"PUT THE BOOT IN!"
SejttleT.him.! ..:::, '. Qracte>i,i, m! i|j lad -.'-p.";'. irUto •. Thafe's night, put the .boot in!: . ,r* A : :€bjrSstchurch iSun- reporter} the*-' cheery >.fronv I strikers da Tuesday morning. Very; verfy ;for bimrfnone: o£ these dire things was put into.effect Bu<' tleiir show the explas? ive r, aalfe • tie*'present'among the; strikers' - -' l\- happened ' about' B.?vr o'clock it SotSttt'liagrey 1 * Park, wWenv;. a- 'Was*
meeting* 6f r meh was;held. There, .were' mafty 'ftundi'Ms of«inp' 1 and whtm ''the" reporter' : 'saw /'t*:Vi;a' :ibey" we?e r 'Demg addressed * : Dy' r "Ht\ _K . Hampton, a' 'former tjresidoiil Wp § was enjoining his audiciice'to *stand l)y the executive. 'When a, /tttje <ssfflfftij& , s}$ t ' gathering' the reporter 'request*. 1 a man who v tosthe-.i»} 0 t Jting to inform a member of' thft tssecutive of hisnresence, asd to. ask it open to" the' press. In jth/e n|eantfnie. he waited,.some jUg*, pff t^' r a n answer . ; ■She*msaswigei:'; disapptared „ into, ("A 'moment,;v.er„thefe came a roar: ''Where's';.the repott"9«fc:sßPi'v.■■-..' ■. .■;■;■*•* i mh>il ,',.-• want your sort here.; ~-, lun*!Crack him!'',■•. : SWj.J Tjhjfjfte ighouiw iwpd, :-s the.j m&st% tenjtfopfto'rthe ranariei-i, hat}; a,ji&sfy ; hostile ring' about eaem.t< 4n,1 ! Beveral men made i move U rus direction, hff*'Teali^?d'- thab«:n© was likely,, to prove a 3 popular as a stuff - ,ed rat ipir dogs'; hopie. ?;^Hi]^ "I'm not .trying awfl spy*'on'!; ; you!' he called out. "I sent word to say I was here." He also attempted to further explain amid several out-cries^-V&te remarks appeared" CP" satisfy many, however, and there was a renewed cry of "Get out, then." '■ I ■■ , As he turned, a,big,fellow pushed his-way stewards him. This caused ione!man to yell: ."That's right," put thrf-'-borit in!' :..-.•. bJ»O : ' Bht the intentions Of the big fellow We''peaceable. He wa s . frankly anxious, however. "Here, conv\ awavj" he said. , "You know, they're all- decent fellows here, but things might be done in a mob When everyone' is excited." - '■'■■ - "That's all right;" said ;tihe repotter, and he further explained tha josition. •' ■ "We know you fellows, are all ■ight," was the reply. "But we mmk o'start off with an 1 even break. Wo lon't want anything to happen to. irevent this." At the gate, the big fellow turn 3;!.: Well; we'll shake 1 on it,: anyway,". e ; said. ; ' ■•'-■■'■'■*■'■*■ ■■ " "."■ '."■'•'■ "Are 'you gPihg to 'have a process ion later?" asked the reporter, for rith' the' gathering was a f'stvatiil and. "Fm "not'going to tell yo-U any ling," was the reply. rrhero's no T ling doingi"—Sun."
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 57, 5 May 1924, Page 6
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