Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-08-28
We want an
8 HOUR DAY

along the river front
Is per cent. increase in
wages and time and a-half
for all over time. General work
ers of the river front. This
also in three other lang
guages posted on
poles and fences
Machinists
for
Hours
That's all.
The latter in dark blue letters on
cards that could be handed out or
worn about the person.
Scene: the typical factory street
of the strictly factory community of
Shadyside, Edgewater. On factory
side of street high, reddish colored,
board fences. Opposite, windowed
walls overlooking factory yards. A
predominance of drinking resorts,
with business not stinted.
Blue Coats All Armed
AS we leave the Glucose, blue coats
become more evident. We reach the
approach to the Chemical works, and
one acquaintance, pointing to two
formidable looking knights of the
night stick, says: "There's two Pink
ertons; they're ready for any attack
that might be made on the company's
plant, or workers, by the strikers.
But they've been there since Saturday
morning, and no violence has been
offered. The men have stated their
terms, but have not tried to force
them"
A Very Quiet Strike
Rounding bend in the south going
street, familiar blue coat is met
holding fort consisting of large
tool box whose roof he is holding
down. "How are things going, Of
ficer?"
"Perfectly quiet; but we don't
know when anything might break
loose. Our regular force has been
quadrupled ever since Saturday, and
we have a small army of specials
sworn in by Chief Kennedy who are
pledged to protect the lives and prop
erty of our heavy taxpayers, the
factories"
Leaving our interlocutor, We see
looming up before us the familiar
form of good-natured, hard work
ing friend with an empty pail on his
arm, and just heading away from a
day at well-spent labor. "No," to my
inquiry as to any difficulties at the
Tar works; Everybody seems per-
fectly satisfied with US. There has
been no threat of walk out. See,
the men at Kellogg's over there?
They are lined up at the wicket to
receive their pay"
Paying OFF the Men
A line of workingmen extended
across the road and the railroad up
to the Kellogg fence. Around the
wicket hung a group of quiet-looking,
able-bodied young men in khaki-look
ing clothes, and swinging long thin
objects that had a CLEAN to them.
Approaching the wicket, we noted the
departure of the last payroll, and,
across the open ground toward the
little wooden corner of the town they
could be seen in scattered patches OF
humanity at the border line of Edge
Yards All Deserted
The boys in blue were in full force,
with their chief and mayor to advise
in case of need to take measures OF
protection. Across the border, but
some distance below it, were other
blue knots. These of North Bergen.
An attitude of decision is noticed
in a certain portion of the crowd, and
from this soon detaches itself con-
tingent moving across the uneven
lots toward the distant apex of the
Pearline yards. The yards are empty
except of buildings: and there has
been no life seen in them for weeks.
Yet other contingents, before, have
made for that same corner, and have
later been discovered within the de-
serted yard. They were on their way
toward the Kellogg plant which was
by no means deserted, though this
horde of workers had withdrawn vol
UNFAIRLY therefrom the week before.
Why were they making their way
there?
Police Precautions
"Officer, you and Jim had better
move over to the bad corner there
to reinforce the specials who are
there on their way to guard it," said
the chief. The latter watched with
practiced eye the converging of the
three groups toward the strategic
point, and exclaimed with satisfac-
ton when he made out the workers
who had now reached the spot, finally
begin to draw away into steadily
diminishing dots in the distance.
Women could be seen there, too, as
if to encourage the men. "Strike-
breakers" said Chief Kennedy. "At
the time of the coal dock strike when
Italians attacked the police were not
ready. We are not taking any
chances now"
Say Strikers Are Behaving
An inoffensive spokesman of the
strikers ambling by was hailed by the
mayor and asked if his followers had
decided to behave themselves. He
assured his questioner that they had;
they had promised to keep from the