Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-13
SANTA FE STRIKE.
Telegraph Operators on the Gull
Line Are Still Out,
MAY INCLUDE THE WHOLE SYSTEM
Santa he OFFICIALS Claim the STRIKE II
NOt seriously Interfering with
TruiIlc, Reasons Given
for the strife

Chicago, Dec lO.--Oflcials Of The
Santa / ,J1LeM cu'nl haJ ne ne, 8.
Taph0rs NlIke en- their lines Is prNc-
ideally cNcr and E0dnt 40 ms fact that,
almost N.lhllt tNcrtJlon, their pas
Benge uHdnk were on Ume today and
fhNt freight was Icing handled In
volume us greMl rs before the strike
was lnaugMNtad,
Third Vice Precedent Burr Of the
Sanba l'e system, the official most
active I'm adjusbEg nhe operation OF
the rcngl during the strike Of the oper-
atclIs, made the following statement
tonight;
I'VE have 9ll tha men we want west
OF albuquerque, butt are shold from
$50 10 800 men on the ZINES easl OF
rhnt ponit. We have been hiring men
all day and, Ut The present rate, VIII
have fun complement Within GhieC
days The luNGn due here at $3.50 u,
IN. today was the only trNIn thnt was
date. aud thm bun twenty minutes,
ION the average, our passenger
trains have reached Chicago MS nearly
on tdme ms though there were not u
strike. We are accepting all freight
offered and are moving most of 1t.
.FruN shippers have been notified OF
our nnbihity handle shipments up 10
The capacity of our equipment, All
70 the imprtc0nt offices have been
filled and all Through business is
being handled by orders from these
poriits.
1--WE have no quarrel with the or
gnmizutlon known ms the Order OF
Ibal,way TeiegrNphers. Our fight Is
wi, The individuals who went out,
Seventy five per cent of the men who
refused TO Strike were members of the
orler, and uhese will be retained and
promoted. These who struck will moi
be ,reJngaged, although some who
went back 10 work Immediately Will
be rchhlned."
Union rlckeis, stationed at the foot
OF the elevator Of the Gieat Northern
building today, were thrown out by
Detectives Sm,th and Cummings, Of
the Pmkertom agency, after couple
of wordy quurrels. Smith told the
three men thla they must not Inter.
fere with men g. lg up TO the Santa
Fe companyS on,>rs.
The pickstS suild they had as good a
adght 10 he where they were AS had
the detectives. Smith thereupon sent
UP TO his partner and the two showed
the pickeis out INTO the street. The
plckelis had rcsorted only to the but.
tonhoMng process TO keep operator?
from Inning to the company,
Presidents Ripley, of the Santa Ft
company, characterized us absurd
and wholly mtrUthful", Chairman
Newman's charge that the railroad
officials had bcen forging his name &c
bogus telegrams to the striking oper.
altors. ut might be possible" sale
Mr.. Ripley, "for some one TO impost
upon Mr.. Nudge, burt 1t is ridiculous
to accuse Mr.. Nudge or any either
official s of resortiug to forgery an(
bogus kilograms In this controversy
Houston Ten. Dec 10,--The follow,
ingf statement was given ont tonighl
by Presidents Dolphin, of the Order o.
Railway TelegUphers:
YOme reason why the men ON tht
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe wert
ready aud even anxious to espouS
the cause of their brethren on The
Gulf lime was Il deception prac@iced or
the telegraphers' committee and The
laMer sent home with the promise
that the agreement would be sent t
Topeka for printing When published
the schedule had been changed tC
read so ais TO add one hour 10 The
time of every might teIegrapher ON the
road. Mr.. l}a1r said to Mr.. Dolphin
that he had mahe the alteration after
the commllutee had left Chicago stat.
Ing as I'M excuse THAT he had misun.
derstood the ARTICLE as it was origin.
ally written.
"rhe Gulf committee complain oi
having received similar treatment ut
the hands of Mr.. Barr, several ruies
bearing evidence of material changes
of meaning after having been goue
over In contideraItion-c conference al
Chicago. The company is making a
greht show of consideration towards
its shopmen, bur ii is more of con.
Hlderuton for Stself tham for the men
1T did mot take the officials long tc
learn that THE closing of the shops
burned loose n great many dissatisfied
men, who, II left Ito be idle any length
Of Nime, might decide to take hand
In adjusting the telegraphers troubles
and hence IT waIs discretion and MOI
consideration finest opened the shop
again.
A laIN rpport from pnAats along ~