 | Robert Eadon Leader - Great Britain - 1901 - 376 pages
...themselves, but the source of depravity in others. * See Samuel Roberts's Autobiography, p. 37. They were, in fact, in many respects a pest to the town. The...therefore forced to give them high wages, and to wink at all their irregularities. From this cause the masters were continually enticing the workmen from each... | |
 | Veitch, Henry Newton - Hallmarks - 1908 - 398 pages
...platers were, as a body, the most unsteady, depraved and idle of all the other workmen. They were, in fact, in many respects, a pest to the town. The...them money to hire with them, and letting them get into their debt as a kind of security. There were in consequence frequent disputes between masters... | |
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... other workmen. They were, in fact, in many respects, a pest to the town. The masters could neither do without them nor obtain better. They were therefore forced to give them high wages, and to wink at their irregularities. From this cause the masters... 