The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-28

| THIS as the last sentence:
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Prussia, came next, followed by the
| (More)."
In the Lake Shore station there are
twelve booths for long distance tele-.
phoning, and when messages We're re-
fused by the telegraph companies the
would be sender took them straightway
to the station. But the booths in the
early days of the strike Were in con-
slant use. Nine persons were waiting
i turns at one booth the other morning at
10 O'clock.
81 must get this through. Please give
me the next chance" begged woman
with a baby in her arms. "Our little
1 boy is dying at the hotel, and must
reach my husband. The telegraph COM
pany cannot send the message
through"
| The woman said her name was Mrs.
| William Shedd aud her husband was a
| broker in the Prick building. Pittsburg.
She was directed to the headquarters
Of the long distance company
PONY" Moore, chairman of the ex-
was presented with a silver whistle,
attached to a silver cord. Now, go
and blow yourself, Pony" they said.
Boys" said Pony" II am not going
to buy a drink or take one until this
strike is over
Moore says it is mans game the
operators are playing.
A stanch union man in Chicago had
discussed things with his fellows,
made speeches and furnished many
| thoughts that stand in good stead ncSv,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. He
! loved principle and hated weak kneed
men. His brothers admired and re-
spected him.
| The other night they saw him Slip
| ping stealthlly up the alley from Clark
street and go into the back door Of the
Western Union building. They called.
| and he stopped
What are you doing here, Art"
| they demanded.
! He looked from one face to an
| other, like one who had been found
out in crime. And then he spoke
slowly, heavily and without hope
Boys" he said, boys, couldn't
sit there and let my mother die. She
/ would not let me die. She has gone
out and shaved for me, so that could
learn the trade and now she is old
and gone to pieces. You're right, all
! of you, and I'm wrong dead wrong,
| but l could not stand it to sit there
and think. I'm going back to work"
| Out In Clark street a car ratified and
! changed An automobile buzzed past
on the boulevard on the other side Of
! the building. There was the monot-
ony of the city to break the silence
/ and now and then the shrill cry of
! newSboy calling out strike extras.
But where they stood was vacant ST.
lence. Then one of the group spoke
Like one in the presence of tragedy
! he spoke, slowly and with kindness.
art, you're right Go to work, but
wait until we get away. We've
won't know anything about it,"
He watched them pass out into La
sale street And then he turned
away from the door, skunk down the
alley and disappeared into the crowd
of people that flowed down Clark
| street
THE women and girls are the back
bone of this strike" Cal E. Ryle, chair
man of the strikers grievance commit
tee of the telegraphers in Kansas City,
said the other morning to reporter
of the Kansas City Star. Their en-
thusiasm is contagious and serves to
strengthen us in our determination to
| win"
Yes, and some OF them have more
at stake than the men," another strik-
err said.
He pointed out two young women
| who We're industriouSly eXpounding
their grievances to Il group of women.
''See those two girls he said "They
bought home about year ago for
themselves and their widowed mother
out near Budd Park. They have it
about opethird paid for. Now, If we
lose this strike and consequently those
girls lose their jobs they stand to lose
their home, too, for telegraphy is the
only trade they know"
The women and girls attend every
meeting of the strikers and are prom
inent in the deliberations.
Peel like going back to work, Car
rie?" inquired an operator, addressing
one of the women In a joking way.
mo. Stree" she replied. I'm a reg
ular dynamiter ON this strike question.
I'll get Il job at ribbon counter be-
fore I'll so back under the old condt-
tions.'
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