The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-17
BUT OPERATORS LOOK TO TAEH
AND PREDICT THAT TODAY WILL
SEE THEIR FORCES AUG
MENTED GREATLY
OFFICIALS CONTINUE LOCKOUT
Say That the Striking TeIcgra-
pliers Can Not Come Back to
Work on the Sam
ta Ee.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 16. = Opinions
tonight on the likelihood of the Santa
Fe -trainmen going out on a sympathetic
strike differ.
Supt Scott, of the Oklahoma division
of the road, says such talk is nonsense.
Operators here are still hopeful of win
ming their strike, and they laugh at the
statement of Supt. Tice that he has op-
orators at every station on his division
save two. Something will happen to-
morrow, they assert.
Supt. Tice says: mo one knows better
than the trainmen that there is nothing
in the operators strike-not even the
semblance of justification. 1 am in close
touch with the trainmen of the division,
and the claim that they are seriously in
thy with the o. r. Z. strikers is
absurd" He continued:
1.-TWO small stations are without opera
tors, but not because we cannot get men
to supply them. We have agents there
that are sufficient for all the purposes Of
the stations. Our trains are coming Ii
and going out in better shape than be-
fore the strike. Many of our old opera
tors, say 90 per cent of them, would like
to come back, and a great many have
asked to come back. but it is out of the
question.
THINKS DOLPHIN BLUNDERED.
Yardmaster Thomas Peters, of New
ton, speaking to an Associated Press cor
respondent, said tonight:
II am a member of the Switchmen's s
and~sTrainmen' union. This morning l
received dispatch from the switch
mems general office stating that they are
not interested in the o. r. r. strike and
are not considering the question of a
sympathetic strike [ had a similar mes
sage from the general office of the Train
mems union. / like Dolphin, personally.
but I think he has taken about 2O9O op-
orators out on limb and can never get
them back"
CONFERENCE HELD LAST NIGHT.
Representatives of the trainmen, con-
ductOrs, engineers and fremen, held a
conference this evening with General
Manager Nudge, of the Santa Fe rail-
way, for the purpose of attempting to
mediate the trouble between the railway
and the Order of Railway Telegraphers.
While no agreement was reached, the
board of mediation was encouraged by
Mr.. Nudge to hold a conference with
Third Vice President Barr. The board
it is said, seek this conference at Chi
cago tomorrow or Tuesday.
Representatives of the various rail-
way orders,'' said Mr.. Nudge tonight.
| "held a short conference with, myself and
Mr.. Resseguie this evening. They stated
that they had no grievance against the
Santa Fe, but at the request of the tel
egraphers, desired to offer their offices
to mediate the differences between the
O. r. T. and the company.
''They expressed a desire to act for the
| entire system and include the trouble on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. AS my
authority extends simply over the Santa
| Fe proper, l could not deal with them.
They will probably hold meeting with
Mr.. Barr and attempt to reach settle
ment on the best possible basis to be
obtained for the telegraphers.
Little information about the conference
could be obtained from the members
of the board of mediation. They init
mated that there would be something to
give out in day or two.
The telegraphers' headquarters at the
National hotel presented a lively appear
! ance all Gay. The representatives of the
different orders held lengthy conference
in the afternoon before they decided to
take any action in the matter.
When shown telegram from Wichita,
stating that telegraphers on the Okla
homa division were petitioning Superin-
tendent Tice for reinstatement, Mr.. Dol
phin said:
There is nothing in the story. This
telegraphers all over the system are
standing firm and will stay out until
this matter is definitely settled.
LAS a matter of fact, the strike is
spreading. Only today I have received
informa ton that old men who did not &c
out on the first call are throwing up their
positions. and new men have been induc-
ed to quit
Mr.. Dolphin refused to talk of the in
terview between the board of mediation
and Mr. Nudge.