The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-28
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antll ssttins away and thinking 1t The rdrama of Strife" consists of four incidents between noon and night
 fafl of one winters day during the vfsit Of the pittsburR directors to deal with the trouble at their tin works in an. Ohio town. The president domi- mates the: bosfd, aithough he is the on " member yho wouldn't be glad to stop the conpany's los. which has reAched . quarter of million and may briny Insolvency if continued any iopser They invite the strike leader to . conference. and he comes with six committsemsn. desirous Of ( com promise that Will bring the wretched- ness of their families to an end; but they stend In uneasy silence while he vehemeutfy dehes the directors. in- clpding several whose attitude Is friendly. Thus the stubborn animosi- ties of two men. coming into collision Ike Hints, strike lire again and threat en disaster.
 ' The most energetic incident is a meeting of the workmen outside the factory. The strikers wish to com promise. but their leaders, fiery elo. quence fans the dying embers of their zeal to . furious blaze again, and he obtains the authority to defy the em- ployers. The, representation of . dis orderly meeting. with the speakers fighting their way to the doorsteps that serve for rostrum, and the oth- CTS frantic with dissension. Is such stasecraft as used to be rare. but Is expected now Just ss the leader tri-
 umphs. word comes that his wife is dead--kilied by the strike
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 ire have gained complete control of it's facilities. At the end of "Strife's' first act, placard in electric letters says the curtain will go up in three minutes. and 1t does, although there is shift of scenery: and the ensuing promise Of two minutes only is kept
 The third interval Is timed at a quar- ter of an hour, to let the people lounge . little In the tea. smoking and bar rooms, which are thronged, now
 that the smart set has taken to socia- ble intermissions. There is no orches- tra to compete with the tobacco and beverages Cakes. Ices and dainty sandwiches are. on sale. too. and the spectacle of half thousand men and women in evening clothes taking re- freshments in a theatre, with an air of lazy incidence. yet with the celerity of quick iunching in the Wall Street dis trict, Is new in our luxurious life.
 The audience reassembles to see if Galsworthy solves the problem that he has propounded. He has convinced us that two opposed irreconciliables may prolong a strike while stockholders lose their dividends and workmen their wages He has made plea for media tory unionism. too, and I think the people not aware of the plays conclu- sion expect 1t will be an acceptance of the unisn mediator's counsel; but when ers' committee get together again, all
 but the two are ready for compromise
 The President will rather go to penury than yield to the dictation of labor. That's the chip on his shoulder. The leader knocks the chip offA with the vow that he'll starve rather than live
 with the heel of capital on his neck. The fight looks like going on with new rancor. But the, directors and the strikers have had all they'll bear of coercive mastery by monomaniacs, and they vote unanimously to accept the terms advised by the unionist delegate.
 My first defeat. and at the hands of my directors. the president groans as he let's his daughter lead him away to bed in collapsed condition.
 "The towards who ought to stand by me to the death have turned me down. the leader growls, shaking his fist af- ter his fellows. whats the good of the striker sone one asks of the union delegate.
 There's where the fun comes i'm the delegate replies rather irrevelant- iy, don't you think? Or is his mean ing clear to you? 4.s ,.s ;,