New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-09
THE ROCK ISLAND STRIKE.
OPERATORS QUIT WORK. But TRAINS ARE
SILL RUNNING.
OFFICIALS SAY THEY SCARCELY KNOW THERE
Is \ sTETKE-CnIEF RAM;EY sTTES

OFFICIALS SN0 lllil - NV TN h.''' 49, 49,
Is sTmKE-cnrF EAM;EY sT>TEs
THE GRIEVANCES or THE MEN.
Davenport. Iowa. Dec. 7.-Vicc.Prsilent hlmoal
Of The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Noan' 'a'u
- day that the tclcgmphcr5 strike would not s'I
ou,lv interfere with the rs" OF the wires iN u"'"
work on the Iowa division from the Mis-s-ipp River
70 Council Bluffs. not more than twelve operators
have LETT their keys, while on the southwestern avs
ION from Davenport to Kansas city fifteen or twenty
may have gone ont. Trains. lie said. are MOVING 'B
ulnrly 10y di>patclcfs' orders. except "h"rc TIE mo"
storm interfcr, Vicc-PrsIdcnt kimhal says 'H1
the strike Will no, be- general west Of the Mississippi
River and that none Of the dispatbers Will Join Tie
dissatisfied men.
1'hlca-o Dec =-Gcnclrl superintendent ii. r.
Eovcc Of the Rock ISLAND said tn, afternoon I'VE
are having absolutely no trouble over this strike at
al. Train, are running on time. reports arr ''h'hs
I'm rgularly and there ha, been NJ interruption oi
our trlcsra pho service. 81 the 600 men empower
by u.s. doubt II even 1Oo went out The superlA
tcnden' Of tie TELEGRAPH. room at the Chicago depot
said that every OPERATOR here was at HIS 'tr1lineht
and had no Intention Of striking
on the other hand. according 10 Chief Ramsey. the
strike Is on. Iir declared that every man Oh Tue Inc
vent out AT 10 O'Clock
Speaking II the result Of the tclcgraphers' con.
ference with tho Rock Island officials. Grand Chief
Tclcgrapher Ramsey said This strike Is more for
principle than for nyhlng else. The Rock lslahh
road III" only prominent road IN the country tha faS
refused to recognize The chief cau, % ihls STRIKE
owcycr IS the action Of the officials Of the InrlS'oh
Cedar Rapids and Northern road. We had trouble on
that line time ago. bat II was patched mp Ai'f
Wide After had signed agreement PROMISING call
Ing tie sirik. OIL the management by some arhc" did
NOT ,gr the same agreement that did. and declared
H.. agreement 10 good. They published tbs In ia"
paper. md had II sent al over the country by THIS
means trying IA iniurc our order Tie Eurlngtpp'
Cedar Rapds and Northern road Is controlled by tho
Rock Island and his accounts for the enmlty 10 ~.
/ know II to be "A fact that for some time past tho
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern has been
hiring operators FOR the Rock Island In anticipation oi
This trouble ~ how long the strike Will last. |
cannot say II may be- weeks months, but the order
I, In good financial condition ana can stand "a long
siege
chief Ramsey was reported rs arranging for con
ference here with the leader, Of other organizations
OF railroad labor A report current that Chi:t
Arthur Of the brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
and Chcf sargent. II the Fremcn. would probably
start Tor Chicago at once.
Omaha Ncb. Dec. S.-Wtth the exception Of four
operators. every tcl"gfaphcr employed by IN" Rock
Island ln Nebraska went ont ihi, morning at 10 30
o'clock In response TO the order Of Ch.ct Ramsey.
large number Of ncw operators have been sent ont to
take the places Of the strikers
Kansas city Mo. Dec s.-Thc Rock Island has
only six operators In Kansas city and IFS suburbs,
and they are employed in freight offices At noon
all left their keys Later. four Of them returned 10
work and the pieces Of the other two men were filled
by men.
Topeka Kan. Dec. S.--AN the Rock Island operators
here, excepting two, who not members OF IN"
ErohcThood struck at noon H. obedience to the ORDER
for "A genera, strike . go
Denver, Does s. rhc order issued by the q. X. T.,
oldrrnC all operator, the Hue Of the Rock Island
road TO 20 out nj 10 O'Clock thi, morning. was not
obc, cd Ia any extent In Colorado. All the men IN the
Denver Offices remained at their keys and would nor
go out
C,do, Eapis Iowa, Dec. $50 far can be-
Learned not "A single operator on thc burlington,
Cedar RAPIDS AMI Northern road went out TIL, morn
ing as orlrrc,' by Grand chief Ramsay, and II IS not
artlcl palcd they Will join the strike the Rock
I.lln,i road proper.