The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-02
THE CANADIAN STRIKE
Why Operators Tied Up the
Canadian Pacific.
TRIED TO BREAK UP THEIR ORDER
The Teiegraphers Had I;een Threatened
with discharge % They Didn't with
draw From the Union-Mo.t OF the
Train. A, at - Stan.istiiI-

PEORIA, Ills, Sept ~. - II is stated
al the headquarters of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers here in this city
that the primary cause of the trouble
on the Canadian Pacific ~ that the
officials undertook to coercc the train
dispatchcrs into withdrawing from the
order, threatening them with discharge
unless they did This was done three
months ago. and the order has not been
rescinded-
Since then. however, not one has
withdrawn from the order. and not one
has been discharged because he be
lOnged to it All the time the order has
been working hard To get the matter ad-
justnd. Grand Chief Powell is out of
tho city. and he is expected to arrive at
the scene of the trouble 10y Thursday.
At the headquarters assurances have
been received that all along the line
everything is tied mp.
The statement i'm the dispatches that
the order had not complied with the
rnlcs of the company. in first bringing
tho matter to the attention Of the di
vision superintendent. Is denied at
headquarters. Indeed. they have a let
ter from the second assistant grand
chief. Pierson. that he first presented
the grievance to the division Supcrin-
tendent and that he intends Ia take it
all the way up to Sir Wllliam Van
Horn. and then he may appeal to the
directors
TORONTO, Ont. Sept 3O.-Trafiic on
the Canadian Pacific railway is greatly
retarded ~ result of the operators
strike. At many stations wSnr the
operators have gone out trains are at a
standStill and communication with the
dispatchcrs Is in many cases being car
tsla
portious nf the Ontario division there
is blockade of trains which will cansn
heavy loss in the ease of pcrIshabl"
freight.
j w. Leonard district manager hero.
says ha has filed all the stations III his
division and many applications from up
orators arc still coming in Mr. I.enn
ard says that the men whO have gont,
out were i'll advised. and he expects all
tho vacant positions tn bo filled IN =
short time
VANCOUVER, B C.. Sept 3O.-Tha
strike of the Order of Railway Tclc
graphcrs on tho Canadian Pacific took
the officials on the Pacific division en-
tirely 10y surprise. the first intimation
received hcing the stnpnaGe of all trains
From here to North Bend every opcr-
ator. except one at Port Moody, went
out. The assistant superintendent has.
however. undertaken the duties of dis
patcher and succeeded in getting tho
Atlantic express out shortly after
schedule time and expects TO be able
to make arrangements for regular
rnnning trains in few days. The Off
Gals here state they know no grievance
which train dispatchers have.
MONTREAL, Sept. aO.-Canadian Pa.
cific railroad trains move but very slow
ly on account of the strike Tho COM
pany is going to serve all striking
employees with notarial protests because
they have left their situations without
the notices provided for in their con
tracts. The operators claim that tho
train dispatchers are with them
SAuLT STE MARIE. Mich. Sept 30
Business on the 500 and Canadian Pa
citic railroads is at n standstill The
strike of the Canadian Pacific telegraph
operators has raised havoc with all Ca
madam Pacific trains
OTTAWA, Ont. Sept. a0-The Cana
dian Pacific railway seems To be getting
its passenger trains through, notwith-
standing the strike of train dispatchers.
but the freight traffic is said to be badly
tied uD