New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-24
SWITCHMEN STRIKE AGAIN.
TROUBLE RENEWED IN CHICAGO.

REsENrNG THE FAILURE TO DISCHARGE NON
UNION MEN-A CONDUCTOR BrArEN.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
CHICAGO June 23-The swtchmen on the Lake
Shore road renewed their strike of two months ago
this AFTERNOON demanding of the officials OF the ROAD
that they discharge eight nonunon men who had peeh
IN the employ of the company from eight to fourteen
years. 1t is SIMPLY renewal of the contest mace III
April The conclusion of that struggle lett the Result
in doubt. The Lake Shore officials declared that thew
would stand by the nonunon long as the latter
desired to remain in the companys employ. Ihe
switchmen claimed that they had returned to work
purely the that the u"ion men would
be disposed of in in the next sixty days.
Ibis has not happened. In the meantime the former
spokesman the swItcLmen Stahl it is stated, has
been given political employment by the sheriff.
This morning, urged by from the other roads,
the svtchmen decided to press their demand. 1t was
shown that with the exception Of few ia the
ploy of the Chicago and Alton road all the nonunion
in Chicago had been forced out and that it only
remained for the Lake Shore to force the present
fight TO place the union control on all the roads.
THIS forenoon a delegation Of the swchmen waited
on the officials OF the road at the downtown offices and
renewed the that strike would take place
The announcement that the strike there
fore great surprise to the Lake Shore officials. The
action concerted when the strike began and by
.. in all except passenger trains had ceased mo ing.
The officials of the company made attempt TO con-
cea, their anxiety. The fear expressed that the
trouble might extend the entire road.
When the announcement OF the strike made in
the Board of Trade it pned excitement and
the belief expressed that shouG the matter not be
adjusted there would be trout e all around owing to
the strene tn of the SwitC hmens Association and its
compacts. Ii is beIeved that the other roads will join
with the Lake shore this time, although they Kept
clear OF the nglement the of the former
strike Since then, however the roads have formed
an association and at o meeting Yesterday tacitly
agreed that fight OF this character was as much
fight against line another and involved the right
to employ labor Tho Lake Shore when informed OF
the action of Is switchmen, ar warned all its
dressed beef shippers that they had better bill their
property other line until the present troubles
were adjusted.
Immediately after 1t announced that strike
had began a large crowd began to gather about the
leave the yards shortly after m., but was not COM
petey made up, and conductor, Pease, who was
coupling cars set upon by the strikers and
savagely beaten. His injuries serious. a brake
man. George Clyde, was threatened by the mob but
fed Thirty -nlntl-st.. where be under the pro-
lection of the city police In short time after the
men went out the switch engines were run into the
round house. The refused TO handle freight OF
any description. There many loads OF perish
able freight. such fresh meats and fruits on the
Shortly before p. the division superintendent Mr.
Blodgett, and the yardmaster, Mr. Jones, took an
engine from the round house and coupling on to a
cabOose went from the city to Foryhrd-st. to confer
with the strikers
superintendent Blodgett and Yardmaster Jones had
arrived at understanding with the men up to o
late this evening The night switchmen did not go
to however and the strike appears to he settled
fact.