Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-22
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Author Of The Spoken and
The Barrier
ARPER & BRoT HERS
L BROTHERS


, binger OF the violent sets that rejolced
bis lawless soul
: Listen said he, with a chuckle.
down the street yonder I've got a
/ hundred fishermen Half OF them are
drunk az this minute and the rest are
half drunk"
Then they are OF no use 20 US"
/ Il don't reckon you ever seen a herd
! OF Kalvik fishermen out Of a Job. did
YOU? Well, there's Just two things
( they know. fishing and sighting. and
this amt the fishing season When
! they hit Seattle the police force goes
/ up into the residence section and stufTs
cotton in its ears. because the only
| thing that is strong enough to stand
1 between Uniform and a fisherman is
Ia hill"
| Can you induce them 60 work.
! Il can All I'm afraid OF Is that I
can't induce them 20 quit They're
liable 90 put his freight aboard the
! Bedford Castle and then pull down
the dock in a spirit Of playfulness and
pile Il IN Captain Peasley's cabin.
| There amt no CONFUSION Of nature
that's equal 10 a gang OF idle fisher
men"
when can they beEing"
| well. Il VIII take me all night 70
! round them up. and I'll have 20 Lick
| four or Eve. but there ought 20 be n
] dozen or two on hand in the morn
Ing" George cast q rowing eye over
the warehouse from the heavy plank
/ rrrr a..
raftcrs above. eyes" be concluded.
Il don't see nothing brcaEable. so I
guess It's safe"
/ would you IKE me 20 go with
your
The giant considered him specula-
ltivcly. 81 don't think so. I oln't new
or seen you FRI action. NO. you better
stay here ana arrange Co guard this
| stuG tl morning. I'm do the rest"
The following morning. true 90 hts
word. the big follow walked into tho
warehouse followed by q score or
more OF burly fishermen.
Bait bore signs OF strife. The big
mans lips were cut. while back OF one
ear a knot bad sprung up overnight
IKE a fungus.
/ They fell 90 work quickly. stripping
| themselves 90 their undcrshlrts: they
/ manned the hoists. seized trucks and
bale hooks and began their tasks with
a thoroughly nouunion energy. Some
| OF them were stul SO drunk that they
| staggered. their nwkwurdness afford
ing huge sport 20 their companions.
yet even On their intoxication they
were surprisingly capable. George
sought out Boyd and proudly In
quired;
What do you think OF them. ehT"
"They are splendid But where are
the othcrsT
"WeI. there are two or three that
won't be able 20 Get around az ALL"
He meditativcly strokcd the knuckles
OF his right hand. which were badly
bruised "But the balance win be
here tomorrow. These are just the
mildest hammered oucs-the family
men. you might say. The others viii
show up gradual"
The work had not continued many
hours before a stranger made his way
ia upon the dock and began TO argue
with the first fisherman he met Boyd.
approaching him. demanded;
"What do you wantT'
Nothing" said the newcomer.
"Then get out"
"wbat for? I'm Just talking 70 this
man"
VIII you goT'
"Say. you can't load that cargo
this way" the man began threaten
ingly. And you can't make me co.
At which Emerson seized him by the
collar and quickly diSproved the asser-
ton. 10 the great delight OF the fish
ermen- He thrust him out into the
street
I'm a union man. and you can't load
that ship with 'scabs.'" The stranger
swore as be skunk OF.
The first actual violence, however,
occurred when the fishermen knocked
Off for the noon hour. Boyd called up
the police department. then summoned
Big George. Il was with considerable
difficulty that the nonunion crew
fought its way back TO resume work
at / O'clock.
/. During the afternoon the strikers
made several attempts to enter the
1 IVA oAAN1t anu II ANAAAA VI n Al ~
stand by the guards TO restrain them.
The next morning found the non
union men out I'm such force that they
were divided into a night and a day
crew, half OF them being sent back to
. report later. while among the noun
tains OF freight the work went for
ward faster than ever. But ia time
, the city awOke 10 the realization that
, a serious conflict was in progress.
The handful OF fishermen, outnum.
} bered twenty TO one and guarded only
by a thin line OF pickets. became q
center OF general interest
, II was on the fourth day that Boyd
I espied the man IN the gray suit among
the strikers and pointed him out tC
, his three companions. Clyde and Fra
, ser having Joined him and George IN q
spirit OF curiosity.
Late in the afternoon, without s
+ moments warning. the strikers rushed
flo a body. bearing down the guards
! ike reeds.
Emerson and his companions found
themselves carried away before the on