The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-11
SIDE OF STRIKERS GIVEN
BY CHAIRMAN NEWMAN.
Leader of the strikers Declares He
IL Satisfied With the Progress
Being Made.

WICHITA, Kan. Dec. 10.--Chairman
James w. Newman, OF the Santa Ee sys-
TEN, division o, r. r., made the following
statement for the Associated Press to-
nis ht. .,,,.,,or On The SANTA 70 ,o,,eb,
so far as the employees are concerned, is
satisfactory. The kilograms sent out
the line today in an effort to get the men
back have done us little or no injury. as
and are still making every effort posi-
Bile to reach all and tell them that 1t Is
forgery. and as soon as they learn OF the
contemplate trick played upon them by
stay out until ordered back by their local
chairman who will be notified by me
when. the strike is on. and another fake
expect to- have SO per cent. of those now
wording within the next twenty-four
hours. and before the end of the week
no one will be working except the Of
ficials. and they will be unable to get
trains over the road.
There has been no change since this
induce nd, 1,s some v 81 those workins to quit.
The story sent out by the officials that
no strikers would be re-employed Is of no
enough idle photographers in the country
to fill our places, and the company will
be compelled to take them all back, or
lose, and they know and realize this, and
their action In sending out the forged
telegram In vain endeavor to get the
boys back, and taking them back wher-
ever the scheme worked shows that they
are not making honest statements. That
they are in the last ditch and are maxi
ing desperate efforts to keep trains NOV
Ing Is evidenced by their resort to forgery
and in the use of officials to I'LL vacant
ofices. We are using every honorable
means and will resort to no underhand
work or disrepatable methods to win
1T r. well that the general public know
Mt this time that the Santa Fe railroad is
now running its trains by the red boards.
which are signals for train orders, with
or orders. This Is a very dangerous pro-
ceeding and win sooner or later end In
disaster.
Mr.. Nudge Exonerated.
president Ripley, OF the Santa Fe. In
forged message, exonerates Mr. Nudge
from sending II out. l do not claim that
Mr.. Nudge originated the telegram but
he was certainly aware that 4 was not
President Barr, els In a position to
run the forgery. down and find the guilty
party. and until he does this the respon-
shoulders of the Santa Fe management.
1.-The report In today's papers that this
difhculty IL likely. to extend to the Mis-
Those roads are friendly to the operators.
and the only aid they can or will give us
will be financial. which they have very
generously offered US.
Reports Just received from the local
chairunen on the system are as follows;
The Southern California, Santa Fe
pa11nc Valley tine. Rio Grande and New
Me1tco divisions and the Gulf, Colorado
4 Santa Fe show that We have more
than held our own today. for In a num-
Der OF Instances men who have been
working struck and left the service, The
result Il that the road In practically the
same NJ this morning. What we have
gained has been In some measure offset
on the Chicago and eastern divisions by
the forged telegram, but we expect to
have all the men out again by tomorrow
evening.
1.-THE statement In this mornings papers
saying that there are only fifteen opera
tors on the Panhandle division IL In line
with other misstatements. There are in
the nsghborhood OF fifty on that Division,
and M they say there are only about
six men working this shows the true pro-
portion Of the strikers on that division
Mr.. Newman. after making the above
htatements, left for Newton, where an
important meeting of the o. r. T. and
ofFieers of the Santa Fe system will be
held tomorrow.