Monologue

Timothy Monologue from Dr. Jonathan

From Dr. Jonathan by Winston Churchill

male · defiant · 53 sec

They don't understand the bonuses,--how you come by them. Autocracy is the word they use. And they say you put up a notice sudden like, without asking them, that there'd be two long shifts instead of three eight-hour ones. They're willing to work twelve hours on end, for the war, they say, but they'd want to be consulted. (ASHER: What business is it of theirs?) Well, it's them that has to do the hard work, sir. There was a meeting last night, I understand, with Rench and Hillman and a delegate come from Newcastle making speeches, the only way they'd get their rights would be for you to recognize the union.

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