The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-11
STRIKERS JOBS Being TAKEN
CLAIMED THAT THE ROAD CAN
SECURE ALL TELEGRAPH-
ERS NECESSARY
WHAT THE MEN HAVE TO SAY
Statement of the Reasons Actuatine
the WaII1Out-say Freight Is Not
Moving, and Are still Con-
fdent of Winning.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Oficials of the
Santa Fe system claim that the tele-
graphers' strike on their lines is practi-
cally over and point to the fact that
almost without exception their passenger
trains were on time today and that
freight was being handled In volume as
great as before the strike was inaug-
urated.
Third Vice President Barr, of the Santa
F'e system, the official most active in adj
Justing the operation of the road during
the strike Of the operators, made the
following statement tonight:
I'VE have all the men we want west
OF Albuquerque, but are short $50 to 300
men on the lines east of that point We
nave been hiring men all day, and at the
present rate will have full comp ennent
within three days. The train due mere at
$3.50 a. m. today was the only train that
was late. and that but twenty minutes
nave been reaching Chicago as nearly
on time as though there was no strike,
we are accepting all freight offered, and
have been notified of our ability to
handle shipments up to the capacity Of
our equipment. All important Offices have
peen fIled, and all through business fs
points. --' ''-0'sj
We have no quarrel with the organiza+
egraphers. Our fight is with the individ-
uals who went OUT Seventy-five per
cent of the men who refused to stTika
Wei wee members OF the order, and these
VIII be retained and promoted Tbose
VINO struck will not be re-engaged. al@
though some who went back to work i'm.
medlately will be retained" ."
SHOPS NOT SHUT DOWN.
TOPEKA. Kan, Dec 1O.-The officials
OIL the Santa Fe road say tonight that the
strike of the telegraph operators is. prac-
continue in the belief that their case i1
a winning one, and say the prospects
LOOK better now than they have been any
time yet
The men in the Santa Fe shops here
Went to work as usual this morning. An
order had been issued closing the shops
as result of the strike. The Officials
later decided it to be useless for the
snops to be kept closed as they say the
strlke viii be of small proportion
POSITION OF THE STRIKERS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec 1o-R n
Ciapp, chairman of the grievance conn
mlttee of the o. R. T., talking of the
statement of the Santa Fe railroad of-
1iclals that it's operators had violated
theiE contract by failing to give thirty
day: N'''N
broI,he ,@Fhe con feSompany itself had already
ficials of the Santa Fe line IN
their their zeal to help tho manage
ne9t N 9en OF the th Gnlf, Colorado & Santa F-e
70 doWn the telegraph operators on that
hne,, were working quietly hand in
nand with the officials of the Southern
me to disrupt and destroy the telegra-
piers organization On the Santa Fa
ana all of its associated lines They
furnished free transporta ton from ali
points along the Eastern division Of
I,lt5,.S Ih9 santa "a re to telesraphers who were
WliIng TO take the places of s, s,rikcrs.
L snapped as 'Scab' with a cargo OF
eighty-six Of them When we got to
= opek2 there were only three of them
others others with transportation back to their
But it is not only by such work as this
that the company has failed to fulau
its agreement with the Santa I7e operaA
tors. 1t has failed to live up to its
agreement in the matter of wages. the
Mnner an hour, and the rules governing
me employees We had no information
that the Gulf, Colorado Sc Santa Fe In
tended to reduce wages. The Santa Fe
would nave followed suit and We pro-
posed to head them off
tion
'.We found that % ner cent of the men
are out. Between Enporia and Fort
Madison, To-, from 80 to S5 per cent are
out, While between that point and Chi
cago, only three men are working A
conductor who came in over the Santa
Fe today, said that several stations on
the line west of Kansas City, had been
cut out have reliable Information
based on communications that havs
passed between officials over the line
that the company'S business in Chicago
Is paralyZed. They have perishable
freight on their hands and several Of
the big packing firms have been proddine
them up. We have every reason to feel
encouraged, and we are making an hons
est fight