The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-01
FARLEY IS NOT SUCH
4 FIGURE IN STRIKES
Giant Leader of Strike Break.
ers Proves to Be Quite q
Bugaboo for Labor.
Absolutely Nothing in the
Claim That He Succeeds
in Defeating Strikers.

Detroit, Mich, June 29.-The Motor
man and Conductor in the curren is
sue gives a true account Of the work.
ings Of Boss Farley, the Parryite's
pride in strike breaking. 1t says:
1t is amusing what a wonderful
"strike breaker the open shop ad-
eating press would have us believe
one James Farley has developed into.
To read the glowing account Of his al
legged wonderful success in the recent
1nterborough strike, if believed, Is
enough to send a shiver through the
most thoroughly fortified group OF
prospective strikers. Pictured as the
personification of daring and heroism,
less susceptible than Achilles to physi-
cal injury, a Cyclops in brutality and
a moving volume Of wisdom and bril-
liancy Of intellect.
This forcefully pictured monarch Of
all situations Is being brandished be-
fore us as the harbinger of i'll fate to
all wage earners assuming to protest
against strict obedience to the man.
dates of Parryistic employers. Work,
eat crow and obey orders, or this in
ferno god, this demon Of darkness,
with all his serpentine regency, ETAO
with all his serpentine vice-regency,
will be unclaimed. Horrible!
But it occurs to us that scab gath
ering was INDUCED in to some extent
before Farley was ever heard of. Far
ley seems to be street ear strike pro-
duct, simply a sneaking nibbler at fat
from the fortunes, or misfortunes. of
street car men. &c. If there is so much
terror wrapped up in this "strikebreak-
err" Farley, the street railway employ
ees should be qualified to know It,
If Farley ever figured as an unus-
ually important factor in any street car
contention, it has never been observed.
In most street car strikes, Farley or
no Farley, scabs have ben a common
feature, and thus they will continue.
Farley did not break the marlborough
STRIKE neither has he ever figured as
a special element in the breaking of
any strike. 1t requires no special skill
to gather scabs. Farley can do it as
we'll as anyone else, on better, and it is
not laurel-ataining qualification eth
er. 1t adds no lustre to the record Of
any man, neither does it mark any par
t1cular distinction as to ability or char
acter. On the contrary, it detracts.
There are dozens Of miscreants
throughout the country engaged in this
business, and many of them are pos
sessed of sufficient wisdom to keep
their movements and identity quite
we'll under cover, much more to the
advantage Of the employer than the
boastful methods of Farley. The pol
icy of scab gathering lies with the
employer. The methods of using the
scdbs depend upon the conditions and
develop with the circumstances. It re-
quires no special intelligence to place
scabs to work further than that ap-
Piled by the management of the en-
ploying company. If there is danger
attendent, it is directed to the scab, and
not the scab gatherer. If the scab is .
killed it is not the scab gatherer; Meth
er can the scab gatherer, Farley, or
any Of his ilk. prevail upon another
scab to pass through the same ex-
perience. If another should meet the
same fate, investigation would show,
thtat he did not walk up to the slaugh-
ter through any special invitation or
superhuman influence of Mr. Farley
On the contrary, Mr.. Farley is always
found just outside of the danger line
The fact remains that the introduce
ton Of scabs in labor troubles does not
rest with Farley or any other single in
dividual; but to read the glowing trib-
utes paid to this dubbed Strike Break
err Farley, one would imagine that he
had a corner on, scabs.
Really there is not a single instance
Of strike breaking to the credit Of
James Farley, and he is no more to be
considered in the matter of voting a
strike than any other one individual of
the scab fraternity. Strikes are a
product of unusual or intolerable con-
ditions of employment, and so long as
the selfishness Of human nature preys
upon individual rights, just so long
strikes will remain as the method Of
protest to be effectively applied to en-
force correction Of the abuses imposed
upon labor.
Strikes are won and lost, but the re-