The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-02
BY George T. Bye

London, Feb. 20.-(By mail from
Reciprocal News Service.>-The
first day of the general strike on
london tubes and underground hit
business a wallop. As the omni-
buses are packed normally, they
could carry no extra passengers.
Shops and offices which opened late
had few clerks in attendance, and
these few had nothing to do as there
were no shoppers in such anxiety
over purchases they would walk
from one mile to twenty to do their
buying.
In this establishment we have had
various experiences. Margaret Wal
ter tooled up to the door at 10
O'Clock in one-horse vegetable
wagon. Miss Lee, a ieather-wide
amanuensis, was lucky enough TO
float aboard bus at Hackney even
after the conductress had screamed
ten times. mo more Full upl"
She was No. to check in, and had
my electric stove eating up amper-
age when | puffed in at 1880 from
a two-mile walk from Chelsea. Miss
Cummings from Bloomsbury and
Mr.. Burke from BALKAN are not yet
to be seen at their desks, and it is
getting along late in the afternoon.
Coster Suggests Stage Coaches.
Margaret Walker, will YOU kindly
tell the ladies and gentlemen OF your
adventures in the coster cart from
Noting Hill Gate to Queen Anne's
Gate?
Yes, sir, with pleasure, (And so
she begins:)
With other Londoners rushing for
the Noting Hill Gate station OF the
Inner Circle Underground, bump
ed my nose hard against the board
wall that had been erected at the
entrance. rubbed my nose and got
off little chalk. Then | examined
the barricade and read dozens OF
chalk notices Trains Not Run
ming"
For consolation | stood a minute
and watched some more preoccupied
sheep flattcn their noses. But only
for a minute. The little coster cart
had stopped at the curbing. Two
girls were climbing in. "Where you
go?' ! cried. "A shilling to Hyde
Parry Corner he answered, and !
booked my passage instantly Three
was the standing room capacity, and
| am sure the carrot-fed pony felt
like going on strike, too.
We three smiled and said it was
lovely, while we stopped over and
held on for dear lie, suffering phys
ically from the cold and our cramp-
ed positions and mentally IRON the
cheers we got from men walking to
work. But we smiled oyer-pleas-
antly.
At Hyde Park Corner | bribed
the old costermonger to carry me
on the short distance to Queen
Anne's Gate, and the ancient man OF
cabbages and lcebs became conver-
sational.
Like holden times, miss" he said
with a Jerk OF smile. 81 mind me
of the days OF coaches and four
Elegant and comf'table with the
'arness iingling and folks hall merry
an bright. IIought to fill hup these
~blighted undergroundS. No sense in
squirming in the earth like mole.
Be hup an doing an see the world, !
says |. Ham right, miss? Cawn't |
YOU himagiuc this to be the Shep- !
herds Bush stage? Fine crisp morn
in an hall. Crackin' whip an gal |
lopin' 'orses an the tallyho 'orn. |
Nothn' like it, miss. 'Ank you, miss,
X you!"
Strikes the Fashion.
We discussed having a strike in |
this office yesterday. Everybody's
doing it, Why should we lag be-
hind? Miss Lee drew up her de- |
mands. She wants a Nictrola 10 |
weave sweet music through the |
days ticking OF typewr'tcrs to make |
her work more pleasant Miss Cum !
mings put in her demand ior an
electrical apparatus with finger arms |
that will reach down and turn news /
papers when She presses Il button. !
She feels she is slavishly wearing |
out her right arm and why houid |
workers sacrifice to the hcartlcss ty- |
ranry OF predatory capitalists
Thomas Burkc's discomfort arises |
from an old Injustice. II would be |
such a simple matter, he believes to
install a beer tap in every office and
then worthy toilcrs would not be de
prived Of this convenience during |
working hours. And no check ON
Individual amounts consumed he |
adds to his ukasc. AN Englshman |
must have all the beer he can en-
velopc. The cost should be borne |
by the employer along with the cleo
trio light, etc, And no arbitration on !
this meter!'
Margaret Walter asks for the mos
impossible thing OF all We must |
have ten suubeams a day, with in
terest as from December L. 1917. We |
have yet to see the first Suubeams OF
1919, and for this abominable, i'm
moral wicked denial OF a simple |
need OF life We utter anathcma on
the employing class. They must be
responsible in some way.
Down with employers Gr-r-r-r! |
Up with the workers Um-m-m
And, oh yes, | forgot something |
A very important extra. | demand
n nronortionate wage increase for |