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bosses should victimize them for acting in such a capacity. The Town Supervisor advised them to appoint the committee and stated that he thought they would not suffer, when an Irishman spoke out and said: "If it do, sir, thank God, sir, you can support them," (great laughter), when Mr. McCarthy said: "That knocks me out."
After appointing the committee the meeting adjourned.
The meeting was conducted mainly by Irishmen, the Chairman, Secretary, etc., being Irish, and is proof that there is no word of truth in the capitalistic newspaper reports that this strike is being conducted by Poles and Bohemians alone.
The lesson of this strike will be worth to workingmen all that is has cost if it is carefully considered and taken to heart; that they must organize for the purpose of offering opposition to the oppressing class; that without organization they are weak and helpless slaves.
The strike ended last Wednesday, the men being compelled to go to work at the quarry-owners' terms. The quarry-owners now intended to open "truck" stores in retaliation for the friendly feeling expressed by the business men of Lemont toward the strikers.
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