Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-29
eleventh IMSTAllMENT
CHAPTER XVIII.

That so many Of the strikers had
had the narrOwest kind Of an escape
from being blown to pieces by dyna-
mite did not make their feelings for
kehr And his men any friendlier. but
II thing was certain. If harm came to
the girl who had risked her life to warn
them of their danger il would have
TO come to her over their dead bodies.
Wherever she went among the
strikers h was welcomed with a
kind OF gallant alteration. Something
about her seemed, when she entered
a room, 10 pull the rutest and the
most ignorant men 10 their feet.
Everywhere she went she preached
her gospel. softened hearts and made
men and ms hopeful OF better
thing. And presently only those who
v"re naturally blOOdthirsty and who
.ov d violence for its own sake talked
o. oIly of attacking the ~stockade. 1t
seemed TO Celestia that the strikers
demands were not unjust. and she de-
termined to end the strike by persuad-
ing kehr and the men he represented
to meet their demands.
Elections were coming on. and the
best way 10 secure the labor vote was
TO see that labor's envelope a bet
ter filled han ever before. With a
new form OF government in control
OF the nations most disinterested and
able men there would be such a saw
ing of national waste that doubling
the pay Of every laborer in the
try would be but a drop in the bucket.
Tommy could not see any possible
good in Celestia's form Of millennium.
He felt that. innocently. OF course,
and with the best intentions. she was
trying to hetray labor into the hands
of capital. and he fought her doctrine
tooth and nail. But what lie seemed
TO offer Vas SO giittering and alluring
10 the poor and needy that TCmmy's
opposing arguments found few listen
ers in Bitumen.
Celestia preached that government
of the people By the people and for
the people had ben proved a gisan-
TIC ld4lult. 4hi AN0 GAAAAifAA AfeANRAi1
IL. it isn't by the people, and t2l 1t
isn't for the people. The fathers who
set down some very noble aspira-
tions in black ard White were in
stantly succeeded by politicians. who
twisted their Aspirations TO their "
ends. We are today a government Of
the people by the politicians and for
the politicians. Patriotism. If il isn't
dead. has gone to sleep. There are
patriotic Nire .%nians. patriotic Yer
monters, too. but there are very few
patriotic Americans.
No business run as this United
States il run could possibly be a
success. No empl zee Or such a busi-
ness could be blamed for failing in
respect for his employers ar in 10y
atty 10 them. 50. do We want our
country to be respectable and a sue
cess or don't Ne Let ii W. run with
the same American efficiency with
which the Standard Oil company has
been run. and nobody will be- poor and
no part OF any city will be dirty and
full OF disease.
II there were no waste there would
be plenty of money for everybody, or
al least OF the things money can buy.
Celestia was insistent on this. and
personally | am hanged II | don't
think she was right. We waste every
thing-raw material. finished product.
health and brains.
= ~ - -YN wazz
II was not easy to make progress
toward a settlement of the strike. and
at last Celestia te~legraphed TO Cor
don Barclay and asked for definite
power to speak for the coal companies
and treat with the labor leaders.
His answer was a flying trip to
Bitumen.
He was very sharp with Kehr, hum
bled him and browbeat him, caused
Gunsdorf and the other leaders 10 be
released. and then. after a long secret
conference with Professor Stilliter. ne
gave Celestia the power she asked
for.
Before returning TO New York he
sent for Gunsdorf ct al, made a per
sonal peace with them. and obtained
their political allegiance
Celestial" he told them. lis right.
The troubles between labor and capital
are only the symptom OF the great ma
tioual wastage that has gone on since
the beginning OF things. We Il
give up electing men 10 high Office q