The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-06

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narnv sm;,cs "a she rturned bis
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the happy day their cary va w.
Vie. when thu ere all ~ = each
other and theF1 IS none y Z $500 ~ \,
and SO noble Jed as R = : 4 ~
world.
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70 tensiye and dess Of the
Latin an steausSio com
pany on south str NIaDhslian This
had been evident m On afI hour
for when as viii oundlns IMP ap
preached the WORT ,soCpd WAN
The docks and ia houses . bcsir
their daily toll The found sieps %
policemen station( about ~ ~
proaches to the II AmeriaH me
property. On the kes Of ts me'
who entered It's gat was u 'Spres
sion Of expectancy deternis'iion.
The earliest man arrive ~ IN
tall. gaunt form 81 II. Sinh th'
superintendent. stan at y COO
OF the Office building He hsa ese'
working hard whiIe ~ slsFt nu
there was no evidencG bis q N
labor upon his chceriuI Ease. ~ 20
any sign Of anxiety - the sssvl
edge that any unusual tuatis "a
arisen discernible In pbIszd
demeanor. He appeare y bs as
ing the morning air bis q
without care In the Rorld u
presence there at that y wa Z
only indication that be q cied ~
Bile. He had not Above ne flr
man to remain within the tes. Hi'
ly 4 man passed In but III isd
verbally or with q touch y ths
and not a salute was xivof viii
being acknowledged To npf b
sponded with genial suil Al
Hello. Tomr' or "Howdy. BIZ
when they bad started thef y
which was TO be STOPPED otpl'
az 10 O'Clock. be vanished upu(sv rs.
was he seen agnin until the D nd
the clock approached that ~ h
the strike leaders began 20 = ~
the restless men Then be ootni
out. ordered work stopped. spA y
Ing q crate Of merchandise. $50
the men about him.
You boys be- said 10 his q
tinct volre. ''have made up yd
10 quit az 10 o'clock becsur
body told you you ought 20 y
more ray and a raise WAC n
Wei. this q a free country. ~ ,
mans righs TO sell lis lsa~r y
he likes and at what pric. - -
guaranteed him by the ccnol)1u
n yon want 70 walk out u ~
are free TO do 50. but II you III
adyirc"-
see here interrupted one -
leaders roughly. pushing 20 -
I'VE Amt arkln' no ndvice 49,
nor no one else. What We ~
money. DO NE get that raise -
WEI II we do. all right: II - 4
we quit here and now. and -
! there Is 10 NJ
{! A murLsur Of approval grcevc4
ulfimatum.
~No." answered the superlnAoo
Il amt going 10 leave you = I
about Il fof q minute. You 49,
IT,
Then shut up ordered IL
We Amt golh' 10 lose our flml
TENN TO no cheap talk. We've I
to quit aud al talk IL Oh
"AlI right" retorted Smith.
l slider you've all quit. Now. that
the case. you have heaps Of tiu
your hands and are likely 20 hav
an Indefinite period unless you
I provided jobs for yourselves In I
ipation Of this. I've got some
I'D like 20 say 70 you. Tho~<
don't want 60 hear me don't hav
As ] said. this Is a free country
go ahead. JImsyr' cried vol
the crowd. YOU'RE al right. n
always given US a square deal"
Il hope So he replied. and
square deal deserves another"
"Aw. come on. feIIowsr' sdmon
the leader @we're not kids A III
. strike. This Amt no debafin'
and We don't belong to no muiua
mIration society"
Some Of the men turned away
others voiced the view that q bel
ought TO be given to the superinter
since he wished TO speak 20 them.
seeing that their fellows remained
others soon returned.
II haven't got q lot 10 say. and
no preacher" he continued. -wI
want TO give you IL not a lectuf
what you've got 20 do-thsrs
business-but an explanation IN
interest. want 10 tell you n
other people haven't told you and
you evidently don't know. Pleas
me get through. then you do a.
like. ! don't have to tell you tina
rate Of pay II governed. like .
thing else. By the law Of supply
demand. What h the situation d
We have had rush work Tor s<
weeks. and the docks here nm
along the wafer front are choke
with freight Bur back Of THU
though you may not know \, IL
roads everywhere are laying on n