The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-14
Look on This Picture---Then on This

frightened away a number Of the peo-
pie going to work.
II hit one cove from Oshkosh" said
a boy about eighteen years old, so
hard that l think he had to go to the
hospital"
At any rate, police protection was
applied for during the day and last
night half dozen policemen in fur
coats gathered in front Of the mill to
preserve order.
1t looked for a time as If they would
be needed. Sentiment, perhaps hard
to arouse In a workingman, is strong
when it is aroused.
Women Incite Strikers.
The crowd of strikers gathered in
front OF the office comprised several
women. They. were sturdy girls, with
strong faces, big limbs and rugged
speech. They remembered when Car
ney had been kind to them when they
We're sick or when they were injured.
They did their share towards melting
the men.
Then there were the boys, from four
teen to eighteen years old. They were
part and parcel Of the strike. They
wanted a riot, If only for the fun of
being mixed up in it and telling the
story afterwards to their companions
They too, urged the crowd to deeds of
violence. But the men were cool head
ed. 1t was not the first strike for some
OF them and they knew the value of
public sentiment If they placed 1T
against them by any aggression.
Then Carney came down the street.
he is man forty years old, five feet
ten inches tall, with a red mustache.
His face is kindly and his eyes shine
benignantly upon all whom his glance
strikes.
1t was critical moment in his life.
He had the sympathies Of every work.
man in the mill. 1t was for him to say
whether strike that would cost thou
sands upon thousands of dollars should
be carried. He must have had ideas Of
revenge in his mind. He was human.
Let Out Without Notice.
II have not been treated right" said
he to G / e reporter before he
came to the crowd of strikers. II was
discharged without warning Saturday
night. My agreement with the COM
pany calls for a thirty days notice on
either side to quit work. I have been
in the employ Of the company for
eleven years. If am not we'll now the
fact Is due to the injuries I received
In helping to save the company's prop
erty during a recent fire. Dichman,
the supervisor, wants Oshkosh men
here. He wants an Oshkosh man in
my place. He comes from Oshkosh
1t was a hard question for any man
to dec1de-the question which Carney
had to answer as he walked through
the cheering crowd Of strikers to the
office. word or two from him would
have set fire to the throng Of men, boys
and girls.
Steady. boys" said he, as he as
cended the office steps.
The crowd drew back sullenly, and
one man was seen to drop q big club
which he had in his hand.
Carney's interview with Supt. Brit
ton, dapper, pleasant young man,
and Supervisor Dichman, with prog
nathouS jaw, a stolid face and huge
frame, was short. Carney was given
permission to speak.
AS he stood before the men who had
been under him for years, the ex-fore-
man hesftated. A tear trickled down
his cheek.
After saying what is quoted at the
beginning Of this article, he continued:
Asks Them to Return to Work.
Boys, appreciate your sympathy.
/ refuse to bring you into a strike
which, however it turns out, is bound
to cause suffering. Will you go back to
work and oblige me?"
chorus of assent went up from the
crowd.
Mr.. Dichman's face took on a more
pleasant look.
Carney shook hands with the men
and the crowd dispersed. Not, however,
till some Of the youthful spirits had
chased one Of the Oshkosh boys and
ducked him in a snow bank.
Mr.. Dichman's remark about there
being no sentiment in business was
made before Carney stopped the strike.