The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
TOO MANY MEN.
Rather Severe on the
Strikers.
SICK OF THE FIGHT.
They Want Their Old
Places.
NEW EMPLOYEES RETAINED.
Places Will Be Made for Them
Anyway.
THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH.
Old Hands Will Be Taken Back
Only on Giving Up the
A. r. u.

bold black letters was posted on the door
leading to Division Superintendent Muir S
Office at the Southern Pacific depot to-day
stating briefly, IN 0 men wanted"
This simple announcement explained
the situation of the railroad strike here IN
three words. No men were wanted in
any department of the Southern Pacific
Company, for the strikers had broken
away from the American Railway Union
obligations, and. in an anxious rush to
secure themselves individually against en-
forced idleness, asked TO he taken back on
any conditions the company would de.
mand. Some of the strikers would not
accept the offer of employment with the
understanding that they should withdraw
from the American Railway Union, and
others. who had been prominent as agita-
tors and leaders during the strike did not
make application, knowing they were not
wanted by the railroad officials.
The first rush for positions was made
Yesterday, when the only satisfaction the
applicants got was the placing of their
names on the register. This morning they
reported for duty. and all The men needed
in the yards. at the freight depot and on
Nor was the change of heart confined to
the Southern Pacific alone, for the Santa
Fs officials filed every vacancy In their de-
Dartments with union men and members
of the American Railway Union. The re-
suit was apparent. Old engineers. fremen
and yardmen made up freight and passen-
ger trains as formerly. and all railroad
business was instantly back in the old
groove. The strike was over. General
Yardmaster Finn and Assistant Griffin OF
the Southern Pacific dropped into heir
places this morning with their full num-
Der of switching crews and engines. The
Yardmen. with four exceptions. went back
to work In a body. They are nearly all
members of the American Railway Union,
and express themselves In favor of de-
clariDg the strike off. From conversations
with many of them the feeling is as one
ex-striker said:
Next time we look for trouble it will
be nearer home. We won't go 5000 miles
away for it. Charity begins at home"
The freight depot was the busiest place
in town to-day, with merchandise coming
and going, long rows Of trucks and wagons
along the sheds dschargIDg all sorts of
freight for shipment TO the interior. and at
the long lines OF railroad cars on the other
side of the sheds were gangs of workmen
kept busy emptying goods that had been
locked up for weeks. In the mechanical
department most of the seventy dead en-
gines have been moved into the round
house or put into active service while sew
eral were heated yesterday and given life
to be ready when wanted. Master Me-
chanic Sheedy had to tell numerous appll-
CAMS for employment that he could give
no promises, as he had quite enough en-
gineers and iremen to fill all require
ments. While he was speaking to THE
CALL correspondent to-day two engineers
from the Santa Fe road asked him for
work. He then remarked that the South
ern Pacific had all its regular engineers
back in their engines. and could give Santa
Fe men no encouragement.
"a full force of engineers and union fire.
men reported for work this morning" said
Mr.. Sheedy, land now the A. R. U. is
shing of The past. Two firemen said to me
this morning: We are glad to get back
again. This strike is lesson of a life
time and we want no more of it, | am
busy just now reorganiZing my forces.
The new men who are competent will not
be let out. but Pll have to change them
around until satisfied that every man fits
in his right place. We have no thought OF
taking back all the strikers. for we have
no place to put them. You Can truthfully
say that the strike is thing of the past in
Southern California"
About fifty strikers loitered at the head
do
which place they watched operations in the
Southern Pacific yards with evident con-
Germ. Their faces were gloomy and thought
full, and even the more radical among them
admitted that it was all over with the con-
fict in Los Angeles.
In the afternoon the startling rumor
reached the Arcade depot that rioters were
attacking the workmen in the yards. Sol
diers were appealed to and imm ediately a
company under command of Lieutenant
Pfster was hurried to the scene. This
movement was SO rapid that Lieuten ant
Binns, who had left camp temporarily, was
surprised TO find his company missing. He
got around town on the electric cars, max
ing haste to reach his men, who were
found lounging under the shade of the
ktllluR tltUc, Lie was
a practical joke, for the strikers made no
show of violence and there was not mate
rial for mob. The yards and railroad
property, however. are closely guarded by
deputy marshals and deputy sherffs.
new schedule went into effect this
morning on the Santa Fe. and all trains
have been running on time in conformity
with it. The overland TO Chicago left al
7:1o A. NJ. with two Pullman cars and
very large list Of passengers. The over
land from the East arrived at $40 A. M,
guarded by only few deputy marshals,
although il consisted of Pullman and mail
cars In addition OF other coaches. Troops
were not considered necessary by the
Santa Fe managers today and not sol.
der was to be seen at the La Grande
depot, even when mail trains went out and
arrived. The local trains ran on the new
schedule. General Train dispatcher j.
Den air Of the Atlantic and Pacific arrived
in his private car to-day from Abuq uer-
Que. He is here in obedience 10 the
United States Circuit Court order In con-
nection with the Injunction of Judge Ross
against officials and strikers. He stated
that everything was moving smoothly on