"I have a better use for Mr. Foley," he said steadily.
"Yes?" cried the others, and leaned toward him. When Baxter said this much, they knew he had a vast deal more to say.
"If we could convict him I'd be in favor of his arrest. But if we try, we'll fail; and that will be a triumph for the union. So to arrest him is bad policy."
"Go on," said Murphy.
"Whatever we may say to the public, we know among ourselves this strike is nowhere near its end. It may last all summer—the entire building season."
The four men nodded.
Baxter now spoke with apparent effort. "Why not make use of Foley and win it in three weeks?"
"How?" asked Driscoll suspiciously.
"How?" asked the others eagerly.
"I suppose most of you have been held up by Foley?"