The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-03
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This morning at II o'clock. 81 ma
chinists out of total of go We're at
work. 1t is claimed that a few of these
are union men. Ever since the shops
opened this morning, machinists have
been coming in and going to work as
usual. No outside strike breakers
have been employed so far. The Santa
F7e officials say they are waiting to see
how many of the machinists return to
work,
It is expected by the Santa Fe Off
cials that from $50 to 200 of the ma
chinists employed here viii be at work
by Wednesday morning
Al other points on the Santa Fe main
lines, the prevailing conditions are very
similar to the Topeka situation. In the
smaller towns, nearly all the shopnlcn
are back at work, except the union
machinists. who seem to have pretty
generally obeyed the strike order.
General Manager H L. Nudge said
today: 1t was not decided to reopen
the shops until late yesterday, and we
were unable to give any notice to the
men of our plans except the blowing
of the whistle this morning. Cons y
quently the shops are all running short
handed today, but men are dropping in
all the time. We have some men work
ing in all departments. The machine
shops are in operation. and more mon
are reporting for work in that depart
ment all the time. Some union ma
chinists have returned to work, but
most of them are out, and will proba-
bly, stay out. There have been no dis
turbances and no reports of violence -
1000 Idle Machinists.
It is reported that the Brooks Loco
motive works at Dunkirk, n. Y, turned
off 1000 machinists last week for lack
of work and that the Santa Fe is pre-
pairing to bring large numbers of them
out west to fill the places of the strik-
ers.
Another report is that the Baldwin
Locomotive works is helping the Sanra
Fe to fill the places of the strikers. The
newspapers published on the coast lines
say that great many Germans, for
merly of the Baldwin works, are being
brought out there.
All the work of hiring men and ship
ping them to points where they are
needed to take the places of strikers IS
being done by Third Vice President
Kendrick at Chicago. Arthur Lowell,
assistant superintendent of motive
power, went to Chicago Monday night
to confer with Mr.. Kendrick. and pro-
bably to get line on the men whom
Mr.. Kendrick is planning to send ou1
west Mr.. Kendrick has a great repu-
tauon as strike brea kerr and has
Won 1t by his ability to send good men
TO NIL the places of strikers.
sympathetic Strike Talk
There continues to be a good deal OF
talk about a sympathetic strike BY the
union bOilermakers. blacksmiths and
other shop employees. Out on the coast
lines such sympathetic strike has al-
ready taken place at Albuquerque. They
strike at the drop of a hat out west
and 1t does necessarily follow that
there is to be any extension of the
sympa thetic strike idea.
General Manager Nudge said to-
day; Il do not anticipate any diff
Guilty with any other shop employees.
do not believe any of them Will go
out in sympathy"
General Manager Nudge announced
today that any machinists who desire
to get their personal tools left in the
shops viii be allowed to go in and get
all their property. "All that we ask. .
said Mr.. Nudge, lis that they conduct
themselves properly while in the
shops"
Mr.. Nudge stated that any of the
machinists who desire to return to
work Will be allowed to do so, but thai
unless they do return to work without
delay, they win not be taken back bv
the Santa Fe under any considera-
ton
At La Junta and Ration, the lockout
of Monday was not put into effect
Instead the strike was called as plan
ned, and half of the machinfsts ouit