The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27

- plcitS OF Uock nsltieiS. lt''t'" "'>'' -
- tatins frequency II. announcement ~
~ the strike meeting called for that might.
- The sudden change 81 attitude al the
L. shipCwuers toward the louGSh"rcmen
= was startling and puZz!inE. harrison
~. Grant confessed his h"witdcrniert 10
- himself even as he tried I" dlSrtl II ny
~ joining the small groups that G;'ther"n
- ere and here. listening for the he;l:''r
information their conversation contain
~ cd The Jaii; MAS mostly nj an arSu-
incentive nature. discussion rising mag
- ically over the soaring cost OF llFins'
their long hours. and the wrongs. ram
- ciAd or otherwise. hca3eh upon them oE
the shin owners. In each little group.
Grant noticed. when excitement Jagged
~or ono NOR. roul-hrari"d than the rsst
~ counse,leG less haste ard more caution
less bo,-hcad"d talk and moro cool
,-thougat. that i least one If the group
'-S-as ready TO stir them up into arGu-
-ment again But in these troublesome
.-agitatorS. neither Grant nor has con-
freres could recognize any Of the paid
Aasents of the German government
>-known to them.
The sinking OF the lighter had be-
leone the main topic Of CONVERSATION.
t~During the noon hour excitement ana
C.arttation ran high. The lnnSShoremen
I" lighter. Vehcmcntly group after group
: 6isclaimed any such guilt. And while
one group. hot in it's denials. still SEEM
Il ed to believe that the shipowners would
J. listen to their dcnialS OF guilt. time ana
= again Grant heard references TO the
r. sinking OF the lighter rs though II hao
been the work of the lougshorrmcn ana
such was a cornmcndahlc act. in view OF
J. the wrongs done them. These aSltat-
p ors he knew. were Il foreign element.
6. The air was perneated with the
= strike fever. and the fever was fed by
r remarks. actions. hints. constantly pass
: ing among the workrlcn. bur none OF
= them traccablc to men OF Known Ter
p man leaninCS Passing iiilly Caca-
= naush. Grant sicnalled h hin, I" stop
= moment. and while he moprrd his per-
!. spring forehead. confld"d his doubts 10
=, him.
a. Strike meeting tonight and they
don't know the real reason tor tEcIr
:. strike, And we've got to find "ut for
) them and put 4 stop tn K today.
Billy stared ~ him hopslrsSly. What
: you going to do" Germany is othind
: this. but shr is hiding $" tight we cant
= find her" The Crimlnolney Club could
,. see hidden in th!S wild maze OF mlSan-
= derstandinc the hands Of won Rintelen.
: Bcrnstorff Albert. Won FarHu ho%-E"'
~ and Won Lcr,z rs tho i"nrShoren!eh
~ could not. They could see the hands.
", but could not Shack'H thcrt
~ Tho German dock foreman. upon
- whom Won Riurelsn had called TN" night
~before. was rushing his inexperienced
screw. The work Of loading the ArSuIrs
!. had gone forward with / rush. Furry
~ 1aborcrs. ignorant Of the crime in which
- they were heiu- used aS tools. loaded
I, crates and boxes into the hold OF the
~-Arsulus Reinforced here and there by
= men with whom the foreman was Ia
- mili4T and who were we'll aware or
their share in the crime. driven ana
8 roare3 and cursed 1t by the foreman.
,SStAe lahorers bent 20 their task. Md
= cargo of the -Arsulus piled high
|. against the hold on tho water side of
the vessel. Her hawssrs We're pulling
: at their rioocinSs. Sh" crFak%d and
ratt,rt with III" wash Of tn" current,
and listed slight" in her sltn. Bat IN
p, the soothing rlarlstrom nf activity
these things passed unnot!ced.
Toward the end Of tho afternoon.
Grant picked up the word that Inc men
at Union Headquarters had taken up
the question OF Il str!k.. with the ship
owners once more. That they were
seeking 10 convince them that there
should nc one more conference before
the strike was called. Md At last the
word came that the shipownerS had
consented to their pleas and would con-
fer with them.
Tho quitting hell changed. and tho
men OF the day shift dropped their
trucks For q brief Snace comparative
Quiet reiSncd where all had been car
: splitting crashes. noise and clatter
" combined with shouts oS men in 4 fever
heat of excitement.
cr1rninology Club Attends Meeting.
Grant. CavanaugE. SiSson and Stew
ard of the Crimino!ocr Club Joined the
hurryinS ranks and wedSed themselves
: into the hail wher. tho union meetings
:: were held. amid n crowd of perspirinG.
=! cursing. excited lonssnoremen
The chairman % the Shi2ownnrs
Committee was speaking AS his voice
=. was raised silence fcl! upon the
=. crowd.
! Men. VIC want ITO be fair. You say
that the longshorcmcn did not sink our
: lighter. We will grant that there may
be some mistake here. We received
b: your letter Of last night ard acted as
! we saw best Your chairman and others
, here assure US that they sent no letter;
IL this Is the case we will listen 10 you.
! Now talk quickly. State your demands.
Instantly the hall was Il bedlam OF
noise. Men shouted. trying 20 make
themselves hoard. Grant saw tho mon
. who had been foremost in spreading
: agitation among tho groups on the
: docks now striving to add 10 the con-
i. fusion and clamor by ruriinS epitnrts
at the Shipowners Committee and urG-
. ing the men at their sides 10 increase
> their demands.
Disguised. and seeing no solutions
. here 70 the problem chat absorbed their
&. minds. Grant Sicnallcd u. Caranaugh.
Get Steward ard Sisson and get nurS
. Of herr. Well get back 70 the docks.
, This is likely TO last all night and then
.. not amount to anything"
, Grant slipped our hurrirdly. knowing
> that the others would follow him. Ahead
: of him slouchHd two men. AS he passed
. one stopped 20 scratch 4 match against
= tho building It's flare lighted Il face
: strongly Trutonic. and rs tn" match
. died down and WIS tossed away Grant
: slowed up in the darkness and strained
. his ear 70 catch their conversation.
. They spoke in German. I'VE did good
: work N our dock to-day" on; Of the
D.. darknessgon the cool night air the words
= came clearly. though gutturally. to
, Grants ears.
Tho German Laborer's talk
; Yes? what kind"
"LoadIng cargo. Dock Fourteen.
They passed out OF carSh"t \ mo-
rnent later Grant heard rho quick Steps
. of Cavanaugh and tn" other TWO opera