Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-21
The Strike Situation Is Not
Improved.
THE SANTA FeS INJUNCTION
Restraining strikers from Interfering,
No strike on the Union Pacific nc
Donver-Othor Points
Heard From

more Is nothing new 70 report in the
local strike situation. Neither the com
puuy or the men seem To be worrying
about the matter 10 any great extent.
Zach side Is waiting TO- near IRON
Omaha aud Omaha remains prOvokingly
silent oH the question.
The only place ou the Union Pacific
system where the shOpmen did not go
out Is Denver and the reasons why tins
Is w is thus explained 10y the Denver
Republican of April is the day after the
general wnlkout occurred at other points
Denver alone is exempted from the
strike.
AT All points along the system from
the Willamette To- thp Missouri the men
walked out of the Union Pacific shops
at noon yesterday.
was implicitly Obcyol except 10y
the men employed he the shops
in this city. 40 Portland and
IOcntpllo. gt Ogden and Cheyenne,
at Omuh1, Armstrong aud ull The Mis-
souri, river towns. at points in Kansas
and Nebraska, and aa far south as Fort
Worth. on the Gulf lines Of the system.
the strike g. ON.
Here IN Denver different conditions
prevailed. AZ other towns the unions
were in the majority. Ia this city the
knights of Labor hold numerical -uprc,
macy. The knights not only refused 90
strike, but had posted in the shops of
the company early yesterday morning an
order from their executive council posi-.
lively forbiddiug them 10 20 out.
1t was I'm anticipation Of such 70 course
ON the part Of the knights that the mem.
bcrs Of the Machiuists uiyion, the Anal
gumated Association Of Engineers. the
huilcrmukrrs and the blucksmith4 do
cidpd 10 tomporizo. and 10 avoid NJ pos
tihIp going Ou 70 strike.
'At the meeting Sunday night 30 b,,-
came evident chat the knights aud uu-
iuuists were not IN harmony. Without
the support 0f the knights % WINS held
That the success ~ strike in Denver
would bc doubtful as the number of
members of The unions WIS relatively
$50 much smaller here than elsewhere
Several meetings were held by the
various unions ~ was decided Co adopt
the policy of delay outlined ut Sundays
meeting, and last evening the commit
tee Of four. representing The vuriuus
unions, left for Omaha to have cou-
ference 900 Headquarters. Upon their
mission depends lhp action that will La
takcu hrro, m. after their ARRIVAL The
orl"r comes 90 strike, The men viii go
out
q @ stated by Union Pacific officials
hero that on May ] thc day will 200 cA-
tended 20 nluo hours, us requested hy the
men. In Wow Of This promise % larger
number OF the men hope that some an
may Boz made whereby "a
strike in Denver can he aycrtcd.
Ut Is possible that the bend orguuza-
lions IN Omaha may not await the arrival
of The committee from This city uud may
wire an imperative Orlcr for the mon 10
go out today Ia that event the men
viii have tu choose between yinlntug
their pledges 10 the order or obedience To
the mandate"
The situation on the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fp IS said 10 bp doplurabr
Over one half of the engines m scrylrr
are reported 10 have fullrn down. and
thn lutest reports would Indicate that
Guncrul Manager Frey has determined
tn make % vigorous fight Rumors are
rife ihut the troubles are likely tn cy-
twd Co other branches ot the service
aud especially tho onpiurmcn. who. 10 is
expected. viii refuse Co up out uu their
runs uu the grounds their engines. Tor
want of light repairs. ARE not in service
able condition aud IL is dangerous 10
handle them