Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-22
GEORGE TIPS US ON
INSIDE DOPE ABOUT
STRIKE SITUATION
Get a railroad strike story"
That was the command.

Get a railroad strike story"
That was the command.
Being a command, naturally it was
meant to be obeyed. Yes, it was drop
ped to the reporter and he started out
just as reporters are supposed to start
out after receiving a command.
First he dropped around to the rail
road offices.
Striker" said everyone of a score
of railroad employees he tried to talk
to. Were too busy to be thinking
about a strike" Nobody had time to
talk to a reporter
Then the Minneapolis train drew in
to the Thirty-first street station of the
Rock Island lines from Chicago. The
reporter saw the conductor. He made
a dash for that individual in time to
find that he disappeared in the crowd.
And as crowds bored the reporter so,
he did not venture into the throng of
people.
But there was the brakeman. The
news hound made a Decline for the
brake" But the brakeman was gone
in a jiffy.
The reporter was in despair when he
saw George. Don't know George?
Surely you do. George is the Pullman
porter on the train. George Is the in
dividual whose face is always wreathed
in smiles-expectant of a tip of course.
When the reporter saw George first
he was fairly flying toward the street,
his little satchel in his hand Whistling
something.
"Hey, George-just minute there"
the reporter cried. George was his
last straw, you know.
George stopped, turned around and
smiled
You are looking fer me. boss?"
"Betchur life l am
What do you all want?"
George, old man." affectionately,
with a slap on the back, 81 need your
help. We want a strike story. Now be
sport Tip me off to some inside
dope. How's it going to come out?"
Georges smile faded at the mention
of strike"
You all's lookin' fer some inside
stuff on this yere strike. Well sab,
boss, let me tell you all somethin'. She
sure am grave, boss. You all listen to
George, she sure am grave.
Boss, we all should be hopin' sab,
jes hopin' that President Wilson tell
there gen imam what am gonna decide
her, that they wanna get together
and get together quick.
why. boss, sposin' there should
come a strike-huh? What bout her?
I has my run from Chicago to Rock
Island and then back again. And dey
call a strike. And all de trains stop in
a jiffy. And say, boss, sposin' they call
her while we're at Bureau or Chicago
What's George gonna do then, huh
Georges wife lives right yere in Rock
Island And if they call that there
strike while George is in Bureau or
Chicago, how am George gonna get
back to his gal? Georges missus in
Rock Island and George in Chicago.
Say, boss, if they gonna call that
there strike, l sure hope they call her
while George am at this end of the
line"
And George hurried off to his warm
meal the "missus" had cooked and
which was waiting for him.
And the reporter was satisfied with
the interview, because it showed new
angle to the situation. If a strike
comes, thousands of men all over the
country will be separated from their
families perhaps with little chance of
getting back to them Immediately, for
the employees say all trains in the
country can be stopped within an hour.
This means that many men will be at
| division points at the opposite end of
the line from where they live.
But here's hoping George is at this
end if strike does come.
a largo American hag FREQ with ev