The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
Trouble on tho Canadian Pacific
Ct Vancouver.
TWO DEPARTMENTS STRIKE,
sGssAaeisss a.A Dsiisr.ahers Me-
sneaxe Nottes Of . RsAuetion In
wages-ConDlttee Sent % nee4-
auSstess Refused ~ Au6ience-
E~1loxes pelseve . PeHasy 81 Re-
srsAehAest Has Bees ssssn'

The naachinfsts ana hoslermakers on the
Canadian Pacific railroad are out on
strike from Vancouver 70 RSvelstokes ana
unless b settlement cs their differences -
esaehed within few days there y PROB
ability of . general strike tn these ana
other departments from vancouver 20
WINNIPEG. At the general Offices OF the
corupady IN this city no Information u OBJ
tatsAbiS other than the statement tnAt
the olIlc!als here arc not kept advised
Ths trouble 10 sa5d to have begun two
weeks ago, when the company posted an
order ID oil the shops reducing the wages
OF the repair men an amount equal TO about
10 4per cent. 4 committee was appolnted
from shch division and sent 10 Winnipeg
to talk ever the aggrisved matter. Tney
met the general officers OF the road. but
vera informed. It ID said, that the subject
was closes ami could not be further DIS
cussed. There was nothing LETT Tor the
men I'd do but 10 return. Before leaving
W1naipeg, however, q meoea9o Wae eeol
% Eugene W. Debs, explaining the whole
matter. Mr. Debs arrived In Winnipeg on
TUESDAY. and after conference with the
offiniall ee the road began journey west
WaxA and II expected IN Vancouver today.
At ths present time the machsnists and
hotleruhkers are ths only persons upon
whom khe notice Of reduction has been
served. but other depaStments claim they
can - In the new order 4 policy OF re-
trouchnens all along the iine, For tbs
reason they are In syInClAthy. Ano upon the
euthoeity Of one Of thar number II II said
The entire shop employees OF the syxtom
will support the AFFECTED men In their de-
Just What action thu engineers. conduct
ore and frenen Win. take u not known.
and viii not BE- until after Mr.. Dsbs has
been ever the line. The grievance COM
mites declares that the striking mechan-
ico ufiilnos 20 back 70 work until the road
uaeets them and some arrangement -
q reduction In wages on the Canadian
ma i hard 10 understand. even Il circles
outo1da 81 that road. Passenger travel, Il
& stated. during the past season has been
exc4ptl4naily heavy: In fact, the regular
WoufhlJ reports show one OF the largest
iucfeAs4s n the hiatory Of the road. The
fFeleht department has been operating OK
In crews evsr since June last, and at this
oeG4uaing. Il h claimed more men Will have
70 - nut to work The businaa In all
departments has been good. bur With few
oxcoptianD the employees are receiving the
same wkses they were two years ago.
There Il another thing the striking me-
chanics think the road sreiies upon.
az q cs ,s.y n.vs s a,
= JclenAlke fever has spread among them,
owing u the Us = day wages and beard
0Aine offered for men to work In the mines
abouf DAwaon. Large numbers, It u said,
win leave - ~ 10 get into Dawson Juat as
soon ~ the river freezes UP. or about De-
This yin mean = large force Of new men
coming on. which Il II believed il taken
~ tho road to mean . good time 20 make
the cut