The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-15

4 Carson. This Is CracoWttz. Tornmy DOW0Q
as politely as to the President OF the United
States and the Secretary Of the Navy. and said /:
What can do for you, gentlemen
Gordon Barclay won't sec U.S." began Car
son. but Tommy interrupted a little, austerely
.1fr. Barclay won't see your" he said. "Are
you the Carson and Cracowitz who have been
figuring lately in Western Pennsylvania? 2,
I'VE are" said Carson. and. Cracowitx nodded
vehemently. '1fr. Barclay" Carson went on.
fought to see us. and IL you arc Mr.. Barclay
you can get him to-"
why ought he to your
FOR his own good and ours. We can't do
anything with old man Kehr. He's for fight
10 the finish. 1T doesn't matter about US men.
but how about the women and children? How
about them, Mr.. Barclay?"
"Oh, their side dlt0dys," said Tommy.
'@Then you'll fix it SO that We can SEQ Mr.
Barclay?"
..Adr. Carson said Tommy were you ever
stone broker" =
uniting he never had been. s
We'll" said Tommy. for the hrst time smile
ing, II am Mr.. Barclay has turned me on
without a cent and has disinherited me besidess
That shows how much influence have with
him. But can tell you this about him II ne
has said that he won't see you. he won't"
WED about come to that conclusion, our
selves" said Carson. You looked like last
chance"
He was turning away pstulantly when he
: & a *
what you going to do, Mr. Barclay,
II it's manners to ask?''
II was going to ask your advice" said
Tommy. my wish is to start life a. day
laborer"
..sure? Then you'd better come ont TO Penn
sylvania with u.s. s
"But want to earn living. ought not
to begin my career as laborer by striking for
higher wages. ought II"
I'VE can ind something better than stone
nnrfv Hop SSp oAC n
Carson. IF you're on our side"
Il am on your side" said Tommy: that II
one Of the reasons why have been disin-
herited.''
AS he spoks Mary blackstone drove up In an
open car and called TO him. Tommy sprang
forward with courteous alaeEity. And Carson
murmured. '-The he'll he's been disinheriteds"
Mary leaned from the car and spoke In
low thrilling voice, only audible to Tommy: RI
Tommy dear" she said. I'm 20 wretched.
We've made such a mess OF things! Cant Ne
begin all over again?"
Tommy answered with great gentlensss:
1--WE can't begin all over again." he said;
things can never be as they were But We
can be friends, Mary"
She shook her head and the corners Of her
mouth turned bitterly down.
you and l. Tommy" she said, might be al.
most anything in the world to each other-but
friends? Never. You may drive on. Rugby
Tommy held out his hand, but she turned
from it, as il in scorn. and the motor slipped
quietly forward
I'm - murmured Carson The has been dis
inherited. And he's Just told her. And she's
given him the mitten."
Well, many leader OF capital would have
come no nearer the truth. For to the casual
eye Tommy instead of Mary had been the
pleader and the rejected.
In the mining town of BituYnen In Western
Pennsylvania there was for the moment an
armed truce between the strike breakers and
the strikers The latter, under the leadership
of Gunsdorf, held the village; the former, un-
der the personal supervision OF Kehr, had built
strong palisade which commanded the railroad
station and the approaches to the town by rail-
Both begerents maintained system OF
sentries, and genuine state OF war existed
More than striker had been given public
funeral; more than strike-breaker had de-
parted from Bitumen in a narrow box.
So much was clear. Less clear were the
causes which had led to actual violence. It is
enough that they led to demand for larger
wages and shorter hours. which Kehr. repre-
senting the owners, and intrenching himself
behind the statement that too many such de-
mands had been acceded to In the past. had
peremptorily. and In manner not tended to
conciliate, refused A general strike had been
called, strike breakers and special deputies had
been called in, and there had been dynamiting
and sudden DEATH
The leaders were somewhat alike. Each had
supreme contempt and even hatred for the
class which the other represented. Each was
n Strong-Wlied, stuDDofn man, having n1ucn
power over other Neither was altruistic.
At the back OF Gunsdorrs head lurled the idea
that one day he. too. might be capitalist who
should employ labor. Kehr had every .intention
of one day employing more labor himself.
Neither truly represented the cause for which
he stood Both were prepared to sacrifice any
number of other peoples lives for the better
ment of their own There was, however, this
difference between them: men obeyed Gunsdorf
because they believed him to be a strong man
of the people with the interests OF the people
at heart; men obeyed Kehr because they had to.
So Tommy felt about Gunsdorf when he heard
the thick-sst, trembling, passionate assailant OF
privilege hold forth in the town hail. when
he saw tears gush out of the mans eyes as he
told of women and children who were going
under because there was no longer any bread
in the house. and when he pretended that he
could hear their cries and ciapped his hands
to his ears
Tommy had been introduced to the 'brother'
as a safe man. but when Gunsdorf began to adj