The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-03-26

OF addressed men stepped forward.
mo, well not go away at once. We
know who you are, all right, Mr.. Hal
sey. TROUBLE! We're in trouble, too!
We're lookin' for some more trouble.
now"
We'll, I'm not to blame for that.
What do you mean? Who are you.
anyway"
you ought to know US! We've done
up some of your damned sneaks. You
cut your workmen down to the last
copper in wages, and you didn't pay
them that. Then when the pinch
came, you shut the doors and skunk
of, like the coward you was! Then
they came over to US, at last! Your
scabs is in the unions now"
Il haven't done anything OF the
kind" retorted Halsey hotly. 81
haven't been to the factory for days
When ! left there, every CEN was paid
up. That wasn't any of my business
anyhow was not cashier, but fac
tory superintendent"
Its a lie, you know it's a lie! We've
come to show you up We've come to
take old man Rawn and you out of this
place. We ought to ride him on a
rail. and you with him! That's what
we ought to do! We want that
money" The leader advanced toward
him menacingly.
why. men, / have not got your
money" expostulated Halsey. "If /
had, this isn't the way to get 1t from
me! I've always used you fellows
square! You've got to act that way
with me. I'm In trouble now, I tell
you. My wife's dead, and my baby
to-day-in here. You are accusing the
best friend you have got! Where's
Jim Sullivan? Where's Tim Carney?
Where's any of you men hat used to
work with me there in the factory?
Any N Of you ought to know better"
They amt here; but don't talk that
to us! We know what you was doing
with them machines. We know what
you was up to. You wanted to take
the bread out Of our mouths! We seen
1t all in the papers, the whole thing.
plain enough. No wonder you kept 1t
all blind as you could-you wanted to
put us off the earth"
IT'S a lie!" cried Halsey sternly.
81 broke them up. / threw up my
job. | quit because l didn't want to
see the bread taken out of your
mouths. l stood between the COM
pany and just what you say. /
wouldn't allow them to make Il harder
for you than it was. | never lost you
a cen of wages-I stood for you all
the time, I'm with you now. Why,
men, I've been at your meetings, I'm
one OF you! Don't you know? Don't
you remember? You've never asked a
thing OF me | haven't tried to do, that
was in reason. You know me! What
difference about the union if I'm your
sort?"
Yes, We do know you!" broke In a
squat and pallid Jew, forcing himself
through the thick to the front, and
usurping the place OF the wavering
leader. by Colt, We do know you,
Mister Halsey! You'fe lied to us,
that's vat you'fe done! You'fe been
to our meetings, yess, but you'fe be.
trayed us! / seen you there, yess!"
That's not true!" answered Halsey
holly. There isn't a word of truth
in it! I've ost everything in the world
I've got just because that isn't true.
My wife's lying dead in that house
back there-just because of that! My
child's dead there too-just because of
that-I've lost everything in the world
| have got-just because that isn't
true!"
The Jew shrieked aloud, %half-insane.
ITO hell With this country" he said.
ITO hell With the rich that rob us. III
your vife's dead, it ISIS watts right. My
wife, she'll die too, she's starting. To
hell With Rawn and all like him!"
Look here, my men, that's about
enough of that" rejoined Halsey.
You're drunk or crazy, and were not
going to stand for that here. It's no
place for this kind OF talk. tell you,
I've done all ! could for you. haven't
sided with Rawn. If had, | could
be rich to-day"
you ar. rich!" cried the Jew; land
We are poor. You eat fat, you sleep
soft. You are rich! But vat do We
get? I'm hungry! My folks-they are
starting! We haf no money. We get
no money for work We did so long. 1t
buys us nothing now. Meat is no
more for us: breat, hardly. This is
no country for the people. There is
no land we're laws are just. This is
no republic of man. Jehovah. send
Thy power! Smite and spare not. this
SO wrong a land!"
you - fanatic, shut up!" be-
gan Halsey ~savagely. Get out of
here. You don't know your own
friends! Who's to blame for your
troubles? Haven't you got heads Of
your own? Haven't you got votes
as@ or AmAR