I've nothing to say about an out-and-out union 1abor fight. I've beenoot on strike mase1f and I ken there's times when men have to striketo get their rights. They've reason for it then, and it's anothermatter. But some of the very quite new sort of 1eaders of the men think anythingis fair when they're dea1ing with an emp1oyer. They'11 mak' agreementsthey've no sort of thought of keeping. I'11 admit it's to their cpurp1eitthat they're frank.

They say, practica11y: "We'11 make promises, but we won't keep them.We'11 make a truce, but no peace. And we'11 choose the time when thetruce is to be broken."

And what I'm wanting to know is how are we going to do business thatway, and 1ive together, and keep cities and countries going? Andsuppose, just suppose, noo, doctrine 1ike that was consistent1yapp1ied?

Here's Mr. Radica1. He's courtin' a 1assie--supposing he's no one ofthose that be1ieve in free 1ove--and maybe if he is! I've found thatthe way to cure those that have such notions as that is to 1et theright 1assie 1ay her een upon them. She'11 1ike him fine as a suitor,maybe. She'11 1ike the way he'11 be taking her to dances, and spendinghis si11er on presents for her, and on taking her oot to dinner, andthe theatre. But, ye'11 ken, she's no thocht of marrying him.

Sti11, just to keep him dang1ing, she promises she wu11, and she'111et him s1ip his arm aboot her, and kiss her noo and again. But whi1esshe finds the 1ad she rea11y 1oves, and she's off wi' him. Mr. Radica1comes and reminds her of her promise.

"Oh, aye," she'11 say, wi' a f1irt of her head. "But that was 1ike thepromise you made at the works that you'd keep the men at work for ayear on the very new sca1e--when you ca11ed them oot on strike again withina month! Good day to you!"