The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-10-22

Subway Company, has brought to light
a very new and curious figure in the
industrial world-James Farley, pro-
fessional strike breaker.
When Mr.. Belmont said, Every we'll,
If a strike comes, we have 1,50O skilled
motormen waiting to step on to the
cars as fast as the strikers leave
them,'' he let large cat out Of the
bag. The 1850 trolley men are an or
gained army of professional strike
breakers under the command of Far
ley. Wit almost military discipline
Farley controls these men and have
fought campaign after campaign
against union labor. Like a general at
the head Of his army, Farley is obeyed
even to the risk of life and death.
James Farley, professional strike
breaker, is an interesting factor in the
labor situation, and somewhat flat
tering eulogy of this man is printed
below on this page as given by Mr..
Farley's admiring lieutenant and Sec
rotary, Richard H. Ward.
But quite apart from the revelation
of Mr.. Farley and his methods, the in
teresting fact has developed incidental
ly that at least seven nOn-union street
car companies throughout the United
States have united to maintain an ef-
ficient little force Of skilled employees
who are cheerfully loaned to Farley,
the strike breaker, wherever he needs
them. These trolley companies are in
San Francisco, Baltimore, Waterbury
Newark, and Scranton, Pa. How many
18th ;%o 81.
awaiting the telegram of Mr.. Farley
in the states between Connecticut and
California has not yet been developed.
So far Mr.. Farley claims to have sue
cessfully "broken" forty-eight strikes
here and there about the country with
his army of 1900 faithful strike break
ers. The working terms of this new
figure in the labor world are as fol-
lows:
Each man summoned but not
working is paid each day.. $3.50
Farley receives for each man,
every day ........ $500
Each man working is paid expens-
eS and each day ................$3.5 81
All men in the army receive railroad
ticket from employing company.
Employing company shelters and
boards all workmen and waiting men.
At conclusion Of San Francisco strike
each man received gift from company
of $685..
Richard II. Ward, secretary to Strike
Breaker Farley, has given the follow
ing disclosure Of the strike breaking
business. Workingmen will do we'll to
ponder the facts disclosed:
IN.
secretary for eight years, ever since
he began the business Of breaking
strikes. His methods are perfectly
open and above board, and will bear
criticism. :
i. Where does: he set his men? - ~
/ What kind of men are they? >'sS::'s>::
I: How does Farley pay them? :
| And how does he make out of each
| strike?
People ask me these questions a
hundred times a day. 49,.
i To answer the last question first
will say that while 1 don't know
just how much he is worth, every one
who knows him at all knows that he
is rich. He owns four fine houses-two
at Pittsburg, N. Y, one at Brooklyn
and one at Cincinnati-and he has pro-
perty besides that. The company that
engages him to break a strike pays
him IS day for each man he hold in
readiness to take the place of one OF
I the strikers, and he gets this' whether
the man works or not, just for having
him ready.
If a strike only lasts few days, or
II it runs on, as it sometimes does, for
two Or three months, you can see that
Mr.. Farley's profit is big one
Commands an Army Of 1900 Men.
He can bring together at twenty
four hours notice $500 men. He can
make the number 1850 if it is needed
and for every man he has notified tc
be ready to come to the scene Of the
strike, remember, he gets IS a day.
From the time the man gets his
notification and packs his grip fol-
travelling he gets $3.50 day, his
travelling expenses and his board
whether there is strike or not. Il
there is strike and he takes the place
of striker he gets $3.50 a day. Mr.
Farley pays this, and the difference
between the $3.50 or $3.50, as the case
may be, is clear daily profit to Mr.
Farley.
The railroad fare Of the strike break.
ers is paid by the company that needs
his services. The company houses ant
boards them, generally in the ca,
barns. All Mr.. Farley concerns himself
is about wages. But when I tell 20,
that he got LOO men together at Sa1
Francisco and broke the back of
strike that lasted four months, yol
can get some idea Of his profits
Amounts to about 100000, doesn't it
1 never figured it up exactly.
Musd Be a. Millionaire.
In the eight years he has been IL
this business he must have broken OF
an average at least six strikes a year
Sometimes his men don't have to lif
a finger. Just being there is all tina
is necessary lots Of times. It is becaus,
Farleys $50 men were here ready t,
jump on the cars and take the places
of motormen and conductors that tn,
Interborough men concluded not tt
strike. The night this conclusion wa
reached Mr.. Farley sent 200 Of his mel