Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-31
BOILER MAKERS STRIKE.
A Score Of them in the San Bernar-
dino Shops Walk Out.
APPRENTICES AND HELPERS.


after Z O'Clock yesterday morning.
when. because one of their number
George Wilson. had been asked &C.
leave the local department 10 take
place at Seligman. Ariz.. twenty union
boiler makers struck. and present indi.
cations are that they are likely to re.
main out until the cause OF their griey.
ancc has been rclnstated in his former
position. With the men there went out
seventeen apprentice boys and seven
helpers. who say that they will stand
by the boiler makers until the matter
is settled one way or the other.
This leaves, at the present time, not
over three regular boiler makers and a
half dozen handy men To carry on the
work at the shop and round house.
The strikers grievance is in effect
an assertion on their part that the men
VINO participated In the last strike ut
the local shop have been black-listed
by the company. and that the removal
of Wilson was not because he was act
ually needed at Seligman. hui because
he was among the strikers of several
months ago. and hence was not wanted
by the company in the San Bernardino
shop How, according to member OF
the present strikers grievance commit.
tee late instances have worked to
prove the truth of this assertion is best
told in his own words;
AS regards the present trouble. it
may be said that IL has been brewing
more or less directly ever since the
last strike AT the settling of that
trouble it was understood that the men
who figured in the waik-out should he
re.instated the company holding nc
pre- iudice against them. So far as that
Understanding Is concerned. II was
made but has. in our opinion. remain
ed lar from being carried out.
The first suspicious action on the
pat Of the railroad people occurred
several months ago. when the big cut
now in force was made. AT that time
Il was "a notable fact that. SO TAR as
possible. the men In the boiler depart
ment who were let out outnumbered
those employees who had been among
the strikers. Some time passed, during
which, 1t is plain 20 see that more
boiler makers We're needed To do the
work. which was crowding the shops
day by day. yet when men who were
let out in the cut applied for work 1t
was refused them on the plea that
business and repairs would not war.
rant 1t. Shortly after this leading
newspapers from Chicago and Topeka
found their way here, in which APP
peared advertisements inserted by the
Santa Fe company asking for boiler
makers to- work in the company's
shops at San Bernadino.
Last week we heard on authority
that this advertisement had proved eft.
fective, and that a dozen men were on
their way to this place from Point
Richmond. Chicago and other eastern
points. The arrival OF some ten oil
these men on Sunday proved the In
formation to be correct
'"rnus did the feeling grow that all
was not as IL ought to he, and on last
Friday committee of three went 10
Mr.. Park and asked him why II was
that the men who had applied for work
were not given II, when IL was appar
ent TO all that the company needed the
services of more men. To this Mr.
Park answered that he was as yet q
stranger to the local shops, giving the
men TO understand that any good work
men would be employed providing
there wa work for them and that y
any had been refused he was certain
that IL was because they were no.
fitted for the peculiar work requiring
attention.
Wlt0 SUCH uNSuIdutt uiu uS bpcof
that the men were inclined To thinl
that everything might turn out wei
after all.
ION Sunday morning, however, M
called Mr.. Wilson into his Office, tell
ing him that he wanted him to go Il
Seigman. Ariz.. that his pass had beef
made out. and that he was to leave OF
No. 2 that evening. Mr., Wilson remon
strated saying that he had been 10
Gated here for year and his interests
domestic and otherwise, we're all II
San Bernardino. Mr.. Parks final an
swer to Wilson was to the effect tina
he might obey orders or do what wal
next In order, and Wilson left the OF
fee. naturally inferring that he woul'
either have To accept the transfer o
Quit He acquainted the remainder o
the boiler shop men with his predica
ment and a meeting called at the lodg'
rooms of the union, was held on Sun
day evening Ia discuss the situation.
plan of action was agreed upon an
this mcrning IL was carried out.
AT the sound OF the whistle all o
the men, in company with ten mel
who had been brought TO the city b
the company, were In hne Tor tnei
blocks. which they received. Wit
tntfn WAS MI. NioOis anu ~" 49,
utes after leaving the block case VIII
dow Foreman Richie. of the boiler Dc
partment, went TO Mr.. PARK, at our n
quest, and stated that his men wer
without and desired, before going {
work. that Wilson be restored 10 NJ
regular duties IL the shop. Mr.. Par
desiring to see the men personally II
garding the matter. 'h~ee OF us wen
10 him. After a few words we wer
given 10 understand that Wilson ma
been transferred, and II we did not lik
the state OF AFFAIRS we might quit. Ac
ing upon this, we accepted the latte
alternative and walked out.
Noting our action. the apprentio
boys gathered about to ascertain IN
reason for our action, and being a.
auainted with the facts OF the cas-
they pulled of their jumpers and ie
with us some half dozen helpers al