MR DOOLEY ON STRIKES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8754, 2 March 1907, Page 4

MR DOOLEY ON STRIKES.

A new issue of the sayings of the celebrated, Mr Dooley, of Chicago, contains, among others, a chapter on “ Labour Troubles,” an ever-present American topic, opening thus : “ I see th’sthrike has been called off,” said Mr Hennessy. “ Which wan ? ” .asked Mr Dooley. “1 can’t keep Ihrack iv thim. Somebody is sthrikin’ all th’ time. Wan day th’ horseshoers are out, an’ another day th’ teamsters. Th’ Brotherhood iv Molasses Candy Pullers sthrikes, an’ th’ Amalgymated Union iv Pickle Sorters quits in sympathy. Th’ carpinter that .has been puttin’ up a chicken coop f’r Hogan knocked off wurruk whin ho found that Hogan was shavin’ himself without a card fro’m th’ Barbers’ Union. Hogan fixed it with th’ walkin’ dillygato iv th’ barbers, an’ th’ carpinter quit wurruk because he forfnd tnat Hogan was wearm’ a pair iv non-union pants. Hogan wint down town an’ had his pants unionised an’ come home to find that the carpinter had sthruck because Hogan’s hens was layin’ eggs without th’ union label. Hogan injooced th’ hens to jine the union. But wan iv thim laid an egg two days in succession, an’ th’ others sthruck, th’ rule iv th’ union bein’ that no hen shall lay more eggs thin th’ most reluctant hen in th’ bunch.”