[Transcribers notes: Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been retained. Unusual spellings in dialogue have also been retained. Page 147 "." added ("BISHOP HARDBROOKE.") Page 170 "And" replacing "nd" ("And now a living thing.") Page 198 "." added ("EGERTON.") Page 252 "Harry" replacing "arry" ("HARRY EGERTON.") Page 259 "." added ("Bishop Hardbrooke.") Page 259 "." added ("We have been busy.")] THE AMERICANS THE AMERICANS By EDWIN DAVIES SCHOONMAKER NEW YORK MITCHELL KENNERLEY 1913 COPYRIGHT 1913 BY MITCHELL KENNERLEY PRESS OF J. J. LITTLE & IVES COMPANY, NEW YORK TO MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER FRANK AUTHOR'S NOTE The drama here published is logically the third in a series of racial dramas, as follows: 1. _The Saxons_ 2. _The Slavs_ 3. _The Americans_ 4. _The Hindoos_ Of this series _The Saxons_, dealing with man's struggle for religious liberty, has already been published. For reasons that need not be given, it has been thought best to postpone _The Slavs_, which will present man's battle for political liberty, and offer _The Americans_, the theme of which is the industrial conflict that is now raging. _The Hindoos_, a drama of spiritual unfoldment, will come in its order. PERSONS OF THE DRAMA J. DONALD EGERTON Lumber king and mill-owner AUGUSTUS JERGENS A partner SAM WILLIAMS Leader of the strikers GENERAL CHADBOURNE In command of the State Militia CAPTAIN HASKELL Second in command REV. EZRA HARDBROOKE Bishop of the Diocese JOHN. W. BRADDOCK Governor of the State RALPH ARDSLEY Editor of the Foreston Courier CHIEF OF POLICE Coöperating with the Militia GEORGE EGERTON Son of Donald Egerton HARRY EGERTON Son of Donald Egerton HARVEY ANDERSON Former cowboy and Rough Rider BUCK BENTLEY One of the Militia WES DICEY A walking delegate JIM KING Supporter of Dicey ROME MASTERS Supporter of Dicey CAP SAUNDERS An old miner BILL PATTEN Striker, off in search of work SILAS MAURY Striker, off in search of work WILLIE MAURY Son of Silas Maury MARY EGERTON Wife of Donald Egerton GLADYS EGERTON Daughter of Donald Egerton SYLVIA ORR Friend of Mrs. Egerton A chauffeur, a butler, a doctor, a nurse, two maids, two detectives, two sentries, strikers, strike-breakers, militiamen, guests at the reception, etc. A land is not its timber but its people, And not its Art, my father, but its men. --HARRY EGERTON. THE AMERICANS ACT I THE MINE