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out in sympathy. I hope it won't reach us, but 

 I'm afraid it will." 



" What will you do if the men go out ? " 



" Do the best I can. I can get two non-union 

 men that I know of. They would like to be on 

 this job now, but these men won't permit it. 

 My son is a full hand, so there will be four of 

 us ; but it will be slow work." 



" See here, Nelson, I can't have this work slack 

 up. We haven't time. Cold weather will be 

 on before we know it. I'm going to take this 

 bull by the horns. I'll advertise for carpenters 

 in the Sunday papers. Some of those who apply 

 will be non-union men, and I'll hold them over 

 for a few days until we see how the cat jumps. 

 If it comes to the worst, we can get some men 

 to take the place of Thompson and Sam, who 

 are carpenters, and set them at the tools. I will 

 not let this work stop, strike or no strike." 



" If you put non-union men on you will have 

 to feed and sleep them on the place. The union 

 will make it hot for them." 



" I will take all kinds of care of every man 

 who gives me honest work, you may be sure." 



When I returned to town I sent this " ad." to 

 two papers : " Wanted : Ten good carpenters 

 to go to the country." The Sunday papers gave 

 a lurid account of the sentiment of the Carpen- 

 ters' Union and its sympathetic attitude toward 

 the striking hoisters. The forecast was that 

 there would not be a nail driven if the strike 



