The San Francisco call., 1904-04-30
MORE WORKMEN
JOIN STRIKERS
Trouble in Santa Fe Shops
Is Extending and a Long
Siege Is Now Expected
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
Employees at WinslOw, Selig-
man, Barstow and Needles
Lay Down Their Tools
Special Dispatch to The can.

SAN BERNARDINO, April 29.-Tha
Santa Fe machinists' strike situation al
this place is quiet and all indications
point 10 a long siege. The principal de-
Velopment to-day is an UncOnfrmed
statement 10 the effect that the boiler
makers at this point viii go out with
in a few days. a local man from the
boilermakers' department said this
evening:
How long il VIII be before we go
out cannot say. but from present in
dicatiOns il viii be within a week"
The bOilermakers have contract
with the company which does not ex-
pire until August and the members
state that they viii not violate this un-
derstanding. Nevertheless from all
that can be learned il is very probable
that the Santa Fe viii shortly put non
union helpers in the boiler depart
ments. as was done at Albuquerque.
and as soon as this step is taken the
strike viii come There are now
twenty eight nOn-uniOn helpers and
boilermalIers on Catalina Island. and il
is reported that these men will be
shipped into the local yards in a short
time
WINSLOW. Ariz.. April 29.-Twenty-
two machinists at this point struck at
O'Clock this afternoon because non
union labor was introduced at the
shops. The men are very orderly and
no trouble is anticipated.
SELIGMAN. Ariz., April 29.-The
union machinists in the employ Of the
Santa Fe laid down their tools at 3
@ clock this afternoon. No violence is
looked for.
BARSTOW. April 29.-Fifteen ma
chinists and boilermakers walked out
here this morning. The strike was at
the instance Of advices from the Grand
Lodge. there being as yet no non-union
man placed here by the company. All
is peaceable. A number Of the strikers
viii leave tonight for San Bernardino.
NEEDLES. April 29.-Thirty machin-
lists and all the machine foremen ex-
cept the general foreman walked out at
10 O'Clock to-day The apprentices and
helpers wanted TO go out. but were ad-
vised not 10 by the machinists. They
viii not go out except by order of the
Grand Lodge. There were no acts of
violence. Twenty-Five non-union men
are trying 70 Ill the places. but they
are not machinists. When they fail on
a Job they are assigned other work.
General Foreman Dan Cunningham
said: "All the men turned over their
keys and tools to me and went out in
an orderly manner"
BAKERSFIELD. April 2e.-Several
non-union machinists have been
brought here 10 work for the Santa Fe
IN the local shops. The number of ma
chinists employed here is small and
none have yet quit their posts, but it
is believed that in the event of the
strike becoming general they will go
out
TOPEKA. Kan. April 2s.-The ma
chinists Of the Santa Fe road held a
large mass meeting tonight and de-
cided they would not strike. J. d.
Bukalaw. third vice president OF the
international Association Of Ma
chinists, was present and strongly ad-
visec this course. He said there would
be no strike here if he could help il.
The action Of the men on the coast
in going out without waiting for
orders f,om the international. head
quarters was strongly condemned. Mr..
Bukalaw intimated that a peaceful
settlement Of the difficulties would be
made on the coast lines also. He sue
ceeds Fourth Vice President Wilson in
the management of the unions inter-
ests on the Santa Fe. Wilson was in
favor Of a strike.