The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-10
STRIKE On SANTA E
OFFICIALS SAY 1T WILL BE A
SHORT-LIVED AT
FAIR
TRlIyS ARE RUITIyG LATE
SERVICE, HOWEVER, is DECLARED
SATISFACTORY IN VIEW OF ALL
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
BTRIKERs NOT TO BE TAKEN ON
They Have Been Paid OF and Will
Not BE Permitted to Return
to the Service When
Strike Is Over.

Not BE Permitted to Return
to the Service When
Strike Is Over.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 9.-The officials Of
the Santa Fe road take a decidedly hope
ful view of the telegraphers' strike situa-
ton. They all say the backbone of tho
strike is practically broken already and
that the affairs Of the road will be in
their normal condition inside of Two
weeks. The officials felt justified tonight
in view of the condition of things, in re-
scinding the order closing the shops.
H u. Nudge, general maEdger of the
road sent out a general order this after
noon to all operators who had not yet
gone out, offering to promote them if
they would continue in their resistance
to the strikers. He told them that they
had been faithful to the interests Of The
company thus far and that they could
fill out application blanks for better po-
sitiOns at once. The general manager
added that all the men not taking part
in the strike should have better positions
If they We're capable of filing them and
that their old places would be filled from
outside sources.
SEND MATTER BY MAIL.
General Manager Nudge, in company
with some of the other officials of the
road, spent several hours at the telegraph
keys in the general offices of the road to-
day, transmitting the necessary messages.
They have adopted the plan of sending
much Of their matter by mail.
This morning it seemed as though the
operators had decided to go to work
again. Some few operators had returned
to work under the misrepresentation that
the strike had been declared off, but soon
left again.
C. T. Mcclellan, superintendent of the
Eastern division returned this afternoon
from a trip of inspection over the entire
division in his private car. He started
out yesterday afternoon as soon as the
news of the strike became known. He re
ports that matters We're very satisfactory
so far as the Eastern division is con-
cerned.
PAID OFF THE STRIKERS.
Mr. Mcclellan visited all the operators
along the route and asked them point
blank if they intended to strike. In case
a man would answer in the affirmative
he would be quickly Informed that MS
services were no longer needed and a
check was given to him. This had ef-
feet in some places, and the opertors
agreed to remain at work. Today, how
ever, many who made such an agree
ment, struck as soon as they ascertained
the facts of the case.
Probably twenty operators are out on
my division tonight" said Mcclellan, but
I have men in sight fer all these places.
Men are coming tonight from Chicago,
Kansas City and st. Louis, and soon all
the stations on the division will be sup
piled with operators
". NJ. COombs, chief dispatcher for the
Eastern division, reported that all trains
We're running satisfactorily. Some were
n fp la,rt hat TK-0- M
TROUBLE ON THE CUTOFF.
He said that the plan had been adopt
cd of sending all the West bound freights
Jvcr the cutoff from Argentine to En-
poria, where they could take the
double track on West. The East bound
freights will be dispatched on the mar.
line.
Mr.. Coombs said that the most of the
trouble came from the men on the Ar
gentine cutoff. When any of the faith
ful men would attempt to send a dis
patch reporting the condition of the
train, some one would cut in and the
effect of the message was lost. How
ever, he said, the cutoff was of little
Importance and the attitude Of the strik-
ers there would cause very little incon-
vCncnce. General superintendent Res
scnguie and Supt. Sholes of the
telegraph service unite in expressing the
same views as the other officials, and all
profess to believe that the strike will
soon be settled.
The officials have kept in close CONSUL
taton all day and have not let the small
est details Of the developments escape
their attention. They have had some de.
tcctives in Topeka all day watching the
n, ements of the strikers and reporting
TO headquarters
The foolwing information is given out
by strikers representatives:
At o'clock tonight practically all
the telegraphers on the Atchson Tope-
ka q Santa Fe proper are still out. 4
few men returned to work this morning
under the impression that the strike had
been called off, and were later induced
TO join the strikers. Later IN the day
they We're all out to a man west Of En-
poria. Not a man viii return to work,
unless their grievances are iettled in the
fullest possible manner Some of them
have already other prospects offered on
other roads and will accept them If the
Santa Fe managem Mt persists in its pres
est course"
Men from different places all along the
line wired into the train dispetcher'e of-
fee lie e asking tie condition and whether
the strike would continue. Th5y
were informed that the strike
was practically settled, and the
only thing for them to do was to
return TO work This many of them lid
and it began to look something ike the
strike was ended.
Soon the condition of affairs became
known to the operators of this city and
tley Immediately started to change the
condition of affairs, with the result that
the operators Went out again.
The TailI cad company then met this las:
move by positively ordering all the
strikers to stay out of the offices and
away from the keys. Operators in places
where there are uptown telegraph of
fees have been reached in that manner
while those in smaller places will bs
reached by mail before noon tomorrow
The strikers believe that by that time
traffic Of all kinds on the Santa Fe will be-
tied up. Tonight none of the depot op-
orators are working in Topeka. In the gen
eral office two are working One is g
new man and the other is not membel
of the order.
4 meeting of the operators from Tope-
ka and surrounding points was held this
afternoon After a thorough discussion
OF the matter, the following statement
was given out tonight by L. C. Badgley
local chairman of the grievance com
nlittee:
''Rule 80 is not violated by the men re-
fusng 10 work This rule only applies
when a revision of the schedule is desired
when the general chairman gives thirty
days notice. 1t would be fallacy to pre-.