The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-25
HOW DO THEY DO 1T?
by MARY HEAToN WORSE

do tt?"
This is question that must arise
In everybodys mind who has
watched this terrible silent conflict
waged by the Amalgamated against
the lockout in New York. It's sue
cessful duration is based on the in
tegrity of the men, women and
children who form the rank and file
Of the Amalgamated in New York.
1t is mute protest of thousands If
oeople who know that their very
chance of all betterment and liberty
q now menaced These thousands
are like the Inhabitants of q be-
,seiged city who would rather starve
than give in to the enemy who
would enslave them. And althouge
they are scattered from Harlem to
Newark and over to Brooklyn, they
form single cohesive mass as
though citys wall encircled them.
They are In fact encircled by wall
Of relentless hatred and persecution
OF group of employers.
To find out How they do it, how
they have resisted this long seige,
you have to go among the people.
The story of how the Amalgamated
has kept its solid front thrugh all
these weeks of trial is an inspiring
story OF heroism, terrible story, a
terrible indictment of the system
which exacts such heroism of help
less people
Those who know the Amalgamat-
ed know that the whole story is not
told by the totals of money pouring
In for the Million Dollar Lockout
Deeense Fund. It is the spirit behind
the fund that tells the story of elbow
ey do IT," Money coming in from
Amalgamated members at the rate
ef 100000 a week. including con-
Siderable sums from the New York
nenbership. extraordinary as the
totals are they are not SO remark
ahle as the quality Of bodily and
neatal endurance Of the rank and
~ II actions Of those WHO only
staad and wait and endure in New
verk tell "How they do it,
A few days ago went with one
Of the Amalgamated women to see
what could be done for the little
ttalian woman who had applied to
the Union for aid. Here stood a pale
woman. and around her four child
zen. Suffering and anxiety has CIV
On her that look Of nondescript age
which obliterates from q woman's
face oil traces OF youth. When
1rst looked at her thought her a
kaggard woman Of thirty-five.
She was only twenty-five. At sew
enteen she married. and every year
they had ! child. Every year she
ldded q new worker to the workers
sc this country. and there was q
1fth child coming. But the long
hours Of bending .over work had
done to her husband what It does
TO Thousands Of tailors. He was
aev d the tubercular ward In q
tespital. and here this little woman
was stranded with her little brood
1bent her.
they had no shoes ON their feet.
thev had no underwear. You could
tell the history Of that family in
f1sse words:
Mere was nothing.
Where was ne ceal. there was mo-
e11aAtufe. there was no clothes
ut there was ! dispossess notice.
- the children were lovely. They
eAeaid have been happy, gay
80. TAsy ned now but very it,
WAr1nth = bubble over with
Ater: The two oldest played
~ ahashed ~ the haunting
81 ~ q evictioa !: pusslod bytheir
Aef's absorpttoa II her anxiety
& .!!l! =! ~ huag like . pail IN the base
s'S3 - Door little valiant girl With
0nr 6abies and her sick hus-
- turned % the Union, tho
ID ~ M 49, aad not BEEN lockou,
& & Nor Mould have been al.
IN ~ (of they had NO work