The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-14
Whiting Williams Tells
About WOrrieSOfLabOr
Ex-Steel Executive Works a.
Day-Iaborer In American
Mills and British Mines.
Williams Describes Life in Brit
ish Mines and Recreation
in the ''pubs."
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EDITORS NOTE -Whlting Williams,
formerly steel company executive. col
lrEs man and social servics worker
: pueht 90 know whats worrylug the
worker. lie went into the steel mills II
kmeriea - 4 day lahnrer. and then
went a. Britain. where be worked as a
lahoref lived. slept ate and played
win thr British wOrkce Now be
writes Tor The journal a series ~ siN
articles about John Brown ANS John
hGli'-tbe American and British "a
5ofers. complrlng iheL life, their
Status. Their attitudes and their wtnis,
las ne,, book what's On the " fk-
ers Mind haafd ~ these sue tx-
gellenccs. : atifsciinE wor.f .ette at-
l.ulion.
W. "a blimr. they puts - much
faraa ln ERE dufln' thr war lhes was
ftut from Eallfurny ail over ibe plie
Nih the bl0ody rats eatin al the
h'erlln ilheis labels 90 ~ yer al ier
ts,rn ann cop an ave q laok an a
gste tef see WIZ they pineapples a.
pinnms
n uas such confidential tc.iim0ng
FROM one 90 ms rough aequalniance
fhere on Lonti8n'F great docks ihat
uasin me- feel thai ms disguise and ms
hard luck stary were "seiting over
Karller t.at morninn I bad figure
ftrh held my breath a. iook ms
piafe ln lhe Inr III "a dozen near
fl8,,m.and. 0uirrs waiting for q iob al
ane ~ ihe doek mles. Even there.
however. eouraee Oh start ihe sumo
iurr.s line - questions ~ nay work +.
mel pals came o. We when the Third
~ them hal come 40. reached hehinii
Isis ear faf the inch 90 su 81 cigarette
aarcfuNy preserved there and. with
nerhapa noihing more than q friendly
Rainiu' quite tidy. event itfF taken
ana cigarette out ~ my mouth Tor 4
fraternai light
Enaiand's Werksra Are Friendly.
go Il A. rnwt and pleasant Co re-
sort that che Johnnie Rnll fellow
flnda ON the rough jobs - Enalana
wales ~ Scotland - friendly chan
perhaps ID would be proper 90 add
friendly with care with reservations
tt least 81 first
yer awakrd mo ter awe piu'
aim ser d willie hawek. Didn't scr 9
steel mill labnfer satd one might aftei
had been asking him about my SCI
fiur s BOB ln his famous ifun and stee
town Awud I SAWS e. SeI No. dldu
WnW. Stf aee Z VIVA eunsidefin'-s
auue mlkea "a 10 rule newer lei
iflnk with = HtfSuNsr without consider
n mkn -WuW 49, wull. now l'fe cons
sidered
When lt was finally possible @ land
4 ou wnrAlnn af tine face" down aef
feut "a lbe bottom ~ a grvut minis
Ia south Matea. the second dat
arnuaht nreetiaHs - Hello Charlie
from tHe f4iondly. though very husky
eamrHaea 4n the dafk hcadinEs How
fhey can gau uut a hearty Welsh
How hefe or Nhumei' 60 a fricna
va cal him ~ name when on thes
an see ~ hlm 81 the swlnA 20 hia
lantern ia an amaEiug thing
Another amasinE think b 20 ses
now close men can come 10 each oth.
era mlmda aud hearts as theN talh
B. hinga oveF while they rlp tho +coals.
from ths buNiug face and carry &
IL tha dram or tram tn thV Ni@A.
pan shaped "ruflln' -huN Ur later walls
uut together the two mites and mofs
81 darknrsa. up han and down dale
bark 90 the "hottom where The 'oH.
setter puts W. onto tie hoist and rih1'
for the "wInder 90 SCI ua again ints
he giory 81 the sunshine.
Fseiina % Danger Draws Men Closer
Perhaps g is the ever present FEELING
~ danger that draws men together q
such places. Ia certainty that
walked closer 10 my buddy after D.,
nad raised hln lantern W aiaeluss
tho gray outlines az boa just the sizs
~ a cofnn wira Tbs shadows - daFh
pnsaihlntles hidlug behind Is from hla
amp.
Yen bo knowin tho meAnin g
fhiAf Re inquired. a. ~ lifted TIRE I'D
aud showed the atrrtehcr inside Ia
had been e. years at work ia this nams
mine. Experience had taught him whet
81 cantion mlence while we wenl
through places where the vibration q
even voice might bring q piece OF
soy down uuon us both
Msre probably 81 Is because men az
their raalaat hving sea their iohs--oi
want to~taat ynu come e. know mef
best when yea meet them nt thetl
work StlA Just because jobs repre-
sent the most valuable piece ~ prop
erty shat most men have. ID b. airl,
serious huaineNf fpr an outsider 90 ap.
pear a. COO much ~ 8 competitor h
that connection.
eWet ahaht thla ere American FOR
eiguer az comes GO take our iohs v.Ilsl
80 fight fer our rEhtaf anErily de-.