The Washington times., 1917-03-19
Strike Breaker Reveals His Co.
operation in Support of Union
Mans Emily.
SAYS HE'S A "GoNNA-MAN"
Declares He's Regular Army
Veteran and S. we'd With
Guard on Border.

"You beta your life I'm a gonna
man. / serva one enlistment in da
American army and den 1 go to da
border wit da national guard .lasta
sommer."
This was the admission of strike
the Mt Pleasant Thirteenth and d
line yesterday.
"Sure I'm a gonna-man, and my
bruddas, dey both gonna-men, too.
One Of dem, he's in da navy on da
NIissip-da other, he's in Brooklyn
navy yard on shore duty. Ny fader
he was a gonna-man in Italia before
he comma to disa country"
Conversation with the conductor
was interrupted at Union Station by
a neat looking chap who swung
aboard the car to inquire how many
tickets he could purchase for a quar-
ter.
I'm vera sorry" replied the son
OF Italy I'm savin' all da paste
boarIs for a conductor who's on da
strike. He got no work now and
needs de mon. / save dem all for
him and he gets rid of dem. Dat
takes them offa my hands and gives
him mon for hisa wife and leetle kid"
Wanted Bargain Rates.
The young crap persisted, explain
ing that he had So collected among
clerks at the Geological Survey bu-
reau, and they wished to take advan-
tage of bargain rates in tickets. His
efforts, were useless and while the
conductor displayed a handful of tick
cts, PROMISING to sell them to the Gov
eminent clerk the next day il his
friend did not want them, the young
chap dropped off the car and waited
FOR the next one.
"Sure Pm a gonna-man," the con-
ductor repeated, evidently anxious to
emphasize what he thought was
good joke. In response to inquiries
he reluctantly gave his name.
-"Giovani Delamico lisa my name.
wasa born in New York and Iva with
my uncle two year in Avlonia, near
Venice, Italy. But I'm naturalized
ceetzen anda belong to da twenty
two New York national guarda."
Giovanni turned the conversation
back to a discussion OF the street car
situation.
No steeIa Keed's Milk.
'Whadda you think desa motorman;
dey gotta Jobs and dey wonta work.
Dey run da company lika dey owna
da stock. 1 don'ta blame dem IL dey
tink dey get mora mon, but gee, dey
oughta be glad for us. We amt tax
in dere Jobs to starve dere children.
Whadda you tink of da signs da Wom-
en- carried downtown about takin' milk
from dere babies? Do you tink Yed
steala da keed's milk? Nah, lot OF
us we gotta leetle keeds; but soma
body had to runa da cars. Da regular
motormen and conductorsSdey getting
40 dey like us. Dey talk to us when
dew see us, because dey know we
helm dem to Wilma. da strike. When
we Ee.ta finish da company no want
no more strike"
An old colored woman, breathing
like a mountain locomotive, got on
the car with a bag of wash.
"eMisto conductor" protested the old
NANNY. dat other man took me way
out o. my way. He took me eight
blocks out OF my way and hand me
this transfer to get back on ] GER
taInly am gonah protest to de officials
of the company"
Una vera sorTy, repAIeu "iO'a
leaning against the rear door. It'll
report da other man to da company
myself"
He took the transfer, made some
very pretentious notes on the BACK
of Il in pencil and as soon as the old
woman looked the other way dropped
the transfer off the back platform
of the car.
dat amt wortha nottin," was his
partipE remark to the reporter.