The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-05

and no part Of any city will be dirty and
full OF disease.
II there were no waste there would *
plenty Of money for everybody, or at least
of the things money can buy Celestial wa!
insistent on this, and personally am hanged
IL don't think she was right The Lord God
to an apple tree. the kinder 1t will be to
you, and the more 1t will give you. But
maltreat it-let sod shut off air from its
roots, let horses and cows chew its bark
half off, let borers riddle it, San Jose scale
strangle it, Tent caterpilars defoliate it and
st T. viii for Mn; years perss, Il siy,hs
emblem Of America--a mean hearted, treach
erous bird--but the noble and generous APP
pie Belginm dare say cou, ls b be kept alive
ground in Westminster County every Au-
I. tunn.
AS we waste the apple. so we waste every
thing else-raw material, finished product,
health and brains.
In the face Of Kehr's stubbornness it was
not easy to make progress toward settle-
ment OF the strikea and at last Celestia teie-
agraphed to Gordon barclay and asked for
definite power to speak for the coal COM
panies and treat with the labor leaders.
His answer was flying trip to Bitumen.
He was very sharp with Kehr. humbled
him and brow beat him, caused Gunsdorf and
the other leaders to be released. and then
after a long secret conference with Profess
sor Stilliter, he gave Celestia the power she
asked for.
Gunsdorf ct al, made a personal peace with
them, and obtained their political allegiance.
"CeIestia" he told them lis right The
troubles between labor and capital are only
that has gone on since the beginning OF
things. The constitution Is fine instru-
ment, but it doesn't work as 1t was meant
to, because Of the politicians We can't get
new constitution without a revolution. But
that revolution need not be bloody. We must
give up electing men to high office as prom
- olo mo n
records OF efficiency. We must be a nation
and no longer a collection Of states pulling
the government every which way for local
interests. We must see to 1t that the coun-
try Is run like a trust bank or great in
dustry.
And he showed them how he believed that
Celestia's system In question would wipe dis
content from the face Of the country
Celestial" he said, has been empowered
to settle this strike. In her judgment you
Rre entitled to what you have asked for and
keeps rising the advances which you are to
receive will no longer spell luxury. You'll
be in precisely the same box you are in now.
No permanent good will come OF makeshift
adjust; labor will find no permanent con-
tent under present conditions. look to your
individual and collective support for the
new constitution believe that as plat
form It will sweep the country in November.
for it's advantages to both labor and capital
are so obvious that these two will be on the
same side for once, and henceforth, and when
they are on the same side there is no resisting
them.
Only Tommy and Mrs Gundorf held out
against Celestias influence. Tommy had
never been effected by her hypnotic sway, and
Mrs. Gundorf had devised trick to .thwart
it. Having learned that there was something
in Celestia's eye, some power: which she
could neither fathom nor resist, Mrs. Gundorf
her own Independence in thought
and action by the simple expedient Of never
meeting Celestia's eye.
Mrs Gundorf was violently opposed to Ce-
Lost ia 20 r.
rived at by elaborate mental process. The
two women loved the same man. And the
man very obviously loved Celestia (for when
he wasn't with her, he was trying his best
to be with herr. This was enough to place
Mrs. Gunsdorf on any side Of any question
If only 1t was the opposite to Celestia's
Twice. when Celestial was addressing meet
ings of strikers Tin the interest of peace and
progress) Mrs. Gunsdorf succeeded in Gre
ating such violent disturbances that she had
to be removed forcibly from the room.
The strikers favorite place 70. meeting was
in a,1arge shabby dance hall, in the meanest
and most squalid section of Bitumen. Hav-
ing been elected from this hall, Mrs. Gums
dorf stood upon the outer steps, a picture of
fmpotent and jealous rage.
young woman, who from her plain neat
costume, rather suggested that she might be
a lady's maid, and whose features were not
distinctly visible, owing to thick veil. turned
from perusng bfll-poster which announced
to the passerby the purpose~of the meeting
at that moment in progress, to look at Mrs.
Gunsdorf. :
Mrs Gunsdorf in turned eyed the stranger.
and her rage gave placed gradually to Curl
osity Neatly and smart1y dressed young
women were very rare in Bitumen.
SIS the meeting over?' asked the stranger
presently. ~ Pa
Mrs Gunsdorf shook her head.
Nor likely to be as long as ah&re's fool
left to listen When she gets through speak
ing they yell for her until she has to speak
again. Ever hear her?'
Mrs. Gunsdorf shrugged her vigorous
shoulders with contempt.
At never have" said the stranger. Il think
don't want to-
'sThen what brings you to Bitumen? Peo-
ple are pouring in from all around to hear
what she says There don't seem to be any
other reason for coming tn Ritimen"