruction Of property
the first thing in struggle like this. -
Eyes. it sounds reasona BILE: 1 hope
they did not do it. But I must go
But: Frank, wa1t~a Moment have
something more to say-and do not
tell any one, at. least just yet. I have
seen more of Edward Lane than you
think, and he seems to me one of the
noblest Of men. Compared with idle
dudes I meet in society, he seems a
king! He is Of use in the world; he
feels his common interest in all man
kind: he makes me understand wha
universal brotherhood means as never
did before. I have met him at homes
of some Of the working girls whose
acquaintance I have made, and I have
come to know him quite we'll, and /
like him SO much. Of course you will
say it's wrong for me to cultivate this
I friendship without our parents con-
sent when the man is a stranger and
common laborer.' And l know they
would forbid it; so, for the sake of the
higher education. I am trying to ac-
quire, decided to know him for
awhile. at least, at all hazards
why. Edna, am afraid this is all
wrong, and H.. ought to inform. on you
1 Immediately, But 7 can trust your
good Judgment. But don't let it go too
i far---~ - ,sdrops. him n oW==~you may
cQns der your; ,gedue cat ion Com pleteds as
4 fqr as hi Eis think
4 :, Excitement :Waxed greater. every
day, though the company did not try
to start the shop again. The prelimi-
nary hearing of the arrested men came
on, and everyone was taking sides and
discussing the matter with intense in
terest. Crowds: continued to surge
around the shops, and the police man
aged to keep up considerable turmoil
by charging into it occasionally and
making several arrests. But no covert
acts" on the part of the strikers took
place. When Edward was called up to
tell his story, he stood before the
police magistrate, in quiet dignity
with calm, set, courageous face, and
spoke coolly and respectfully. He told
all he had to say in a clear, straight
forward manner, until they asked
where he had been on the night of the
explosion. He paused, turned very
} pale for a moment. and declined tt
| answer. Urged further to do so, he re.
piled that he had made a visit Of
. which he was not at liberty to inform
them. His friends entreated him tc
: tell, but in vain, The prisoners were
sent back to their cells until the mex,
day.
At 10 the next morning the stree
{ was filled with people anxious to hear
2 the rest of the proceedings. Public
: sentiment had turned against the pris
} oners; the union men were Indignant
I that their cause had been jeopardized
/ and other people trembled that til,
l sacredness Of property had been viol
ated. When poor, insignificant work
. | ing men lose then" lives in hazardous
I undertakings for capitalists. very lit
t tie is thought of it, SO lightly is thi
! sacredness of HUMAN LIFE held il
e this day of Intense commercialism ::
= When. court was called to order, in
f terest came to- white heat when i
= was seen that two fair young wome1
:. were to be heard on the witness stand
), People were saying that it would g
$ hard with the boys; they would prob
t ably get from ten to- twenty years; j
t was circulated, about that Lane ~ha
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