The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-09
rs FIGHTING LARK1N
Announces That He Will Spend His
Entire Fortune Rather
Than Sub
nit,
by Ed L. Keen, London correspon-
dent of the United Press.l


Murphy" was a remark that caught
the ears of group Of American wis.,
itors in Dublin the other day. Thee
New York member of the bunch in
CURED in establishment what the auto
crat OF Tammany Hall had been do
ing now The striking transport
worker who had thus mathematical
the name of Murphy stared back In
surprise, then said that 1t was the
boss who was responsible for the
general lockout and all it's attendant
privations and misery.
"But what's Charlie Murphy OF New
York got to do with Dublin?" gasped
the visitor. With an air of pity the
striker then explained that he had.
never heard Of Charlie Murphy and
that the only Murphy that counted
for anything in Dublin was Bill.
William M. Murphy heads no politi-
cal machine, but he is none the less
undisputed boss of Dublin. AS the
1 leading employer in the Irish capital
he Is directing the fight aaginst
"Larkinism,' the syndicalist doctrine
preached by Jim Larkin, organ Ter OF
the Irish Transport Workers union.
Powerful as Larkin is in the Irish in
4 dustrial world he has met his match
| in Boss Murphy, and the fight has
evolved from minor dispute about
the wages of street car men to 81
/ gantic battle between Murphy SIN
and Larkinism.
i Just as Larkin claims the fight to
4 call out all workers in sympathy with
one disaffected section SO Murphy
urges all employers to loc,i out their
/ men as a means of crushing sympa-
thetic strikes. Nearly 70 years OF
age, William M. Murphy has only
I come before the public during the
past few months, and he declares that
4 far from seeking power or notoriety
The has had his present greatness
thrust upon him. From the time he
took over his fathers contracting
business at the age Of 10 Murphy had
enjoyed the reputation Of being g
kindly and progressive employer, but
as a result Of his firm stand against
Iarkinism he is now the best hatet
man in Ireland.
For long time he watched the
Dublin employers "kne cling humbly
: at the shrine Of Larkin, to quote
J Tim Healy, NJ. P, at the off1cial in
J quiry into the strike, but when the
5 transporters' leader called out thu
/, street car men he accepted the gaug'
2 OF battle and started out to crust
) Larkin once and for all. Murphy Il
], chairman of the Dublin United Elec
: trio Tramways, and this street ca
: service which is one Of the best il
t the world, is the apple of his eye. HI
/ has built street car lines all over tn
i world, but in Dublin 1t is who touche
, my cars touches me" and being tn
i wealthiest man and leading capitals
i. of most of the big business enter
9 prises in Dublin, Murphy found It'll
! difficulty in bending the other employ
! ers to his will.
i. "The Boss denies that he direct
/, or in any way interferes with othe
!. employers. They are simply follow
ing my example, but net my lead, a
have no pretense at leadership" h
declares but so closely dill the otf
:, ers follow his example that cas-
! iron lockout was quickly decla e.
: the lwatchword of which was IN
s members of the Irish Transport Worl
ers' Union wanted" During the trou
lous times when troops and polio
i were charging strikers, and his nam
was being execrated in the labe
world. Murphy daily walked to h
offices through crowds who woul
IS have torn him to pieces had the
S. guessed his identity
r. The principal reason fer his in
n munity was that he is personally pra
k, tically unknown to the great majorit
s. of the strikers You might arc
Q. every photographers shop in Dubl
m without finding a picture of the mo
IN powerful man in the city. He h;
even stronger antipathy for Il