Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-26
NOW.
Went on Strike at Pittsburg
 This Morning.
NEARLY 1000 MEN AFFECTED.

SHitchmen Make Demand for the
 Union Scale Of Wages, Which IS 2'
 Gents for Night and . Gents an
 Hour for Day Work-NeW 4ork Managers Look for No Trouble in
 That City as q Result of the Strike.
 .Pittsburg. Nov 26.-A strike for in- creased wages of all switchmeh De. lo1oinO in The SWitchmen's union oI North America in the Pittsburg dis- 1rict was inaugurated this morLh-s' Reports have not been received rom all inc yards, but the ofhclals ol 'iie union say it affects every road ehlet- ing PitIsburg except tne fltlsl':r s' Fort Wayne and Chicago and F!tts- burg c. c. and St Louis, and many private. individuals and corporations. There are between GOO and LOUD mem pers Of the local organization and lne union officials say that the response was general
 Tn their demands the switchmen ssIzed for the enforcement of the standard scale of wages. This calls Tor 27 cents an hour for day fore-nen and conductors. the night men 10 re ceive cents more per hour, their Wofk being more difficult and dangerous Under the new schedule the day heip- CTS and braEemen are rated st 2J cents m hour and the night men at - cents. The sWitchmen declare that the ton uaee handled by them in this city is much greater than that handled by other men in other cities.
 Whether the strikers will secure the support of other railroad men cannot b, learned at this time. The officials of the union say that the other ratI- road organizations cannot, if they aG- here to the principles laid down by their organizations, conScientiously, op- pose them. It has been stated by W. c. Lee, first vice-grand master, that the Brotherhood of Trainmen is not in favor of the strike and will not eIi- dorse 1t.
 IL is learned that the strike not only q affects Pittsburg. but McRee's Rocks, McKeesport, Braddoek and adjacent territory. Following the big steel strike so closely the present trouble $ quite likely to interfere materially with shipments. The railroad officials believe, however. that they will be able to cope with the situation, and thas with the assistance Of the Brotherhood traffic will not be materially affected. There has not, however. been q -iIne in the history of the city when traffic in and out Of PittsbuTg was so heavy. The strikers say they are oyerworRed on this account and that they are forced to work overtime to keep cars in motion.
 J. D. Hughes. second vfce-grand master Of the Switchmen's Union Of North America. stated this morning that the officials of the Monongahela Connecting Railroad Co lad signed the new. schedule Of the Switchmen's union and would handle no foreign freight until the dispute was settled He said further that the Monongahela Connecting people were the first to sign the schedule and that it was the cy- pectation that several other roads would do likewise before the close of the day.
 The Switchmen's s union does moi have members in the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago and Pittsburg, c. c. and St Louis yards, and business was reported as going on as usual there.
 General Manager Schoonmaker of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad reported all the men at work at 10 Q clock. The strike was causing some trouble in the yards Of the Pittsburg and Western, and Allegheny roads. however. but the railroad officials say they expect to have traffic moving IS usual in a sort time.
 Special trains with detectives ar rived from the east and west last night and the detectives are on duty about the yards today. The new corners are q silent lot and it Is impossible to get them to talk None of the officials say about the men and it is pos sible many of them are switchmen in- stead of detectives.
 New York. Nov 26.-The general su- perintendents Of both the Pennsyl- vanfa and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad companies whose offices are In this city, said to-day that they did not expect that the strike of the switchmen in Pittsburg would inter- fere with either their passenger Or freight business. They added that the effect would not be apparent here for several days. even if the strikers were able to carry into effect their threat to tie up all of the freight trade cen teriDg in Plttsburg.
 Both companies received freight to- day for delivery in Pittsburg and Vi cinfty.