The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-10


this and all similar statements a base
lie, made use of by the railroad officials
TO deceive the operators and to get them
to return to work, in order that the con
gested condition of freight and pass
enger traffic may be relieved. During
the past eighteen hours 25 or so men
have quit who do not belong to the
union but were taken IN to fill the places
of the strikers. The fact of the mat
ter is, that right in this city, L. B. De-
laney, agent of the Santa Fe, H. A
Tice. superintendent of the Santa Fe, r.
A. TOrr1ngton, district freight agent, and
Travelling Freight Agent Warren L. E.
Damon, travelling auditor, all of whom
at some time in their lives have been op-
orators, are now along the line at Null
vane and Oklahoma City, handling the
keys personally as no operators could be
obtained. J. H. Westcott, night chief
dispatcher at Arkansas City, the center
of the trouble has been transferred to
Wichita. The Missouri Pacific will give
US both moral and financial assistance.
but we do not expect them to go out on
a sympathetic strike at this moment, but
If any attempt is made by the Santa Fe
to pass freight over the Missouri Pacific
the operators of that road will leave the
keys at once. This I can say after
consultation with representatives of
that system. The same is true with the
operators of the Frisco, the Southern
Pacific and the other roads that connect
with the Santa Fe. Wherever there is a
Joint Office of the Santa Fe and Frisco
both offices are closed, so far as the
strikers are concerned and the red board
is out
FROM ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Wichita, Dec. 1O-The following mes
sage was received by Mr. Newman, gen
eral chairman of the Santa Fe teleg-
rapherS from st. Louis where the head
quarters of the order is located and
where they receive reports as to the con-
dition of affairs on the entire Santa Fe
system this morning:
st Louis, Dec. 10.-J. A. Newman,
tirely satisfactory. President Dolphin
is in Galveston personally directing af-
fairs. Our success assured beyond
doubt, If men stand firm. Ninety nine
Pacific, Southern California, Valley line
and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe are
out and over 95 per cent of the Santa
Fe proper. It is absolutely necessary
that all men stay out to the end for de-
feat at this time would mean the abdi-
cation of the schedule on the whole San
ia F'e system. Pay no attention to
newspaper stories of railroad officials
that they are hiring large numbers of
men and that many of our men are re-
turning to work. Both are untrue and
are made in. the hope of weakening the
men. They cannot fill strikers places.
Twenty -four hours more will bring VIC
tory to US See that all your territory
gets this at once and urge them to
stand firm (Signed),
II. B. PERHAM,
"Grand Secretary and Treasurer"
Messages to Mr. Newman say:
''The Valley line reports that all are
solid and firemen and trainmen are rest
less
The Santa F'e Pacific reports only
three men working on entire system
THE New Mexico and Rio Grande di-
visions report everybody out but four
men and we have representative on
the way there to get them out"
Mr.. Newman said: THE company is
sending the following message out
broadcast all over the system: Newman
has declared the strike off and ordered
the operators to return to work
This is absolutely false. We are
winning and the men are standing firm.
This shows the desperate straits in which
the company stands"
Mr.. Newman says that when the
strike is off, he will notify all local
chairmen and they, instead of himself,
will order the men back.
President Dolphin advises from Gal
weston that the men in the other de-
partments have already taken action
looking to the immediate cessation of
the strike, they having wired the Off
cia1s that the strike must at once be
stopped or will involve the entire train
service.
Mr.. Newman advises that the Okla
homa division is out solid with the ex-
ception of three operators.
superintendent Tice and Chief Dis
patcher and Operator Westcott from
Arkansas City, are endeavoring to fill
the strikers places in Wichita.
I'VE are bound to win out and the
prospects have never seemed so bright
since the Inauguration of the trouble"
from Topeka by General Manager
Nudge that I have declared the strike
off is utterly without foundation and
General Manager Nudge knew that he
was stating a falsehood when he sent
the message. Such disreputable tactics
would be beneath the dignity of any
gentleman. We will not arbitrate under
any circumstances
MR. RIPLEY SPEAKS.
Chicago, Dec. 10-President Ripley of |
the Santa F'e company characterized as |
absurd and wholly untruthfuP' Chair |
man NeWman's charge that the railroad |
officials had been forging his name to /
bogus telegrams to the striking opera |
tors.
1T might be possible said Mr. Rip |
lev sfor some one to impose upon Mr. |
Nudge, but it is ridiculous to accuse Mr.. |
Nudge or any other officials of reSortirg /
to forgery and bogus kilograms in this |
controversy"
SITUATION AT LA JUNTA
La Junta, Col, Dec 1O.-There is no I
change in the strike situation here to- |
day The Santa Fe sent the regular |
trains out as usual as well as several ex-
ira freights. The passenger trains from I
the east were late, but some time was |
lost east of Dodge City, Kan. The train I
masters office reports six offices open on /
this division between La Junta and |
Dodge City and a regular force of dis |
officials say they are getting along very
we'll.
About $50 in the mechanical depart /
ment of the railroad shops were laid off /
temporarily this morning. 1t is reported |
that two carloads Of operators left Chi
cago yesterday and others are to follow. (
The officials claim they will have all the /
men they can use in few days.
ALL TRAINS ON TINE.
Wichita, Kan. Dec. 10.-An Santa F'e
passenger trains are on time. No extra /
freights or specials are being run.
CONDUCTORS WON'T HELP.
Cedar Rapids, Dec 10.-E. E. Clarke
chief of the Conductors Brotherhood to-
day made emphatic denial of the report
that the order had promised aid to the
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