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Agnes, get me a jar. And get Mrs. Novak some coffee.

Where's Joe?

He's not up yet. I woke him the same time as you.

Well, you better call him again, Sophie.

It's way past first whistle.

Aye, that fella.

Every morning, the same thing.

Joe, you never want to get up.

Chris, Chris. Yes, mom?

Hurry up. Give this to Mrs. Novak.

She's waiting by the fence. All right, mom.

Here, put shirt in pants. Don't get cold.

All right.

Right away, come back.

Aye, that fella.

Joe. Joe!

Joe, get up.

How many times I got to wake you?

What time is?

It's past 6:00.

Oh. Got lots time.

You'll be late. Mike's ready to eat.

What? That slowpoke? I never late.

Before you say, "1, 2, 3, jiffy,"

Joe is up, he's it,

he is in mine before everybody.

Mike: Sophie!

Right away, Mike!

Hurry up, Joe. Get dressed.

As soon you get out.

Crazy.

Hey, Zeitch! Get up, you lazy dog!

How long you gonna sleep?

You -- you'll be late for work.

Hey, you, close your mouth. It's bigger than mine shaft.

What's the matter? Sit!

Uh-huh. Ah. I told you.

There goes second whistle.

Anytime! Hello, Joe!

Hello! Hello!

Sure. All week, Kubanda -- he learned me how to drive Ford.

And you didn't kill nobody yet?

Sure -- two chicken, what I got to pay Popovich $2 for.

Tony: Hello, Joe! Hello, Tony.

Hello, butch. How you been? Yeah, you look good.

Wait till you see my Anna.

Her eyes gonna get big like this

when I come take her to important Slovak dance tonight.

Hello. Say, your sister up yet?

Yeah, she's eating breakfast.

Anna! Wake up! Anna!

Anna!

Hello, Anna.

Hello. Hello.

You don't forgot tonight. I got big surprise for you.

I didn't forget. I'll be ready.

Got plenty time. Wait till you see tonight.

Goodbye, Anna.

Goodbye, Anna!

Bye.

Ooh, say, Kubanda, you don't forgot?

Bring Ford by Anna's house. Just not before 7:00.

Yeah, yeah. I have her there.

Hey, Joe. Do you think you learn good enough to drive?

Sure, I learn good enough. What do you think?

I know more better than you already.

What worry you got to worry? If I bust her up, I fix.

What Joe Radek break, he fix, no?

No. No?

Yeah, sure, sure. Sure. Shut up. Come on.

What's it say there, boss?

"Special district meeting, Moravia hall.

Tomorrow night. 7:30 P.M."

What's the meeting about?

You better come.

Hey, Mike, come on!

Wait a minute, Joe.

Tommy is telling me all about the meeting tomorrow night.

Oh, meeting, meeting. We're all the time meeting.

Ah, you got to show up, Joe. It's important.

Johnny Farrell's coming special from headquarters

to talk to us.

Mr. president, what I care for your meeting?

I got more better meeting with my Anna,

where I president, cashier, delegate -- the whole works.

You bet you my life.

But you're gonna see her tonight, ain't you?

Sure, tonight I see her.

Tomorrow night, she's got to see me.

Come on, Joe.

Man: All right, Tommy!

Come on! Come on!

Hello, old friend. How are you?

Ah, dobry! Dobry, yeah!

Hey, fellas!

Wait for Radek!

Come on, Joe!

Hey, Kubanda, come on!

Come on!

Drop gate.

Come on!

Any gas, Joe?

Huh? Any gas?

No. Don't got gas, mulligan.

Only hot air from Kubanda.

Yeah, well, kidding aside, Joe, we've all got to step on it.

They're hollering for more coal up above.

The super says they're swamped with orders.

You tell super Mr. welsh he's don't got worry for orders.

Sure, I fix him up good.

Kubanda, I'm gonna fix up Mr. welsh

while you stand there like jackass and don't work.

Sure, sure.

"Sure, sure."

Come on, you guys. Quit stalling.

Let's see some coal move out of here.

Yeah, but it's all hiding behind that slate and rock there.

Look at that. Nearly two foot thick.

Well, get it out.

What's the big rush, mulligan?

It's our own time we're stalling on, ain't it?

Unless the company suddenly gets big-hearted

and wants to pay us for taking out all this junk.

Listen, buddy, we'll run these mines.

You better keep right on shoveling gob

and keep that trap shut.

Stand clear! Shooting number 47!

All the time pushing us around. That's all them guys know.

Well, you'd think if they would hire --

there you are. See that? We might all have been killed.

But that wouldn't worry them none.

Oh, stop beefing. That's part of this business.

Yeah, and I suppose working for nothing

is part of this business, too, huh?

Here's me, shoveling gob,

you, yourself, pulling down slate.

They call that "dead work" so we don't get paid for it.

Look at pat and butch over there laying track.

They've been breaking their backs all morning,

carrying rails and banging spikes.

Ivan and Mose up there, timbering,

wearing themselves out for nothing --

more dead work.

And we can't even begin to earn a nickel for ourselves

until all that dead work's done.

Croner: I'm knocking off for lunch.

Yeah, he's just about right.

Yeah, sure, especially about the eats.

That guy -- he's sure gonna talk himself right out of here.

Well, Croner got right. Why they don't pay?

Come on. Let's eat.

You know, I've been kicking around coal mines for years,

but I ain't never seen conditions

worse than you got them right here.

Why, you guys ain't even got a checkweighman.

Now, how do you expect to get what's coming to you?

You know you can't trust

none of them thieving company weigh bosses.

Ha, they'll all put you down for less coal than you send up,

no matter how full you load your cars.

Yeah. We was hollering for one. Ain't we, Mike?

Yeah, but it don't seem to do us no good.

No, and you know why? Why?

It's because they got all you boys figured out

for a lot of dumb hunkies.

You got to put up a fight if you want your rights!

That's big talk, Croner.

But things ain't as bad as they used to be,

and they're getting better all the time.

So maybe us miners will sooner be a little empty in the head

than in the belly.

Sure, sure.

You and Tommy Poole and the rest of them union leaders

would like to keep them nice and dumb, wouldn't you, yeah?

That makes it easier for the union

to do with them what they want to.

Wait a minute, Croner. Shut up about the union.

You don't like to hear the truth.

But I'm gonna tell you something.

Unless the union gives us some action at the meeting,

we're gonna pull out and form a bunch of our own

that'll get things done, am I right?

That's right, Croner! We're right behind you!

Go ahead and see how far it gets you.

And it'll serve you right

for listening to the first bigmouth guy that comes along.

Who are you calling a bigmouth?

You.

And for a newcomer, you've been shooting it off too much.

Why, you sawed-off runt.

I'll punch you right in the nose!

Hey, you! Hey, hey, you!

You touch Mike, I break you to pieces!

You want fight? Come on. I give it.

Now, wait a minute, Joe. I ain't got no argument with you.

You got argument with my friend,

you got argument with me, too.

Keep out of this, Joe.

Why you all time talk?

All time moving mouth like coal.

Work and shut up.

Both of you.

Work hard like mule, like Joe Radek.

All right, laugh. Laugh, you smug fellas.

But Radek -- he's don't got worry.

I got best from strong health, no?

You have a great chest, boy. You're a strong guy.

I got money for deposit on Sokolsky farm, no?

That's right, Joe!

And I got my Anna, yeah.

No. No. No.

What do you mean, no?

Well, lot from fellas crazy for Anna,

but Radek -- he got her.

Just like that.

Just like Radek can do everything.

What a man! Radek's a great boy, yeah!

When I get paid today,

I gonna give money for down payment

on deposit for Sokolsky farm, and me and Anna go out my farm.

We'll raise whole lot from pigs and kids.

Wait a minute, Joe.

Ain't you gonna marry the girl first?

Sure. What do you think?

First, me and Anna go by priest for to be married,

and then raise pigs and kids.

Hey, Joe, don't you got to marry the pigs, too?

Hey, fellas!

I want all from you to come to my wedding.

Joe Radek -- he likes everybody.

And everybody like Joe Radek, no?

I'm gonna give big feed, plenty hooch.

It's gonna be best swell wedding in whole coal country,

you bet you my life!

Joe: Good.

Come on. We go get haircuts.

I don't need nothing.

Oh, no, look. You've got hair so long, like professor.

Come on. Barber make you smell good.

Goodbye, Kubanda.

Fix up later and bring Ford by Anna's house.

Just not before 7:00.

Yeah, yeah.

Hello, Tony! Tony: Hello.

We're here. Pretty good, no?

Ah, that Kubanda, he don't think we get here.

We almost didn't.

Ah, but we did, no?

Come on, everybody. Get out.

Come on, Bubitschka.

You're not afraid, huh, Bubitschka?

I die now or later.

Come on, Anna.

Hello. Hello.

How you been? So, how's dance, huh?

Plenty hot.

Come on, everybody. Come on.

Ah, butch! Hello, Joe.

Tony, hey, don't drink too much.

Have a nice time.

Say, Mike, you go get table for whole family and plenty beer.

Come on, kids. Bubitschka, come on.

Anna. Anna, you and me, let's dance, huh?

Come on.

Old country dance more better than American...No?

Come on, slim,

I'll buy you a drink of that hunky bug juice.

Nothing doing -- one of us has got to stay sober

in case these hunyaks wind up in a brawl.

Oh, excuse me.

Now they're gonna make a sergeant of you,

you can't drink with the common help, huh?

You guys go ahead. I want to look them over.

Okay, sergeant. Pick out a nice, fat one for me.

You're pretty good, Joe.

You bet you my life!

Phew, I got all steamed up.

Couldn't do that every day.

Come on. Sit down. I bring drinks.

Sure. Beer. That's good.

Come on, Anna. We have some beer.

Ah. Hello, slim.

Slim: Hello, Joe.

It's good I see you. Say, slim.

Anna.

Sure. Why not? He's good fella. I like him.

Slim, I want you to come by wedding from Anna and me.

Say, that's swell.

Even you be coal policeman, I ask you just the same.

Okay, but you got to let me kiss the bride.

Boy.

You want too much.

Anyhow, you come. We see.

Ooh, Radek!

Sokolsky!

Whoa. Remember, we got business together.

I know, right, but, Radek, first, I got to buy you drink.

Sure!

Wait, wait.

Slim, you take care from Anna, please.

Come on.

Oh, wait, wait, Sokolsky. No business without Shemanski.

Mike, come back. We buy farm.

I got to talk to you, slim.

Okay, honey. I'll be out by the car.

Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle!

Hiya, sugar.

Slim, I can't stand it.

We got to tell Joe about us right away.

It ain't fair, leading him on like this.

Look, I don't like it any more than you do,

but you couldn't have picked a worse time.

I wanted to tell him sooner. You wouldn't let me.

You said it would make trouble.

Yeah, I know. That's what I wanted to tell you about.

You see, the company's finally got wise to themselves,

and they're gonna give me that promotion.

Oh, slim, that's swell. That means you and me, we --

not so fast. It ain't set yet.

I'm going up to Pittsburgh tomorrow to see about it.

Don't you see? That's why I don't want you to tell Joe.

If I get in a jam right now,

it's liable to crab the whole thing.

All right, slim. How soon will you be back?

Well, uh, that's hard to say.

All depends on what happens up in Pittsburgh.

Suppose they keep you there. What'll I do?

Now, take it easy.

Oh, slim, you can't leave me here alone.

You promised me, if you ever had a chance

to get out of Coaltown, you'd take me with you.

Yeah. I-i know I did.

You know, I've been kind of thinking it over.

Maybe it wouldn't work out so good for you.

You know, being a company cop

ain't what it's cracked up to be.

They're liable to keep me hopping all over the state.

I don't care about that.

You said yourself, if I stay here,

I'll just be another worn-out miner's wife,

pinching and starving,

trying to raise a lot of squealing kids.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life like that.

Maybe it wouldn't be like that with Joe.

You know, he ain't like the rest of them hunkies.

He's smart. He'd work hard for you.

Most likely do a lot more for you than I could.

That doesn't matter now. I know Joe's swell.

I su--

suppose I used to be in love with him.

Slim... You love me, don't you?

Yeah, sure.

Then take me with you. Please, take me with you.

No, no, no, no, Radek.

T-that's too cheap for good farm like mine.

What do you mean, cheap?

I can get him Kukuchek's farm for half that.

Kukuchek?

Sure. Kukuchek.

Kukuchek.

Kukuchek got farm!

Kukuchek got mudhole!

"Farm." Everything is falling to pieces.

Sokolsky, I tell you what I do.

I give you $50 more... But you throw in pigs, huh?

What do you say?

Well, uh...

For you, Joe, okay.

Okay!

Look, you got to be sensible and do like I said.

When I get set in the new job,

well, I'll send for you, and we can get married.

Slim, if you don't take me with you now,

I know I'll never see you again.

Now, don't start that all over again.

You just sit tight, and everything's gonna be okay.

Look, honey, better get inside.

Joe will be wondering where you are.

Right.

Ah, here we are.

Oh! Anna!

Oh, bosom, I forgot about you!

That's okay. Come.

Sit down. Here, beer for everybody.

Bubitschka, you drink milk. Good for you.

Well, farmer, see you tomorrow.

What for I got to see you?

Uh, you know, sign papers for farm, Radek.

Anna. She buys from farm. She's got to sign.

Oh, no, Joe.

Sure. Mrs. Radek.

She's gonna be best from both worlds.

Lucky girl. Well, see you tomorrow.

Goodbye, Sokolsky.

Some wedding present, eh, Bubitschka?

Fine.

Let's dance, Joe.

Sure thing.

Ain't that part nice, no, Anna?

You know what I say?

"Woman is for man, just like what rain is for the..."

For how do you call this?

Oh. "What rain is for the thirsty ground."

Anna.

Tell Anna she better get up. She'll be late for Joe.

Anna.

Anna!

Anna?

Get up. You'll be late for Joe. And he'll get mad.

Anna?

Anna!

Anna?!

$65, $66...

$67, $68.

Boy, that's a lot of money.

More than a thousand dollars, I bet.

$73, $74, $75.

Not so much, Chris,

but enough to get for down payment on farm.

When I get big, I'm gonna be a miner like you, Joe,

and make lots of money.

Sure, miner make lots of money, in the neck.

You're a smart boy, Chris -- you go to school

and learn more better than for to be miner.

$76...

$77...

$78.

Hello, Novaks!

Joe, Anna -- she run away.

You're crazy.

Where to? She gone.

Now, look here. She left letter.

Letter?

Mr. Novak: Oh, the big fool, Anna.

What --

what it --

what it say here?

She go with that no-good policeman fella.

Ohh!

I don't believe you.

You make joke.

It don't...Say that.

Sophie.

It don't say that!

Agnes, you can read, huh?

Uh-huh.

Now, read it for Joe.

"Dear mom and pop...

"I had to go with slim Johnson...

"To Pittsburgh.

"I couldn't help myself.

"Tell Joe I ain't worth worrying about.

Goodbye. Anna."

She's gone away with slim.

Why?

What --

what did I do to her?

I was good to her, no?

Bubitschka...

I was going to buy farm for her.

Here, look. Money for farm.

Why she do this to me?

Mike...

Why she do this to me?

Come in. Come in, mister. Come in, in here, yeah.

Hello, Joe!

Oh! Sokolsky! You're here! Fine!

Everything ready. You bring lawyer, too. Fine.

Everything ready, see?

Money for to buy farm, to buy lots of things!

Sure, for my Anna!

We gonna have best swell wedding in whole coal country!

Gonna raise pigs and kids!

Sure, pigs!

All woman's pigs!

Sure!

Hello, Joe.

Beer?

Whiskey.

Leave bottle.

You go to the meeting, Radek?

I got no meeting.

She's went to other meeting.

What's your business here?!

Man: Come on, butch.

Man #1: Where's your union button?

Man #2: Union button. Show that button.

Where's your union button?

Go ahead.

All right, let's get quiet!

Boys, first, we're going to hear from a man

who brings us an important message

from union headquarters -- the vice president

of the federative mine workers of America,

"fighting" Johnny Farrell.

Man: Boo!

Thank you.

I'm glad to see I have one friend in the house.

It's too bad, but I didn't come here to make you laugh.

Men, we're in trouble.

Not only here, but all over the field.

That's what I've come to talk to you about.

Somebody's stirring things up.

We don't know who they are, but we're going to find out.

But until we do, don't let anyone talk you

into doing anything you'll be sorry for.

I know you boys think you've got plenty to kick about.

But remember, half a loaf is better than none.

That's the idea we've been working on,

and it's getting us somewhere.

We've got conditions so that we think they're pretty good.

But there's still a lot of wise guys squawking

because things ain't exactly perfect.

Of course they're not.

Okay, so, what happens?

These wise guys get together and say,

"the old fmw -- she ain't what she used to be.

"We got to organize a new union that ain't as scared

to talk up and get what's coming to us."

That's right!

That's it!

That's what we want, Farrell! We get a new union!

And that's just what we're gonna do!

Let me tell you smart fellas something.

I have put 30 years into this fight,

and I know what I'm talking about.

If you're crazy enough to break away from the fmw, you'll lose.

We haven't got anything to lose anyway!

We'll all lose!

You're right, Johnny! You know what you're talking about!

You can shout your heads off, but it don't change the facts.

It took years of struggle to make the bosses recognize

the federative mine workers of America.

Then, two years ago, we talked things over with them.

We got them to sign an agreement,

the Shalerville agreement.

Naturally, we didn't get all we wanted,

but it was a good start.

In return for a higher wage and better working conditions,

we promised them they'd have no labor trouble

during the period of the agreement.

We made that promise in good faith,

because we knew you were honest men

and you'd back us up.

Remember, men, we gave our word of honor --

your word of honor.

Are you gonna stand by it like men

or run away from it, like a bunch of yellow skunks?

No! No! No!

We'll stick to!

If we go back on our word,

they'll throw us all out, and they'll be right.

They'll go into the law courts and say,

"we've sunk millions into our mines,

"but we can't operate them,

because these union guys are too busy fighting among themselves."

And the judge will say,

"okay, tear up the Shalerville agreement.

Those guys broke their word." And he'll be right.

Now, I'm going to ask these wisenheimers

who have been so busy shooting off their mouth,

what are you gonna do when they throw us all out?

What answer are you gonna make to the men

when their wives and kids are starving?

We'll give them the same answer that you guys do!

Tell them that if they want to win, they got to starve.

But instead of sneaking back to union headquarters

and living on the fat of the land like you fellas do,

we'll be right out there, starving with them

until they win.

You're right, you're right! You bet!

Now, boys, boys, don't let all that smooth talk fool you.

Farrell and the rest of that gang

of leeches up at headquarters

are supposed to be working for us!

We sweat blood to give them their fat salaries,

their fancy offices,

and high-priced cars to ride around in!

That makes us their bosses, don't it?!

That -- that gives us the right to fire them,

to throw them out when they double-cross us!

Now, they sold us out at Shalerville!

We were cheated out of our rights

by that gang of dirty, rotten crooks!

Now, are we gonna take it laying down?

Are we afraid to stand up and fight like men?

Sure, fight.

Bet you my life, fight.

Crooks!

What from them?!

Everybody's cheaters!

Run away!

Joe... Everybody's crooks!

Anna's cheaters!

Sure, fight! Fight!

Joe Radek boss!

Joe Radek not afraid for fight!

Joe Radek --

Joe, what's the matter with you?!

You crazy?!

There's your answer, Farrell!

We're through with your whole rotten outfit.

Take this back to headquarters!

Bet you my life, fight!

Everybody fight!

Bet you my life, fight!

Everybody fight!

Long distance. I want to talk to Pittsburgh.

Give me lehigh, 7346, Mr. Jenkins.

Yeah, that's right.

Yes. This is Jenkins.

Slaterville? Put him on.

Croner.

Well, chief, it's in the bag.

The meeting wound up in a brawl,

and I got them split wide open.

Sure, it's a pushover.

And here's what makes it perfect, listen.

I got a dumb hunyak named Radek all set to do the dirty work,

only he don't know it.

Yeah, yeah, one of those guys, everybody's friend.

They all trust him.

Sure, these mugs will do anything he says.

They're crazy about him.

Oh, there will be lots of trouble here, yeah.

So you can go right ahead and give them the business.

Nice work, kid.

Stay right with them until you hear from me.

Okay.

Well, McGee, that does it.

Yeah, we got all the big ones.

Buck valley number four,

rockdale number nine, all the middleburg mines,

and now Croner's knocked over Coaltown.

Why, we can't miss!

If we do, we ought to have our heads examined.

There's a couple of hundred grand in it.

I've already got the letter drafted.

Miss penny, get this out the first thing in the morning.

"To Mr. John W. Hendricks,

"vice president in charge of production,

"coal associates, incorporated.

"My dear sir, we are reliably informed

"that you are on the Eve

of an extensive industrial disturbance." -- Paragraph.

It's okay, Joe.

Thought I'd let you sleep it off here.

Ha, sure had a snootful, didn't you?

What's the matter? Got a big head?

What -- what time is?

About 20 to 7:00.

Ooh. Must go to work.

Boy, you sure put it over last night. Ha.

You know we got Farrell's bunch on the run?

Yeah. Half the boys walked out on him and signed with us.

Now we're gonna form a real union, huh, Joe?

What I care for union? What I care for anything?

I know what's on your mind.

You don't have to tell me what it means to a guy

when his girl runs out on him.

Had the same thing happen to me.

Yeah?

Your girl run away from you, too?

Yeah.

And I know just how you feel.

But take it from me, Joe. It ain't worth it.

No, it don't get you anyplace.

You got to step out and be somebody, a big shot.

Then she'll be sorry she walked out on you.

Now, Joe, you're a smart guy. You can be a big shot.

You think so?

Sure, you got it in you.

And don't think the boys don't know it, either.

Now, listen, kid.

You stick to me, and you'll go places.

Say, Croner, they won't let us go to work.

Who won't let you go to work?

What is?

No one gets in without your union button.

We can't get in there at all, at all.

What you talk?

Tom Poole wouldn't let you in without a button.

Button? What kind button? Me not let in for my coal?

You bet you my life, I get in!

Croner: Keep your shirts on.

We'll go over and see what we can do.

Show your union button. There it is.

Okay. Next.

What's your name? John Battino.

John Battino. Okay.

Russmiller. Russmiller. Okay.

Where's your union button?

No button. Out.

What's the name? Bill Jones. Okay.

Croner: Keep your shirts on, boys!

Hey! Who said I don't can work?!

Wait a minute.

You've got to have an fmw button to work in this mine, Radek.

I don't work for any button!

You're right, Joe.

Even a button won't do you no good.

You talked yourself right out of here last night,

and now you're going to stay out.

Oh, no. I don't stay out. Nobody gonna steal my coal.

Joe, come here.

No!

Come on. Don't make a fool out of yourself.

Now, listen to me.

I know what you're up against.

But you made a fool of yourself at the meeting last night.

Poole is pretty sore.

What I care about Poole? It's my coal.

I work two days for to make it ready!

Now, listen to me, Joe. I'm your friend.

I'm telling you for your own good,

go home and cool off before you get yourself in more trouble.

Oh, I don't care trouble! What I care?!

Joe! Why are you so pigheaded?!

Please, go home before you get hurt.

Get out of here.

Come on. Get going.

What's your business, anyhow?!

You heard what he said!

Ohh!

I'll show you!

Now, listen, don't be a sap!

They'd knock your head off!

Knock head off, all right?

It's my coal. It belongs to me.

Take it easy, boy. Take it easy.

Joe, we'll get even with those guys,

but there's no use busting your head against a stone wall.

Nobody's stop me! I go down there!

My coal all ready for to take out!

Will you listen to me? You can't do anything alone.

Sure I do! I get in there!

I go in by back door!

Say, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

That's an idea. We'll all go.

We'll show those guys if we can't work, they can't work!

Yeah, men, come on!

You want rob my coal, too?!

I kill you! I kill you!

Meeting tonight in Cobb's woods. Pass the word.

Meeting tonight in Cobb's woods. Cobb's woods tonight.

"Mr. John W. Hendricks, vice president, coal associates,"

et cetera, et cetera.

"My dear sir, we are reliably informed

"that you're on the Eve

"of an extensive industrial disturbance.

"Knowing that any interference

"with your scheduled production would be costly at this time,

"may we remind you of our long experience

"in handling labor difficulties?

"In the event of a strike, we are in a position

"to furnish as many skilled men as you may require

"to continue operation of your mines.

"We can also supply any number of trained men

"to assist your present force of coal and iron police

in protecting your properties," et cetera, et cetera.

Signed "Henry B. Jenkins, president,

industrial detective service, incorporated."

I suggest that we get in touch with this man immediately.

Is that agreeable, gentlemen?

Yes. By all means.

Uh, get me industrial detectives service.

I'll talk to Mr. Henry B. Jenkins.

Man: Wait a minute, fellas. Let him talk.

Croner: We can't win this strike without a strong leader --

somebody who ain't afraid, someone we can trust.

That's why I'm glad

I can nominate for president of our new local

the man who led us to victory today --

our good friend, Joe Radek!

All right.

Hey, fellas, I'm no good for that.

Why? Why don't you say we make it unanimous?

Speech! Speech!

Oh, thank you, fellas, but I don't can make speeching.

Man: Have a little slug, Mr. president!

Oh, that I know very good.

Boy, you're feeling swell, aren't you?

Yeah!

Joe Radek. I'm big shot now.

Sure, sure.

Sure, yeah.

President. President more better than coal policeman, no?

Yeah, sure. That's right. Certainly.

You my good friend, no?

Why -- why, sure I am, Joe. You know that, don't you?

Okay.

Shake hands.

All right, all right. So now we're good friends.

Listen, you better go home and get yourself some sleep.

Sure. Sleep.

President has got to sleep more from everybody.

You bet he has. Well, I'll see you in the morning.

So long, kid.

Yeah, so long, kid!

So long, kid!

Anna!

An--

Hello, Zeitch!

Hello, Zeitch, my good!

You glad for to see Joe come home, huh?

Sure, you're my good friend, no?

Bet you my life.

Okay. Come here, boy.

You nice fella.

You good friend for -- good evening!

Hello, Joe.

Say!

Hey, Mike, what do you say to your friend Radek now?

They make him president from all works.

That's pretty good, no?

Uh, bet your life it's pretty good.

I'm going to bed.

What's the matter?

He don't feel good?

Well, he's all right.

By golly, sure!

Mike is mad at me because we lick his bunch in fight.

It's not that.

Mike is sore because you joined up with that Croner gang.

He said Croner's making a fool of you.

Eh, what's got that to do with Mike and me?

I told him the same thing.

Ah, I go fix up with that crazy fella.

Joe, Mike is pretty mad.

He don't want you to stay here anymore.

Mike -- he's don't want I should stay here?

He said if you like Croner so much,

you better go live with him.

Ah.

Why he don't tell me first?

Ain't I his friend?

Yeah.

That no way to do a friend.

But, Joe, you know Mike.

He takes that union business so to heart.

That no make difference.

He want be like that...

...all right.

I go get my things.

Joe.

Mike put your things there.

When they settle this crazy business,

you'll come back, won't you?

Goodbye, Sophie.

Zeitch, you stay here.

Be a good boy, your boss no kick you out.

Kick you out.

Joe Radek! Joe Radek!

He's all right!

Hooray for Radek!

Hooray!

From the evidence submitted, there can be no doubt

that the disorganization and violence

incident to the clash of the two union factions

has impeded the operation of the properties

of the coal associates, incorporated,

thereby imposing on said corporation

the necessity of closing the said properties.

It is therefore the opinion of the court that this constitutes

a violation of the terms of a contract

more generally known as the Shalerville agreement,

rendering the said contract null and void

and its terms not binding on the parties thereto.

Mr. Hendricks: No, Mr. Jenkins. This is your job.

You'll be prepared to furnish us with new men

according to this schedule.

I've already advised the head of our coal and iron police

that your Mr. McGee will be in complete charge.

Put on as many men as you need.

We have plenty of uniforms,

and I have okayed an appropriation for horses.

That's swell, Mr. Hendricks.

Them hunkies sure got a healthy respect for a cop on a horse.

It's something psychological they brought over

from the old country.

Now, just a minute -- please understand

that we're retaining your organization

solely for the purpose of protecting our properties

and keeping them in operation.

We will not countenance any violence on your part.

We'll hold you strictly accountable

for any abuse of your authority.

Oh, you don't have to worry, Mr. Hendricks.

This isn't the first time we've handled that union crowd.

Well, I am worried.

I don't like this business of hiring outside men.

It only leads to trouble.

But we've got to protect our interests.

For the first time in five years,

we have a chance to get out of the red and pay some dividends,

and we're not going to let them stop us.

We tried to play ball with our men

by granting them everything we reasonably could.

But when they double-cross us, we're through.

If they think they have a right to strike, all right, let them.

We're going to open our minds and keep them open,

no matter what it costs.

Woman: Mr. Harper calling from New York.

I'll take it in Mr. Lorring's office.

If you'll excuse me.

You can depend on us, Mr. Hendricks.

All right, fine. I'll be right with you.

Not bad for a start.

And there's more where that came from.

How long do you want me to keep this little party going?

From now on. Okay!

McGee: All right, you guys! Get started moving!

I got plenty to do and no time to do it in!

Each man, take a pair of pants,

a tunic, a helmet, and a raincoat.

Now, get your equipment, and get it quick!

You belong to McGee's coal and iron police now,

so snap into it!

Hey, you, you're gonna need one of these.

Never mind. I carry my own hardware.

All right. Go ahead.

First time I've ever been on the right side

of a copper's badge.

Hey, buddy, what do you do about getting a job in the outfit?

Stand in line and get your application.

Okay.

Man: 36, what's your name?

Jack Lowe.

Middle initial? "H."

Go on. Get back in line, will you?

Come on. Sign here.

Man: Get in there. Come on. Line up.

Listen up here. Come on, now. Okay, captain.

Do you solemnly swear to uphold the laws of this commonwealth

and protect the rights and property of its citizens

to the best of your knowledge and ability?

Well, say, "I do."

Okay. You said it.

It's all right by me.

It's okay by me, colonel.

Well, that's just fine.

What are we going to do now?

Johnny Farrell was right. He knew what he was talking about.

I remember the last strike.

Hey, wise guys, you've cooked up a fine mess!

What are you gonna do now?!

You dirty double-crosser!

You got us in a fine mess!

Yeah, Radek. What are we gonna do?

Man: What about your promise, Joe?

Radek, you're not pulling a trick, are you?

Oh, wait, wait, fellas. Soon Croner comes, he fix it up.

He knows what to do.

Well, where is Croner?

Why -- why you hound on me?!

I tell you, I send butch for to get him from boarding house.

The dirty, sneaking hound. I might have known.

Come on. Tell Joe about it.

I'll tell him.

Hey, butch. You find Croner?

If I ever do, I'll wring his thieving neck!

Gone, bag and baggage.

Sneaked off of me without paying his board.

What -- what are you talk? Where does he go?

That's what I'm asking you. You're such a pal of his.

Where did he go? Did he tell you, Joe?

I'd like to break Radek's neck. He split our union.

Look. Scabs.

Woman: You're all scabs!

Boys, they're bringing in scabs.

Man: They're bringing in scabs!

Get away from here! Go on! Get back!

You're the cause of this trouble!

Well, Mr. president.

What happens now?

Scabs. Well, I'd like to...

Cops. The coal and iron police.

Don't stand around here now. Don't stand around here.

Come on. Go home.

Go on home. All right, get out of here.

What's this?!

Come on, boys. We'll show them.

All right, men! Clear the streets!

Come on! Come on! Get that junk out of here!

You're blocking the sidewalk!

Hurry up! Get it all out of here!

Aah! Mother! You've got no right to do this!

Eh, stop squawking. Why don't you pay your rent?

How are we gonna pay rent when I no work?

Should have thought of that before you went out on strike.

Come on. All right. Get that stuff out of here.

That makes four for this week I owe you.

That's all right.

I'm telling you, we ain't gonna win the strike.

So offer the union to honor the popular strike.

But the union is important.

Don't got the money to help us.

My wife and the kids got a no eat.

I'm getting awfully tired of standing around,

watching me wife and baby starve to death in them darn houses.

I'm going back to work, union or no union!

Me, too.

If them no-good crooks, Croner and Radek,

no making trouble, everything be all right.

Charlie, give us another little drink.

Can't do it. You're way up on the cuff now.

Oh, that's all right. I'll pay you when I go back to work.

No.

Hey, butch.

What's the matter?

All the money I spent in here, now you won't even trust me?

What do you think of that?

Hey, Radek.

You've got plenty of money to buy drinks, huh?

How much did Croner pay you to start this trouble?

Yeah. You ain't worrying none about the strike.

You got yours.

You dirty skunk.

Go away, you yellow rat!

You'd slander your own mother for a nickel!

Hey, somebody's got to pay for that!

Something will have to happen pretty soon.

Maybe we hear from headquarters tomorrow.

Suppose we meet here again tomorrow night, eh, Mike? Yeah.

Well, good night. So long.

Well, baby, bottoms up! Bottoms up!

Hi, there, kid. You having a good time?

Oh, come on, lefty. Please let me go home.

You didn't tell me it was gonna be like this.

Aw, forget it, honey.

We're having a good time, ain't we?

Why, we ain't even got started yet.

Hey, why don't you be regular and have a drink?

Please let me alone, lefty.

Aw, come on. It ain't gonna hurt you.

Just one. Go on. No.

Hey, why, you little... Hey, come here, you.

Hey! Hey!

Send us a postcard, lefty!

Oh, Mr. Shemanski, please, help me.

What's the matter, Mary?

He won't let me go home.

Why, you little -- wait a minute, lefty.

Why don't you let the kid alone? Oh, go away.

Lefty, let me talk to you.

Didn't I tell you to get away from me?

Oh, lefty! Please, lefty, stop it!

Oh!

Oh, I'm cut.

He stabbed me, the hunky scum!

Come on, McGee! There's a fight!

Hey, fellas, get that hunky! He stabbed me!

What's the matter, lefty?

Give me a chance. I didn't do nothing.

Yeah, well, cut my men, you crummy redneck.

You dirty hunky.

My arm, it hurts.

There it is.

Take it easy, boy.

You think we'd better get the doctor

before the blood poison sets in?

Aw, quit yapping. It's nothing but a scratch.

Get him a drink.

Hey, Joe!

They're beating up Mike.

Mike? Who? Where?

Coal policemen, out by saloon.

Pick him up.

Stand him against that fence.

Now, where's the knife?

What knife? I don't know what you're talking about.

The knife you cut him with!

I didn't cut him.

Don't lie to me!

Now, listen, Shemanski, you better come clean,

or I'm gonna knock it out of you.

Now, why did you stab him?

I didn't stab him, I tell you!

Come on, tell me.

Mike, they hurt you, I kill them!

What is --

leave him alone! Leave --

get him out of here.

Take care of that guy!

Come here, you!

Leave me alone.

Hey, you!

Take him on over to the barracks. Okay, Mac.

So, you got him, too?

Yeah.

Maybe this will learn them hunkies not to mess with me.

Hey, McGee, I think this guy's kicked the bucket.

So what?

Sophie...

Mike...

He died mad on me.

He -- he think I do something wrong,

that I get money for to make trouble.

Sophie, how he think I could do bad like that?

Mike...

He's don't do bad...

And they kill him.

Why?

Something wrong, Sophie.

Something wrong.

Mike -- he's try keep me from trouble.

He tried to tell me like good friend.

But I no listen.

I no listen.

Anna.

Hello, Mrs. Morova.

Anna, you've come home.

Yeah, if I can find out where I live.

Yes, everything is mixed up now.

It's down there, where the kids are playing.

Thanks.

Anna Novak. She come back.

Yeah, yeah.

Tessie.

Anna! Anna! Anna!

I'll take your suitcase.

All right.

Gee, I missed you.

Come on. Mom and pop will be tickled.

How is everybody?

Oh, they're all right.

Of course, things ain't been so good.

But the men are getting ready to go back to work.

No use striking anymore.

Oh, I'm just breaking them in.

Yeah.

Have you seen Joe?

Oh, that guy?

They got him in the hospital over at Slaterville

since the night the cops killed Mike Shemanski.

Mike's dead?

Sure, and it's Joe Radek's fault.

He started all this trouble.

Is he hurt much?

I don't know. I hope he dies.

Why, Tessie, how can you talk like that?

Why not? That's how everybody feels about that guy.

Oh, come on. Let's go.

Yeah, come and see the house.

Here we are. Hey, ma, here's Anna.

Is this it?

Yeah.

Just don't stay too long.

The doctor wants him kept as quiet as possible.

I'll be careful.

The bed right over there.

Thanks.

Hello, Joe.

I know you hate me. I don't blame you.

It's all my fault.

Everything that happened's my fault.

I must have been crazy.

I knew it was a mistake before I even got to Pittsburgh.

But...

I couldn't come back then.

I was ashamed.

You see --

it no make difference.

It does to me.

I came back 'cause I had to see you.

I want to help you, Joe.

You better go help slim.

Goodbye.

I'm glad you're getting better.

You don't got to worry.

The time you be back, that strike will be over.

Sure. There is a big meeting at the Coaltown tonight.

Everybody's sick and tired of the whole thing.

They want to go back on job.

Yeah? Go back for what?

It's gonna be worse than before.

It's no good they go back.

Mike -- he's didn't want. Now they shall go back.

They got to win.

Sure.

It my fault. I got to fix.

Sure, fix for Mike.

He fight for them... Die.

They don't can do this to him.

I stop it. Sure, stop.

I got all figured out! They no can go back!

They got to win! Joe, you must not get out of bed.

What Joe Radek break, he fix!

Now, don't get all excited. I promise Mike.

Got to make good promise!

You've got to get well first. No, I got to fix.

They no go back. They got to win.

He'll be all right in a minute.

Sure, I fix. They no go back.

What time's the next bus for Coaltown?

Not till 10:30.

Oh.

Thanks.

Joe!

Wait a minute!

Now, I'm giving it to you straight, boys.

If you vote to go back now,

you'll be throwing away everything we've fought for

for the last 20 years.

Now, we've just got to stick it out.

We've stuck it out long enough!

It's no use! We've got to go back!

Boys, we've got to go back to work!

We've just got to go back to work!

Wait a minute!

Now, listen, Poole, let's cut out the talking, and let's vote!

Joe.

What are you doing in Coaltown?

Joe, what are you gonna do?

It's none of your business.

You're gonna get into trouble.

Trouble?

Trouble?

What I care for trouble?

But you're sick.

You don't know what you're doing. I know what I do.

I fix so nobody have trouble no more.

I stop them. They no go back on job.

They got to stay out. They got to win.

You're crazy, Joe. You can't do it.

I keep everybody out. I let nobody work.

I blow me and whole mine to pieces first.

You can't do it, Joe! They'll kill you!

Good! Kill! What I care for to die?!

Mike -- he die, no?

All right. I show them what kind fool is Joe Radek.

They see what rat and skunk can do.

You no stay here. You go home.

Tell nobody I here.

Why you followed me? I told you to go home.

I'm not going home.

I'm gonna stay here.

No, you don't can stay here.

Get out!

Where do you want this to go?

Put up there.

Now, here are all your ballots, boys.

Pass them along.

Now, remember, boys,

if you want to vote to go back to work,

put a mark against number one.

But if you want to vote to stay out,

and I hope you do, mark number two.

Here you are.

Back to work.

Back to work.

Back to work.

Stay out.

Back to work.

Back to work.

You'd better rest a minute.

Don't got time.

Well...

Everything ready now.

Come on. I'll let you out.

You tell Mr. welsh what I do.

You say -- I will.

What's gonna happen to you?

You don't got be afraid for me.

You tell them I no fooling.

I let nobody down here.

All right. I'll do it, Joe.

Goodbye.

Man: Wait a minute. Stop her now.

What are you doing here?

Well, I...

Take me to Mr. welsh.

All right, come along.

Come on! Hurry up!

Get back there.

What happened? Started from the back door.

I been afraid of something like this.

Put your men in the powder house.

Mac, take the men and get down there.

Mac: All right. Hal, Hymie.

Hold that cage!

Open up that gate!

Hey, get off that cage.

Them shafts are full of dynamite.

What are you talking about?

Where did you get an idea like that?

Ask her. She'll tell you.

That's right, Mr. welsh. Joe Radek's down there.

Radek? That's crazy. What's he doing down there?

He's got the place full of dynamite.

He isn't gonna let you work this mine

till you give in to the strikers.

Oh, he ain't, eh? No.

And if you or anybody else tries to go down there,

he'll blow up the whole works.

He'll do it, too. He isn't afraid to die.

If you don't believe me, talk to him yourself.

I'll talk to him.

Huh?

That's right, Mr. welsh.

Anna tell it true. I stay here.

I let nobody work.

No, no. Oh, no, no, Mr. welsh.

I no do that.

Now, listen, you crazy hunky,

I'll give you just five minutes to clear out of there.

If you don't, we're coming down the escape shaft

and drag you out.

Oh, no. No, I don't come out.

You no come down the shaft.

Wait. I show you why.

Mulligan, get me a gang of men. Yes, sir.

I'll drag this guy out if it's the last thing I ever do.

Wait a minute. How about a little tear gas?

Well, don't talk about it. Get it.

Give me some tear-gas bombs and a gun. Right.

Joe Radek -- he's gonna blow up the mine.

What's the matter with that guy? Ain't he done enough?

Aw, shut up, hunky!

All right, McGee. Give him plenty.

Don't worry, this will bring him up,

dancing with tears in his eyes.

Hello.

You don't stop gassing right away,

I blow up whole mine!

Yeah. I do it, Mr. welsh.

I got plenty dynamite every place.

McGee, lay off the gas!

He said he'll blow up the whole mine.

Aw, what's the matter?

You're not gonna let him bluff you out of it.

Well, he's just crazy enough to do it.

And I'm not gonna take the rap

for letting him ruin a million dollars worth of property.

What you say, Mr. welsh? What you say?

Say, why don't you stop the pumps and drown him out?

Flood the whole mine? That's a bright idea.

In other words, he's got you licked.

Not yet. Tom, call the night shift in the firehouse.

Plenty of picks and shovels.

Mr. welsh!

It's a mess.

The powder house is gone, and the back door's caved in.

All right, we'll drag him out.

We're going through that back door.

He can't be in three places at once.

All right, come on, boys.

Come on, load up.

Huh?

Joe, they're coming in by the back door.

Oh. You don't got to worry, Anna.

I give them big hello.

Come on, sister. McGee wants you to stick around.

All right, boys!

Come on, fall to it, men!

All right, here we go, boys!

Go back!

Go back, or I cave it in on your heads!

Watch out! Come on up, you guys!

Leave me alone! I'll get this guy!

Stay there, I say!

Don't come in!

Stay where you are, I said!

All right, Radek!

Dirty, tricky, underhanded hunky.

Come out!

Drop pistol.

Drop pistol.

Drop.

Cossack...

Why you kill my Mike, my buddy, my best friend?

Kill me, too, why don't you?

Use club, why don't you?

Pig!

Real good dog!

I fix you, Cossack.

Oh, you dirty hunky!

Yeah?

Hello. Hello.

Who is this?

Oh, sure. It's still Joe Radek.

Yeah.

Oh, sure. I see him right now.

Oh, no, Mr. welsh.

Excuse me, please. He don't can come out.

I need him here for to keep me company.

Sure. You bet, him alive.

That won't do him any good, this parade.

He can't hold out much longer.

And when he does come up, we're gonna stick him in jail.

And you, too.

Now, why don't you get smart, Ms. Novak?

You're the only one he'll listen to.

Why don't you tell him -- tell him the company's willing

to forget all the damage he's done

and drop the charges against both of you

if he'll come up now.

Talk to him before it's too late.

I told you over and over, Mr. welsh,

this is Joe's fight,

and he's got to fight it in his own way.

I got to have something to eat, Radek.

Do you hear me?!

Give me some of it!

It's good for you to starve.

It is therefore evident, gentlemen,

that there never was any real issue in this controversy.

Our investigation has proved beyond a doubt

that this strike was deliberately precipitated

by a racketeering strike-breaking agency,

and you may rest assured

that the government is taking immediate steps

to prosecute such criminal parasites

to the full extent of the law.

What do you want?

Huh?

How you mean, Tommy?

Sure, Joe. We won.

My word of honor, Joe.

On the level, you can come up. It's all over.

Unh.

I don't believe.

It's some kind trick.

Yeah.

You send Anna down.

If she say okay, I come up.

Not before.

All right.

You ring that shaft bell

as soon as you get that dynamite out of there,

and we'll send her down.

Mm. Mm-hmm.

Joe, you did it.

You did it!

Congratulations. I'm proud of you, my boy.

Come on. Give us a little story here.

Will you please say a few words?

Joe!

Sophie.

Please, Mr. Radek.

What did you do down there? What happened?

Give us the details.

What was your first thought when you come out from the mine?

Mr. Radek, will you please say a few words

over the microphone right over here, please?

Thank you. Right here.

Hey, come here and take these things off of me.

Wait a minute. Nothing doing, McGee.

What?

You're keeping those things on.

What for? Murder.

Remember the guy named Mike Shemanski?

Yeah, what about him?

Come on.

Mr. Radek, please say just a few words. No, no. I...

Here he is, folks, Joe Radek. Go on, Joe.

Well...

I glad we win!

Thank you.

Hey, Joe, now you can raise them pigs and kids, huh?

You bet you my life.