The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
Seventy-Five Men Quit in COmpE-
ance With Order of Railroad
Trainmen's Committee.
ASK NEW SCHEDULE AND CODE.
Company Refuses to Confer With
Committee Representing Broth
erhOOd-All Available Men
Pressed Into Service.

About seventy-fve switchmen employed BY
the st. Louis Terminal Railroad Association
In st. Louis. NO.. went out on strike at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Late Friday
night an order was issued by the local
committee of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen. approved by First Vice Grand
Master Of the Brotherhood w. g. Lee Of
Cleveland. o.. to strike yesterday at the
hour named. The men employed by the ter
minal association In East 81. Louis were at
work yesterday as usual. and late 10 the
afternoon 1t was stated that some. OF the
men who had gone out on the Missouri side
had gone hack to work.
What brought about the strike appears
to be a disputed question Vice President
and General MANAGER W. 8. McChesney o.
the Terminal Railroad Association says that,
in his opinion. the strike was ordered in
furtherance of an effort Of the brother
hood to organize the employees Of the ter
minal system. Vice Grand Master Lee says
the strike was ordered because Mr.. No
Chesney refused to meet committee Of en-
ployes and discuss a schedule Of rates and
working conditions. Another statement II
that the brotherhood 10 endeavoring to
unionize the men. many Of whom are nem-
bers of the Switchmen's Union. and some
of whom do not belong to either orGani-
zati0r.
Last night Chief Of Police Kieiy issued
OiAcES W SdpthlnS u StdIlOu men al III
| trestles and viaducts which the Terminal
trains pass in order to guard against vio-
| lence or interference with trafic.
OF the causes leading up to the strike, Mr..
Lee said yesterday:
"a committee of the employees Of the Ter
| minal Railroad Association has for, the last
| week been endeavoring to meet the manage
| ment, with the object of formulating .
rho l,,1n orA rolo 90 -
rates OF pay and working conditions. The
committee has been unsuccessful. By cor
respondence our request was brought to the
attention of General Manager McChesney.
who wrote declining to meet the commit
tee appointed to confer with him. We made
no demands for hours or wages. and. failing
to be treated with. the strike was ordered"
| OF the strike and its cause. General Man
ager McChesney said:
Some Of the mea employed by the Ter
minal Railroad Association belong to the
brotherhood. some belong to the Switch
mems Union and some to neither organizs-
| ton About seventy five switchmen on the
Missouri side Of the river struck to-day at
l o'clock In East st. Louis trsd,c Is bsing
| moved as usual.
I've have had no trouble At all with tia
i
management was conference with q COM
mittee representing the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen to discuss q schedule of
| rates and working conditions not STATED In
the communication. They wanted to discuss
the recognition Of the brotherhood We have
no agreement with the brotherhood. and. in
that connection. have nothing to dfscuae.
we have never refused to treat indfvtds,sl.
~ or collectively with our employees ANA
to take up any questions Of mutual inter
est. and there has no such committee asked
for conference. A committee from the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen mss
asked for a conference. That IL an orsau-
izatioD we do not know officially, have no
agreement with. and Of which only q suuaH
percentage Of our employees are uembera
The strike will not interfere with pes-
senser tramc. We have enough men st work
now to insure prompt passenger service. ana
oy Monday we expect to have the frsasht
situation well in hand. Comins At noon at
urday. the interruption Of freisi1t trafBc h
not nearly so important a. though hsnp,n-
Ing on busy weekday. We VIM have CON.
troi OF the situation very soon unless the
employees OF other lines 20 out In SYM
pathy."
Something like one-third Of a force Of
men was at work in the terminal yards on
the Missouri side yesterday afternoon. ~.
cry available man was pressed into service.
among others Superintendent of Talerr,eA
Chenery, Superintendent of Tysmc DunIan
and Special Agent Warner being In char.
Oh groups OF switchmen or conductiuR trafaa
to and from Union to Relay Station.