A. Yes, sir.
Q. Employ a large number of men, do you not, sir?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you ever had any strikes in your works?
A. Yes, a number.
Q. Did the strikers attempt to prevent other men from working, that you employed?
A. Not by force. I never knew of any attempt by force. They did it by persuasion. I have twenty odd men out now. My rule is never to take any man into my employ that has ever struck on me. I will keep them from starving, with money, but not with work. I don't think there is any occasion for a strike. We require notice, and we give notice, and let every man know that if he ever strikes, he never can work for us as long as God spares me on this earth. I will lend him money, or do anything for him, but he will never work for me.
Q. In the different strikes, in your works, was there ever any violence used by the strikers, to prevent men from working, you put in there?
A. I don't recollect of any cases.
Q. Did you ever have any difficulty in getting strikers quiet—dispersed from your works?