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Staged by Joe Losey Settings by Hjalmar Hermanson
--Wit by Virgil Thanson
Xntire Production Supervised by MOFtRIS WATSON TABLE OF CONTECSIIS
Pages Bibliography A Synopsis of scenes B Design of stage setting C Dialogue of INUNCTION GRn?TrED
Scenes 1 through 28 1-101
Production Plots
Costumes I-V Projection-sound-rigging VI-Ix Props- set and hand X-XI I Signs XIII-xv . A BIBLIO GWHY
History of the American Working Class - Ahthony MaryBimba The Rise of American Civilization - Charles A & R Beard Journal of James Madison Trial of Journeymen Bootmakers - Thomas Lloyd History of Labor in the United States - Commons &Associates Workers in Aaerican History - O'Neal The Labor Movement - George E McNeill Documentary History of American Industrial Society - Comons & Sumner The Molly Maguires - Anthoriy Bimba Dynamite - Louis Adamic Bre&k Strikes - E,Levinson Story of My Life - Clarence Darrow V1.Z. The Great Steel Strike - Fosterdc The Labor Injunction - Frankfurter Greene Sixty-one Years of Friendly Industrial Relationship - James M Robertson Massachusetts Law Reports, 4 Metcalf ILL, Comonwealthk; Hunt Federal Reporter, LEW Reports, Kest Publishing Co -PWELZTS & BUDTINS Special Committee Report, Massachusetts Legislature, LIarch 1845 Congressional Record Digest of Federal Strike Cases Report of Proceeaings of 55th annual Convention A,F,L The Insurrection of June and July 1894 - Joseph Nims The Strike at Pullrnan - Pullman & Wckes Appeal to Reason Kagazine, Aug 1904 Yale Uri Review (1919) Minutes of Senate Committee on Education & Labor The Personal Relution in Industry - John D Rockefeller,Jr Labor Research Bureau Files American Civil Liberties Union Files International Juridical Association Bulletin Fight Literary Digest
Philadelphia "Aurora" ( First Copy) New York "Courier & Enquirer" New York "Journal of Comncrce" New York oSunlf New York "Tribune" New York ltTimeslt New York World-Telegramft "Daily Tlorker" Phila de 1phi a lTub 1i c Ledge rtr Pittsburgh tVhroniclelt B SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
Scene 1 Seventeenth Century England Scene 2 America - Seventeenth Century Scene 3 Bacon's Rebellion - 1676 Scene 4 1776
Scene 5 Philadelphia Shoemakers - 1806 Scene 6 Philadelphia - 1827 Scene 7 Commonwealth vs. Hunt - 1840 Scene 8 The Molly Maguires - 1875 Scene 9 Haymarket.- 1886 . Scene 10 Monopoly - 1890's Scene 11 33llman - 1894
Scene 12 Injunction
Scene 13 To the Courts Scene 14 Danbury Hatters - 1904 Scene 15 U.S. Steel - 1919 Scene 16 Precedent - 1922 Scene 17 Labor Counts Up - 1925 Scene 18 Partnership - 1929 Scene 19 Gastonia - 1929 Scene 20 Injunction Granted! - 1931 Scene 21 Injunctions Wanted - 1932 Scene 22 Mopey Dick and The Duke - 1932 Scene 23 Blue Eagle - 1933-34 Scene 24 General Strike - 1934 Scene 25 Jennings vs. Hearst - 1935 Scene 26 Liberty Scene 27 Jersey Justice - 1935
Scene 213 Labor - 1936 - Finale (Minimum YJages) (Guffey Act) (Wagner Act) P
- SCENE ONE Seventeenth Century England
CHARACTERS
Eieruld
Clown
Town Crier
First Official
Second Official
First Irmnigrant
Second Imriligrant
Two groups of Immigrants
- 1- scm: Seventeenth Century England
(Overhead spot picks up Herald at 6.) f HERALD England in the Seventeenth Century!.....The British Crown has just acquired a vast colonial empire in the New 1'Jorld. Of this strange, untapped area, but three things are known; it is called America; its inhabitants are red men with high cheekbones; and volunteers must be found to work in the fields, (HERALD exits 5. CLoViN enters from pit left and crier from pit right. THEY cross each other and stop at left and right portal, respectfully. THEY are lit with follow spots which dim down and remain upon THEN. Dim up slowly on two shipping company offi- cials, one at 5 and one at 8. Below !THEN, stage level, are two groups of men, one at 1 and the other at 2. THEY have just arrived. Some straggle in. The two officials compete with each other for the favor of the men, who are led, first toward one speaker, and then toward the other, unable to make up THEIR minds. )
FIRST OFFICIAL The Dutch Vest India Company offers the title of patroon and a huge domain in New Amsterdam to any one transporting fifty healthy men, and establishing them there as servants.
(Projection Number One)
SECOND OFFICIAL (speaks from 5) The Virginia Company offers extraordinary inducements; one hundred acres in Virginia to any one who will go there and work the soil; or one hundred acres to any who will send a worker there at his expense. (pause) There is bread and freedom in America.
FIRST 03"ICIAL Freedom...and breads
SZQOMI OFFICIAL It is an earthly paradisel
FIRST OFJUCIAL It is an earthly paradise!
SECOND OFFICLAL Who is there among you who would grow rich by the sweat of his brow? IMVIIGWJT (steps forward) FLaST I would.. ..but I have not the p&sage money.
-2- 1-2 SECOED OFFICm The Virginia Company will pay your passage, and in return socure your services for a period of five to sevon years. SECOICO .D&IIGWT Five to seven years?
SECOND OFFICIAL ~ (talks to FIST IidiIGWT on left) At the end of that time you are a free worker. Bee to work your own land.
FIRST OFFICIAL (to SECOliD Iid.4GMT, right) A free man! Yree to grow rich by tile sweat of nis brow!
FIRST LL%~IGFM OFICLiL (points) FIRST Sign the indenture. (FIRST OF?ICIllL cones to 6. Both Groups start ug the rmp, 2, 3, 4, 5, Elnd off, between the two officials, lights dim down 011 them) &RE;OT!iER IEP.iIGM?T (right-koing off with others) IWa does tne next snip sail? SECOIJD OE'FICIAL It is hn earthly ppuradiso. AIU'OTTIER IlJI IIGEUNT (left) Can I bring my wife? 1 FIRST OrnICIKL An earthly paradise. ANOTHER IIdvlIGWlT (ltlft) How many months does the voyage take? FIRST Ol??ICIAL .. . . eart!ay paradise. (FIHST OFFICUd, begins to walk off 5.) -3- 1-3 ANOTIBR DvQ~iEGRKNT (right) . I would like to know if.... SECOND ..,,earthly paradise. OFFICIAL (SECOND OFFICIAL walks off 5.) CRIER A free worker! X!y own land! (CRIER keeps on delivering these lines, Wy own land, my own land," until he is off 5. The CLOVQ? jumps from 2 to 8 to 9 swings a tomahawk below on 5 and lets out a blood- curdling shriek. ARC picks HIM up as E& turns toward audience with scalp) i B L A'C K 0 U T -4- 2-1 SCENE TWO America - Seventeenth Century cwcm Herald Captain of a sailing vessel Owner of shipping company Ove r se er Group of indentured servants First Bidder 1 Second Bidder ) Third Bidder ) Landowhers Fourth Bidder ) 1 Two other Eidders ) Clerk of shipping coqany Voice of Living NewspaTer Town Crier -5- 2-2 SCEIG: America - Seventesnth'mntury (HERAJX enters, $peaks 6.) America....Settlements growIIERAZS into cities on the Eastern seaboard. Ships arrive bringing indentured servants, convict laborers, and others . (Projection number two) (HERALD EXITS. OWER enters from 4 and stands at 5. CAPTAIN and OVERSEER enter ImBi 5, leading indentured servants. CAP- TAIN joins OWNER at 5, crossing to HIS right, while OVERSEER pushes the servants down the ramp to 2. Six landowners enter 1. A clerk enters 8 and stands at steps.) CAPTAIN (to the OVNER) Lively, there! The papers, sir, 0I;JNER (addressing group of landowners) What &I I offered for these redemptioners and indentured servants? There are fourteen in this lot, all young, all healthy. OVERSEER (lining up the immigrants) Stand over there! OXNER Including weavers. .. . (glances at papers) A spinrler, a gardener, a slnith, two shoermlcers, four farmers and a school teacher.... Start the bidding, gentlemen. How much for the lot? FIRST' BIDDZR Fifty pounds of tobacco for the weaver! SECOND BIDDER Fifty-five pounds of tobacco for the weaver1 (FIRST BIDDER crosses to clerk at steps, registers his bid, arid taking with Hlhri several indentured servants, goes off 2. SECQhTD apd THIRD BIDDERS f01 low) b FouRTHl BIDDER Sixty-two pounds of tobacco.... . (A FIFTH BIDDER whispers into HIS ear) .. . .and a barrel of rum for the weavers. (All the BIDDERS have now crossed to t49 clerk, and during the following scene the lights dim down on THEM as THEY make THEIR bids, and take off THEIR 171811. The clerk ' 1 2-3 FOURTH BIDDER { Cont d. ) is the last to go. The OWNER has taken L - the CAPTAIN'S arm, leaving a clerk who records the bids on a paper) I OYDTER The paper says nineteen cnildren, twelve years and over. CAPTAIN They died on the voyage, sir. ovvm All of them? CAPTAIN All of them sir...we ran out of water. OWNER Ye'll need another hundred. But bring none under fourteen years. They'll be able to stand it better. CAPTAIN Yes, sir. OVTSER (has taken the CAFTUN'S arm) .. . .and the loss won't be so great. BLACKOUT (Lit only by rear projection, a group of indentured servants carrying THEIR possessions on TKEIR shoulders come slowly up from 5, 4, 3 and 2 and off.) VOICE OF LIVING NE"!'?SPAPER ships, more nen,. women and children. So be&s the slave More labor....black and wnite...on which the agriculture of the colonies is based.....These laborers, enployed by the &reat landowners, have no vote in their government because they own no property, and they work from SUNXISE to SKTJSET. (A caption, 'tLUNRISE to SUT\Smln appears on lowered banner upstage, on count of 5 it is raised. ,The TOWN CRIER ewters 2, goes up 3 and speaks from 5, HE is tit by et follow spot) VOICE OF IWflSPAPER In the meantime, those who Lave servedLIVING their time becane free agents, and to met this situation the Colony of Massachusetts in 1630 passes the first American Labor Law, TOWN CRIER Hear ye! Hear ye! An ordinance passed by the mwn Colony of Massa- chusetts! An ordinance! ...It is forbidden under penalty of im- prisonment, for carpenters, joiners, bricklayers and others of kind- red trades and occupations to take more than two shillings a day! e (Follow spot out, CRIER exits 5.) BLACKOUT - 7- -4. 3-1 3 t . SCEXE THREZ Bacon's Rebellion - 1676 CHKRACTERS Voice of Living Newspaper Nathan Bacon Covernor Sir Yiiliam Berkeley First &:an ) ) Henchman of Berkeley Second lbn ) Group of followers of Bucon Rev. I';illivn Druurmond King Charles of En&land - in silhouette a II ? -8- c b. SCENE: Bacon's Rebellion - 1676 3-2- . VOICE OF LIVDGG iiE'dSPUF8 Virginia, 1676.. .A young man nawd Nathan Bacon calls upon the ea . Covarnor of Virginia, Sir !Tilliam Berkeley, (Light up on BACON who enters 4 and speaks 9. P 4 Light up on GOVERNOR BEAKELJZY, who speaks from 10. DHCiEZIOND stands at 4) BACON Your Excellency has kept the same Parliament in power these fifteen years. Graft and corruption are everywhere, The people are dis- satisfied. €ERKExm Vhat people, hlr, Bacon? BACON The people who work, Your Excellency. BE IXElXY What have they to cornplain of? &CON left The very oppression which they England to avoid! ., Inadequate returii for labor, enforced poverty, and the withholding of the right to vote ic. the administration of their affairsr They intend to leave Virginia and pioneer to the Vest, to own their own homes...,. and they ask that you corivoy tliem with illilitia as a protection against massacre bq Indians. I3-m My answer is ?lno,vI 1 L BACOT? Their blood will be on your head. BXm (adamant) KO! &CON For the l8.st time, Your Excellency, will you dismiss this Parlia- ment and. .. . ? (BEFWXE'Y walks down the steps to 8 to speak) BERKELFY No! (THFY stare at each other '.- BERKXL;FY moves firther left oa 8 where two hencbnen await EIN-one on the rap, and ose at 2) FIRST IrMi (to l?lExmm) Your Excellency, we are ready to deliver the guns and powder to the Indim-s. m- How much do they offer this time? -9- 3-3 SECOND (to MAN Seventy f'urs. BERKELEY) e- BERKELEY Very well. Take it. *= (UCON crosses to DRITEimOND at 4. BEHI(EL;GI goes up to the stepe) BACON It is no use. The Governor will not protect US. DIIIIEJOND Then we must protect ourselves. You will lead us, Nathan. BACON I see but one course to take...to disregard the Governor and his parasites, and to take up arms ourselves. First we will march against the Indians, then we will return and clear out those pup- pets from the Legislature. We must pass the word to every man who labors, and would protect himself froni oppression and corruption! (BACON goes to 9, stands with HIS back to the audience, reviewine HIS followers who enter 4,' go off 5 and return 4--a steady marching group. TIiEy carry weapons and banners. DKU'MlOND reviews the men at 6 and then enters THEIR ranks) VOICE OT X.JSPAPE3 Bacon's rebellion, the first attemptLIVING to secure justice and suffrage for the laboring meses....Bacon conquers the Indians, overthrows the puppet Legislature of Virginia and enacts a law giving to all free men the right to vote. (Light up on 3EXXLEY. HE has two papers in HIS hand) B%RKF;IIF;y (glances at the paper, then) To all Virginians! Be it known that this traitor, Nathan Bacon, has gathered about him a rabble of the basest sort of people8 Shun him as you would the plague. For the sake of the poor, this rabble would have no taxes paid, but would have all government taken away and set upon themselves! And to make more manifest their intentions, they stick not to talk openly of sharing men's wealth and estates among themselves. VOICE OF LIVmG NEXSPAPER Bacon dies. His leaderless followers arc massacred by Govornor Berkeley's .ailitia. (Marchers leave the stage. All lights are out with the exception of the light on BERKELEY) BERIGLEY (turns page) To His Majesty, King Charles 11, of Great Britdn, and Ireland: That this rebellion may not occur again, I thank God there are ' -10- 3-4 BEFKEI-;F;Y ( Cont d. ) no free schools here, nor printin&, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years...,for learning has brought diso- bedience and heresy into the world, end printing has divulged them. God keep us from both! (Glass curtain is lit with purple gelatine. Silhouette of King Charles appears) VOICE OF LIVING NEVB;SPUPER King Charles, KING (2bRLES For God's sake, have hirn recalled! That old fool, Berkeley, has taken more lives in that naked country than I did for the uurder of my father. (Exit B3XXELEY at 8) BLACKOUT . -11- I 4-1 a SCENE FOUR 1776 Voice of Living Eiewspaper John Ada.- of Liisbachusetts, delegate to Continental Congress, 1776 Group of narchers -12- 4-2 SCENE: 1776 (JOIDI dAX3 entors 4 and stands in overhead spot at 6) 07 LIVING rJE?'?SP&?ER July 4, 1776.....The Revolution....TheVOICE Colonies revolt from English rule and become the United States. (Marchers re-enter, faster beat, revolutionary flags and guns, and continue throughout IIDREa'S speech) ADAMS hrly nai-a is John Adam of 2wssachusetts. I tell tnis Continental Congress that it is of no consequence by what name you call the people, whether by that of freemen on slaves. Iv%at matters is whether a landlord gives his laborers annually as much noney as will cover necessities of life. The condition of tile laboring poor in uost coimtries is as abject as slavery1 BLACKOUT -13- 5-1 SCRZ FIVE Philadelphia Shoemakers 1806 CWCTERS Voice of Living Newspaper over loudspeaker Joseph Hopkinson, Prosecutor Group of shoemakers Noses Levy, Recorder of Court Job Ilarrison, 8 witness for prosecution Philip Dvyer, a witness for the defense Foreman of jury - In audience Sheriff Judge Jacob Radcliffe Town Crier Ten mcharics Frances :kiGht, a woman Group of women workers Clown Employer -14- 5-2 SCENE: Philadelphia Shoemakers (A grwp of S'IO~~Senter 1) TOICE OF LIVING I%EYJSl?kf?ER Journeymtul shoemakers strike against wage cuts. Philadelphia 11306. Eight leaders are arrested for crimirial conspiracy to raise ,vages.... The prosecution is conducted by Joseph Hopkinson, the author of "Hail Columbia,*t (Projections three and four) (EOXINSON who has entered 4, moves from *seat to 6, Recorder LEVY enters 10) HOIXRJSON The prosecution will show that a combination exists in this city, of which the defendants are meribers, and that they not only under- take to regulate their oim wa&es, but that of others, a power more Odious than is exercised in Turkey or any other tyrannical country! (EOEiITGSON returns to seat. JOB HARRISON enters 2) VOICE OF LIVIXG ?TENSP~R (Recorder E:OSZS L;EW presides) Job Harrison, witness for the prosecution. HARRISON They told that, if I did not join their society, no shoerilalrer could sit on the same workbench with me, nor would they board where 11 take my meals, They forced ne to turn scab. I decided to con- tinue my work and not let tilen know it, (PIIILIP DiWR mves out of group of SHOWiKERs, and speaks directly to audience) VOICE OB LIVIiJG JXEVSPUPER Philip Dvqier, witness for the defense. DYEER It is their acts I dony'that we inflict punishment on bcabs, own that exclude them! le have not sufficient wages for our labor. I hgve worked..from five in the morning to twelve at night, losing, as I aid, twenty-seven cents a pair of boots.,..twenty-seven cents, which either the oustoner or the employer put in their pockets. LEVY (bangs his g,avel) I must admonish the defense not to appeal to the passions of the jury. This strike is pregnant idth public mischief and private injury. It tends to destroy the tradu of the city, and leaves the pockets of the whole co:munity to the discretion of those con- cerned* HOPICIh'SON ( very cmot ionally) Remember, gentlemen of the jury, that if higher wages are paid to -15- 5-3 HOZINSON ( Cont d. ) these workmen, you must pay more for the articles you buy! This society of workmen has conspired against the peace and wel- fare of the community1 Will you permit them to destroy it, who have no personal stake in the city....men who can pack up their all in a knapsack or carry it in their pockets to Baltimore or New York:. E'ORE&UN (rising and speaking from first row of audience) We find the defendants guilty of a cornbination to raise wage8. LEVY I order this entered as a verdict of Guilty of criminal Conspiracy. (All workers pull together into a solid group. Simultaneously a worker moves out to the head of the group) WORKER New Yoyk, 1809. (SkIFF enters 8 and points accusingly at the I.JORKERS) SHERIFF I (turns to YORKER) Arrested for conspiracy. (JUDGE JACOB WCLIFFE enters 4 and speaks 5) <. JUDGE WLIirFE; 'Guilty! The defendants are fined one dollar each and costs on the 'specific act of refusing to work with non-union nembers, S3?lCOhLD "om €+timore, 1809. (Anather VJOREiER steps out to the left of the FIRST lIv-ORKXR and speaks in a challenging voice) JUDGE Gui1 t y : (A BORQ3R moves out of the group to the right of the FIRST YORKER, and the rest of the group closes In with hiin) i "HIND JORiiER 1815. Pittsburgh. '' JUDGZ Gullt y,: VOPKXR (The FIRST steps forward again and speaks to the audience) I'?ORZR We gharge our employers with criminal conspiracy to reduce wages. -16- 5-4 JUDGE Complaict disaissed! BLACKOUT (CRIER enters 2, delivers lines crossing off 1) (rings bell) CRIER Hear ye, hear ye!....The fdechanics Union of Trade Associations issues a call for the organization of the first political labor party, to be known as .... (Projection five) (Ten VORKERS enter from 5 and 6, meet in a line at 5, facing the audience. The mechanic is at their center. They raise a banner on two poles, and hold it over the mechanic's head. 3TUNCES TNRIGHT enters 8, stands on third step. Group of women follow her, arranging themselves on ramp from steps to lower 8, THEY carry signs) FIRST kECWIC (from level) .. . .The Korkingman's Party. ..We must name candidates for the state and city elections who will represent the interests of tho working classes ! (Employer enter 1. Points up at VJorkers' Party group) ac?Lom They are advocating the division of property1 EME'LOYER (Workingman's Party group exits 5. crosses quickly down center, carrying newspaper) FRAIJCES My name Frances Wright. ..The fightWHIGrn for rights labor is . the of must go on.. ..t'fhat distinguishes it from every other struggle in which the human race has engaged, is that this is a vvar af class,. and that this war is universal! (EMPUYER from down center points up at I"JCES WRIGHT) WLOYER They are the enemies of church and proyerty!...,Why "The Com- mercial Advertiser" says.... (reads aloud from newspaper, pointing: tQ FRANCES WRIGIPT) (The women move frcm 8 to 6 to 5, continuing) These mttri are poor and deluded followers of 8 crazy, atheistical bioman! They are trying to induce a number of able-bodied people in this city to follow in their ovm course...to betake themselvea to incest, robbery and murder! (liost the group off, leaving four women of go; UGLEX. at 6, one of them being MISS Exit EMPLOYER 2, ant: CLOIVN 2) BLACKOUT -1'7- 6- 1 SCENE SIX Philadelphia - 1827 CHARACTEHS Miss Bagley, Lawrence, Mass. mi11 worker Three women workers Tohn Quinoy Thayer, Massaohusetts legislator Two legislators Isaac Cooper, Liassachusetts legislator Voice of Living Newspaper Clown -18- scm: Philadelphia - 1827 L (JOHN QUIRCY THAYER enters 2, with two legislators. IS walks to 3 and addresses - MISS BAGLEY who is at 6. ISAAC COOPER enters and stands at 1) VOICE OF LIVING N”APER Boston.. .A special committee of the Massachusetts legislature in- vestigates the hours of labor in the mills. (Projection six) Miss bagley! MISS BAGLXY Yes, Xi. Thayer. THAYER How long do you work every day? MISS UGLEY Twelve to fourteen hours. THAYER How many years have -you been working in the mills? NISS BAGLTCY About eight and a half. But during the past two 02 three I’ve been out alinost half the time because I was sick. Did you go to a doctor? Yes. What did he say? Overwork. That’s all. Thank you. (Ylomen go off 5. WE?goes from 3 to 2) THAYEFi (turns to the other members of the connittee) I think our roport i~ustcondemn the inhuman law which compels ” a- seven thousand people to partake of’ thair breakfast by candlelight, and go to in the liZi1J.s at ibur &.& and there until seven-thirtywork at night1 remain -19- 6-3 (CLOWN enters 4 with sign "JOHN QUINCY THKYER & ISAAC CpOPER Speaking" and holds it over COOFEX'S~head at 5. COOPER cross- es from 1 to 2, take8 hold of I@. THKYER'S arm and continues talking until HE: is far down left) COOPER I would like to say u word on that point, Mr. Thayer. B~RI'EWER Yes, Pir. Cooper. dool?m As you know, I am a Ilepyesentative of this Xouse, but 1 have also worked as an overseer in the Lawrence cotton mills, (COOPER stopa, and continues HIS speech standing still) And I give it as my cortsidered opinion that these girls in the bed mills enjoy good health bucause they rise early, 80 to early, and hayd three meals a, day regularly. ELACKOUT -20- E 7-1 scm SEVEN Commonwealth vs. Hunt - 1840 First Kan Sccohd Man CleTk \ Prosecutor James T. Austin Chief Justice\ Lemuul Shaw -21- 7-2 scm: Commonwealth VS. Hunt - 1840 (Arc picks up two men who enter 2. The SECOND 1vI.W entors quickly, and walks across stage to 1. The FIRST MAN, who has a newspsper in HIS hand, calls at- tention to an article in the papor. Tho FIRST YUN, in the meanwhile, hos como to center stage. In this scone the rhythm of the FIRST W is phlegmatic, whilo that of the SECOND is gonerully hurricd) FIRST NAN (carries nuwspper) Did you see what happened in New York? They burnad two judgos in City Hall Pnrk. FIRST T.IAN VJsll, thuy uscd dummies. That's tho only part of thc ideo I don't like! SECOND $ T,%atTd they burn 'em for? EX? I (SECOh?> hicrosses to center from 1. peers over the shoulder of the FIRST &UT in an atteqt to read the newspaper) FIRST lYmT It says here (reads) "Crixinul conspiracy to prevent the laborer from enjoying the re- wards of the sweat of his brow." SECOhD &.N (trjring to road paper over XIS shoulder) What *else does It say? FIRST lu'icw It says, Wer!ibership in the National Trades Union has increased frm 24,000 to 300,000rf -22- 7-3 SECOND I'm in a hurry, MAN (SECOND MBN crosses from 1 around to 4, and up to the seat) FIRST (following HIM) KAN mere are you going? SECOND UT (points to place always occupied by Judge: runs up ramp: FIRST IvW follows) To the courthouse1 FIRST W Ifhat for? (CLOWN enters 1, lit by arc and holds up sign IICommonwealth VS. Huntlf, etc. Simultmeously light up ulsper ramp re- vealing JUDGE LEMUEL SHAV at 10. Prose- cuting Attorney, J&ES T. AUSTIN at 6 and CLFJE at steps. FIRST and SECOND 1liAN are seated) CLERK Hear ye1 Hear ye1 The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chief Justice Lemel Slaw presiding. PROSECUTOR JMLES T. AUSTIN I charge the defendant, Hunt, adothers, with criminal conspiracy in having forned themselves into a society, the members of which have agreed not to serve any person who employs non-members of this society. SHAW We cannot perceive that the objects of this association were to be attained by criminal means. The means were that they should not work for a person who should employ a journeyman not a member of their society. Are these means criminal?....The case supposes that these persons are free to work for whom they please, or not to work, if they so prefer. In this state of things, we cannot perceive that it is criminal for men to agree to exercise their own acknowledged rights. This court cannot concur in the opinion of the trial judge. The exceptions are sustained, and the judgment arr e s t ed t (Arc lights up on two men at seat, and follows 'PKEM until end of scene) FIRST (Unable to containMAN HIlMELF) Hoo ray1 CLWE: (banging gavel which bass drum picks up) Order1 -23- 7-4 FIRST MAN Did you hear that! Judggncnt arrcsted! Not guilty! SECOhT &XJ Come on, we gotta tell thm down at tho shop! (HE crosses down 3 to 2. FIRST following) MAN FIHST &IAN The first time in history! Say, it practically a&,iits that unions got a right to exist! SECOND MAN Yeah. 1 guess we won't bo burnin' any judges in Boston! (HE crosses to 1 and off. FIRST bM crosses to 2 and off) BLACKOUT 8-1 SCmX E1GI-Q The IVIolly Maguips - 1875 CIIARArn Voice of Living Kewspaper Judge Pi rst Miner Second Miner Rnp loye r Clerk Jams 8 XcKenna ( McPar lan) Barte nde r Fighters Three groups of miners---b;olly Kaguires Judge Prosecutor Worker Samuel Goinpers SCENE: ldolly kiaguires - 1075 (Light up on Judge at 5 and two miners at 1 with their backs to tile audience, facing the Judge, and on an employer and a clerk at 2 who listan to what takes place at 1) VOICE OF LIVING I;Tc.'XP@ER Tna coal minos, Pennsylvania. JoDcrE You Joyce, arc president of this union....and you, Malonay, are sucretary, I therefore sentence you to ono your's imprisoimsnt. FIRST MAlV '&ut ' d he say th(: nms wro? SECOKD IdLAN Joyce and E:a.loney. FIRST (vmi tes) MAN Mako mpies of this blacklist and send them to Virginik, Ohio and Tennc ssuc (as he stcrts off and listcn....tell mc all you know about the Molly Maguires. VOICE CY LLVING NE;T.'ISPAPER The Molly i;!tiguircs.. ,. . the only union left in Pcnnsylvaniu. Its momborv are Irish, uiicoupromisiw, .. .and toughs (Projuction (8) (Light up on tnree groups, one on steps discuixing it forthcoming strike, a second onc below thorn at 8 and 2, jokiix and laughing, and fr third around the bar at 1, tdkim to the bartender vTho is sorving tha? drinks) FIRST bI.LdV (ut stops) If wt: don't do it now, xc'ro sui&. SECOND hfrn Sur($. 'The mino's runnin' full blast. It's i1OW or never, FWTIt&? Bat11 call a meetin' now :ind sue what the rest of the men,,.. (HE stops as X:Q';ENpJA ctnters 2 qyd crosse6: to bar, Tnoy a11 rogsrd IdCKRSA) -26- Straight whiskey 3 (The bartender. places bottle and pony on bar. Mcmfills pony. Bartender attempts to take bottle away) Pa (brusquely) Leave $he bottle there. BARTENDER 0. K. Mister. 1ici;ENNA Have a drink, BARTENDEB Never touch it. Mc'L(f3NA (swinging around to face the men) How about you little boys? (as they just look at him) Maybe you'd like some milk. .. .or tea? (One member of the group at steps moves td 6, menacingly) BARmmEFi (pulling his sleeve) Be careful1 Do you how who they are? McKEITLU ~o,...and I don't give a 1'11 sing i song, dance a jig..d. or fight any man in the place. ..and I don't like your looks1 (He points at man seated at steps. Man from 6 moves to 3) (The man singled out springs up in anger. The group around him burst out in laughter. Ap- parently h!cKEXXA has picked the toughest man in the place. The miner, now easier after apprais- ing the slender MCXEibU, pulls3 off his sweater and advances confidently down to 1, He pauses in front of McYmU, and then suddenly slaps him. McgENNB swings back, bpt the men at the bar re- strain him. One of them suggests going outside) FIRST! W Let's go out there where we can have some fun. SECOND W Hey, men! A fight! (The men advance up 3 to 6 where they form a circle for the fight, Others rush in, and there is much excitement. The fighters go at each other. The fight is soon over. The miner is stretched out. McKEXNA wins. There is gewd silence, then one of the MBGUIRES moves over to McKENNA who is put- * ting his coat on at 3) -27- 8-4 FIRST MAN Vhst's your name? Mc~~I Jane s ivlcKenna. SECOND hXLNEFi V?.tien is -the next meeting? R Monday. I told all the 0 You make the motion, listen to you. Then we'll go out and beat up ever3 ys a hand on us, FIRST MIIbXi 0.K. Mac; you've got the right idea. ElicKIXNA Sure; let's go the limit this time, (The men look , Tiley start mains in the spot) MCKENNA ( stopping them) Remember-- t he limitI . (IvbKENNA crosses to 2 where ne :aeets judge) VOICE OF LIVING NEYlSPAPXR Ten men are on trial for their lives...the star witness. JUDGB What is you name? MCKE;EJNA James McParlan. PRO~~OR What is your business? McPARWT I an a private operative for the Pinkwfoa Detective Agenoy. for of one (Hold BU'XOUT)count aoa -28.1 8-5 VOICE OF LIVING I43NSPAPE.2 The first labor spy in history. The ten Molly bbguires were hanged. The wheels of industry turn again. The Knights of' Labor become the largest union of workers in the country. (Projection 9. Spot picks worker at 2. Cont inu ing) The Federated Trades Union of Aierica springs up, Its leader is a cigar maker named Samuel Gompers. (Projection Spot picks up at 10, Gompers 1. Continuing) They decide to merge, that labor may be best represented by one ur-ited union. (The two men walk to center and both arcs meet. They shake hands. Projection 11. Continuing) This union. is to be called...Yhe American Federation of L-bor. Hold and BLACKOUT a I t -29- 9-1 Haymarket - 1886 CHARACTERS Voice of Living Newspaper Adolph Fischer Albert Parsons August Spies Michael Schwab Before judge s bench Oscar Meebe Three other men Judge Joseph E. Gary Prosecuting Attorney, Julius Crime11 Clown Mrs. Joseph E. Gary Governor Altgeld of Illinois -30- 9-2 SCENE: Haymarket -' 1886 (Banner, $Eight Hour Dayf* dropped. Light up on eight men wearing shrouds, standing shoulder to shoulder with their backs to the audience on 3. As they speak they turn to face the audience. All those who have no lines turn on Spie6's speech. Each of the men wears a black-bordered name card around his neck. Judge Joseph E. Gary is lit With an overzhead spot on 10) LOUDSPEAKER The fight for tbe eight hour day! Two workers are killed in the McCormick Reape7 strike. Workers mass at Haymarket to protest. A bomb explodes; Policemen are killed. Cnicago, October 8, 1886. ADOLPH FISCHER I did not throw ithat bomb! l!mmEL SCI3JJJ3 I did not throw that bomb! OSCAR These are the crfmes I have committed:NEEBE I organized trade unions; I believed in thq reduction of the hours of labor &nd the education of the lalgring &in. There is no evidence to show that I was con- nected with the bomb-throwing, or that I was near it at any time. iiLBXRT PARSONS I a2 one of those who hold that it is wrong to myself, and wrong to lily neighbor, for me to make my escape from wage slavery by be- corning a rmstor and an owner of slaves myself...this is my only crime! AUGUST SPIES There is rio evidence to show, or even to indicate, that I have any knowledge oi the mn who threw that bomb.... If you think that by hanging us can stalp out the labor movement, then call your hangman: \&Light up 1. Prosecuting Atterney Julius Grimell enters lit by overhead spot) PROSECUTING ATTOHNEY GFUNNELL Gentlemen, Seven policemen were killed in the explosion of that bomb! Remember, law is upon trial here. Anarchy is on trial here....Theqa men have been selected, picked out by the grand jury, and inbicted because they were leaders. They are no mre guilty than the thousands who follow them! Gentlemen of the Jury! ..,#Convict these men; make examples of them; hang them and savc our institutions, our society! (PROSECUTIKG ATi'ORNEY GRINNELL axits 1, de- fendants exit 2, CLOWN comes to the apron left w/th a sign "Joseph E. Gary, etc. God Save Our Happy Home f? , -31- 9-3 JUDGE GARY from picksd up by an arc. move8 10 to 6, where he greets his wife) 2- IWDGE , (to wife) It's all right, mother. Five to be hanged, two life sentences and one fifteen years..,..All is well. 8) (Exit JUDGE and wife 5. Light up on VOICE OF LIVING Nl3E'APER Chicago, seven yeaSs later, The new governor, John Altgeld. ALTGELD The men who I have read every word of the record of the case. were hanged were indocent.. .But, by God, no matter what happem to my political career, I will pardon the three in jail! BLACKOUT 10-1 SCENE TWT Monopoly - 1890's Voice of the Living Newspaper over Loudspeaker Chairman 1 First Director ) ) Second Director ) Directors( meeting Third Director ) Clerk of Senate, Washington, D.C. (same as Town Crier in previous scenes) Senatbr John Sh.erran -33- SCENE: Monopoly - 1890's (Four directors walk into light on 1. Projection 12) VOICE OF LIVING NEWPAPER "Connecticut Copper 99, Continental Security 87, Davidson Steel 131, Dominion Silver 127, Duluth Machinery 118, Eastern Equipment 42, Eastern Equipment 42." CHAI* Did you see that? Eastern Equipnent 42I The market's up - steel, copper, machinery -- but Eastern Equipment, gentlemen, closes at 421 FIRST DIRECTOR Permit me to remind the chairman of this board that Vestern Equipment closed at 36. They also dropped their dividend last month. CIWRMAN I'm afraid that will prove mall consolation to our share-holders.., Now what's going to be done about it? SECOND DIPZECdl'oR Tjje're not getting a good price for our product. FIRST DIRXCTOR How can we, when there's Yestern's price to meet? THIRD DIRECTOR But when we do meet it, they undersell us again. I say, maintain our price levels! SZCOND DIRECTOR And lose our markets? I say, meet competition - everywhere at all tine! CHAmw No, gentlemen, we ctnnot afford to meet competition. Yle've been cutting our throats too long,.. ( pause 1 ht there is a way out.. .a sound way. (He looks at them) . Let us coInbine....Let us combine Eastern Equipment, Inc., and Western Equipment, Inc., inti one institution -- United Equip- ment, Inc. (To the rhythm the musiaal the CILAIRIdAN of phrase, slowly reaches for cigar in breast pocket. After the phrase he o?fers the cigar) Gentlemen, have a cigar. (Light up on seat. Directors walk up 9 to seat) VOICE OF LIVING NEWSPAPER "United Equipment 72, United Equipment 71." -34- a 4 10-3 ERST DIFtECTOR United Equipment, 71. That's not bad. cm1mm Gentlemen, I don't like our position. Standard Equipent's going up. Their dividends are larqer than ours. SECOND DIHEmR \Yetre paying a big royalty on that patent they own. FIRST DIRECTOR They control markets we must have. THIRD DIRECTOR C;e've got territory they could use, CHAIElMAN There's only one sound way out. (Business and iusical phrase repeated) Gentlemen, have a cigar. VOICE OF LIVING NE'JSPAPEJ? f'Amlgamated Equipment 102, Amalgamated Equipment one hundred and two." SECOND DIaCTOE One huridred and two! !bat's holding us down? THIRD UIREGTOP, Northern and Southern. They're small, but thsy've got a strangle- hold on tbeir own states, FIRST DIWCTOR They ' re buying cheap labor. C€IAIW Gentlemen,. (Iiusical phrase again repeated. Dim out as CiNWreaches for cigar) VOICE OF LIVING NETJSPUER "National Equipment 157, National Equipment 157 .ft (CLOWN pops out of hatch, offering large cigar to directors. Five counts) 'Vniversal Equipment, 210 !'' LIVING NEiEPAPER July 2, ltiSO....The UnitedVOICE States OF Senate acts.... spot on (Small of S=m--same man wt10 has hitherto played the TOWN CRIXR. He stands at 6) -35- 9 c 10-4 CLERK Eear ye, hear ye!....A bill to declare unlawfil trusts and con- binations in restraint of trade...The Shaman Act. a- (E:.rit Cm5) VOICE OF LrnG mJSPmER Senator John Sherman (SELATOR SOHL s:~~~,+iienters 1) JOEN SENATOR S-' The combinatian of workingmen to promote their interests, pro- mote their welfare, and increase their pay in order that they nay acquire their fair share in the division of production, is not affected iu the degree, nor can they be included in the slightestbill! --words or intent of this ELACKOUT 11-1 Pullman - le94 CHARACTERS Strike Leader 1 1 Lecond Striker ) ) Pulslan, I1 ., 1894 Third Striker ) Group of Strikers ) Governor Wtgeld of Illinois His Stenographer i3oard of Directors Judge Peter S. Grosscup, U.S. Dist. Ct., Northern Dist., Ill. Foreman of Grand Jury - in audience Attormy Bdwin It’alker Voice of Living Newspaper hibfi?eile V. Debs - mver Loudspeaker -37- (Light up on group of men lounging at 5 and 6. A STRIKE I&AIIER at 2 is quietly discussing the strike with several of his men; a striker enters 1 and rushes excitedly o'vss to the STRW LE&DER and whispers to him. The STRJ3Z3 I&.DER jumps up on 7 and addresses the men) STRIEiER ( excitedly) Listen, men, I've got something to tell youf The Pullman Company has refused to arbitratet They claim they've been operatiw at a loes! They say they can't take on the men that were let go; they won't give us back that nineteen percent cut; and that they refuser to submit to the dictation of STRIKER (turn6 back to Crowd even mFe excitedly) The American Railways Union has just been called out by Gene bebs! They're walkin' out with us1 D now what that neami----- evary road in the country will 4 From New Orleans to Chicago, from New York to Frisco --- NOT A TRAIN MOVESf 8828, lights 2 where . GOWXOR kZTGE@D is di a letter %e his stmographor) CE OF fJvIpTG mmw A;LTGEL!D Take this telagram,. the Honorable 0 Exaelbncy: rps serv correctlyinto pre&un takon this stop. and UnjustifiablB, Tho local author handle the situation. The Federal G by men who have politic81 and solfis is -son 401~of our railroads are paralyzed, it not by any of bucauw &znnot obstruction, but the get nen to operate tha trains, P -38- 11-3 AJLTGELD (Cont a,) Ysu have been imposed upon in this matter.,..As Gpvernor qf the State of Illinois, I protest against the presence here of Federal troops and ask their imnediate withdrawal! (Light out on ALTGBLD. Light up 1 on 1- Eoard of Directors) FIRST DIRECT08 The President has refused to recall the troops. SECOND DIR3CTOR That's not enough! Something must be done to break this strike! CrnINrn Something has been done..,Gentlemen, we have taken our c8se to the courts! (Light up JUDCE PET33 S, GROSSCUP on 10. Small spot on JUDGE GROSSCUP) JUDGE PETIB S. GROSSCUP Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, let me instruct yoll in thg meaning of the word, f'insurrection*f.. . ..Any open and active apposition to the execution of the law is icsurrection. Noreover, any con- spiracy in restraint of interstate commerce, a restraint speci- by fically prohibited the Sherman Act, is likewise, insurrection. It can only be so conceived... What is your verdict? (Arc picks up foreman in' audience) mm4m The following are indicted on a charge ef conspiracy to interrupt intersta%e commerce snd to intimidate citizens ia the free exer- cise and Cnjoyment of their rights and privilege6 under the Con- stitution: W.R. Howard, Sylvester Keliher, LOW, Rogers, Eugene v. Debs. (Light up 2 on ATTORNEX EDTUN TJALKER) A?TO!ANEY VW-R Undek the terms of this indictment the defendants are permi.tted nliwtr &b free under bail and continue the crime for which they are indicted: .,.c.I themfors beg an injunction restraining the defendant, Eugene V. Debs, frm any nnticipated cziminal action! JUDGE PETER S. GiiOSSCL? I or6er an injunction! \ (Xxeunt directors, judge and attorney. Bring lights up to full on strikers) JTRIXER \ (on elevatiqn) 1. ....Are we goin' to let that stop us -- are we? They've got ;;one Debs and Keliher and the rest, but there's thousands more OS us out Sere. They'll have to build more jails to get all of us in:.,.. Now, tha-e's a train goes throLgh this toe in fow ninutes. I -39- 11-4 S~II~ER(Cont'd,) don't have to tell you who's runnin' it. Waat are we goin' ta to that train, eh? AJL Stop it! Scabs! Pull 'em off! etc,,etc. STFIXER That's what we're goin' to do!....Come on!....,. (Strikers rush off right; many jumping over back qf seat. Other strikers come running from 5 and 2. A striker rushes on from 2 and grabs the arxn of another striker about to jump mer the back of the seat) SECOND STRIKER Vhere'd they go? THIRD STRLKER Where d'you think they went! To yank every scab off that train! (Train whistle is heard) SECOND STRIKEZ le gotta stop 'em, d'you hear! ';?e gotta call 'ern back! STRIKER (restraining himTHIRD foraibly) It's too late,,..What's eatin' you? (Train is heard approaching) SECOND .STRIKE3 I)o you know what they did, these bastards4 They hooked up a couple of mail cars to it a few miles back, They want it to be stopped!! That means interferin' with the mails and it's a Federal offenee! ( jerks himself loose) We gotta stop 'em! (There is a terrific noise of the grinding of brakes. , I . ...*) VOICES ( off) Climb down, scab! Get off that train! Come down outa thee! etc, (A tgemendoua cheer goes up) SECOND STR- That finishes it . BLACKOUT (Lower screen; project piqture Qf Ehgene V.Debs) VOICE QF LIVING HEWSPAPER Eugeae V. Debs. 11-5 V. ELiG%NE: DEBS (over loudspeaker) The Chicago strike was in many respects the grandest industrial battle in history, and I prouder my small share in it than f- atn of of any other act of my life. Men, women and children were on the verge of starvation at the "IJoodel City of Pullman." These people had produced the fabulous wealth of the Pullman Corpo- ration, but they were compelled to suffer the torments of hunger in the very midst of the abuiidance their labor had created. President Cleveland says that we were put down because we had acted in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. \:ill he kindly tell me what other trusts were proceeded against, and what capi- talists were sent to prison during his aduinistration? BLACKOUT a -41- SChW TxELm Injunct ion CHARACTERS First 'Uorker Second Yiorker -42- 12-2 SUEXE: Injunction t *= (Two workers enter 8 and seat thanselves on steps, FIST the c= '.!QRKER above SECOh3 S!O€WJt* They are on their lunch hour, and ham their lunch pails with them. They open their boxes, and throughout the scene we eating, The swne is !it with an arc) FIRST nom glancixg at newspaper) Injunction1 SECOND T'JORECER Whatts khat? F'IM PRGIER Tp't's an order from a court. SECOND KORKER For whom? FIRST ICORKER idostly--for any boss who wants to break a strike. How? FIRST WOF?KXR It restrains the worker. SECOHD 'JORICER From what? FLIT VORKER Fror, doing anything the court thinks he sIiouldrr't do. sxcom TIOFW From picketing? FIRST I:OIB(;SJH Somtimes from picket;ing, SECOhz, 10HEiFR From peaceable picketing? FIRST Evert, that WORKER Sl3COIUD Khat elm? YO= FIGT:'JORK&R Injuiictions have stopged workers from publishing their strike bulletins -- even Prom praying. -43 12-3 SECOND I"0HI;ER (amused) That's not against the law. FIRST VORKER But a court order mst be obeyed. SECOIW EORKER And if it isn't? FIRST b?ORKER You go to jail. SECOND \:oRa3 ::'hat if the judge is wrong? FIRST 'IJORK3R He can't be wrong, SECOND IORIOER Where is the jury? FIRST KORKEH There is no jury. SECOND WOFWZR The kill of rights says---- (SECONI :'.'ORKER rises) FIRST L'OR?XR ..that nothing shall deprive a Iilan of life, liberty or property without due process of law. SECCh3 KOIXER by fjut if there is co trial jury-- FIRST Iv-OFXER ( shruw) The courts corisider an injunction due process. SECOND WORKER How does one get an injunction? (sits down again, und colitiriuetj to eat his lunch) 3" WOXER He asks for it, and the court issues it. SXC08D ';IOEXER VJi thout a hewing? FUiST VORKER Most times, yes. The court issues a temporary injunction and orders the hearing before considering a permanent injunction. -44- 12-4 SECOND bJOB23R (rises ahd closes lunch box) Then, there is a hearing. FIRST !':ORrnR it's a strike, it's been broken. S$C3QE?D I'!OSZR You mean to tell that dan get a court issue dn employer to an injunction withouthe notice and without hearin$? FIRST I'DRKER Tlithout notice, and without hearing. (FIRST WORKER rises) SECOND KOWR And, if the injunction is disobeyed, the violator goes to jail for contempt? FIRST !:ORKER Yes. sEcora T:ORKER Without trial by jury? FIRST L'ORSR 'illitiiout trial by jury. (Arc out) ELACKOUT ' -45- 3 -smm1mEEN To the Courts Judge First Employer First Attorney Second Employer Second Attorney Third Employer Third Attorney Fourth Employer Fourth Attorney Clown -46- I 13-2 sum: To the CourtsI (EI&~IBPUM enters 1 and meets FIRST ATTORJEY who enters 2, in center spot. JUDGE enters 10) FIRST DPLOYER D+ As my attorney, you've got to get this case into the Federal Court so that the Sherman Act is applicable and we can break this strike! (Light up on JUDGE) FIRST ATTORNlY Southern Balifornia Railway Co. Versus Rutherford--- Boycotting. JTUDGE (smacks gavel, Orchestra picks up with drum beat) Injunction granted! (Light up on SZCOND EMPLOYER and SECOhIO ATTORNhY) SECOND EMPLOYER Get it into the Federal Court, Use the Sherman Act! SECOND ATTOHNEY Oxley Stave Co, vs. Cooper's International Unioxl--Boycotting. JUDGE Injunction granted! (Same business-light up on THIRD EMPLOYER and THIRD ATTORNEY) THIRD ElVPLOYrn I've got to keep my plant open! THIRD ATTORW Consolidated Steel and lu'ire Co., vs. h+lurray--Unlawful assembly. JUDGE (same business) Injunction granted! BLACKOUT (Light up on FOURTH EPPLOYER and FOURTB A!lTOR'i%i) EWLOYER Therefs a strike..,... >?UHTH FOURTH ATTORVEX (breake il; with a Gesture; turns t6 JUDGE) herical; Steel arid b:ire Company vereus-----Obstructing business. JUXE (breaks in on him) Ir,junc ti on granted! (Li$hts go out on ENFLOYXRS, ATTOHNEYS and JUIDE. Arc light picks up CMVN who pops out of hatch,and junps from 10 to 7 to 3 and rushes off 1 while arc holds at 1. CLOWN returns with sign,"The Interests of the I7orkingnen are not affected.. .Grimm's Tairy Talos." Hold 5 counts) P . . BLACKOUT -47- 5 14-1 SCENl3 FOURTEEN Danbury Hatters - 1904 Voice of' Living Newspaper E, Dietrich Loewe, einployer a Danbury, Corn. 904 First Uorker - on strike at Danbury Second Corker - tf t? ?t 99 Third i:orker - 1) tt Union Leader Attornrjys Charles H. and Wklter Gordon Iderritt Judge Jams PI Platt - U,S. Circuit Ct. for Distr, of Conn. Judge Alfred Coxe U.S. It C. - $t of A;)peal Justice Oliver Wendell Xohees - U.S. Supreme Court Samuel Gompers A group of workers - (labor leaders) Another group.of workers (rmk and file) Union Official Unior? Treasurer -48- SCENE: Danbury Hatters a (Light up on 6, 5 and l, Employer D1E;TRICil E. LOEVE, is seen at 6 talking to two VOFKEB. Three VOFXERS at 1 are awaiting the decision) e- VOICE LIVIBG NEY?SPAPER The Danbury hatters, 1904, OF (Projection 16) LOEKE (turnim to go) My answer is, no! From now on I'm running an open shop! FIRST 'JORKER That means you can't use a union label! Loan3 To hell with it! I'm selling hatc, not labels, (EWLOYER walks to 8 where HE meets E53RRITT. YJORKERS move to 5 ATTORNEYTHEY where give thc decision to the waiting group) FIRST BORiCER Nothing doing, It's shop. c open SECOIu'D YORKXR And he don't give a dmwhether there's a union label or not. WER ( pause) There's only one thing we can do, boys.... (Light on BORKERS coriies to half, and light up on EhPLOYER and ATTORNEY at 8) LORE The United Hatters of America have declared a boycott. They're sending out appeals not to buy a hat without a unien label. &'TORISEX We've oreanixed the &ti-Boycott Association -- that's about all we can do. Loma It's not enough! A'i"r0RNZ-S Unless..., (ATTORqEY uioves left off 8 into center an8 light on 8 come8 to half. Three JUDGES at 6, 9 and 10) -49- 14-3 LoP.?E Unless what....? (Light up on all three JUDO%) ATTORHEY Loewe VS. Lawlor....The plaintiff asks relief and damages to tile amount of seventy-four thousand dollars, under the terms of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law! LO'LTDSPEUKER The United States Circuit Court of the District of Connecticut. FIRST JUDGE (JALW P, FLAW) Complaint dismissed! LOUDSPEAUR The United States Circuit Court of Appeals! . SECOND JUDGE (ALAWD C. COXE) Complaint dismissed. LOUDSPENER The United States Supreme Court. TIIIIHD JUDGE (OLIVER YEhDELL EOWLf3S) Judgnent reversed and case remanded for trial. JUDGE FIRST Judgment for the plaintiff. -- Triple damages to the sum of two hundred and thirty-two thousand . - dollars. SECOiiD JUDGE JudGaent affirmed, EIIRD JUDGE Ju-ant affirmed. BLACKOUT on mxs. (Light on 8 comes to full) LOEm $232,dOO! They'll never pay. They haven't got the money. ATTORfiFY They've @t bank aacounts. LOEIrjE Not enough, ATTORNEY They've got homes.. . (ATTORIJEY crosses from oenter to 2, SUP,XJEL GONPERS enters 5 and stands 6) -50- 14-4 ATTORHEIY Levy on ‘em, and sell ‘em out. BLACKOUT on ETdPLOYER and ATTORNEY VOICE OF LIVING IXi*7SPU;pE;R Samuel Goapers. (Two groups of I:ORKE;Rs enter, tne, first on 4 and stands at seat around WICPEilS.(These are labor leaders), the second group enters 1 and stands 1, close to ramp, this group have union books and stage tnoney) m@m There are gathered in this conference tho responsib1.e executive officers of 118 national and international trade unions. And let rile say that a large part of our deliberations will be devoted to a discussior of the Supreme Court’s action in applying tne Shenuan Anti-Trust Law to labor.,..Tlmt law was never intended to agply to labor,,,.. (Official enters 2 and crosses center. Mith REV! is a -R who stops center and waits) OFFICIiJi Those iaen up in Danbury have heec stripped clean of every nickel they own. Sixty thousand dollars in deposits! One hundred and t bank thirty-eight homes sold out! Organized labor’s gotta take care of their own. Double dues and special as:eseraents for the next six months. . (Line of workers at 1 beeins to file by the TIUUWER, each giving HIM HIS union book $0 be stmped and IiIS duec, going off 2. Through this GOMPERS speaks) GoI\PXHs We are all agreed upii the neceskity of immediate Congression-1 a ti n if the serious consequences and threatened dangers to labor are tc be averted. (Remaining K0hKii;RS on line speak as TFZIR books are being stamped) FIRST :;OREIFR This is a hell of a note. SXCOMD Y’U’OlW3R Double dues! Special assesaent! ;?hut for? TI-iIRD TfJORECER I made fourteen bucks last week, and nine ad8 half tlie week before! SECOhQ IJOrnR %bat the hell is it to me if they foreclose on a &ny’s house in Danbury! I live in Toledo! - -51- THIRD WORKER Just the same, they had a lot of guts, demandin' a closed she2 tu that way. , SECOND riom t- What good is guts against the law? (TREASURER turns to OFFICIAL) TW.R That finishes it. (OFFICIAL takes the money and goes tip 3 to GOMPES, and delivers the cash to HIM. Simultaneously, WORKERS enter from 5 and 4 and give GOMEEX3 more money. The employer enters from 5) GOWERS (handing money over to LOEWE) Two hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars, with the conplirnents of organized labor! BLACKOUT -52- 15-1 U. S. Steel - 1919 CXARAC~l~ Voice of Living Newspaper Judge Elbert H. Gary Two Reporters Superintendent John - a worker His wife , Two militia men Clown t Line of workers straggling across stage -53- scaa: u. s. St,#el - 1919 t (Light up on GARY at 10. Two HEPORT%RS stard at 8 and are interviewing HIM. Arc on CLOW at 9, mimickine GARY) t- VOICE OF LIVING NEEPAPER Judge Elbert H. Gary, President United States Steel Corporatio3. GARY Gentlemen, the twelve hour day in the steel industry is not injurious physically, muntally or morally. Nowadays, none of these men, with very few exceptions, performs manual labor a8 1 used to perform it on the farm; it is practically all done everywhere by machinery....The boy who opens the door, I thLnk, touches u button and opcns thd door. The work of adjusting heavy iron ingots is dono by pulling a lover. It is almost altogether machinery.. ..That is not sajing there is no work in that, because, of courso there is, and I i?ould not belittle it, for it is hard 'tiork to work hard whatever one does, and to what extent one does nard wark, he, of course, is working Sard! (Exit FWORTERS 8. CLOWN off 5. Blackout ligiits on 9 and 8. Light up 1 and dom center. ?;ORKER and BIFE enter 1. SUPERII SUPERXWl'm'E Look hare, John, I came over to set: if you was rbadg to use your huad and go back to work. Ehat all this dam foolishness going to z good's do for you?. .. Your job's still waitin', you know, . - \hat you think I ---scab? JOHN QWE~INTENDENT Wait a minute. Lame ask you a quustion, Johnny old boy. ..Do you h.ow the name of the company you work for? Tellnie, what's the namo of that company? JOHN You crazy? Of course I know thi: name of company, U.S. Steel Company, that's what it is! SUPERINTENDELJT Right! U.S. Stecll....knd do you know what that stands for LTITED John.. -- STATES STEEL! -- Unitsd Statcs Stccl, And 40 you soc these boys here? They're represontativos of the Tjnitod Statos, too. I',%on you defy U.S. Steel, you defy them. And did you evts hear of Leavonworbh prison? That's TJncle Sm's jail for traitors and anarchists. Leaven- worth, Jonn, and these boys have come to take you there! (pause, as comes closer) But I don't want that to happen,John. I want you to be a man, a good American citizen... (HE cones closer) -54- 15-3 D~ERI~~ZEDEECont d. John? ( ) Your kid been bawlin' for food lately, I can see your wife locks kinda weak...Now what do you oay.,.Do you go back to work or...? (Blackrmt on i and down center. S0LD;LERS lit by rqar projection, shoulder arms and march off 1. Screen is lowered and Steel Strike ad is projected from the front. Loudspeaker ex- plains the ad which can not be read. Light remlns or1 GARY) VOICE OF LIVING NE?WTAF..R October 6, 1919....A full page advertisement in the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.,,,"Go back to work. The end of the stgel strike is in sight. Failure was written across it before it was a day old. American workers who understood the radical elernent that is seeking to operate under the cloak of orgenized labor are now back..,.The strike has failed. Go back to work.I1 (Screen up. 'v:om move in slowly from 1 and 2 and go back to work up 3 and off 5. THEIR paoe is siow, EliFUR bodies defeated) VOICE OF LIVIIJG IW~JSPAPXR The workers were thus lurd. me strike was broken4 GARY If the industries of this country were controlled by union labor., as they would ha if these men were successful, it vwuld mean decay, loss of production, higher costt, and this country would not succeed with other countries in the battle for the world's business. BLACKOUT i . -55- 16-1 Precedent - 1922 CHARACTERS Voice of Living Newspaper Judge James 2. 'Jilkesson Attorney-General Harry IT. Daapherty Clerk Vorker First Judge Second Judge Third Judge Fourth Judge Supreme Court Justice Oliver Yendell Holmus -56- SCESB: Precedent VOICE OF LIVING NX'J8PAPER I * Chicago, 1922, U.S. Attorney General Harry 14. Daugherty. .= (Lit>ht up on 6 and JUNE I~IIKZRSONat seat. To €??Sleft DAUGHXRTY, and behind DAUGHERE a clerk, carrying a largo bundle of affi- davits) DAUGmTY The Goverment of the United States begs an injunction agaiust twenty- two federations of the Railway Employees Department of tlie Anerican Federation of Labor on the following charges: conspiracy, inportuniag in a violent, threatening and offensive manner and by opprobrious epi- thets and intimidation, taunting, and accosting persocs who desired to accept employment with unfounded conversations, arkwnents, and other forms of lawlessness! .. ., . , . Tha affidavits! (DAUGHZITY tabs the affidavits from clerk and offers then to li7IXERSON. WILKWSON glances at them, and hands than Sack direct- ly to DAUG-HZRTY) ~JILKESON Temporary injunotion &ranted, to restrain tlie defendants from commit- ting ariy deed to provent the operation of trains, or the taking of any actions to further the progress of thia strike, on precedent established in the case of the United States versus Xugene V. Debs, 1894. (FOURTE JUDGE enter6 2; is handed a cut-out desk marked ltIIIGHFST which 133 carries 9 COURT" up and places at 10. Light up 10, 6, seat and 2. FIRST JUDGE enter6 carrying a cut-out desk marked WX"R COURT", and places it et 2. SECOhp JUDGE enters with cut-out desk marked "HIGHER COURT" and places it at 5. TilIfiL) JUDGE enters with cut-out desk marked "STILL HIGIXR COURTtt and plaoes it at 6. A il'ORE=ER enters 1, lighted by arc, crosses from 1 to 2 on HIS line) t':O-iKXiA Judge ililkerson said, precedent established in the case the "on V. of United States versus Eugene Debs." I wonder what he meant by "precedent (JUDGES, who have beeii asleep on cut-out volues, look up and say) ALL JUDGES Yie'll show you what he meant by "precedent." s . -57- 16-3 (\iOR€@l ha5 crossed down lek4 center and now cross& $0 FIRSTdXJL@g JL!!@g and hocks on JUDGE'S bench. awakes, startled, adjusts spectacles and stares at intrcder. Then pantomimes turning pages of HIS cut-outHE book) FIRST JUDGE See what; ne had to say in a similar case in 1912. (YIOHKER goes up 3 to JUDGE 5. WE, who has been asleep, awakes and yawns) SECOND JUDGE (sane businem) See what he had to say in 1835. (WORKER orosses to JUDGE at 6) THIRD JUDGE (same business) See what he had to say in 1797. (BORKER goes up 9 to JUDGE on cylinder. Knocks on desk. JVDGE awakes and strikes HIM) FOURTH JUM=E (same business) Guilty! (WORKER spins down 9 to 6 where JUDCE strikes and says "Guilty? HE spins by 5. Same busi- ness. Down 3 past JUDGE at 2. Same business; and falls at 2) JUDGE Guilty! FIRST SECOUD JUDCE Gui 1t y : I JUDGE Guilty! THIRD FOURTH JIUDGE Guilty! VOICE NEb'JsErlFE;Ei Supreme Court Justice Oliver KendellOF Holmes.LIVING (HOLAJELS enters 1, lit by overhead spot) HOLMES Long ago I decided that I was not God. '&en a :>Late came in hare and wanted to build a slaughter house, I looked at the Constitution, and if I couldn't find anything there that said a State couldn't build a slaughter house, I said to they went to build a slaughter ayself, "If , house, God-damnit, let them build it!" . BLACKOUT -58- 17-1 SCENE SXVEJTTE13Nb Labor Counts Up - 1925 CrnCTEII8 Voice of Living Newspaper Second Voice over Loudspeaker Line of Workers marching Judee Sohr~D. Rockefeller, Sr. Clown Tom Xooney * benator Samuel Shipstead * Rartolorneo Vsrrzetti c f -59- - A \ 17-2 SCENE : Labor Counts Up 9 3.929 VOICE OF LIVING rqmwum 1925....A quarter of a eentury....Labor counts up. c 'a (Lights up 5. IrJOFEBFlS march in 2 colus carrying signs referring to date spoken by LOIlTSWR, ,-i one column in 5 and around cylinder; the other column in 5, off 4 and back around to 5. There is continuous marching uti1 the cue "&e condemned to death") SECOND LCUJSPEAKER 1910....International Ladies Garment Uorkers' Union. (Group of KOMES beariw ~tINTERIUTIOEALLDIES GA.Rl,;ENT 6:ORKXRSft signs enter 5 and 3. Enter JUDGE crossing from 2 to 1) Injunction &ranted1 JUDGE sEcom LOUDSPWR 1912....Lawrence, Mass..,.Elilitia called out...oI:e dead. (More join marchers) 1914....Ludlow, Colorado...Xilitia called out. Forty-four men, women and children killed or burned to death....Jolin D. Rockefeller Jr., said. (ROCKEFELLER enters 1. CLolN steps out of hatch with sign, "A local mine owner") ROWFELLER c Tie would rather that the unfortunate conditions should continue, and * that we should lose a11 the millions of dollars invested, than that American worksnen should be deprived of their right, under the Con- stitution, to work for whom they please. That is the great principle " at stake. It is a national issue. (ROCICEFELLER goes off) SECOED LOUIXPEAKER 1916.... San Francisco....Tom Mooney, labor organizer, condemoed to life imprisonment (MOONEX enters 2) MOONEY This is anbther Haymarket.' Like them I say, wIdid not throw that bomb. tt (Exit MOONIisy 2) SECOND LOUDS- 1919.,..Centralia, Washipgton,...one lynahed. Seven sentenced to twenty-five. years imprisonraent, .1923. .TJashington, .The Shipstead Anti-Injunction Bill... . .providing. . that no injunctionD.C., .. . be granted by any United States Court in any case Erovting out of labor disputes..... (Light up on SWSW. Znters 1) SHIP- ....is defeated in Congress; , (Exit SHIPSTEAD 1) -60- f 17-3 LOUBL’MZR . - ri SECOND 1921..,..Bost~n, MaSS~...DNicol~Sacco and Bartolorrreo Vanzetti are condemned to dadthl *-s (&&RCI~ERS stop, presenting signs. Enter VANZETTI 2. Take out 5. The only light liere is the light; on VAJT~ATTI) VOICE OF TIANWX If it had not been for tnis case, I liligilt have lived out r.iy life, talk- ing on street corners to scorning men. I might have died, urmrked, unknown, a failure. Now we are not a failure. This is our career and our triumph. Never in our full life can we do such a work for tole- rance, for justice, for man’s understanding of man, as now we do by an accident. Our words, our lives, oEr pains-nothing! The taking of our lives - the lives of a good slioemiker and n poor fish-peddler-- all!..... The last mordent belorgs to cs --- that apony is our triumph! -CURTAIN Ten Yinute Intermission I 18-1. *- CIiARH0Tfi;Rs Voice af Living Newspaper Demagogue Group of Landed Gentry - Capital Group of T!orkers - Labor Clown D. Rockefeller, John Jr. Howard Heinz President Overinghm a -62- 18-2 SCENE: I wutnership - 1929 Light up on DEMAGOGUE at 10. HIS listeners are a group of tbs landed &entry at 3 and center, and a group of F;ORKERS at 2, HE is dressed in an outfit split up the middle, the side facing Capital being a striped trower, half a cutaway, slick hair and half a mustache. The side facing Labor at 2 consists of an over- all leg, half a blue shirt, mnpled hair, and one horn-rimed glass. The appleuse, when it. comes, is always deafening, and in unison, auto- matic. CUNN spotted at 8 guides applause for both sides in the manner of a conductor of a symphony orchestra. “1929” in huge figures on glass curtain) m,lAGOGuE It is now evident that the twenty-four million industrial laborers have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is also evident that capital must ’De reimbursed for its investment. Truer today than at any other time in history is the axiom, capital cannot do without bbor -- (Labor applauds) ,..and labor cannot do without Capital! (Capital applauds) But Capital often appropriates to itself excessive advautages--- (Labor aFplauds) And Labor frequently seeks to coerce Capital with violence and other un-American rile tliods ! ( Capit a1 applauds) 5 I do not stand before you as a demagogue, appealing to clam hatreds--- (Both applaud) z For Capital is wonderful--and Labor is wonderful, too! :‘le cannot do without Labor, and we cannot do without Capital1 They are both wonder- ful! Nine-tenths of the difficulties between Labor and Capital spring from the lustful loins of Bolshevism-- (Capital applauds) - Fns ci em-- - (Labor a?plauds) --Socialisln- - (Capital applauds) --and un-mericanisp! (Both applaud, extra loud) We must combine to wipe out this scourge! The pgople of tkis country are the elect of God! I would rather be a huable loom-tender in l@ssachusetts than the King of England! I would rather be a sirple Abrerican farraer tha the Sultan of Egypt... (CLOWN blows a horn. DIXAGOGuEfS voice rises in peroration) ,...I would rather be the owner of a sma‘fl factory in Indiana, be- loved by all who serve under me, a friend of the laboring man, con- tent with a small return on my investment ONLY after labor had re- ceived the just fruits the sweat of the brow, (CUWN of i blows another horn) I would rather be that mar,, I say, than take unto my breast the glories of Alexander, Oaesar and Napoleon! 0 - 63- 15-3 (Balloon on which CLOWN has been blowing bursts. Terrific applaiive from both. CLOWN presents DEMAGOGUE with bouquet) BLACKOUT VOICE LIVIICG J"ohn OF NE~&'l?~SER D. Rockefeller, Jr. (Light up at 2) JOHN D. ROWF3Lz;ER, JR. There is an unsoud theory that the relation between Capital and Labor is f'undumentally one of antagonism. But all such counsel loses sight of the fact that the riches available to mankind are practically without limit; that the world's wealth is constantly being developed; and that to promote this process both Capital and Labor are indispensable. If there is unity between these two great forces; if they co-operate, then the products of labor are staadily increased. (CLOXX enters, crosses to ROCkEmLZ;ER, gives HI34 a large dime which HE shows first to the audience and goes off 1. LO'cTasI?~~announces HOUUD 7XEINZ, who enters 1) VOICE OF LIVIKG fu'E;l;SPuFE;H Mr. Howard Xeinz of the H. J. Heinz Company. i IEIT?z During the sixty-one years our business has been in existence, the =- weapon of industrial war has never b=en drawn. Mutual respect, unity, faith and confidence have kept relations harmonious. Busi- ness must make a profit or it cannot exist. Labor.and Capital are partners. The best results can come only from a spirit of co-opera- tion and of working together. Remembcr, capital and labor are partners! (HE sits) (CLOWN presents XZINZ with a large pickle. ROCKEFELLEH and HEINZ bow to each other and 1 an6 rcspectively) go off 2 'Light up on PRESIDENT 03' ,WUv;(;RsITY in cap and gown at 10. CLOW 8t 7 also wearing: cap and large goggles. CLOIW bpersonates a naive college student, farcically overjoyed at the PRESIDEET'S statement) * -64- 18-4 OrnIEHAM PRESIDEHT Vie hear talk these days that there are no new frontiers for you ia young people to conquer. That's what they told our grandfathers too. In this year of 1929 there are 110 limits, no horizons to bind your efforts. To you who are today about to be graduated from c -..'- this great institution, I have this to say: You are entering a world which offers you every oppdrtunity for achievirig success in your cnosen fields, a world that has never before witnessed such great indus- trialization. Moreover, you are entering into the affairs of a nation that stands second to none; a nation that is now experiencing an era of expansion and prosperity that will endure until the end of time. (CLOWN strikes HIEELF over head with diploma which HE carries and stretches out on ramp) -65- 19-1 SCEXB NINETEEK Gastonia - 1929 Voice of Living Newspaper Foreman 02 mill Rochester Super intexident Worker John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Eoward Heinz 19-2 sca3: Gastonia - 1929 a '- = VOICE OF LIVING NE'rlSP@m April 1, 1929; 1800 workers strike in Gastonia, South Carolina# .. -+ ' (ROCHESTER, weariw a weaver's apron, enters 1, ci'osbes to center spot. SUPERIITTmQUT enters 2 and crosses to center spot) FOWUX How many looms you tending, IiocliesteP? ROCESTER Forty-eight. mw: A flock of new orders just came in. You'll look after ninety from now on. RO CT-ZSThR hinety! I can't do it. That's almost double, and besides, Eiy pay was cut last week, FORULUJ Them' s orders. ROCIIESTER Orders or 110 orders, I can't do it. (ROCIXESTZR removes HIS apron and begins 'to move right. FoRE2IAX stops EIM) YOrnial Where you Goin'? ROCXIETER I'm goin' to speak to the super. 1, in (ROCI.iESTER cros8es to spot at which stands SlJFER~~B~U~) ROCHFSrn A?y name s Rochester. SWF.mIbTi3?WZ E' Rochester? "hat department you work in? ROCIESTER Y'ouE,ht to know. I been here twenty-four years. SUjI€2E\DEIJT Well, what is it? ROCHESTER I can't tend ninety looms. I StTPERINTETJDE~ - Those are the orders I got, and if yau can't fill 'ei.i, I guess you'll have to...,. -67- I) 19-3 ROCKESTER c, 5= Listen, you! I began to work in this ai11 when I was eight years old, and I didn't mke a cent the first month. Then I **= got 15 cents a day, then I worked up till I became an ex- perienced weaver - $19 a week - but now you cut my salary and . double my work. I can't do it, ROCHESTER mERINTEILm1~ You mean you won't. (BOCHXSTER crosses to right of SUPE3INTB:DEVF) ROCHESTER That's right, and none of the other union men will, either. (THEY stare at each 3ther. SITPEFtINTETDhW who has remained in half light at center during, this scene now crosses to spot at 2 where there stands a I'IOXKER seeking a job) SUPERINTENDENT All right, I'll put you vn in the machine shop. Report to the . $'oroman in the morning. * Thank you, sir. 'JQRKER SUPERINTENDENT But you've got to Qign this cgntract, first. (hands over contract) You're not a unionruan, are you? VJORKEg (hesitates) No, sir. SUPXRINTE3fDHJT Good. We don't like unions here,....This contract says you promise not to join a union while you work herec If you do, you're fired. (as VtoREiER hesrtates to sign) Well, what's botherin' you? TiORKER Nothin'.,... (HE signs) i _BLACKOUT -68- (Light up on HOCKJ3FE;WER and HEINZ a5 6? CLO'VN holds sign saying, Vow showing, Double Feature, Prosperity, Carital & Labor are' Partners,, .. . .I?) ROCKEmW There is an unsound tneory that the relation between Labor an3 Capital is fundamentally one of antagonism..,,. HEINZ Labor and Capital are partners. (THEY lock arms, turn THEIR lacks ts the audience, how. The orchestra a TXKY produces rip sound. dance off et 5) BLACKOUT -69- 20-1 scmm TuJE*XTY Injuriction Grqnted - CKcLwlCTERS Clown Attorney Judge Clerk Representative Earl C. h’ichener of Mic higan Representative Thomas L. alanton of Texas Representative James X. Seck of Pennsylvania Q --c Representative Fiorello LaGuardia of New York Voice of Living Kewspaser Villiu Green -70- t 20-2 Injunction Granted -- 1 3CEKE: - (kc picks up CLO'XJ at 2 where dames and plays "East Side, :'!est Side,;' on kazoo. x Likht up at 4 where an ATTO€UhY, bouncing a large rubber ball on which is painted the word, "Injunction", in large letters, picks CLOVN up the song and comes to 7. goes up to 10 aiid stands behind a JUTDGE. The arc follows the ball which is tossed between ATTORUEY and JUDGE at each speech) (Projection twenty-five) ATTORNEY (tossing ball) New Orleans Railway Union, JUDGE (sane business) Injunction granted! -4TTORNEY (sarae business) National Niners Union. JUDGE Injunction grantedf ATTORKEY Taxi drivers. JXEE Injunction grantedf' ATTOFWY Cigar makers. JUDGE Injunction gpntedl (At this point the ATTOINXY gets tired and sits, IiIS elbow propped up on the JUXE ball. The too, is tired. EE rusts HIS head on CLO?"NfS back. The CLOViN observiw this, gets out from under JUDGE, cups HIS hands arounb HIS mouth, and impishly yells, ftSTRm". 'The ATTORTTEY springs to life, tosses the ball quickly to the, JUDGE) .. ATTORNICY * Machinists, (JUDGE aroused, throws $he ball back, quickly) a ' JUW& Injunction granted! -73.- . 20-3 Needle- trades. (same business Injunction granted! (sane business Nilliners. (same business) Injunction granted! JUDGE ATTORIQY Iiouse-wreckers, (same business) JUDGE Injuhc tion granted! (CLOWN intercepts the ball, bounces the ATTORRJY gn the hoad with it, and runs to the seat. ATTORITEX 10) goea off 2. JliIGE exit6 BLACKOUT (Light up on 6 where clerk reads NORRXS-LA GUARDIA ACT) CLERU (reading) The Norris-La Guardia act....The bill provides for the outlawing of all yellow-dog contracts, and the abolition of injunctions in labor disputes, except in certain named instances, and the recog- nitiot that labor shall have full freedom of associatiop, self- organization and designation of representatives of its own choosing, Moreover, in the instance of an injunction being issued, the de- fendant must be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by jury, (Representative EARL C. TQCKE;NER enters 2. CLOPJN holds up name sign at seat) MICiENER ..,,'and we have had injunctions issued *+ich, in some instancea, have been so ridiculous that there has bden a feeling of repulsion against the Federal Courts In genaral.,.. ( CLOVN hold6 up name sign at seat. THOYM BI&!EON enters 1, and stlegs into spot) i -72- 20 -4 ELANTON I am against this bill...,Do you know what it will lead to? its provisions you are going to see members of labor unions doingUnder dastardly acts with hpunity that will shock the public mind!..... (CLOWN holds up name sign at seat. Representatlve JAMES M. EECX enters 8) BECK I recognize the futility of my attempt to defeat this iniquitous measure, but if' I were President Hoover I would veta this bill. (CLOWN offers BECK a large ball. BECK makes a movement with HIS hands to receive it. CLQl',RJ' rc11~1 the ball down the ramp, and bowls BECK off 8. CLXON holds up sign for La Guardia, who speaks at 10) LA GUMDIA The legislation before the House today has been under consideration for fourteen years, gentlemen. This hili does not -- and I can't repeat it too often -- this bill does not prevent the Federal Courts from restraining unlawful acts. This bill does prevent the Federal Courts from being used as a strike-breaking agency, and as an employ- ment agency for scabs to break lawful strikes. 5- (VGGIAM GREm enters and speaks Z) * 5 VOICE VE!'JSFWER *- CF LIVING . The bill is passed....,Willimn Green says,... WILLIAM GREEN 4s a result of the enactment of this legislation the word "freedom" would take on a new meaning, and the Bill of' Rights would have added significance for all classes of labor. BLACK,O,VT -73- 21-1 . -SCENE TYENTY-OlE Injunction Eant ed CHARACTERS First Employer First Attorney Judge Arthur 2. Tuttle Second Employer Second Attorney Third Iinployer Third Attorney z- * Fourth Employt;;. Fourth Attorney -74- c SCENE: Injunction Yant ed VOICE OB LIVING h'E;?SPA€'ER r- March 6, 1934. (Lieht up 2 and center. 2&lPMmR walks in with ATTORNEY at 2 and crosses t6 center spuaking on cross) FIRST XWLOy"r*R All I did was hire a man to paint signs for me cheaper than the uniori rate. Now tho union is picketing my theatre. You've Eot to stop it. Get out an injunction! (ATTORNEX at center turns to JUDGE at 18 standing in front of La WMDIA) FIRST ATTORDEY (for plaintiff, TW'LF E. ROUTIER-- turns to TLJDCE) The Cinderella Theatre Company versus Sign irriters' Local #591; South Dakota. It is our contention that tho Norris-La Guardia Act invades the,p@wers and usurps the functions of Federal Courts, and is thsro- fore unconstitutional. KO therefore beg an injunction restraining tho Sign ';:riters' Local {#591 from further picketing. DISTRICT JUDGE ARTHUR J. TUTTLE This statute neither invades the province nor usurps f'tinctions of Federal Courts. These Federal Courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, have jurisdiction conferred on them by Congress, which may either destroy, fully or in part, or limit such jurisdiction as it deems ad- visable. The Norris-La Guardia Act is therefore entirely constitu- tional...the injunction is denied. (Enter FIRST EKFLOYER and FIRST ATTOBJBY at left center; SECOND E1,iPLOYER and SECOND ATTORNEX at THIRD ENIPLOYER 5; XRJETH and THIRD ATTOFtlEy at 9; and BIE- PLOYER and FOURTH ATTORNEY remain at center as before. JUDGE strikes gavel, picking up the drum beat of the orchestra on each tTJJUNCTION GRANTED.tt SECOND ENPLOYER Vhat are we going to do now? SECOND ATTORNE'Y That's easy. Do you remember that after the Sherman Act we took our cases to the Federal Court? -. SECOIqD BPUYER I remember. But we can't do that new. at what happened to that theatrical company out in South Dakota! Look 3 . SECOND ATTORNEY Exactly! So we'll just reverse the process and take 'em to the State caurts! -75- c SEOND i&E%.OYXR You mean that every State has to pass their own version this anti- bill of injunction or - or - SECOKD ATTORNEY Right! ,...and only thirteen of therri have done it..,.i;atch this1 (Light up on WEE, ATTORNEY turns to JULGE) SECOND ATTORNEY ( continuing) State of New Hampshire, Coheco Xoolan Co. versus United Textile Vork- ers of America! -- Picketing. JUDGE Injuriction grantedl (Light up on another pair) ErdPLOYEQ FIIRD Do soruething! They're ruining my circulation with that picketing! THIRD momw (turns to JUMIE) I I " State of Ibw Jersey. d The Newark Ledger versus the American Newspager Guild! -- Picketing. JUEE Injunction granted? e- . --. BLAChOUT on SLCOIJD EMPLOYZR and 6 SECCKD ATTORNEY (Light up on another pair) t FOURTH mJ..QnR I've got to keep my plact open! FouIiTH ATTOHNEY (same business) 'JUDGE Injunction grantedt BLACKOUT on D/II)LOYXH and ATTORNEY (Light up on first pair) FIRST WLOYER There's a strike and-- FIRST ATTORNEY (breaking in, turns to JUME) State of California. A request tor-- JUDGE (breaking in) Injunction grantedt 0,U B~LA C K T -76- 22-1 .- Mopey Dick and Tne Duke -- 1932 CHARACTER8 Mopey Dick The Duke Vcjice of I-Ierbert Hoover -- over loudspeaker Two Policemen -77- 22-2 SCTrn: Mopey Dick cnd Tnt-?Dulse (Two arcs pick up LK)PhY DICK and 'JXJ3 DUKE who are on the cpron, MOPEY down left and THE DUHE at the right. THEY are about to go to sZBep and are lying on a bed of newspapers. Rear projec- tion twenty-six cartoon moon ami stars) MOPEY DICK Ehat time is it now? THE DUKE I dunno; I left my watch at TifYany's to, have another jool gut in, Resides, you should worry, you ain't doin' anything anyhow. MOPEY DICK It ain't nice of Xister Hoover to keep me waiting like this. I ain't never missed one of his speeches yet. TFZ DUKE (starts reading paper) You'll just have to be patient, k4opcy. Hr. Hoover's the President, you know, and if he wants to be a little late then..... (Screen down. Project HOOVER'S picture mmnt y- s e ven ) c- IIOOVEH'S 5 (over loudspeaker) VOICE The foundation of' recovery has beon builded, and the great battle to protect our people has been won. TJe are determined to place the shield of the Federal Government in front of the local communities in potoction of thosc in distress. Imodiate need for the unemployed is the immediate need of the hour! 'SJC! must do all WU can in the way of emergency moasures. Our goal, our unremitting objective, must be to secure permanence of employment to the----- (Screen up. Click of speech being. off is heard) THE; (puts down paper) IXTKE What did he say, Mopey? MOPEX We oughta help th6 unemployed. (POLIC3UF& DUEEenter ,right portal and left portal, MOPEX and flee frorn POLICl!NEN. POLICWN go off 1 and 2) BLACKOUT z -78- 23-1 SCmE TC’iXXY-TEREZ BlGe Eagle - 1933-34 CHARACTERS Voice of Living Kawspaper General Hug11 S. Johnson Clown Executive Hcywood Broun Two Reporturs Arthur Hays ;ulzborger r. 5 -79- Blue Eagle L SCENi: VOICE OF LIVING IQJWSPAPER 1933....The New Deal-- for the forgotten man1 General Hugh Johnson. S. (GEllERAL JOHUSON enters 1 wearing frock coat with gold epaulettes. CLOWN enters 2 with a BLUE mounted on a staadard. The bird is coveredEAGLE: with a hood) JOHNSOX It is the duty of the administration to see that all labor, organized as well as unorganized, gets a square deal, and the administration is organized to do, and will do that duty, The ri&t to strike is fn- violate, like the law of self defense1 . . (CLOWN unveils bird revealing caricature of JOHNSON mounted on BLUE EAGLE; four counts, and take it off) BUCKOUT (Light up on HEYWOOD BROUN and EXECUTIV3 who carry in THEIR cut-out Pullman seats and place them facing each other at 2, and seat THB,iSELVES) EXXCUTIVE It is wrong, Mr. Broun, wrong; editorial workers shouldnrt think of organizing themselves into a union. Unions are for laboring men- men who work with their hands. Newspapermen are brain workers- prof essiona,l. sl BROUN --who take all the pay-cuts. EXECUTIVE Of course we had to make cuts. But we couldn't cut the printers or the stereotypers. They had contracts1 BRom So you cut the editorial workers, not once, but three times on your paper. ~C;ITTIVE I tell you, Mr. Broun, I wept when I had to put that third cut through (Light up 1 on SULZBERGER who carries in HIS elaboratsly painted cut-out desk, Places it pight center. Two REPOR!FF,RS eqter 1) SPOILEadAH Wetve considered the e great paper, SiAzberges, always can't Tines would Ellr. the reporters a fair paper: Tie believe that you deny the right to orgaize. SULZBErnrn ?mve I think reporters the right to ganize. (SPOKSSUU and REPORTER shake hands) ....but I think it is a right that they ought to forego! (REPOEtTXRS stare at each other) BLACKOUT -81- * 24-1 . 3 .I General Strike -- 1934 CIWRXCTERS Voice of Living Ilewspaper Three Kational Guardsmen First Worker Leader Group of workers General Eu& S. Johnson First Industrialist Second Industrialist Group of Industrialists News boys P First Man Author at typewriter Another Man Po lict3ma.n Vigilantes Voman Professor Worker president, University of California L -82- 24-2 General Strike . SCENE: VOICE OF LI'Jlh'G iU'E1'BPAPER .a San Francisco, 1934. (IiflIOWL G13ARDShMT patrols 4 and 5 uith gun on Shoulder, roaches 5 und turns, as group of ZORKERS enter, led by WXII who jmps up on speaks. The WARD stops and listens, 7 and KEN) presenting en toward the FIRST T'IOKER Hemmber, take it easy and dontt let 'em force yoil into sturtin' sonethin'. We cc3mo here real peacuf'ul and we orJy got onc thing on our mind. Nobodyts goin' to unload them ships!t (Two r.iore GUAFI.JXIW,E'N onter and take their placos behind tho first GUARDSMAN, also prcscnting guns toward ',:ORTCERs) NATI0m.L GuARD.sMmT Listen, men. Fo'ru here to maintain law and order. I'm warnirg you wo have machine euns and tear gas! You'd bgttor stay yhero you are. FIRST 'JORILER ( cnlmfy) Those scabs can't unload them ships. NATIONAL GTJAlU61,W Is that your final word? YIWT Yes. 'JORHB (LEN rush up from 5 to and drag tho WARDS- MEN 2 off 5 with them us a flicker li&t is played upon the struggle. As tho last one disappesrs behind 5) VOICE OF LIVING NEWSPAPER Truchen walk out. gonoral striko is dcclared,...Genoral Xugh S. Johnson..., A (GENERAL EUGH J walks 9. S. JOHNSON onters from 4 to As HE bogins to speak HE is duddenly aware of the f&ct that IiE is standi% in a red light, by the color of the light upon HIS hand. IE looks up tthd verifies it, and indignantly jumps from 9..to 3 to down center into a green light) JOHNSON The general strike.....is a threat to the community.....it is o menace to government.....It is civ$l war1 24-3 GIiXZRAL JOHNSOE ( Sont d. ) (Exit JOBiSOiL' 1) (Group of INDUSTEiLILISTS enter 2 wrryiw a large cut-out table. THE;Y carry it up to seat. Several seat TH&X&ELVIS behind it, Several stard) FIRST 1Z;DUSTHULIST The Industrial Association has two million do1lr;r-s to fight this thing, gentlemen. I've wired Bwgoff in New York for soqe mors3 strike-brgaic- ers. I've sent out scouts to recruit the unemployed arid the collcges. In addition, regost thut certain infhential gentleman I'm elad to t: the press see8 eye eye with us this little mzttor, and of to ir. bs promLssd his utmost co-operation, SECOND IHDUSTHIfiIS~' i'bhat's the next step? FIRST IXDUSTHLLLIST Centleuen, there's one my to fight a general strike. (sound of NX"I,SEOE.S yelling, "Extra! RevolLtt i on! tf is heard) NOW, here is my planam.. (Four NE?VSBOYS enter; one runs to 5; one to 6; one to 3; and one to 2. TKE;y are yell- ing, "Extra! Revolution! Revolution!1f When THEY get to the positions, THEY stop, pause, and in unison yell rtRevolutionltn A bass , MEX drum picks it up. Two enter, one right and one left, anc! buy papers from NEKSBOYS who rush off. "Extra! Revolutionltt is heard beneath this scene) FIRST MAN (reading) Revolution t (whistles) SECOND MAN (same) Foreign agitators! FIRST MAN Well, what are we goin' to do about it? (SECONDW cresses right) Only one thing to do! SECOhQ We gotta put down this unlawf'ul rebellion. lle 're bericans, t we? ain r FIRST,&IAN You said it, Let's sign up as special daputieS.a., (MEN exeunt 1. INDUSTRZALISrS exeunt 5) BLA~OUT -84- 24-4 (Light up on a sitting kQ 8 typewriter at and anotherBW seated at 2 IIAN OB ramp 8) IW IW AT mnwrwa (reading what IB has just written) The Saturday Evening like this, listen: "You're under' f- Post'll Sob, arrest, Chatham, said the aetective sternly. The whole room sud- denly hushed. Sheila could hear Sylvester suck in his breath and, she thought she saw a faint smile play over the sardonic featuros of the man she hated nost, Trevellyan." POLICW'S voIGx (off) 1219, this is the house. I hear his t7ljewritcr going all night. AXOTIER VOICE You're sure he's a Hod? PoLIcm~~J'sVOICE I tell you he writes all night. Irz OTEER VOICE Thanks, officer. Come on boys! TEE LEADER Grab that typewriter! Mush 'ex up! f typewriter crash and) BLACKOUT (Light up 01; 13UFl3SSOH w!:o onters at I, carrying in cut-out easy chair and soats FIIMSELF threc-fourths to audience. At count of three HIS WIFE entcrs 1) MOKAa (removing FUR coat) The whole town's Cone mad! The militia just fired on a group of strikers. blry God, if I didn't; sce it; myself, I wouldn't believe it! (AS VAN continues to read) Did you hear what I said? I saw six men shot dovm. (As HE continues to read -- SEE speaking impatiently) Henry, did you hear what I...... M&N I heard you, dear, but I have to read up on this new theory of Douglas on Social Credit. One of my students asked about it. It seems that in...... (Crash of glass, and brick is thrown in front of PROFESSOR. HE picks it up and removes note tied to brick, holding the briok under HIS arm, and reads no4;e) , Leave this community imediatoly or drastic action will be taken. All - undesirables such a8 Cammunists, Bolsheviks, radicals, agitators and other anti-government croups wili be abolished at once. The -85- 24-5 MAX (0ont'd.) Citizen's Vigilante Committee.. .., e (looking up) . They couldn't have meant There must be some mistake. WOMAN I told you not to haw tnat Russiari doctor liere to dinner last weekt RUCEIOUT JOHfL50U, (Light up on who enters 4 speaks 5} JCJNSON This is a bloody insurrection! (waves HIS arms) It would be safer for a cotton-tailed rabbit to slap a wildcat in the face, than for this one half of one percent of our population to try to strawle the rest of' us into subrcission by such mes.ns as these1 (FORKSR enters 2 and arosses to 1 on HIS lines) ','IOX~R The finny part about it is that he's right, absolutely! The only question is, who is the one-half of one percent-the sixty nillion people who work for a livir,' and wrint to get paid for that work, or the small minority that aye out to see that they don't ? (halts) There may be a lot of things wrong with th6 guy, but his mathematics is just about perfect! t (Light up on beckons ' 10, UNIVERSITY9 PRESIDENT to JOHNSON who goes up to 10) THEFjIDBJT General Johnson, thu University of California is honored to present to you today this key of the Fhi Beta Kappa Society.... (CLOWN opens hatch and offers JOHNSON a large PHI EETA UPPA key) WORKER (as tableau is held) .....for proficiency in mathematics! (CIOWR goes off 1) LOUT)SPBLKl3d - VOICE OF LIVING TdTTSPAPER General Johnson resigns as KRA A&hinistrator....Donald S. Richberg replaces him. (UNIJTERSITY PRESIDENT GO~EOff 10. CLOYhT strikes over head with JOHNSONJOHNSOM slapstick. goes off 5. Walks down 9 to 5 and murmurs "Crack-down,n rolls down 3, and lands off ramp at center) KE BLACKOUT -86- LI SCENE ?li:mi-Fm 1935 Jennings VS. Xearst - Vclicz of Liviug fkwspaper Referee Gi11 iam riandolph Iiears t Dean S. Jeimin@j Dor~aldS, Hichberg 1 a -87- 25- 2 scm: Jennirgs vs. Hearst VOICE OF LIVING NE1.'?SPAPER The case of Dean S, Jennings, newspaper man.,... (Lower ring marquee from flies. REFEREE enters 5, stands et 3. HEiLRST enters 1 wearing boxing gloves, straw hat and carrying stool, and sits. JXNNINGS enters 2, wearing gloves, carrying stool, sits. Both wear fighting trunks and shoes) mmx Ladies and gentlemen, a fight to a finish, In this cunnah we have Dean Jennings, the prida of the Newspaper Guild A, C. and in this cunnah, ?';illian Kandolyh Hearst, Chmpion of the Non-Collective Bar- gaining Athletic Association. TJOICE OF "HE LIVING KEWSPuPER (as MEN walk to canter of ring) Both men are in the pink, folks, rarin' to go. They can't seem to wait for the bell. (as the hEN walk to the center on thg REFEFBE'S call for TmIR instructions, REFEREE puts patro- nizing am around HEAHST, and shakes IIIS finger vigorously into JENTdNG'S face, warniiig IiIM ap- parently that HE is not to lilistreat HIS THEY bend "HEIHm&n. Both Iy3go to the corners. knees, holding imaginary ropes. Biill rings, and TIBY come to ths center of the riw. As the . VOICE OF LIVTKG L3,'EPpATER calls the blows,HE;ARST - leads with 5 left, freezes with HIS Glove out- stretched. JEXJIEGS tries sn uppercut nud holds HIS hand in the air at termination of the punch, and so on through the fight. After throwing a punch, each m~nholds it until HIS next punch. The bell) VOICE XE';!SPfl;P!Z? go! OF LIVING -There they Hearst leads with a left..,.he misses..,.Jennings +,pies an uppercut.,,.he risses....Rearst leads witn left....he misses,,.... .HE Jennings tries an uppercut, SOCFS HIM! 133's DOIN! The lktiOn8l Labor Board orders Jenniiigs reinstated.. (REl?XXE seats HII\IISELF on HEAHST'S stool, fanning HIMSXLF with the latter's straw hat) FiErnrnE One, two, three, four, five, six.,, (looks into hat band) Six and seven-eighths, seven, eight, nine.... ( looks around aRpealingI-y for help) * Get up Randolph--eleven, twelve, thirtean, (At T1thirteen'lRICHBERG enters 4, wearing name sign around HIS neck, L and stands at 3 giving-the RE- instmc t ions) -88- 25-3 VOICE 03' LIVIKG [email protected]? :kit a minute! Something's goin' on here. Richberg just entered the ring with a message. (The REFEREE, having listened to RICBmG, cones apologetically forvmrd. to the audi- ence) REF.!?JFJE The case is re-opened. !;e Pardon ne, folks, that was a nistalre, gotta fight over again. all(REFEXEE rushes over to 'HEARST and props HIM up ready to fight again. MUDSPZAKER calling the The resumesThe s&m routine punches as before, as the first fieht is gone throu&h, but with the LOUDSPEAKER much more excltdd, pace mirth more rapid) VOICE OF LIVING UEVSP&ER All over again, folks. Slips don't count.....Thcre they go! Hearst tries a left but he missas. Je;ininps tries ar-i uppercut to his face, but he misses. Hearst leads with his chic.....Jenninp lets go with 3n uppercut. - iB SOCXS IiIh:. (HEARST falls) VOICE OF LIVING I'WJSPAPER ( corit iuuing) DOiu'N! Here comes the 'L'e'll in just a z HE'S decision, folks. know momcn t i ! * (RICHBZRG runs in with the decision, and thci lifts ths hand of the un- i REFEREE conscious WT) BLACKOUT c t 26-1 SrnT T;m-sIx Liberty CIMUCTERS Voice of Living Newspaper First Sewn Second Seaman -90- 26-2 SCENE : Liberty VOICE OF LIVJXG NEWSPAPER The American Liberty ieagrue has beon foimed....to mintain tho right of an 6qual opportunity...for all to work, earn, save and acquire property.,,.to help the rank and file..;.the rank and file.,...For this reason the American Liberty League has been by.....John E. formed J. Rascob. ..Grayson M. P, Murphy,. ..Alfred Smith. ..David A. Reed.. ...John V. Davis*..,.A. Felix DUPont,fr.....Eugene E. Wont.....h;rs. Renry B. DUPont.....Irenee DuPont.....Mrs. Irenee hiPont.....EMs~ Octavia Wont.....Peirre S. Wont..... (Enter two Sm,each wearing picket sign, sandwich fashion -- See sign list for exact words -- Throughout this scene the two croes, left and ri,ght) FImT LWM Ue11, Givney is still in the can. SECOND S&AMAJT Yeah, Fie can't raise bail and we can't pay a lawyer, FIRST SEXliAN (stops) Say, didn't he say he was ~i meraber of the Liberty League or sonethin'? SECOND SWJ (continues picketing without s topp iQ3) Sure. I saw his Bard, t FE&T SEWAN .- (restune8 picketing) They got fifty-eight lawyers. Can't they defend cl brother who's been thrown in the cm for picketing? Ain't he one of the rank and file? GWdT That's what he thought, cause he wrote *em ii ltttter askin' for legal representation.... FIRST SX&W TJha t happened? SECOND SUM (stops again) No answer. Maybe it's a different kind of ranis and file! (SECOND SE;dTUN resumes mrching and both march right off 2) -.. * C B L A .Ii 0 U T -91- - 27-1 scmx ?n;JEhrn-Shrn Jersey Justice - 1935 CWIIRKCTERS Voice of Living Newspaper Clown Judge Anthony iviine ri ch Feter Chapa Benjamin Careatherv Eugene Rivers Two Policemen Albert Woods e * Po lic enan Edward Topp Albert Covi ag; ton Po 1i c eman -92- 2p-2 SCEJJiE: Jersey Justice LoUEP"UKE3 VOISE OF Jersey justice, October 1933, (Light up down center, overhead spot on center, ,lVDGE enters 1 with cut- out JUDG-E'S bench, Arc picks up group of 4 men and 2 POLICEME2J who enter center aisle and stand through As in front of platform of JUDGE. group comes down aisle, CLOWN enSers and disglays nme sign down right) JUDGX ths Disorderly Per- You men are charged under the new supplement of sons Act with having no legitimate business in thie State arid riot being able to give a good account of yourselves. Wiat have you to say? ImTERIcH Eut tie can give a good account of ourselves, Your Eonor. Ue are all members of the Xational Uiners' Union. We all live in Pennsylvania, and we are on our way there. JUDGE What were you doing here? CKAPA .- Only passing through, We attended a labor conference in New York. (The JUDGE looks expectantly at POLIuEhBELN) PCLICW ::e stopped these suspicious looking men on the highway, They had radical literature ir, their car. JUDGE Ninety days, (Auother POLICiNAH escorts mother group up the aisle. Arc picking up ALBERT XOODS on step leading to apron stage right, POLICE- MRN stands below. CIQVdN displays name sign for this group) P0LIcn;m This mn, Albert ?bods, is charged with bein@: drunk and disorderly. I just arrested him on the public Mghway. JUDGE ;:'hat have you got to my? ALBmT TVOODS I an a member df' the 1;Jorkers' International Relief in the Borough of South aiver, New Jersey. I was not arrested-on the public highway, 3 but in the National Polish Home on Jackson Street, I was forced to leave the Roue and walk along the highway b3- this officer, and then arrested for being drunk and disorderly, -93- 27-3 JUIlGE Khat is your testimony, officer? POLIGrnrn Thie mnis a strike orgmizer for some union. ?OGDS I insist upon ray right to 30 represanted 3y counsel. (JTDGE ignores ';:OODS. IIOQS continues) I insist that this officer's teslin;or?] be taksn down. 1 ( saue bus ine ss) insist timt %,his officer %e sworn in. JUDGE Fifty dollar6 or sixtzr d~e3;; in the mrkhouSt3. (I3LICEhfA.N escortP VOCIDS back up the left aisle. Arc s;iings to the right aisle, pickin;: up three am-and mother FOLIGI!X&i?, tv:a r?en on step; one man below, and PCLICBW tehind the [roup. OLUX'I displays nme sizn for this group) TOP? caue out Johr, iSillely and Steve BadaiLick Vie to find '1rhy our friends, were arrested. JUS3 give gooc; accwnt of t ems e ve 8 t They couldn't a h 1 . a ILOP . ?;ie cau account for them, Judge. s COT INGTOX They were at the Ukranian Xall with 11s cc raitse ruonzy for the striking miners in Pennsylvania. J-dDG8 h!i ke ! (YGLICEIvi,'dU' entt;rs) isoLIcmI"~ . Yes, sir. JCiDGE Lock these men up. vjrites in blotter; the b,%K stare at (HE in anazerient) cLarge is HIM The MEN (The POLIC3lAli escortq the up the .lisle) I 28-1 Labor - 1936 - Finale fXARACTEflS Voice of Living Bewspaper ) 1 Laundry workers - women ) ) hilinimum :;age Clown ) 1 Judge 1 Group of coal miners - Guffey Act Group of steel workers - ;'Jagnor Act il Worker First Idember of Steel & Iron Institute Two groups of workers Second Nember of Steel & Iron Institute Three groups of workers Third Member of Steel & Iron Institute Three groups of workers Fourth Member of Steel & Iron Institute Five groups of workers John I,. Lewis Various other labor groups S 3. -95- . 28-2 SCENE: Labor - 1936 ,. Finale VOICE OF LIVING N5T?SPAFER * The law grants tho right of collective bargaining and proteots woinen and children in industry. (Light; up Cu3nter. Line of WOUEX come in, and immediately begin. a pantomime of iron- ing. THEY stand in & straight line facing the AUDIENCE. The 0I:tCHESTRA accampanies the ironing with sound effects. A l!OEXER enters through 5 to 3 to 2) FMST GIRL Nell, it's here again. SXCOND GIRL ( ironing) Another cut in the pal check? YIHGT GIRL Nine bucks! TRIRD GIRL .. .. ,For forty-nine hours! YOUHTH GIN,, And wnen the irons gets too hot, and you burn somethin'.... FI%TH GI.& ,....it comes out of your check, SIXTH GIRL Mine bucks. SE'Eh'TH GIRL Forty-nine hours 2 week. SECOND GIRL I tell you, what we need is a law! (The CLOLJN enters with a large scroll labeled, W.Y. Nliniinum BaGe Law", and hands it to the FIRST GIRL, SHE and the OTHERS stand examin- L0UWEAE;ER ing it in amazement as the makes the next speech) VOICE OF LIVING MDh'SSAPXR Under this law New York State protects one million five buqdred thou- sand women with minimum wage of $12.40 a week and, maximum hours of forty each week. 1 LAUHQRY (The BVPLOYERenter8 and glares Lit the idle GWZS, grabs the scroll, walks up the ramp to 3 and hand8 it to a JUDGE.on tBe cylinder. The GIRLS fall~w,protestingly) L c -96- JUDGE . The parties have equal right to obtain Prom each other the best This law violates terms they can by private bargaining. the free- dom of contract, It is unconstitutional. (The JtTDGE tosses the scroll to the CLOTJN, and the CLOT,W throws it into the pit. The GMS regard each other, crestfallen) (GUFFIU ACT. Light up as a CROUP OF COAL IvTTlERs enter 1. Begin pantomime of Wield- ing picks into coal vein. Also accompanied by orchestra. A cornnittee enters 5, MIWW stop work to find out the result of THEIR r~iission) FIHST T.rINER Did thsy see the committee? THIRD MINER What did they say? FOURTH MIW No collective bargaining. FIETH X!3U? And now, where are we? FIRST b.'IIRTR Just where we started from; law wages, long hours; and there's nothing we can do about it! THIRD MXnm 'Jhat we need is a law to make te~bargain. (The GLOWI$ preswts the FIXST i.iIiJhit with a large labeled "Guffey Act,." he tnis, scroll AS does to cover bus in as^. .. ) LIVING VOICE OT IQXJSPA.F'i3R Guffey regulate the price coal and for col- The Act, to of provide lective bargainiw. (An ZXPMYXIi enters, oboervcs scroll in hands of flL2?ER, grabs it from HIM, end presents it to JUDGE) JUDGE dl+ Unconst itut ionall (HE CMWN throws scroll to who catches It and throws it in pit) -97- 28-4 (Y?lLGNEC ACT. Light up on four @I'lBLI'!OHlCfZRS THEY are goinp t;hrou@i the pantmime on 2. of working at machines. ORCdESTRA also ac- companies pantomime) FIRST 'JOWR We 11, what now? 'YOWH SE;CO&D No union recognition! T'HIXD YJCRIIEH Two organizers beaten up. FObXTii I'JORKiGR The forelnan sap, Jones & Laughlin Steel Coupany &aye eighteen a week -- take it or leave it! FIRST \:G€?KXH (steps forward) What we need is B law. (CMIVX hands 2IHGT STALL V0RKE.d a long scroll labeled, ''Wagner Act.") I'OICE OF LIVING I\;Er?SPAPBR The National Labor Relations Act. Under this law, e:nyloyerE are re- quired to bargain with representatives of their aqloyccc to guarantee a free flow of interstato commerce. (An EIvPMYXIi .jntors, grabs scroU, walks up rap and Lands it to tho JUIXX) JUDGX (taking: sera) This law doe8 not apply to tluluracturizig. (FE throws scroll to CLOT% who throws it; into pit) (Enter VJORUH 5, balks to 6 and address&& the throe GRUUPS that h~veremained stacd- in€; in respective posiu;ions) VORKLR WEU, what haw VJO &ot-- Guffey Act.... IJRA.... Rail Pensions Act..., Labor Ralations Act. Minimum It took us a time ... Y?age Law.. .. long to get them, and what does he say? (Hi3 points to JUDGE) JUDGE Unconstitutional . ** I. TJOilKER (points to GIRL) Can you live on nine dollars a weok? -98- 28-5 \YO RaRs (points to GIRLS) Can you get ti living wage without collective bargainiug? A WORKER NO! G0RE;ER (pointing to steel GROUP and OTRERS) Bili the courts help you? EO! VdORKER Then the answer is in ourselves. In you.. in me. All workers nust be brought into unions. VOICE 01 LIVIh"; hT~ilSl?&f?EIi A Committee for Industria! 9rgnnization known as the C.I.O. and headed by john L. Lewis is formed by twelve unions of the American Feueration of Labor. T:ORIJ?,R Industrial orgaaization 1iea::s sll workers o# one industry into one strong union. VOICE OF LIVING hX'!SFAPXi The C.I.O. meets its first teat. The drive to crkanize the steel industry. 3 (A ME3iBER of the Steel and Iron Institute enters from 1 to a special phrase of drums which accompanies the ectrunoe of all the otiiar STEEL XORKERS. €Ei walks to the apron at right lit by m arc and adaresees tue coal MINERS) FIRST IvIELdE-u A campaign to unionize the employees of the steel industry has been announced. There are &any distltrbing indications that the promoters of the campaign will ornploy coercion and intimidation of the peaceful and satisfied enployees of the &+:el industry. (TI10 GROUPS of workers enter, one, carrying sign, "Flat Glass Xorkers Union, enters 4 and standg at 5. The other, carrying "Oil Refinery Workerstv si5i3.: ,hters at 8 and stafids a$ 7. Then several ?~'lORRERssee the signs and go up to join the hBN on the rap. The druJlis open up the steel phrases and the SECOI?DNEB@ER of the Institute enters from 2 and walks out to the aipron at left also lit by arq. HE speaks to steel V7ORKERS) -99- 28-6 . sEcom mii~m Our loyal employees are constantly being given false and un- American propaganda by sensationalists attempting to attract public attention, and by a growing radical group which is ut- tempting to undermine our Anerican econodc system. (Ti-IHEE GROUPS preceded by signs proclaiming, "United Rubber Vorkers, 35,000, C,I.O!' and "Hat, Cap and li4illinery Workers, 11,000, C.I.O.pt "Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel l'Jorkers,tt First two enter 5 and 9. stand at 6 and THIRD GROUP entere 8 and stands at steps. 1:OFXEW Prom groups below go up to join union men. Enter TEIRU &E'&!- Hf)Jl,SiELF Bm, HE arranges beside first and with equtil agitation, speaks out) THIRD ElLFEllBER Trained agitators are beine, sent to scores of our now peaceful com- munities and will create a condition of chaos and anarchy resulting in a general walk-out by other sympathetic unions, unless the lax- abidim citizens of this country awaken and put down this menace. (Three other GRUUPS enter with signs, "United Autonobile Yorkers, 93,234 C.I.O.lt "Inter- national Union of IiiI.1, 1Vii:ie & Smelter Vorkers, 20,000, C.I.0." and stand at seat, 6 and 9. More from below up to join Union IlORKERb go Hi3 HIN- GROCPS. POURTH lJD.BXF? enters. ranges SELF besides SECOND and with equal ahitation speaks out) FOURTH krn$rnE*? The steel industry will use its resources to tne best of its abilitj to protect its mployoes and their families fraul intiuidation, coercion and violence, mid to aid them in maintaining collective bargaining free frou iuterference from any source. ("Bee fro11 interferelice from any SOI-L~C~," is repeated by echo. Five larce GROUPS fill the stage behind LEXIS who has come in with the GROUPS. "International Typo- graphioal Union, 77,000, C,I.O.qt TJnited Textile Illorkers of &erica, 110,000, C.I.O,tt, "International Ladies krment Vorkers, 225,000, C.I.O.", "Amalgamated Clothing tJorkers of America, 150,000, C.I.O." and "United Mine Workers of America, 642,000, CaIaO*" A drum beat'or roll similar to that in early sections accompanies the augmeh+d. groups as THXY enter. At this point a CROuf) enters down left, other GROUES surge up toward cylinder, where Ln;!IS roglaces JlTDGE. ALL the unordanizcd T;JORUCRs go up to join the unions) /I -100- 28-7 VOICE OF LIViNG filElISP.4PEH John. L. Lewis. JOHN L. LEJIS My voice is the voice of millions of men and women employed in America's industries, heretofore unorganized, uconomically exploited and inarticulate. These unions, comprising the Cormittee for Indus- trial Organization, adequately reflect the sentiment, hopes and as- piration of thirty million additional Americans who heretofore have been denied by industry and finance the privilege of collective organi- zation. This statement issued by the Iron and Steel Institute is dc3- signed to be terrifying to the rninds of those who fail to accept the theory that the financial interests behind the steel corporations shall be regarded as the overlords of industrial America. That statemor,t &mounts to a declaration of industrial and civil war. It contravecas the law. It pledges the vast resources of the industry against the right of its workers to OigirrGe in uelf-orgacization of llzodarn collective bargaining. Orl;tinized labor in America accepts the challenge of the overlords of steel. (At tho word "challenge" all signs sre lift6d ~p) C.UHTkIN The End "For play needs - the Play Bureau" -101- INuWCTION GWTIED PRGrWCTION PLOTS Costumes I-v v1: Projections-Sound liigging - IX XI1 Props - Set and Hand x - XI1 Signs - xv Xusic - Note: Sucause of tho nature of the music which is largdly percussive, no music cue sheets could be included in this final script. However, the composer's scort: is available in mimoograph be form arid can procured from the office of tne Living Newspaper. Lights - Upon request, ground plan s'howiw, all spoci- fications, dimensions of light throw and positions, will be sent. I COS'IzrME PLOT Scene I - Sovonteenth Century England Clown - clown costume Herald - period hertild costme First Official - period costume Second Official - period costume Crier - period costume (xith two hats one worn in later scene of a later period) Scene I1 - America Seventeenth Century Captain - period costume Owner - period costume Bidders - period costume Scene 111 - Bacon's Rebellion - 1676 Nathan Bacon - period costume Governor Berkeley - period costume First Man - buckskin suit and fur hat Rev. Drmofid - period costume King Charles - cape and wig for silhouette Scene IV - 1776 John Adams - period costume Scene V - Philadelphia Shoemksrs - 1806 Recorder Levy - judge's robe Dwyer - tniorkero costume Hopkinson - black period costume Harrison - tt W tt Judge Radcllffe - judge's robe Workers - workers costumes Sneriff - black period costume Mechanic - workers costume Employer - long black cape Franc s VJright - womn worker's costume Scene VI - Philadefyhia - &1827 Cooper - 101% black cape Thayer - bright colored period costme Miss Bagley - woman worker's costd Scene, VIX - Comoncreal%h VS. Hunt - 1840 First man - worker's costume Second man - worker's costume Clerk - cutaway *- \- . 4 Prosecutor Austin - cutaway ---Chief JusBsce Shaw -judge's Scene i.iolly Ehguires 1875 VI11 - - (robe) First man - worker's costume Second man - worker's costume Judge - robe KacParlan - worker's costume scene VI11 .. Molly Mamires (continued) Bartender - shirt sleeves and white apron Fighter - sweater and trousers Gompers bright colored business type suit - I1 11 w ?I Labor leader - fl Spies - grey shroud Fischer - tt 11 Neebe - II Schwab- n 11 Parsons - n W Attorney Grimell cutaway Judge Gary - judgers robe Mother - w0ma.n worker's costume Gov. Altgeld- bright colored red business ty-pe suit Scene X - Monopoly - 189O*s. Chairman - cutaway First Director - cutaway Second Director - cutaway Third Director - cutaway Clerk - cutaway Sen. Sherman - cutaway 1894 Scene XI - Pul Inan - Judge Grosscup - judgers robe Att. Walker - cutaway Fore- - own business suit First Striker - workerls costume Second Striker - worker's costume Stenographer - woman worker's costume Scene XI1 - Injunction First Worker - worker's costume Second Worker - worker's costume Scene XI11 -. To the Courts First employer - cutaway First Att. - cutaway Judge - judge's robe Second employer - cutaway Second Att. cutaway Third emp1oyeq.-- cutaway Third Att. - autamy Fourth employer - cutaway Fourth Attorney - 1904cutaway Scene XIV - Danbuw Batters .. Attorney - cutaway Owner - dark lxlsiness suit Gompers - bright colored business type suit Union Leader - bright colored business type suit Judges' - judgejs robe Scene XV - U. S. Steel - 1919 Judge Gary - judge's robe Superintendept - dark business suit John - workerfs costume Wife - woman worker's costume worn with shawl over head Scene XVI- Precedent - 1922 Judge Kilkerson - judge s robe Att. Gen. Daugherty - cutaway Worker - worker's costume First, uecond, third, and fourth Judges - judge's robes O.W. Holmes - cutaway Scene XVII- Labor Counts 1925 Up - J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. - cutaway Tom lllooney - worker's costume Vanzetti - worker's coxtume Scene XVIII-Partnership - 1925 Demagogue - costume half workor (bright color) acd half cutaway, with stripe trousers Heinz - cutaway Overingham - cap and gown Scene XIX- Gastonia - 1929 Forarnan - dark business suit Rochester - worker's costume Super. - dark business suit Scene XX - Injunction Granted Att. - cutaway Judge - judge's i-obe Rep. Eiiichner - cutaway ') Elanton - cutaway '' Beck - cutaway '* LaGuardiu - dark businest:! suit Green - bright colored business type suit Scene - Injunctions Xanted Taployer - cutaway Att. - cutaway Judge - judge's robe Diployers and attorneys - all wear cutaways Scene Mopey Dick and The XXII- Duke ..:,-I I. Mopey - worker's costune The Duke - 'f n .~~a,: pglicwien - police unii'orms Scene XXIIS - Blue Eagle - 1933-34 Gen. Johnson - cutaway with gold epaulettes Executive - cutaway Broun - dark business suit Spokesmen - dark business suits Sulzberger - cutaway Scene XXIV - General Strike - 1934 First worker - worker's costume National Guardsman - guard's costume First Industrialist - cutaway Second tl ff . Newsboys - newsboy's aprons and caps First man - worker's costume Second man - worker's costume Author - dark business.suit Woman - actor's own street costume Professor - dark busiuess suit Pres. University of Calif, - cap and gown Scene XX,- Jennings VS. Hearst - 1936 Referee - slacks and shirt sleeves Hearst - boxing trunks and %rack shirt Jennings - boxing trunks - no top Richberg - cutaway Scene x;NI - Liberty Two seamen - workmen's costumes- Scene XXVII - Jersey Justice - 1936 Judge - judge's robe Eight workers - worker's and street clothes Four policemen - police uniforms Scene XXVIII- Miriim %ages Laundry Korkers - women worker's costumes Guffey Act Coal Miners - znen workers' costumes Wagner Act Steel men - workman's costumes !Jorker - worban's ctostume First - Second - Third end Fourth Industrialists -cutaways Judge - judge's robe Lewis - bright colored business type suit Men workers - all these costumes are the sue, consisting of trousers,jacket,swe8ter,cap and apron Wagner Act - Continued Vivid colore, contrasting with each item OF r;he costume give a gay effect Women worker5 - all dresses are mde on the same sil- houette, - fitted bodices with long skirts made with front fillness. The same color scheme has been used for both men and women workers. VI PROJZCTION - SOUND - RIGGING PLOT House, down and out. M&ic, three blasts, On third blast, count four, and front projection, "Living Newspaper presents, Injunction Granted". Projection in for five counts. Front projection out, Curtain up, ECEIUE I' Turn on all mikes and leave open until end of show. On E, "The Dutch West'?, rear projection, large (1) Linnebech, %lap of England, 16001?, in. On CUB, "1 would Xike to knowt?, rear projection out , scm 2 On z, '!Convict laborers and others", rear (2) projection, large linnebach, Wap of America, 1600" in. b On cue, "these laborers employed" ing down banner (dimensions, 2'677 x 14?),with caption Wunrise to sunset", On -cus, "in tho'mantincft, 1)qmur up. . scmm 3 On g,"estates along themselves", large linnebach out, blue floor strips in. On E, "God keep us from both", count three; layge linnebach in, lavender gelatine. On cue, "of my father", large linnebach out. On E, Loudspeaker, "Philadelphia, 1806t7, SCENE 5 rear projection, small linnebach in, reading, (3) wPhiladelphiatv, also small stereopticon left, (4) reading, T?1806fv. On %, "political labor party", 5 KW in reading, (5) "Seal of Gorkinpnfs Party??. On cue, "division of property", 5 out, small linnebach out. KW On E, "Comcrcial Advertiser saystt, small stereopticon out, On Loudspeaker, "Bostont7, small linnebach in SCENE 6 E, (6) reading wBoston?f. On cue, "A day regularly", Blackout. SCENE 7 On CUB, "To the CourthoumW, 5 KW in, readirlg, (7) "$@a1 of Cowionwealth of Massachuaettstt. On a,ttOrdc3rw, 5 KlV out, 2,Loudspeaker, Irish", SCENE 8 On T~Ieq@arsare 5 KVJ in reading, "Seal of MQUV Iitaguires, hcient (8) Ordor of Xibcrnians". On E, "Go the limit", 5 KV? out. On cue, ttviheuls of industry", smll stereopticon (9) left in, reading ??Knights of Labor". On E, tho Federated Trades", small Stereopticon right in, reading, Vedorated Trades Union". SCENE 6 Cont'd. On E, "one united union", small. stereop3icon left out, small stereopticon right out. On E, handshaking of the two men, (11) 5 in reading, Veal of American Federationm? of Labor". 9 8CE;NE On E, "federation of labor", banner, (dinensions 2'6" x 14') in, reading, "Eight Hour Day" SCENE 10 On E, loudspeaker, "Connecticut Copper 99", large linnebach in reading, (12) "87, "131", 127, 118, 42, 42". On %, "Universal Equipment 210", Blackout. On %, Loudspeaker, "July 2, 1890", 5 in reading, ?Vnited States Seal".KW On cue, "the Sherman Act", 5 KW out. scm 11 On cud, loudspeaker, "1894, Pulladan, Ill." Rear projection, small linne- (14) bach in madine, Vullman, Illinois, 1894" cu8, "order. injunction", On sn small linnebach out; large linnebach in reading, "Injunction Granted". Act- (15) or switches on upstage mike, On cue, "that finishes it", picthre , screen (dimensions 10' x 12') down \ front projection, picture of V. %ugerie Debs. On 2,"during his adninistration", front projection out; picture screen up; upstage mike off. SCEUE 13 On E, "Injunction granted," -- last time large linnebach reading, +tInjunction Granted", out. On 2,loudspeaker, It Danbury Hatt ers i?$lWE 14 , 1904", 5 KVJ in reading, "Seal of Danbury Hatters"; rear projection, stereopticon left, in, (16) small reading "1904" a On E, "remanded for trial", 5 XX out, small stereopticon left, out; large (17) linnebach in, reading ftDamagesfl. 01; cue, organized labor", blackout "nowadays, none of1?, rear projection, 15 On E, SCENE large linnebach with read sweeps in. (18) On =, "is worl$&ng hard", large linnebach out. On 2,"United States Steel", large linnebach (19) in, reading, ?fCoercionftr On cue, "what do you say", picture screen down; balcony projection in reading, (20) !?go back to work, et%" On E, "the world's business", balcony projection out; picture screen up, blackout. VI11 SCENE 16 On E, loudspeaker, "Chicago, 1922", W? (21) in reading, Wnited States Seal". On x,"Eugene V. Debs", blackout. SCENE 17 On E, loudspeaker, %tbor Counts up", rear projection, large 1-innebach in, (22) reading, "1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1919. 1921"; actor switches on . upstage mike. On E, condemned to death, rear Projection out . On z, "that agony is our triumph", pause, Vanzetti steps back, curtain down; house lights up; upstage mike off. SCE;Tu'E: 18 House down and out. Orchestra begins clapping Actors on stage begin clapping Large linnebach rear projection in, reading, (23) "1929". Curtain up. On cue, "we hear talk", large liraebach, rear projection in rcading, "1929", (lrortar Board and Diploma background) On cue, Clown striking himself with diploma, Blackout. SCENE 20 On E, Attorney entering picking up tune, "East Side, Vest Lide," rear projection, (25) largo lirimbach in, showing number of varicolored bulls. On E, bounces attorney on head with ball, Clownblackout. SCENE 82 On E, previous scerie 21, "Injunction Granted", rear projection, large (26) linnebach in reading, a Xopey Dick moon and stars; actor opens upstage mike. On %, "a iittle late then...", picture screen dom; front projection (27) portrait of Herbert -goover in. On 9,%ust be to secure:', balcony prcjection picture screen up; upst€#@ mike off. On entrance of cops, rear projection, 0 w,large linnsbach out. Ix ,- On cue, loudspeaker, Win Francrisbo, 44, 19'34", small linnebach pro- (28) jectioh in, reading, 1' ancisco,in, 1934"; large linnebach rear (29) reading groen swepa. On E, Clown striking Johnson over head with slapstick, blackout. SCm 26 On s,loudspeaker, "American Liberty League", rear proloction, 5 ISTW in, reading, "Seal of American Liberty LoeguerR On E, *Em51 F." blackout. SCENE 28 On "Cas you get a living wage", rear projection, Largo 1;tnnebach in reading, (31) Wrgani zat i. on" On cue. wuver30rd8 of steol", Curt a in, HOW@ lights UP. X dc SAT HAND PROP - PLOT (Clown) Tomahawk ':yig SCEh% 2 (Groups of indentured servants) Bundles Trunks Sacks Carpet bags Large mnvas bags Blanket rolls fmnigrant bundles on poles (Captain) Papers (Crier) BlJ, (Clerk) Entry 8CElm 3 ( 13s rkeley ) Document (Followers of Bacon) Double-barrel shotgun Guns Pitchforks Cudge Is Hake s Shove 1 Five Ficks & axe scm 5 (Levy) Gavel SCENE 7 ( First Ma) Mewspaper SCmE 12 (Chaiman) Cigar (~l~m)Large pro? cigar SCENE il (Pulhlau) Train effect offstage T;jorkerst dimer pc;ils ( Stenographer) iliotebcok XI _scm 12 (First Worker) Tin lunch box Xewspaper Banana Crackers (Second Uorker) Tin lunch box Gave 1 SCENE 14 - (Union Official) Union book Bundle of Stage I'ioney (Union Treasurer) Union book ( First Yiorker) Stage Money & Union book (Second torker) Stage Liioney fT (Third Worker) Stage Lioney tt W (Fourth Worker) Stage A.loney w (' SCE;NE 15 (Two Reporters) Notebooks & pencils (His Wife) Lunch Pail (Two Idilitia) Guns SCENE 16 (Clerk) Bundle of legal documents (First Judge) Cut-out, "Lower Court", desk (Second Judge) Cut-out "Higher Courtn (Third Judge) Cut-out "Still Higher Court", desk (Fourth Judge) Cut-out nHighest Court" SCENE 18 (Clown) Ijalloon Large Prop !Jooden Dime Large Prop Pickle Prop Glasses . Rolled Diploma Cow effect Whist le (Superintendent) Contract (Clown) Kazoo (ktt orney ) Large rubber Ball marked INJVKCTIOW GRANTED'' SCENE 21 (Clown) Folicemants cap - pr. of Yhite Cloves SCENE 22 (Mopey Dick) Newspapers (The Duke) 0 tr SCENE 23 PuUman (Executive) Profile Chair (Heywood Broun) 0 0 ?t (Arthur Hays Salzberger) a Desk SCENE 24 prop brick with note (Three National Guard ee Guns (rifles) (Group of Industrialists) Profile Director's Table ( Newsboys) Papers ( First Van) Paper (Second Idan) W (Author at Typewriter) Profile typewriter desk Sheet of paper Typewriter crash offstage (Another Man) Magazine (Professor) Profile Cogswell Chair Glass crash Book Profile Phi Beta Kappa Key - Slapstick SCElJ.3 25 (Y?illiam R. Xearst) Boxing Gloves Stool ( Dean S. Jennings) EIoxing Gloves Stool Gong in orchestra SCEUE 27 Profile Judge's Desk SCENT 28 ( Clown) Scroll (Laundry Xorksrs) MINIMUM V@ES '(Clown) '(Clown) Scroll WFFEX ACT Small bags of coal Scroll -SIGNS T"orkingman's Party" - large oanvas sign, with pole at each end. Sign ie held aloft by two workers, "Universal Suffrage" "Free Public Schoolsn Cardboard placards carried by group of "No Imprisoment for Debt" 1 "Limitation of Koman & Child Labor" ) women, followers of "Shorter Hours" 1 Frances ;:right. r_SCBiE 6 "John Quincy Thayer & Isaac Cooper Speaking" - cardboard dis- played by Clown. SCENE 7 - "Commonwealth Hunt dc Others VS. 1 Chief Justice Shaw Presiding Cardboard, displayed Surprise! Surprise!" by Clown. SCENE 9 "Oscar Neebew 1 cardboard, black "Mi chae 1 Schwab" ) Small t?Adolph Fischer" 1 bordered name signs, ')Louis Ling$" 1 worn by each character. "August Spies'? "Samuel Fielden7' "Geo Engel" "Albert. Parsons" Cardboard displayed "h3ge Jos,E.Gary 8c Wife,God Bless ) - our Happy Home" 1 by Clown. SCENE 13 "The Interests of' the Workingman are ) not affected in the slighteit de- Cardboard - displayed gree-Grimm's Fairy Tales. w by Clown. SCm 17 1910 I. L. GOT?.U .'' "1912 Lawrence, Mass .t? "1914 Ludiow , Colo. Cardboard placards on "1916 San panciscot* sticks "1919 carried by Boston, Mass .1f groups of marchers. "1921 Boston, Mass. "1923 Washington, D. C. 'I "Local Mine Owner" Cardbbard sign dis- played by Cloivn. SCENE 19 "Now Showing Double Feature-- Prosperity, Capital SC Labor are Partners, Prosperity, Capital & Labor are Partners .* XIV SCEm 20 "Earl C. Michener of' 'f.lichiganiv "Rep. Thomas L. Blanton of Texas, ) Cardboard signs dis- played by Clown. I'Jhoogee , Ride em Cowboy. ) ) "Representative Jmes 10:. Beck of 1 Pennsylvanian "It is the Bhgna Charta of Labor" SCNE 23 Profile sign set Blue Eagle down by Clown. SCENE 25 nDonald 5. Richberg" SmJl cardboard nitme sign. Y3earneu's TJnion on Strike" ) Sandwich signs worn by ) two seamen. Wnion Hiring Ealls-Living KagetT 1 SCm '27 '?Defendants Anthony Xinerich ) Eugene Rivers ) Cardboard si& dis- Benj. Careathers ) played by Clown. Peter Chapa" ) 1 i "Case of Albert ?':oods" 1 ) 't Defendants 1 TOP Klop Go vington" SCENE 28 '?N. Y. Minimum ::age Law" Tag on scroll "Guffey Act" ?? w 11 "Wngne r uc tw 0 0 w "Oil, Gas & Refinery Workers, C. I. 0. ) "United Rubber ~~orkers,30,000,0,1,0.) "United Textile Xorkers of America, 110,GOO, C. I 0. ) Carbocrd signs Wnited Mine Workers .Union, ) on sticks, carried 642,000, by the various qoups. C.I.O." , ''Union bK11,Mine & Smelting Workers, 20,000, c I. 0 . . 1, nAmalgolilated Assn. Iron & Std 5,500, C.I.O." SCENE 28 Cont'd. "I.L.G.W.U. 225,000, C.I.0." ftPlat Glass Lorkers, C.I.Oatt ttIiiternatione,l Typographical Union, 77,000, C.I.0." "Rats, Caps, Millinery Yorkers, 11,000, C.I.O." nllmlgmated Clothing Vorkers, 150,000, C.I.O." *for play needs - the PLAY EURE;ilUVr