The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
LETTER FROM ALABAMA.
The Strike in the Birmingham
District and Comment Thereon
"A Worthy Son of Robson
Other Matters of Interest.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.

"A worthy Son OF Kobeson
Other Matters of Interest.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
My friend Hon. Hamilton Nc
MILAN has been touching me
up" somewhat for not writing
for the dear old paper. l had
thought that l was about forgot
ten in the old land, that my con-
temporaries had about all passed
over the river, and that the
young could not feel specially in
terested in what | would have to
write. But he is partial, and
writes that my letters are read
the second time" Perhaps they
need close inspection to get any
thing worth while out Of them.
Your paper is most enjoyable.
Some Of your contributors have
a good deal of vinegar in their
ink, but it requires an electric
storm occasionally to keep the
atmosphere pure. When the
elections are all over we shall!
have peace.
Aunt Becky is faithful. Who
will make her present of a fine
gold pen? 1t is thoughtful OF
her to mention 'the Esquire" in
her loyal contributions, or some
body might wish that she were a
merry widow - She is WELD
ing a facile pen and deserves the
high appreciation awarded her
by your many readers. If the
Squire, who must be as proud of
her as ever knight was of fair
lady, will give her a pen, or
some one else should do so, she
must let us know about it, and
WELD it, as she has done the one
she now has, in the interest of
all that is social and pleasant and
good.
The Birmingham district has
been in the throes of a terrible
strike. Think Of 1900 able
bodied men, in camps, fed by
the union to which they belong.
in idleness, concocting plans tC
dynamite the houses of non-un
. ion men, killing women anC
children, and making a perfec
= pandemonium in the midst O.
peaceful citizens. Cars have
a been hIoaked and fired into, al
officer of the law and a conducto
shot to death on it, two other
, killed and fifteen wounded. On
] ly four nights ago a non-unlon ne
gro escaped before his house wa
i blown up, but he was found late
and shot. Luckily he was not Sc
' riously hurt. One of the boss
es" living near where l sit mad
a narrow escape recently. III
= front part of his residence wa
blown up, but he chance
to be in a rear room. Hi
, two grown daughters were in
front room and the explosio
would have caused their deaf
had not the excessive heat in
duced them to change their pi
= lows from head to foot of tn
. bed. AS it was they were S
stunned that they were uncor
scious for hours. Gov. Come
n has had regiments of soldier
n here, ready for any emergency
The strike is now called off, an
d today, September 1st, most c
the men will return to thei
work.
l have been in sympathy wit
-, labor, but a powerful union ths
~ ~ can not, or will not, control il
- - elements is close akin to anarch
| and nihilism. If Dick become
IL IL tired of my wages because the
IL - are insufficient, let him seek ar
," other job; but he has no right
take his Winchester and stand
the way to prevent Bob from o.
cupying the place he vacated
, and certainly he has no right t
murder him if he persists in h:
work. 1t is free country, an
by all rules of political econom
the law of supply and deman
should regulate the price of labC
Z as we'll as the price of products
These people have, many Of then
been buying property, ETC., Q
the installment plan. What wi
become of the property when tn
payment is not made? Me.
chants have been selling tn
same way, and some of our beE
men are forced to make assign
5. ments. This state of affairs hs
existed nearly two months. b
A. it has ended now; the soldier
will remain till the waves hay
all gone ashore, and then the
will strike tents and return
peaceful pursuits.
The Presbyterians are holdin
a meetings of days this weel
n and the Methodists will cor
? mence one next Sunday. I
faction and reaction are equal,
let US hope that there may
much good done; that Pratt CT
and the Birmingham district m;
i have a glorious revival.
, 1t affords me pleasure to lea
that Miss M. E.. Mcmillan,
Red Springs, is to be one of t
teachers at Montevello, sor
sixty miles, by rail, south of l
os l hope to see her as she pass
90 through Birmingham. A daug
. How to Get Strong
P. J. Daily, of 1247 w. Congr'