The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-09


no. yell not 90 away At once We
know Who you are. an right. Mr.. Hob
sey. Trouble! We'rs in trouble. to-!
We're loOkin' for s0ne more trouble.
nov.
We'll. In not to blame for hat.
What do you mean! Who are yos.
anyway"
You ought to know US! We've Aooe
up some Of your damned sneaks. Yoa
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 slunk
OF. like the coward you was! rhss
they came over to US. at last! Your
scabs il In the unions now"
Il haven't done anything Of the
kind!" retorted Halsey hOtly. Il
haven't been to the factory for days
When ! left there. every cent was paid
up. That wasn't any Of my business
anyhow was not cashier. but fae-
tory superintendent"
IT'S q lie. you know it's lie! View
come to show you up. We've come to
place. We ought to ride him on .
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 Haisey. ''R
had. this isn't the way to get 1t from
nj FOL
square! You've got to act that way
with me. I'm In trouble now. ] 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 Carneyf
Where's any OF you men that used to
work with me there in the factory?
Any one 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 It
all blind az you could-you wanted to
put US OF the EARTH"
ITS a lie!" cried Halsey sternly.
Il broke them up. threw up my
Job. l quit because I didn't want to
see the bread taken out of your
mouths. I stood between the com
pany and Just what you say I
wouldn't allow them to make It harder
for you than 1t was. l never lost you
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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 q
thing OF me haven't tried to do, that
was In reason. You know me! What
difference about the union II I'm your
sort?"
Yes. We do know you'll" broke in .
squat and pallid Jew. forcing himself
through the thick to the front, and
usurping the place Of the wavering
leader. by Gott, We do know you,
Mister Halsey! You'fe lied to US.
that's vat you'fe done! Youfe been
to our meetings, yess. but you'fe be-
trayed US! l seen you there, yess!"
That's not true!" answered Halsey
hotly. There isn't a word of truth
In It! I've lost 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
l have got-just because that ism t
true!"
The Jew shrieked aloud, half-insane.
ITO hell With this country!" he said
ITO hell With the rich that rob US. II
your vife's dead, 1t ISIS vat's 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 we're not
going to stand for that here. It's no
place for this kind CT talk. l tell you,
I've done all could for you. haven't
sided with Rawn. II had, could
be rich today"
You are rich!" cried the Jew; "and
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 IL 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 landt"
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
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