Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-06
SANTAFE MACH|N|STS STRIKE
OVER 500 MEN HAVE ALREADY
QUIT THEIR JOBS.
tional Union Snys the Men Are ont
Because Men Have Been Prosecuted
by Compauy-Vice President of the
Road Makes Denials.

Washington, May 3.-Over 800 ma
workers on the Atchison, Topeka a.
Santa Fe railroad are reported out on
a strike. When the whole striking
strength is brought out, embracing not
only the machinists, but allied metal
mechanics, boilermakers, blacksmiths,
copper work ers, helpers, etc, the total
number involved, according to Presi-
deut O'Connell of the machinists'
union. may approximate between 49,
900 and $4,000 men. The strike was
order on instructions from headquar-
tiers here after the men had voted uuau
imously in favor of the step. Word
from John Mulhollaud Of Toledo, prcsi-
dent of the National Allied Metal
Mechanics, saying he had ordered his
men to go out with the machiuists,
which means sympathic strike, from
that quarter embracing probably 1000
men engaged in semiskilled labor in
rNe Santa Fe shops.
President O'Connell says that the ms.
binists are out all along the lines Of
the toad, 500 Of them being now speci-
| fically re ported out. The allied metal
mechanics, tine boilermakers, etc., in
practically all of the shops west of AL
buquerque also are reported out. Mr..
O'Connell says that the men are pre-
pared to continue the stribe indefinite
ly;tbat they were only asking the same
wording agree nent DOW in operation
on Other roads ald discontjpuarce OF
the spottei aud detective system, which,
he 81 d, is carried on by the company
to sha ne!ess degree.
"The system, The said, sis honey
combed with detectives and the men
are watched the moment they leave the
shops aud marked b!acklisted and dis
eliminated against if they protest their
sight to do as they please.
"We will not tolerate it Other
roads mus keep their hands off in this
strike. The challenge has been thrown
down by the company detyipg us tc
test of strength. We have done every.
thlug possibly to avoid trouble.
1.-THE men have been given stric'
Wdfu'HSS dStj uSb N1OlcICe. ANY Hull
Der who enters into an encounter with
a man put into his place does SO with
out the advice or instruction of head
quarters and makes himself liable tt
suspension and expulsion. We propose
to carry on the strike within the law
Members who have been warned tha
they must not be a party to VIC
lepce of any kind, but they have 6
right to maze grievances known to any
one employed to take their places, bui
to that extent only
Chicago, April 3.-Third Vice Fresi
dent Kendrick of the Santa Fe says re.
gadriug the machinists' strike:
SIN view of the exaggerated state.
ment that have been made regarding
the probable magnitude of the srike on
the Santa Fe system that has come
about by order Of the executive officers
of the International Association Of Ma.
chinists it seems proper for me to say
that tine full force of macbinists' help
ers and apprentices, including nom
union men, employed January Of this
year on the system was only 2275.
The men on the cast Tires numbering
over ope-third Of this class of labor en-
ployed by the Santa Fe, struck week
ago and their places have been fled"