The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-02

sThen you know am der Special
Organizer sent down by der Inter
national to help my Comrada, Mr.
Mckichnie. Wit dis strike"
"Yees, growled John. ndifferentIy
"Goodi" exclaimed the German.
Then, with a sudden and complete
change of manner: Den let us be
friends. yes SIT down by me on der
table Der wife, too Let us talk.v
Despite the handicap OF hts accent
and a eoeksureness that was often
siye, the German proved by far tha
most telling reasoner to whom John
had listened.
And SO | say. Comradt Martin" he
finally concluded dat you are doing
de sacredt cause of labor very great
wrong by mol Joining der union
And while John. carried a bit down
stream by the rush or the argument.
was feeling for his footing. Stockdale.
the Enalishman- growled suddenly.
Every lick you work is stab tn
your own CUTS. They won't need you
tomorrow, They got scabs enough
down there now Four carloads we're
snealsed into the works tonight from
Chicago"
One of the Swedes arose impatiently,
undoubling his huge frame In the CEN
ter OF the room with the numbering
movements or q polar bear-move-
ments that were as suggestive OF terri
BILE strength as his great height: for
Notwithstanding his STOPPING carriage,
he looked level into the eyes OF Mar
tin, who was very tall His glance
was an ugly one, the menace OF 1t un.
mistakable
"Ay tank ay bane GAVIN to keel
some scabs bay may hands," he said
Significantly, threatenngly. closing
and unclosing the great bony fingers
with an action suggestive OF the grip
Of an automatic car coupler,
Yes" said John casually. blowing
n cloud OF smoke full in the unpleas-
ant face before him
Tho Swede famed the smoke away
with sweep of his hand and took q
menacing forward step, but his eyes
wandered. Hoffman saw that his
myrmidon had been outnerved and
must attack or wilt before the un-
shrinking gaze Of the man they were
trying to bully
we 20. Comradt Martin" he said.
motioning the Swedeg TO tho door.
Stockdale followed with McKichnie
coming next The Seotchman laid a
hand on Martins shoulder,
Think II over mon' ha said,
think 1t over"
John ii.Sad McKichnie
Great God Mac" he answered, II
don't think sf anything else"
But the shrewd Hoffman addressed
his last words to Jennie
TOO bad, aind II" he said. noddinR
toward the Swedes and Stockdaie.
Thinking comes hard for dem. Der
only argument dey know Is kick In
der face. We have hard time con-
trolling dem, always"
"Ughl" Jennie shuddered with a
grimaee and shrug OF her shoulders,
as she heard the door close
They can't bluff me, was Johns
piHce me"
Jennie went over and put her arms
around his neck.
Didn't that man come near to con-
you to-night?' she asked ear
nestly.
"He was nearer 10 II than any Of 'em
have been-~any except little Jack
1T does seem like we're doing some
hing kind of mean don't IT." she
murmured in far-away. reflective
kind Of voice, 10 be working when
III the others are fighting for what's
Tor the good of all Of us
John started as II he had been
stabbed
"You?" he asked abruptly.
II begin to wonder she replied
,almly. you ain't mad, are you,
Iohn2'
q have a right 70 work. he said
Considered BY itself. yes" she re.
DIied you have a right TO work, as
IN individual but are you an indl-
gidual? Is there such thing as an
Individual. now? Isn't the Union the
Individual, and aren't you merely
'ebelious hand or FOOT. finger or toe?"
John had another NJ Of silence.
"Thirty.fiye dollars" he said finally.
Would we have TO pay for that all
1t once or could we pay for It three
iollars or so a week?'
We would have 10 pay half OF It
Town. the doctor said, she replied.
Next morning when John Martin
vent to work he had almost more to
truggle against inside than outside,
md az for the struggle on the outside.
{ was fierce enough Fle came little
of having TO fight his way into
he shop. but he did 1T. resolutely.
almost 10 savageness
The foundry was full OF strange
nen, scores and scores OF them
trike- breakers he knew without be-
ng told Hard-featured, hard-spoken
nen they were. VINO yelled 10 one an
ther gibes and coarse jokes. as they
and generally set at nought
he discipline Of the shop. but many
we're skilled raoldefs and they put the
york forward wifh saeh a fine show
4 progress hat the foremen made no
rotest.
John was feeling iFltaied and sore
ecanse the logic o. the situation
eemed gradually going against him.
and from every angle, in =
luding wife and hoy he felt his own
easoning beins oyerhorne TO maffon
matters worse the foreman camaartrne
sith one Of the new men in tovNaM +
aid;
This man win help you1----------
He Was 0f medium sizstrr o11v =,