The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-10-07

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 a '-AA'4'''' '''' ''''''' H1'''' sg date others who had to do with him. and 1t will be realized that he lived up fully to his reputation of being hard man.
 For his quiet, unmoyable and thor oughly capable dock superintendent he entertained a certain respect. He knew from experience that the man was not the least bit afraid or even disturbed by his bullying manner and his believing and that his glare, al- ways squarely met, had no more effect upon him than it would have upon the bronze statue of Washington which stands sentinel on the steps of the sub treasury in Wall street.
 Smith lowered himself slowly and easily into a big armchair beside the presidents desk.
 1.-TWO delegates from the Longshore- mems union were here just now" an- nounced the captain. ''They say the freight handlers are going to strike"
 "Ya-as?" said Smith inteTogatively.
 "Yes. What do you know about it?' "Nothing. except that they came to me with a demand for higher pay for the men. I referred them to you"
 "Well. I didn't leave 'em any loop hole for doubt as to my position in the natter"
 "You turned them down?'
 Turned 'em down. Of course What do you think? Suppose I hand ed 'em e raise on q silver platter and bowed lem out of the door?"
 q don't suppose anything about it. I'm asking for information"
 Them two blatherskites came swag- gering and clustering in here and said every last one of the men would quit tomorrow morning at Il o'clock unless they got cents more an hour. They wasn't swaggering when they went out of here, I tell you. I pretty soon took the starch out of 'en."
 faint smile fitted over the superin- tendent's face, but he ventured no re- mark.
 II told 'em," Williams went on, "that 1 wouldn't give lem a cent q century more and 10 strike and be d--d. also told 'em that any man who did go cut would never get another job with this company, and, by Sam, he won'tw
 The captains voice had risen to a roar, and he brought his fist down on the desk with such force that pens and pencils went flying in all directions and the ink splashed from the wells in their solid crystal stand.
 "Them labor agitators ain't got no notion of the fitness of things. They ain't got grasp on economic conditions for cent. They got to do something to live without working, so every once in awhile they go to the men as pays lem to be walking dele gates, gives 'em some glib talk about their rights and advises 'em to strike for more money. Do they look around and try to find out whether an ad- vance is warranted by the conditions? Nary look. Do any Of the men they hand out their advice to try to find out? Not on your life! They go ahead like a lot of sheep and strike and starve and blame the result on cap- ital."
 Smith nodded.
 'Tf they carry out their threat and quit" continued the captain, you will clear all the strikers from the docks, throw 'em of if necessary, knock their silly blocks off, but tell them as wants to work that full pro- lection will be given. I'll arrange with police headquarters to have a sufficient force of bluecoats on hand to guard our property and will also noti. fy our docks at other ports to be pre- pared. You will fix up accommodations for the strike breakers in the sheds here until the trouble is over and make arrangements to bring men from the inland cities. In this matter you need spare no expense. UnderstandY' ."I guess so," replied the superin- tendent. ssl..-..ss.3 is.,.s<s