The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
SANTA r STRIKE
GROWS MORE SERIOUS.
POspIBTLrrY THAT TRAINMES WILL
JOIN THE oPEnArORs.
DnAneus Ruaors Aasat ~ wichata--
said the Call-Out VIII occur This
Morning-OAcials Of Opepators'
OPganisation Make Assertions.

y #TOPEKA, Kan. Dec. l5-Opinions con-
cerning the telegraphers' strike have ma
teflAtly changed today. Instead of the
indifference which has been manifested by
some of the railroad officials during tho
past few days, a disposition To be con-
stantly on the alert has shown itself
The officials of the Santa Fee have at
last become convinced that the strike
means something. The cause of this Is
the unrest prevalent among the engineers.
conductors and brakemen. 1t is regarded
as almost a certainty that some OF these
workers will go on a sympathetic strike
within two days unless the differences
between the company and the operators
are speedily adjusted.
The reason OF the trainmen In taking
this step is not thought to comprehend
SO much sympathy for the operators as II
does their own interests. Said promi-
nent engineer today:
'If we suffer this thing to go unques-
toned, the right OF the company to do
as Il pieases will be permanently estab-
iished. and In spite OF anything We can
do. the rights and privileges of organized
labor will be lost. II is the principle we
are striving for. and come what may,
the principle must and viii be maintain
ed that organized labor must have rights"
As far as can be learned. there have
not yet been any conferences held between
the telegraphers and the representatives
of the trainmen's organizations There Is
an air OF mystery about all the transac-
tions. which makes Il amount 10 a Ger
tainty that there VIII be something done
within a short time.
Mr.. Dolphin Looks Wise.
President Dolphin looked very wise when
asked by an Associated Press correspon-
dent today what was TN the wind,
We'll. Just walt little while" he
replied. 1--WE win have something to
spring that Will curl your hair so TO
speak What Is it7 weil, / cannot give
that out tonight However. you may say
this with confidence: The teiegraphers
never felt 50 good at any time during the
strike as they do now. We recognized
from the start that we had d hard fight
and we did not 80 into Il unadvisediy and
without a knowledge of what we could
expect in the way OF support from other
organizations Come around tomorrow and
| tAink ! will have something TO tell you
that will make the people Of the opinion
that there Is something in tho strike"
The Santa Fe officials deny that there
has been any representation made 10
them by the officers Of the trainmen's or
ganizatlans
According to the best information. how
ever. representations viii be made 10 the
officers of the road Monday morning, and
they win be Informed thst the best thing
they can do will be 10 adjust things with
the operators
IL H. Parham. of st. Louis. OF the Or
der OF Railway Telegraphers, and william
Mason. Of the conductors, are in the city.
Headquarters Of the striking telegraph
ers have not been removed from Topeka.
situation In the south.
Vice President PierSon reports 10 hts
chief the status Of affairs on The Gulf In
the following disqatch.
I'VE are not losing an inch OF ground
down here Trains arriving very late. Not
six operators on Gulf. Officials very sore,
and refuse to be interviewed.
cxae Oklahoma report ssts forth thas