The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
STILL HOLD OUT.
Union Machfnists Haven't Gone
Back to Work.
Santa Fe Shops Are Under Full
Blast Today.
ONLY MACHINISTS OUT.
Other Departments Are Being
Operated With Full Force.
Meeting of Strikers Was Held
Last Night.
ONLY MACHINIsTS OUT.

The Santa Fe shops are DelnB OpSI-
ated today with a full force of men
in all the departments with the ex-
ception of the machine shop. In this
shop more men are at work today
than yesterday but the force is not
as heavy as it was before the lock-
out.
As far as has been learned no union
men are at work. The majority of
these men have put themselves in the
hands of J. d. Buckalew, third vice
president of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists, and have re-
fused to return to work in the shops.
This was expected, however, and has
caused no inconvenience to the COM
pany. Although there is not a full
force of men at work in the machine
shop there are enough to handle the
most important machines and keep
the shop in operation.
According to the latest reports given
out al the Santa Fe general offices, no
strike breakers have been brought to
Topeka and there is no indication that
any action regarding that matter Will
be taken by the company immedi-
ately. So far the men at work in
the shops have been able to keep the
company's motive power in good
no new men will be imported until it
is found to be absolutely necessary.
A meeting of the local lodge of the
machinists' union was held at Trades
Union hall on Kansas avenue at 8
O'Clock Tuesday evening About a
hundred machinists attended this
meeting, but nothing has been given
out by the officers as to what was
done
J. D. BuckaIew of the Machinists'
union states that the union men who
are out on a strike at this point have
already begun to receive strike
THE married men are geeting 81 a
week" said Mr.. BuckaIew. "and the
single men 50. The constitution Of
our association provides that they
shall be paid that much, anyway. In
time they may get more, but that is
all that is being paid to them at pres
ent. Our association, however, is
pretty well fixed financially, and ex-
poets to be able to carry on the strike
for ms@iy months"
The Strike in Argentine.
The AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe
shops in Argentine We're in operation
again this morning with imported la
borers filling the places of the men
who went out yesterday. An official
said at noon today that all the men
who were needed had been secured
and that no threatening danger i'm
pended the shops or Workmen in that
city. 1t is supposed that the new
Workmen will be housed in the shops
to avoid trouble.
The StOckade fence and Watchmen at
the gates still prevent outsiders from
entering the shops. but the viaducts
leading toward them are not patrolled
by special officers as they were yester-
day a night occurred last night be-
tween special officer named Crum-
ley and former Santa F'e employe
who would not account for his actions
IN the vicinity of the shops. The work
man was knocked down by blow
from the officers club, but after being
taken to the city Jail was released.
It is alleged that the key to the hold
over was not in the building and that
no one cared to go out after it.
Newton Kan, May 4.-The Santa Fe
Teopened it's shops here Tuesday and
summoned it's employees to duty after
a days layoff. All the boilermakers,
blacksmith helpers ana handy men re
turned to work. Most of the union
machinistS and apprentices are still
out, and announce their intentions of
staying out until the end but d few
union machinists went tc work. The
union machinists have established
headquarters and are preparing for. a
long lockout
Denver, May A News special
from Albuquerque, n. NJ, says:
'An the blacksmiths and helpers,
th1rty-f1ve in number, in the Santa Fe
shops struck today A number of
blacksmiths were included in the last
consignment of strike breakers, and
their appearance at the shops was the
signal for the union men to lay down
their tools Friction is reported in the
ranks of the nOn-union men on ac-
count of the alleged disreputable char
acter of some of the strike breakers.
1t is also reported that the company is
experiencing considerable trouble by
engines dying on the road. Attorneys
Tor the strikers today asked for a dis
solution of the injunction recently is
sued by the district court. The case
was set for hearing May g."
Only Seventy Not at Work
H. (. Nudge general manager of
the Santa Fe, said today that about
20 men have failed to report for work
in the machine shop. The officers of
the union say that the local lodge has
membership of about $50. all of
whom have refused to go back to
work, but Mr.. AIudge's report from
the shops proves his statement to be
correct.
II have not received the exact fig
ures," said Mr.. Nudge, 'but I am sat
isfled that if we had about SIS or 70
machinists we would have a full shop
force at this point. These places viii
be filed with other men. No strike
breakers have been imported for
work in the shops. and I do not think
that it viii be necessary to do So We
have enough individual applications to
fill the places of the men who have
not reported for work.
Mr.. Nudge stated further that at all
the other shop points on the part of
the road under his supervision the
conditions were practically the same
as at Topeka. No violent action on
the part of the strikers has been re-
ported, and the vacant places in the