The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-29
CHAPTER XIV.
Copyright. 1915. BY The Star Col

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CHAPTER XIV.
Copyright 1915. by The star Col
That 80 many OF the strikers had
had the narrowent kind of an escape
from being blown 20 pieces by dyna.
mite. did not make their feeling for
kehr and bis men any frieudlier.
bat one thing was certain. II harm
came 20 the girl who had riskcd her
life 10 warn them OF their danger.
IL would have 10 come TO her over
their dead bodies. Everywhere ce-
iesiia went she preached her gospel.
softenci hearts and made men and
women hopeful Of better things. II
seemed 10 Celestial that tho strik.
srs' demands were not unjust. and
she determined TO end the strike by
persuadlng kehr and tho men he
represented TO meet their demands.
Elections were coming on and the
best way 20 secure the labor vote
was 20 SOC that iRbors envelope
was better filled than ever before.
With new form Of government in
control OF the nations most dlsin'
tnrrstcd and able men. thor. would
be- such saving OF national waste
that doubling the pay OF every
laborer in the country would be but
a drop In tho bucket
Tommy could not Ne. any posni.
bic good In ccleatiA's form OF mllien.
MUM.
Celestial preached that govern.
ment OF tho people by tn. people.
for the people haa been proved a
gigantic failure. for two excellent
reasons: G) II isn't By the people.
and t2l II Isn't for the people.
In the face of kohr'a stubborn.
mesa Il was not easy 10 make pros.
ress toward settlement OF tho
strike: and nj last Celcstia teie.
Eraphcd TO Gordon Barclay and
asked for definite power 10 speak
for tho coal companies and trea,
with the labor leaders
His answer was flying trip 10
Bltumen.
lie was very sharp with Kehr.
humbled him and browbeat him.
caused Cunsdorf and the other lead.
ers TO be released. end then after
a long secret conference with Pro.
fessor sulliter. be gave cclestia the
power she asked for.
Before returning 10 New York. he
sent for Cuusdorf ct al. made n per.
sonal peace with them. and obtained
their political allegiance
Celestial he told them. rs
right The troubles between labor
and capital are only ono symptom
OF the great national wastags that
hs1 gone on since the beginning OF
tn aga. The constitution In fine
I instrument. but II doesn't work aa
# was meant to. because OF the
politicians. We cant get new con.
stitution without a revolutlgl. but
that revolution need not be bloody.
We must give up electing men 10
high office as promises OF efficiency.
and elect only men with records OF
efficiency.
Celestial" he said. has been en-.
powered to settle this strike. In
her Judgment you are entitled 10
what you have asked for and you
will get f. But as the Cost OF lIv.
ing keeps rising the advances which
you are 90 receive will no longer
spell luxury. You'll be in precisely
the same box you are in now. No
permanent good will come OF make.
shift adjustment: labor will find no
permanent content under present
conditions. | look 10 your indicid-
ual and collective support for the
new constitution. | believe that as n
platform II will sweep the country in
November. for It's advantages TO
both labor and capital are so oh.
vious that these two viii be on the
same side for once. and henceforth
and when they are on same side
there II no resisting them
Mrs. Gunsdorf was violently op
posed TO Celestia's theories. This
opposition was not arrived Mt by
elaborate mental process. The two
women loved the same man.
The strikers favorite place for
meeting was in large shabby
dance hall. in the meanest and most
squaiid section of Bitumen. Having
been elected from this hall for ere
ating n disturbance while Celestia
was speaking. Mrs. Gunsdorf stood
upon the outer steps. picture OF
lmpotent and Jealous rage.
A young woman. who from her
plain, neat costume. rather suggest
ed that she might be n lady's maid
and whose features were not dis
tinctly visible. owing to thick
veil, turned from perusing bill
poster which announced to the
passerby the purpose OF the meet
ing at that moment In progress. To
look at Mrs Gunsdorf
Mrs. Gunsdorf in turn eyed the
stranger. and her rage gave place
gradually to curiosity. Neatly and
smartly dressed young women were
very scarce in Bltumen.
"Is the meeting OVER" asked the
stranger. presently.
Mrs Gunsdorf shook her head,
Nor likely to be as long as
long as there's a fool left to listen
When she gets thru speaking. they
yell for her until she has TO speak
again. Ever hear herr"
at navar hoya aaid tho g.r.xr--