The Washington herald., 1907-11-18

Norris" said Jacob Romer. "for this is
/ the first / ever heard Of any arrange
ment, Let me hear all you know"
/ lt was now the turn of the three allies
to move uneasily.
when job Henderson wrote ont his
I resignation he did il painfully-for un-
| like me, who az pinch can alwavs
WELD a pick. he was man with a large
family II cost him something to do
right. But he would not consent 10 play
with the lives Of men. one Of your man.
ayers sitting there laughed. and said:
Risk 10 the lives Of men-weII. Job Hen
derson, don't we pay them for taking
that risk2 Don't they know the bargain
as we'll as we?"
Il agree with that" said Jacob Romer.
Il have no sympathy with can't"
And az this the Triplice OF Oppression
smiled with recovered spirits.
With cant, no. /, as little" Vic Nor
ris continued: but with your new en-
Sineer began the cutting down OF the
working expenses. the filling up OF the
existing exits with steampipes. so that no
man could go up or down-no. not for
nifty fathoms-and all that the profits
might be Increased"
And ] beg you viii tell me" inter
rupted Jacob Romer. FOR what other
purpose / pay you a salary. than that
you should have my interests at heart
and increase my profits? Do you expect
that these idle pitmen would do as much
of their own acord?"
Sir" said Vic Morris. 7 think that
your balance sheet since my arrival will
best prove that YOU have no cause 10
complain OF the fidelity of my services
l have worked well for you The men
alSo-especiany in No. pit And they
deserve 10 have their exits safe and clear
in case Of danger"
Mr. Grinding" said the owner OF the
Incubus Pits, what have you to say To
thisg''
That it Is all sultry nonsense," quoth
the rotund manager Of the Dock. This
engineer man is no better than a miners
agent His business land ours) is 10 get
as much work out OF the men as possible.
The mems business is to get as much out
of us as possible-and do as little for IT,
Mr.. Vic Morris is trying 10 straddIe the
fence. But that's not my idea of loyalty
TO ones employer"
Nor mine either" groaned the senior
manager Mr. Hector McKiu: ''he that
Is not for us is against us-so {, is
written"
Il have heard Of the devils ouoting
Scripture TO suit his purpose before now
said Vic sharply. ii you wish me TO tell
You what / think. ! WIFI do il. I don't
believe m men going first TO PRAYER
meetings and then home again to arrange
FOR cutting wages 10 per cent all around
when profits are % per cent over alI,''
'Confne yourself TO the matter i'm
hand, Mr.. Morris. and you VIII do Well
FOR yourself said Mr. Romer. his grim
face shade grayer and grimmer than
usual And be good enough 20 remem-
Der that outside that window there is
thirty thousand pounds worth of property
destroyed-in all probability by the men
whose case you are pleading So elo-
quently."
No. sir; not by them said Vic ear
nestly; but perhaps by the second-cIass
men whom YOU have brought TO Kirk
town by the secOnd-Class wages you are
paying BY men who have not that re-
spect for themselves which only comes
OF being respected by their employer
The owner Of thirty blocks OF miners
houses in INrktown and Inchgorma waved
his hand
If the men are not satisfied" he said.