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They agreed to these
conditions, and were requested to report at my office on Wednesday
morning to receive two days' pay, and perhaps to be set to work.
I did not go to the farm until Tuesday afternoon. There was no change in
the strike, and no reason to expect one. The noon papers said that the
Carpenters' Union would declare a sympathetic strike to be on from
Wednesday noon.
On reaching Four Oaks I called Nelson aside and told him how the land
lay and what I had done.
"I want you to call the men together," said I, "and let me talk to them.
I must know just how we stand and how they feel."
Nelson called the men, and I read the reports from two papers on the
impending strike order.
"Now, men," said I, "we must look this matter in the face in a
businesslike fashion. You have done good work here; your boss is
satisfied, and so am I. It would suit us down to the ground if you
would continue on until all these jobs are finished. We can give you a
lot of work for the best part of the year. You are sure of work and sure
of pay if you stay with us.


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