The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-19

OMAHA, April 17.-When the noon
whistle blew toiSy 500 employees of
the Union Pacific shops in this
city quietly gathered their
tools, blouses, overalls and dinner buckets
together and left the employ of the Union
Pacific, in vindication OF what they be-
leve to be en- inherent principle OF right,
the right to voice as TO who should he
employed in the several departments OF
the shops and the time when such en-
ployment should take place.
As the several departments. including
the machinists, boilermalcrs, blacksrniths
molders and patternmakers, mingled in
the swarm OF workers going to their din
neTR, there was little or no demon
stTa.ion except now and then some over
jealous striker would let out a yell.
fhe carpenters, car repnirers nnd ear in
spectors went TO thair several lodging
houses orremained eating their noouday
meals in tns shops, showing little or no
concern in what was being done by their
comrade workers in iron.
OF course the action OF the strikers was
discussed in all its behring's, but the more
! conservative men in the shops counseled
moderation ana the Counse!s were uniyeT-
sally respected by those who are not
members of the federated machinery
constructors or, in o;ber words, those
men working eight hours. During tie
| morning there was little TO indicate that
O waik-out was contemplated and the
morning seemed like everv other morn
ing except that walking delegates were
among the trades interested urging them
TO stay away from work after leaving work
at the noon hour.
Meetings we're held this morning in the
! different shops. aud some objection TO
walking opt sas .rade by tbs nolders.
bat at the noon hour neariy ell the men
in the trades affected walked out At
| o'clock work about the Yards was resumed
in the other departments as if nothing
had occurred, but the iron departments
were deserted.
Affects $500 Men.
The strike innaugurated today affects
about ., 500 men on the pystem and only
interests the workers Of iron or those men
who are working eight hours instead of
nino as th5y alleged they
were promised on Jan. -.
! The towns 10 be most affected bv the
strike i'm addition OF Omaha are: Denver.
Cheyenne, Salt Lake. Rawlins, Arm
strong Pocatelo, Evanston, Laramie, La
| Grande and Shoshone. From conversa-
| tions with the officials the consensus Of
! opinion was that the ROAD kas never been
in a better condition to undergo a
strike than at this present time.
The rolling stock is in much
| better shape although coming out OF
/ winter than in October last OF 100
engines in the Nebraska division alone
there ls not one that has not been in the
| shops in the last nine months and a.
| thought the shops have been turning two
| engines on an average per dAv, having
undergone light and heavy repairs, the
! officials DO not hesitate to sav that they
| go Tor the next ninoty days without the
men who walked out today. There !s a
! feeling that he strike will not extend over
the remaining DAYS of a April, utifit should
| the company is prepared for the worst
| President :. H. II. Clark when seen this
| afternoon refused 10 make anv detailed
statement OF the differences between the
men and the company. saying that his re-
marks might be miaconstrued and that
| irritation wou arise. He believed that
| the men, AZ a whole, would not act rashiy
| and that the striso would not be general.
| The men, he sald had simply asked more
| than the company could grant and he
| could not, to the extent desired, surrender
| his authority over them.