The wages were sufficient and the strike unwarranted! He kept cool, even good-natured, and with only one-third of his men at work, he kept things going, and the business went on with regularity, if with smaller output.

The Press unanimously supported him, for it was felt the strike had its origin in foreign influence, and as French Canada had no love for the United States there was journalistic opposition to the strike.

Carnac had telegraphed to his father when the strike started, but did not urge him to come back.

He knew that Grier could do nothing more than he himself was doing, and he dreaded new influence over the strikers.

Grier happened to be in the backwoods and did not get word for nearly a week; then he wired asking Carnac what the present situation was.