The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-24

They happened to be out Of work in
New York, and the promises Of the
very talkative labor agent lured them
to accept his generous offer. It was
light work in Minnesota, so he said.
In the contract also it was stated that
the rate aof wages would be 20 cents;
an hour, and it very specifically de-
clared that there was mo strike" on.
They boarded a special car. in the
Metropolis which was afterwards
locked, and no occupant was permit
| ted to leave it during the entire trip.
cape at Chicago. S.
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The men had q 80 ght su,sp sp1cionl aftss
leaving Duluth that there was trouble
ahead, and this was confirmed as they
approached Proctor, where a number
| OF women at the depot shouted "Scab"
while the train was passing The lin
| guist, who had been in such sit
uation before Immediately appreciates
| their plight, and began to counsel
| among the men,. So : 81. - s-=sszss
| ahead was not long in noticing that
I
hnguist was called In. He was given
all sorts of promises. Instead Of pay
| ing him $500 per day, they would give
him twice that amount, for he was
Just the kind of a. man they Were
| locking for" When he asked why
they were called "scabs'' by the wo-
men, the detective said that there had
been strike there, but it was called
off three weeks ago, and 1t only lasted
two weeks. ~,tr<. s..gz. 8 Il *s.s
Were Told Strike Was Over.
The linguist having had previous
experience, asked what organization
was involved in the strike. He was
told that it was the Western FEEDER.
alton OF Miners. To which, he replied:i
"The Western Federationa Of Miners
do not give up a strike in two weeks
When he was called into the car oc-
cupied by the detectives he feared that
bodily injury would be done, so he
advised his, associates that III he did
not return in 80 minutes they should
come to his relief. True to their prom
tse the men appeared, but the lin
guist, by a wave Of his hand indicated
that there was no necessity for alarm.
When the men arrived at Hibbing
they were taken in hand by an armed
posse and escorted to the camp at the
mines. Their description Of the hunks
and food at this place was indeed
horrifying. Their baggage was kept In
trust by the mining company, and
could not be secured Finally one OF
them made his escape from the prison
camp by q roundabout way until he
reached Hibbing. There he looked up
the headquarters Of the union. and
after relating his experience to the I
Officers Of the organization ways were
devised for the escape Of the entire
band. < So 5$s zsss.
Detective Makes Threat.
AS the linguist reached Hibbinz
with the entire crew he was asked by
.the leading detective, probably Car
ling, why he was taking the men
away. The reply being unsatisfactorY
to the man n-hunter. he threatened ths(s'
young man by saying that he would
get even with him E5s.
The union brought the men to Du-
luth. paying their fare and shipping
them to points in the west where
there is plenty Of work. Three OF the
men remained over day with the
hope that they might secure their
.bagsage. Having failed they walked
every step from Hibbing to the union
depot la Duluth.
According to an Interview with 81.
.anony1nous person In the News Trt-I
#bune these men were chafked with
timidit They were accused st caw-
ardices because they refused to take
the Jobs Of nlen on strike. To- Is Il
was q mighty display of moral scou,r
are. Here were men 300 miles ron
home, Without friend 10 aid tfeni.
and nlpleteiy strand ga trrsnseris
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