The morning call., 1893-04-19
WAR TO THE END.
That May Be What the
Strike Means.
HERE is A NEW DEPARTURE.
The Governor of Kansas VIII Call Out
Troops to Protect the Rights
of Strikers.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 1S.-Speaking of the
Strike ON the Santa Fe road railroad man
to-day made the following significant state
ment:
Inc strike inaugurated here one week
ago was the beginning of the trouble
which is to test the relative strength
Oh the railroads and organized labor
all over the country. 1t is now the
understanding among the men that the
real reason their contract was not signed
by the Santa Fe was on account Of an agree
ment recently entered into by the general
managers and presidents of the association
oil all railroads in the country to sign no
more contracts with organized labor, as
they said. for their own protection. This
agreement was entered into by all the roads
IN the United States al a meeting held in
+ Chicago about the time President Marvel
died, and we reach our conclusions about
the action taken at the meeting from an
article written Immediately after the meet
ing by President j. c. Clark of the Mobile
and Ohio. This letter was published in the
Hallway Age, and the writer proved, from
his standpoint that the railroads must
combine to defeat organized labor. or as he
said, meet organized d labor, Many roads.
including the Santa F., have contracts
with other organizations than ours. and it
is the understanding Of the men that these
contracts are to be annulled at the earliest
possible moment"
General Manager Frey was seen, but re-
fused either to deny or affirm the correct
ness OF the writer's opinion. He said: II
am not Il member OF the General Managers
Association, and have never attended any
of their meetings. | don't know anything
about the matter"
There would seem to be but little truth in
his suppositlop, however. or at least it
would seem that the Santa Fe is not yet pre-
pared to engage in any such war upon the
men.
A sensation of considerable magnitude
was created this afternoon when it was
nosed about that a general strike of all the
trainmen on the Santa Fe system wonld &C.
cur Tomorrow. 1t has been discovered that
the joint committee appointed by the FIVE
organizations of trainmen this afternoon
called upon John Playter, superintendent
Of machinery, and requested him to inform
them whether it was true that the company
had decided 10 annul. as soon as possible,
all contracts with the organizations they
represented and 10 make no new ones. init
mating that II satisfactory answer was
u ot given the men would strike.
Playter said he would surely respect all
the contracts in force with all the train
mems organizations. Whether the men
consider this answer satisfactory it is diff
cult to tell, as they are very reticent on the
subject.
Judging from the meager information at
hand. it appears that strike will probably
not take place tomorrow, but the difficulty
is by no means settled.
. r. trainmen's orgaization held = meeting
tonight, but would not give out a word as
to what they intended to do. There is rea-
son, however TO believe that a strike is i'm
minent.
KANSAS CITY, NO.. April 1S.-A Topeka
special to the Journal says that committee
of Santa Fe strikers from Argentine to-day
received an emphatic assurance from Gov.
Lewelling that in case he was called upon
to furnish troops to protect the railway
property he would absolutely refuse TO do
so. Ii is said that he also promised the
strikers that if they were in need of aid he
would send Adjutaut- General OrTx to Ar
geniine with Instructions to insure the
rights of the men proper protection.
La JUNTA. Colo, April 1S.-Two men
constitutes the entire force in the Santa Fe
shops here now. Eighteen engines are
reported dead" the freight traffic is
dwindlng away and hardly any freight
trains are running. La Junia business
interests are suffering greatly. The strik-
Ars are determined to stand firm, but the
Santa Fe officials declare that no compro-
mise will be made