The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-01-10
STR|kE bREAkER CACLS0N EDITOR =.
. OF THE LABOR WORLD FOR ADVICE
Poe1e Of Big Bill Adams, d seharged at International Falls
Calls and Wants to Know How He Can Get Even With Boss
Jim Barry, Who Handed Him Dirty Deap---Hs Story.
He blew into The Labor WorldO

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office with a bold and reckless
swagger. There was a sullenness
in his gray lamps which were
shaded by heavy, jet black, mus
tache-like brows. His jaw was
open, the right corner of his
mouth was curled a little higher
than the left, and he looked all
the world like a fellow looking
for trouble.
bor?" he began. mo. not now" said
the editor of The Labor World.
where is he, then?" asked the
stranger. HE is in St. Paul." tim
idly replied the editor. "Well, was
referred to you by man up in de
post office, and he said you could give
me de information want. I was a.
fink at International Falls. They
give me a dirty deal up there, they
did, and I want to make them come
across and pay my fare back to Chi
cago where dey hired me-"
Fenced For His Favor.
Our first impulse was to order the
man from the office, but our second
thought seemed better and we invited
him to take a seat, which he did
without any ceremony. We fenced for
his favor and explained to him the
best we could the laws Of the state,
asking him If he knew there was a
strike before shipping to International
Falls and If he did know, whether
or not his contract called for the pay
ment Of return railroad fare.
"Of course I knew there was a
strike. That's my business. I'm a
professional strikebreaker, a fink; I
don't do nothing else, except to pull
strikes when I'm hired for that pur-
pose. I didn't sign no contract; I have
dealt with Barry long time and he
never threw me before. don't see
what L was thinkin' about when I
didn't throw slug or two into him
before left the Falls.'
Well, here was whole mouthful
coming from wise bird who boasted
Of his nefarious profession, and we
began to take what he had to volun-
teer with a grain of salt. But we
soon found he was mad all over and
was ready to go to any extreme to
get even with Barry for dealing hin,
dirty tri-k." Someone had advised
| him that the law Of Minnesota re
qu1red employers to pay return rail-
| road fare to strikebreakers. and he
| wanted to know how to go about II
| to compel either Barry or Backus tc
pay.
To the Morgue or Hospital.
III there is no law to make Barry
! pay the 1928 1t will take to carry mt
| back to Chicago, I'll take It out Of
| his hide and he will either 70 to thu
morgue or a hospital, it'll depend en-
tirely on how my cannon IS work.
ing" And while threatening thus thu
curl in the corner of the right side
of his mouth went up little higher
This was his story:
He was lounging about Jim Barry't
strike-breaking agency at 145 Clark
street, Chicago, when the order cam.
from Backus through Bill Adams t.
ship for International Falls where
there was a strike on short logging
railroad. The call was sent out fo]
a bunch Of thinks" familiar with
railroad work, and soon a crew OF
IS men was mustered. The wages
were to be IS cents an hour with
double time for over eight hours.
About 25 Of the 'finks' didn.,
like the cold weather and beat II
back to Chicago. The others re.
manned to burn out engines and ia
otherwise injure the equipment OF
the railroad, and drawing pay for a
| 24-hour day. This man claimed to
nave made as high as 1925 in q
week. His chief complaint was
! against the sleeping accommodation
and the food. ':Believe me-" he said
when I get on the train for old