The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-03-24
BECOMING UGLY.
Striking Trainmen on the Cana
dian Pacific Causing Much
Trouble.
Protection to the Company's Men
and Property Has Been
Asked For.

WINNIPEG, Man., Special Telegram,
March 22.-The Canadian Pacific strike has
assumed serious aspect. Az was sur
missed in these dispatches at midnight Sun
day, the conductors and trainmen on the
Pacific division, from Donald to Vancouver,
were called out on strike, and to- day dis
patches from Rat Portage relate serious
disturbance. General Superintendent
Whyte received the following message
from A. Mckenzie who is at present di-
recting the affairs of the company at Rat
Portage:
Must have protection here at once. Primers
and Barnes trains were cut between here and
KeeWatin. had to send a full force OF men and
stockmen on every car OF Roberge's train, and
myself and Stewart went to Keewatin. 1 got i'll
without being cut Primers extra east from
Rennie was cut this side of the tunnel in about
thirteen pieces, some drawheads stove in, new
TRAINMEN SHOT AT
and the head brakeman had a rock thrown at
him. The conductor or brakeman would not
come out OF the cab. 1t took myself and Reed
some hours to get the train in. l in with
seven cars and went back for the balance Of the
train. but ran out Of links and pins. SO made
second trip with five cars. When ap-
preaching the east switch I found
one of the former cars brought
in had been cut off and showed off the main line
switch breaking the same and blocking the main
line. This work is getting serious and must be
stopped. Primers brakeman refused to 60 out
of the engine cab, as stones were thrown at him
while he putting on the brakes cars that
were cut. Several stones were thrown at my
self when. turning the switches to let the engine
i'll and out. section man reported that while
repairing the east switch men came along and
broke his lamp. will not give the men time
checks until we are sure OF protection. con
ductor clalmr that several shots we're fired at
him.
Upon receipt OF the above message Gen
eral Superintendent Whyte waited upon
the lieutenant governor and laid the
facts before him, asking that a sufficient
force OF militia be sent to the scene Of
the disturbance to prevent any further acts
of violence and to protect the employees and
property OF the company. 1t would seem
that the force of special policemen sworn
in by the company is not adequate to en-
sure the maintenance OF law and order. and
that disciplined 1orce is necessary. While
| officials oft company see no special rea-
son for alarm, they are acting on the princi-
| pie thai all ounce OF prevention is better
| than a pound OF cure.
General Superintendent Whyte also
called upon Col. Villiers, deputy adiutant
general of this district, but the deputy ad-
iutant general explained to him that Rat
Portage is outside Of his district and con-
sequently he could take no action until he
received instructions to move from the
| militia department at Ottawa. Should such
orders be received Col. ViIliers has every
thing prepared o send q force to Rat Port
age or any other point Mr.. Whyte says
all staps will be taken to procure the
DESIRED PROTECTION r.
to the company's property. A contingent
ofthc Northwest mounted police has ar,
rived at Brandon from the territorial bar
racks at Regina and are CHARTERED in the
vicinity OF the Canadian Pacific railroad
property. The police were brought east at
the request OF the company for the protec-
| have been already committed by strikers,
| in addition to threats that have been heard,
| has no doubt influenced the company 10
| take the precaution indicated.
Chit Conductor Clark was interviewed by
i reporter to-day regarding the extens; on
had led to the men on the Pacific division
| going out were that they were in sympathy
| with the men of this division and desired
to aid them in the struggle and added to
the fact that the company had begun the
same interrogation as to loyalty, etc, that
it had done here and had dismissed a num-
Der of them for exactly similar reasons.
A dispatch from Vancouver, the head
quarters of Pacific division, says ell train
men, yardmen and switchmen went out at
midnight Sunday. The same is reported
from the mountain division. New men
were put on switches and in yards to-day.
The Whatcom express went out on time
and arrangements were made Tor sending
out Of the Atlantic express. No disturb
ance OF any kind has occurred there as yet.
The engineers and frenen are at their
posts. An evening paper says:
There is reason to believe that correspondence
has been in progress for some days between ex-
ecutives OF the order OF railroad conductors,
the Brotherhood OF Tranmen and Brotherhood
OF locomotive Flremen, but it's entire nature
strikers have been given to understand that
they may expect assistance OF the tiremen.. It
tralnmen visited the headquarters ofthe Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen at Terre Haute,
Ind, last week, and that their mission was en-
tirely satisfactory.
= GENERAL STRIKE. -z.
The strike is a lair way to become gen.
eral from Quebec 10 Vancouver 1t is re-
garded in Montreal as the initial move on
the part OF the various associations OF rail-
way conductors, brakemen, baggagemen
and possibly tirenlen throughout America
toward concerted plan to compel all rail
ways to abolish the system of wages by
gradual scale. It is the general belle.
among railway officials that these organi.
cations have announced demand of IN
crease OF pay from all roads, and in the
event OF failure to cause general strike
previous to the worlds fair next year.
Information from Ottawa is to the effect
that all employees OF the Eastern, Pacific
and Atlantic divisions will probably 60
out on a strike il the strikers on the West
ern division TAIL in securing their demands
The trains OIL the Manitoba g. Northwest
ern railway obtain an entrance to Winni-
peg by running over the Canadian Pacific
line iron, Portage la Prairie Thursday the
Manitoba & Northwestern conductor who
brought in that train received notiticatI on
from the Brotherhood Of Conductors that
he must not make the run again. 1t is
understood that the conductors OF that line
will comply with the order, in which event
the company will have toget outside men
to bring their trains into tn city. This is
the first extension OF the s.rike from the