The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-08
THE STRIKER
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BY P. c. MAcFARLANE
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@My baby couldn't hoM out"
breathed Martin brokenly touching
the bow with a movement Of earessing
tenderness. Little Wiggler ~
couldn't hold out any Longer lie died
day before yesterday Sam sahutz'
wife-she couldn't Hold 0et any longer
saw her funeral rhe same day that
Little Wiggler sort of-lost out
There's been quite few babies that
couldn't hold out tits cheap milk
Seven dollars q week. you know don't
allow much for milk
John had forgotten about arguments
Indeed. he seemed to regard the csse
as lost SO far ats argument was con.
cerned and just opened hts human
heart for a sentence Or two.
The President of the Roekport Foun
dry and Machine Company sat as Il
petriied. His eyes looked straighS
the bow Of crepe for a moment grow
ing round and big and then cloud
seemed to hang over the brightness 0t
them. while his shoulders rose q triiie
and be turned to look out of the
window.
But John had grown bit ashamed
Of his weakness. He stood UP ana
leaned across the table.
"Oh, Ills men can hold out" he SAID
grimIy. proudly, kissing the words
through his teeth "sheres thirteen
hundred Of us out now in all the shops
more than when the strike began.
The men are loyal
That's just It. snapped the Presi-
dent, his own manner changing tn
stantly. The mtn are a lot Of stub
born fools We've been patient with
| you as long az We. can. f0n compel
us now 10 harsh measures
| Harsh meagures?" questioned Mar
| tin s0aerIy. ART they harsh enough
now2 Amt IL harsh to steal the milk
! Off my baby's mnsh?8
/ Mr.. Coninss face turned white with
/ anger and resentment, bur his control
was perfect
Now, see here" he said Don't be
| fanatical We we're paying you liv-
/ ing wage-the best we were able. and
4 YOU spurned it, It's You men, you
stubborn. ignorant fools who are starv
/ ing your babies to death Babies?
Why. good heavens, man, I've got a
baby Of my own. Call him little wig
| gler myself, sometimes, too and-but
we'll. business lis business We are
| qotng 10 4cfn this strife In the be-
/ ginning we put in small crew Of OUT
side men 10 keep the shops going aud
| wait till you men came to your senses.
We waited three months. and that's
long enough Tie time has come for
/ aggressive measures. We're going to
| carry the war into Africa!
"Oh. you can't put niggers on our
Jobs" gloated Martin. That's coal
mine tliek, but II cant work Ia our
business"
MOI No! Mo-" said Mr. Collins.
II don't mean that" realizing that his
classical allusion was lnat u mean we
must GO vigorously 10 work 70 man
our shops Look at this he took
up from his desk an advertisement cnf
from the liner department of daily
newspaper 1t read ~Molders and
maehlnists wanted Ton wages, good
conditions. permanent work. Fare
paid Apply Box E-4l."
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SIS appearing III every large CITY in
this country east Of the Mississippi
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