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HILLMAN. Hold on, Sam. TIMOTHY. A scab, is it? If I was the government do you know what I'd do with the likes of you striking in war time? I'd send ye over there to fight the Huns with your bare fists. I'm a workman meself, but I don't hold with traitors. RENCH. Who's a traitor? It's you who are a traitor to your class.
As Larz Fersen said when we were going to strike, "It's a fine day for it." Well, this is a better day you home and well, and the strike off. What do you mean? RENCH. Why, Mr. Pindar your father here's just made everybody happy. He's recognized the union, and we're going back to work.
Fm West End Avenue and Swo Swope's. Gee! I'm hot's flitter." "Keep y' coat on when you're all of a prespiration, that way. How'd it ketch?" "Ount know. 'S comin' by there an' I whoof! I smelt smoke and Gosh! I'm all out o' breath an' I looked an' I je-e-est could see a light wisht I had a drink o' somepin' to rench mum mouth out. Whew! Oh, laws!
Here's the committee, I think. HILLMAN. | RENCH. |-Good evening, Mr. Pindar. Good evening, doctor. ASHER. Good evening. How's your son, Mr. Pindar? RENCH. We're real anxious about the Captain. The boys think a whole lot of him, Mr. Pindar. ASHER. He's better, thank you. The medicine Dr. Pindar has given him RENCH. Didn't I say so?
There was a meeting last night, I understand, with Rench and Hillman and a delegate come from Newcastle making speeches, the only way they'd get their rights would be for you to recognize the union. ASHER. I'll never recognize a union! I won't have any outsiders, meddlers and crooks dictating my business to me. TIMOTHY. I've been with you thirty years, come December, Mr.
RENCH. We couldn't wait no longer, he's been standing us off for more than a year. When he comes back from Washington there'll be nothing doing. He's got to recognize the union or lose his contract. DR. JONATHAN. He may prefer to lose his contract. RENCH. Well, he can afford to. Then he can go to hell. HILLMAN. Hold on, Sam, that ain't no way to talk to the doctor!
Human nature ain't so rotten, when you give it a chance. GEORGE. Well, then, are you willing to try it out, on the level? RENCH. I cal'late we'll stick, Captain. HILLMAN. We sure will. FERSEN. We'll be pioneers! GEORGE. That's good American, Fersen, not to be afraid of an ideal. Shake! We'll sit down with it in a day or two. The members of the committee file out of the room, lower right.
DR. JONATHAN. If you close down the Pindar Shops, won't it mean that a few more of your friends will lose their lives? These men are fighting for something they don't yet understand, but when they come back they'll know more about it. Why not wait until George Pindar comes back? RENCH. He mayn't never come back. DR. JONATHAN. Give him the opportunity.
RENCH. I didn't mean no disrespect to him. He don't go 'round preachin', like some fellers I could mention, but actions is louder than words. Ain't that the reason we're here, because he sympathizes with us and thinks we're entitled to a little more of this freedom that's bein' handed 'round? We want you to help us, doctor.
But you'll talk to Mr. Pindar, anyway? Yes, I'll talk with him. TIMOTHY. Good morning, doctor. RENCH. If we'd done right we'd have called the strike a year ago. TIMOTHY. Fine patriots ye are as I'm sure the doctor is after telling you to let the boys that's gone over there be murdered because ye must have your union! HILLMAN. If Mr. Pindar recognizes the union, Timothy, we'll go to work tomorrow.
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