, 1881-05-15
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

| CAHIlAL AND LAbOH.
| TIE SWITCIIMEN'S STRIKE.
It is now about two weeks since the
| switchnen's strike was inaugurated in Chi
| cago. With very few exceptions the men
| have continued to remain ''out" up to tht
! present time, making tho movement, so fa1
as the strikers are concerned, one Of unusual
vitality and longevity. Instead Of Its being
q SUCCESS, hoWcrcr,-tlat is, in the way tia,
the strikers cXpecteJ,-it has been 4
decided failure, and that its object
will never be attained seems now
more certain than ever. The switchtnen
struck for an Increase of so much per month
the railroad companies offered them u fair
advance, which, lot being Us much as asked,
was refused; then tho companies imported
road men to do the work left by the switcll-
men; tile latter interfered with the ''scabs, -
so.calied, and, by cutting trains and bull
doing, seriously inconyenenced the
new men, who, at best, found the
work very slow and dilticult; Chief
AcGarigle issued an order to have all the
bulldozers arrested, and this frightened them
into allowing the ''scabs" to pursue their
work uninterruptedly; the companies grad
ually secured full forces Of these appren-
tices and the strikers fell back upon holding
meetings, begging money from other labor
unions 10 pay for their loafinE, and denoun-
c'n. tile railroad companies and Tie ''scabs.' -
BE- dsnisd tia that Tue ;; Striers ''ays ,i
primary one, but one which they thought
would lead TO it,-and that Is or w;.s the seri-
Strikers tho,1shI that this i1tnrr,rtinn ,vot,IT
fnrc ii,a l,n,n,ni.: f., ,r....I. r., Jna;r ~
1naf,ds and ,,'ra,,s sn.n,s NJ 1nen, st1I ..nt"r.
1ai,, thn san,,. t,vi,,iun- Thr,,. iii = VAST
a'n",nr ,,f trn;vt .',.,.u'.,,,,,a ,t'", nn ,<.ne
tIon nf " wbicii is sfiIi ivt,1,- ,aJ eyo p,'d
the new men have not ytr learned the ro,u.s
veil pnon~i, 1n afinw fTpjpht tn ha h,,,dl.I
as fasr MS Iesiret and merchants ocomn1ain
bitterly: but il Should not ht. fnrroffrn int
the course Of a swilchnlan's apprentice is not
~ ion,- NJ that of a cniI..-. sinIe,,s und thn
new lie uien. WHO are, attcr ali. Old raiiroad l
hands. are rapidjy becon,,nr prnt;cjrnf
in The muscular art Of switching. Ihey
are able to handle ali city business. and viii
tratlic. The railroad eritiriais cajm that ~
two or three DAYS the new men can .et rid
OF ali accumulated trcigllt. and then Io ali
business ..slut. ut.'' Crrtaiu it is fiat evarv
DAY aided to lie experience Ut tic new men
makes the necessity nf sect,rinr The sprv,rns
Of the oid hands inst 80 mich l,.Ss 11rr.ur
Yesterday brongi1l nj cntntr,.s tf 1n;,tsria1
note. i few Of he Strikers Who hnI r..-
srrled work on the Wisr.,nsiu DiviSinn ~
Ihe Northwestern Koad - nit ,y.,r5 :'ra;n dnr- ~.
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