Finding that the latter was not above suspicion, the police detained him for farther questioning. News of his confinement spread like fire through the whole College, it almost immediately reached the eat of the Labour Union within the campus. There was an uproar among the workmen, the College was accused of not fulfilling promises, of wresting power out of the hands of the Union, and of falsely charging a workman with theft. His release was demanded before 10 o'clock the next morning, and if it was not carried out, all servants and workmen within the campus would strike. The workman was eventually set free, but as he did not reach the College before 10 am., they did not deem it sufficient, so on November 1 all servants and workmen went on strike, Not content with such an unreasonable act, they surrounded the College, thu allowing no access or exit, closed all the kitchens and food stores, displaced the water pump and the launch engines, with no compunction regarding the fate of the students.
The College was in the sado straits that day. The kiteher were closed and so was the larder, the students could not procure food outside the campus, while the supply within was searcely sufficient to feed 800 students, besides the stof? mem= bors and their families. Tt was with the greatest difficulty that they got their supper. The more fortunate ad something to cook for them-conter dry biscuits or any-selves, but the others had to be
thing that came in handy. The girl ate.in the homes of the The following day, under pressure from the Government officials, the kitchens were opened.
that the boys could cook their meals there without any interference. Thus it lasted for four days, During that period, all the students joined in the work with wonderful spirit of ce-operation hardly seen before.
The College Climbs Down the food supply exhausted and urged to a quick settlement by the Government, the College opened negotiations with the workmen, and on November 4, the strike was called off after certain conditions had been agreed upon. Among the clauses were the following: the College was to apologize to the Union in the newspapers; it had to burn firecrackers in order to welcome the workmen back to works it had to pay a sum of $200 to the Union for expenses involved during the strike; it should compensate the four workmen for the lors of clothing to the value of $40; it. should notify the Union beforehand of anything concerning the workmen; and it was to allow them to move back into the campus.
To us the terms seem terribly absurd and impossible for the Col: lege to carry out, but placed as th rer was in such a difficult pos it could do nothing less than comply.
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