Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-09-24

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4 EUGENE WALTER, 4
| Author Of Paid In Full" and The
Easiest Way"
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AMI TINT you'll need badly an T..
spare coin you can saw" now Yrt ,,E
.AoSc this very time Ia ,.rnlanG an IN
crease from the company and give il
eighteen hours notice. Including twelve
nonworkinG hours. In which To think 1t
over. ! don't call that Il square deal.
whatever you may think about 1t.
Now. the country towns are full OF
men anxious to get jobs. and the com
pany. Notwithstanding the short no
! tice. IS fully prepared for strike In
that shed yonder are 1900 cots. put
there during last night. and provision
has been made TO feed 5000 men for
several days Captain Williams
An outburst Of curses and yells greet
ed this mention Of the presidents name.
| with cries Of I'VE know Williams
Captain Williams" went on the su-
perintendent calmly. says that any
man who goes out on strike now will
never enter the employ Of the line
| again in this or any other port And
I'll see personally to IT that lie doesn't.
| This man here said a strike tad been
decided on. but anybody who wants to
stay and work instead Of making
fool Of himself by quitting will be
ALL It's up TO you"
! Amid dead silence he got down from
, the crate and returned to his office
The men remained assembled for
/. consultation. and IN the crowd were
f! many doubtful faces. 1t was clear
that Smiths calm. drnwled harangue
had made II profound impression Just
| as In private life he attracted the
warmest friendships. so In business. to
| which he gave strict and intelligent
attention. he earned the respect Of all
with whom he had to deal
The strike leader mounted the crate
and. amid the applause Of the hot
headed and discontinued. delivered
himself of II fierce denunciatiOn of the
company as a greedy. grasp:ng. Cypress
i've corporation and OF its dock SUPER
intendent nS -four husher" and
dispenser Of con" talk. meaning there
by Of words intended to deceive. But
there were too many who knew that
Smith wis neither
"FOr my part" one Of the laborers
said. 1--WE got wifi" and six kids. the
eldest Of which Is nine | move that
We take another vote on this here
strike"
The motion was adopted with accla.
nation. The result Of the ballot was
overwhelmingly In favor Of remaining
at work.
While delegates appointed to inform
the superintendent that there would
be no turnout were waiting upon him
In his office. the other men passed the
shed indicated by Smith. pushed open
the door and gaZed in. while others
crowded up behind them. Arranged
all around the vast space we're neat
| white cots. and in the center were long
tables and benches.
| SAY" remarked one Of the men.
"Jimsy Smith amt no bluff. Is he?
For q slow speakin' and movin' man
he's the liveliest hustler l ever SEEN"
Half IN hour later Smith once more
lowered himself into the chair beside
the presidents desk.
SWELL" said Captain Williams gruff-
". Il understand the strikes or"
"Yep." was the reply.
"How did you do IT,"
told 'em the truth"
The captain regarded him from un.
| der his bushy eyebrows. brought to-
| gether In his usual fruwn.
Il guess you don't often lie. Smith"
| MOI more tHln ] nave 10.
| What preparations had you made
for trouble:"
| "Three thousand hired army cots In
No. shed. with tables and benches
Then there's these"
| He laid before the president Il mum.
Der Of bids for supplyin. rations three
times day to from 500 to 1900 men
and kilograms from various towns
worded something to this effect:
On terms offered can ship 100 men with.
| In forty-eight hours.
| Williams read each paper carefully.
| "A strike at this time would have
meant heavy loss to the line" he OBJ
| served.
| Smith nodded
Then the captain gave utterance to
the highest compliment he had ever
made to man In his life
Il put 1t up to you" he said. "and
you've made good. guessed It was
likely you would. Have cigar"