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pp-ppw iv PRESIDENT KLINE SAYS THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILWAY IS IN DIRE STRAITS. President W. J. Kline, of the International Blacksmiths' union, who is directing the strike, of the Illinois Central shopnreri, gave the following signed statement to The Day Book today: By W. J. Kline. 'According ft) reports that seem to be pretty well founded, the Illi nois Central company is in dire straits. According to the Vicks burg Evening Post, it seems that the authorities appointed a cou- pie of strikers to keep the peace. The postmaster, Mr. Mulvihill, -is on his dignity and has instructed his son to go armed on account of threats and hold-ups. It seems as though suspicion rests upon union policemen.: It'js too bad that the' city fathers should get sonvrought up pver hold-ups, and there is talk of ar resting union pickets. All the public wants of the policejnen is" to do their duty regardless of whom it affects. THE STRIK ERS DEMAND THAT, and the PUBLIC DEMANDS IT, AND WE ARE WELL SATISFIED TO LET IT GO AT THAT. Alderman Montgomery wants AN INJUNCTION FROM THE FEDERAL COURTS. Certainly,-that is what the -Illinois Central wants also, and we have no doubt that Mr. Mulvihill and Mr. Barber, Mr. Cronin, Mr. Montgomery and others who fall over themselves to favor the rail road will possible get it. Has every man his price? According to information re ceived, this Alderman Jerry Cro nin is a - traveling- engineer and" a member of the "BL. E. We would expect at least-fain treat ment front him. Haeveiy man his price? It is reported also that mysteT ious individuals are approaching the strikers and suggesting a way to settle the strike. Their pur pose evidently is to cause dissert-" sion and break the federation, to get themen dissatisfied with their leaders, to criticize everything thatfc'JSidone, to, make you'believe, that'the strike-is ill-advised-and inopportune. r There -ate in this -strike thd same as in all others, certain weak ones who can be influenced, and! we believe that this, influence has run its cpugse, .he traitor to his organization "can usually be de tected "before ,he says very much, and they haven't got Ihe nerve to? stay very long-intone' place. Has every man his price? Nbi This strike on the Harrimaa lines is going to be settled jand settled right. The Writer, with the other general officers,' is will ing to do anything that is honor able, but will not do anything dis honorable. Therefore, he is not on the market, never was, and never expects to be. The company says the strike 'isa a closed incident, and theyhave got all the men they want, and at the same time they are sending their emissaries around to the" men trying 'to coax them back V, - ,ai & , i. AJnAAWHga(