Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-01-02
LOSE THEIR FIGHT.
Strike OF Santa Fe Telegra piers De
clafed Off by President Dolphin.


Topeka, Dec. 21.-Presadent Dolphin.
OF the Order of Railway 1eiegru pliers.
has declared the strike of the oper.
ators on the Santa Fe off. ALI .he
striking operators here received orders
tonight from President Dolphin that
the Strike would continue NO longer.
The operators are beginning 20 spec
ulate as to whether they Will be REIN
stated in the employ of the company.
They now have the permission OF the
organization to work If uhey can Sc
cure work.
General Manager Nudge would not
express an opinion as to whether The
men would be re-employed or not. He
said, however. that the Order Of Rail-
way Telegraphers would not pe recoe
oazed under the present management.
LET uhe operators ges new officers -
he said, land then we will talk to
them.
Houston, Tex. Dec. 21.-The str ke
of the telegraph operators On The Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe was called of to-
night. 1t is presumed that there will
be issued at once an order calling OF
the strike on all branches of the
Atchison system, but the committee of
the Order Of Railway Telegraphers On
the Gulf line has Jurisdiction over
Texas alone. The strike was inaugur-
ated in Texas fifteen days ago. No
concessions were asked by the men or
offered by 1.-THE company as prelimin.
airy to calling off the STRIFE
Following is the official circular q.
sued tonight:
Galveston, Tex, Dec. 21.
ITO the Members of the Order of Eail.
w'av Te'eoranhers and Friends Of
the Order, Gulf, Colorado & Santa
he taAl4r.ad.
after a most careful and earnest
consideration of the entire situation,
your committee feels that it is useless
to continue further the struggle In.
augurated on the lime of the Gulf, Col.
orado & Santa Fe road. With the
causes leading up TO the most stub
born fight ever known in the histor,
OF OUT order. you are familiar; with
the conduct of the campaign you have
been kept as faithfully advised as the
plans Of your comml1tee would per.
NIT, and If we have failed in our de-
sire to keep you in full touch with
the situation it has been from tie lack
Of time and facildties, not from negli.
gence. We have done our best, and
only regret that your effort and ourt
have not brought us the victory which
we feel was deserved.
"The loss of the battle or Of q cam.
paign does not indicaite that the cause
was wrong. History Is Laden with
just such events, and out of one de
feUt6t may be there will come a vic.
tory Tor right and humanity which
those who come after us shall enjoy
and bless us for the noble stand we
took. Let no man look back with re.
greet. Our destiny hes before us. moi
behind us, and the men who for fit
teen days made the gallant fight thai
you have are the men WHO VA wfeA
from the future that success and
prosperity which the present has de
MED them. Some Of your number Will
suffer loss; some will seek and fine
better positions than they held, for nc
railroad employe is more capable and
worthy than those who answered ths
call of our leaders on December 6.
SIN conclusion, your comm ttee sim
ply desire to add THAT we, individual
ly have felt honored by the steadtas
courage ard unwaverdng loyalty which
you have given us. and in bidding yos
perhaps a lifelong farewell, we fee
fruly that we have been assisted b
this struggle with brethren, rakha
fhnn fellow crAftsmen. May CD
rcosper each Of You.
Therefore, from and after - o'cloe1
noon, Saturday, December %. n
Order of Railway Teiegraphers vii
cease to be in state of conflict wild
the Gulf, Colorado u Santa Fe Radl
road Company
The strike Is o6.
ssT. n. PIERSON
ssFlrst Vice Preside1k
"A. RUSSELL,
A. T. HICKEY,
&C. B. CLARK,
J. b ZIMMERMAN,
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