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           "He

           wouldn’t

           seeme?"

           "No,sir,hewouldn’t."

           "Didyouspeaktohiminperson?"

           "No,sir,Ispoketohissecretary."

           "Whatdidhetellyou?Justwhatdidhesay?"Theyoungmanhesitatedandlookedmoreunhappy."Whatdidhesay?"

           "HesaidthatSeñord‘Anconiasaidthatyouborehim,Mr.Taggart."

           Theproposalwhichtheypassedwasknownasthe"Anti-dog-eat-dogRule."Whentheyvotedforit,themembersoftheNationalAllianceofRailroadssatinalargehallinthedeepeningtwilightofalateautumneveninganddidnotlookatoneanother.

           TheNationalAllianceofRailroadswasanorganizationformed,itwasclaimed,toprotectthewelfareoftherailroadindustry.Thiswastobeachievedbydevelopingmethodsofco-operationforacommonpurpose;thiswastobeachievedbythepledgeofeverymembertosubordinatehisownintereststothoseoftheindustryasawhole;theinterestsoftheindustryasawholeweretobedeterminedbyamajorityvote,andeverymemberwascommittedtoabidebyanydecisionthemajoritychosetomake.

           "Membersofthesameprofessionorofthesameindustryshouldsticktogether,"theorganizersoftheAlliancehadsaid."Weallhavethesameproblems,thesameinterests,thesameenemies.Wewasteourenergyfightingoneanother,insteadofpresentingacommonfronttotheworld.Wecanallgrowandprospertogether,ifwepoolourefforts.""AgainstwhomisthisAlliancebeingorganized?"askeptichadasked.Theanswerhadbeen:"Why,it’snot‘against’anybody.