Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-23
WILSON HERE.

trip and now Is to bee done over"
WILSON HERE.
d. accordance with bis letter to'
the local order of machinlsIs who are
now striking against the Santa Fe,
Thomas J.. Wilson. fourth gIco prosl.
dent of the International Association
of Machluis.s. and chairman of The
affiliated districts of the vest nrriv.
od last night from the north on the
carly evening train.
ON allghung from tho train. Wilson
was greeted by "a crowd of machin.
lists. boIlormakors. hIacWmiths aud
CITY Marshal McMIlun. who acted In
tho capacity of deputy sheriff iu sorv.
lng tho visiting strike official with a
copy OF the blanket injunction, Issued
from the Bernalillo county court
against the strikers The station plat
form was crowded. and conspicuous
among the throuE we're Santa Ne OF.
flcInls and secret service mon.
Mt Wilson took the writ from the
officer showed % into his pocket. re-
marking that be- would bo lonesome
without one. and was then carried
away hy the large body OF strikers In
waiting Tie was escorted to the Co
lumbus hotel, and took quarters IN
room 40. 4. facing Second street.
This morning and during the day
room 40. Z has been q busy scene.
Part OF the day the door was closed,
but most of tine time local union Off.
GERS and strikers have been going Tn
and out. meeting and discussing the
strike situation
AZ 90 o'clock, In the presence OF a
large number Of union men. tho strike
loader submitted the following state.
mont regarding the strikers side of
Iho situation.
Wilson's Card.
"Wp claim from our side uf the
question that Mr. Hendricks was 10
/ blame from the start Most cmphaii
/ caly ! win state that Wo went to the
limit with him. Even as matter OF
courtesy we permitted him fo choose
what officers of our association he be
| Ioytd GO bo fair and when he had
an opportunity 90 90 the fair thing he
| told us he would not do anything foI
us in The way of rcmedying the evils
which worc being praciiccd by hi.
general foreman and other minor on
clals such as eNtOrtIng money from
appr,ntIca boys. ana also going oul
of the way to say that they had th'
machinlsts under a stone and Intend
ga 90 grind their heads off. This u
practically what they are trying q
DO now. but the machiniats don't grin'
very readily. We are today the rich
est organization iu the iron trade
outside of the mouidDrB. and we hay
uoi lost q strike iu the west for fou
years. aud b. s dollars % doughnut
chat we won't lose this one.
after Mr.. Hendricks had discharl
ga about 900 ot our men, and ha
hired about 1000 scabs. built bis iou'
os and also provided himself wit
guards and Iujuuclious. Doe then pro
Goods. as did Mr Scott of San FraI
cisco to kll organized labor, and I ID
'IIeyo his efforts win meet with th
Hlmo dismal results ua did those
fho San Francisco maguoics and ih
Pc Union Pacific officials.
The business conditions lU lhu Deco
trades are picking up rapidly Boz th
east and what few good mechani,
SIR Hendricks now bias. viii short
b leave their hard task masters, Oh
Santa Fo. and return to their ow
Y localities to work 10 peace. Witho'
being IN danger of being advertise
Co.'S scahs, they win pay thelr FINE
and be- good again and thcn viii CON
the scum OF the earth. as many
Them arc that Dee now has. and the
win be the oncs that will help us
p, win think the injunction was p'
, ou tbo wrong people, we do not d
\ tend to destroy property but tl
scabs can't help o. eud thcy are dali
destroying property on account d
their lack of ability fo repair engine
consequently we feel confident of u
I, innate victory
THOMAS T.. WILSON "
Mr. Wilson win remain 60 The eff
several days, and very likely a maj
y meeting win he held hut ON This %
f, committee n chprgo of arrangement
% has not decided The memhcrs Of u
~ IGuudo lodge no. l3i, Information
, Association of MnchInists, are wei
" enthusiastic over the prosgn of the
" ylco president iu the city
. indigestion.
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