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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. Ill 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.” 
“Tf 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.” 
«J 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 
