Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-25
SAYS STRIKE
IS LOST
Former Master Mechanic
Lape, Who Was Let
Out By Santa Fe. Char
acterizes The Action
Of Machinists as II
advised

G. +. Lape, who was formerly /
master mechanic for the Santa re
but was let out speaks to The sur
out there Of the strike situation as
lows:
have been interested III the pres
ent strike situation for some time, this
being natural because Of my former
connection with the Santa Re and the
feeling | have for many Of the men
who, in the days gone BY, were most
loyal to me. For these men, these old,
timers who worked with me when ]
was division master mechanic here,
feel from the bottom Of my heart. For
| fear that they will never regain the
places which they have given up to
enter into the most foolish and Ill
advised strike that | ever heard Of in
My ldINdy experience.
7 feel doubly sorry for the men in
San Bernardino, because | am certain,
in fact from conversation which | have
had with some Of the Old-timers, that
they struck against their own will and
better Judgment. The word came
from their grand lodge and the step
was taken. | hope that they may be
given their old places again. but /
fear that this will not be granted
them.
As for the strike, it is lost-in fact
it was lost the very day the men went
out. ! do no say this haphazardly,
but because it is my firm conviction.
There is not SO much as a shadow of
a chance for the men to win the strike.
In fact SO far as the company is 8 n
cerned there is no strike; the Santa
Fe officials consider that the trouble
Is a dead issue and have pushed II
into the past.
AS | said before, the strike was
ilEadvised and untimeIy. This ber
cause Of the labor conditions in the
east and because Of the season Of
the year chosen for the walkout. AT
the present, times are fair west of
Chicago, but east Of that place such
is not the case, There is hardly a
construction shop which Is doing more
than repair work for its patrons and
slump in manufacturing has laid
off many men.
sAs you perhaps have noted in the
press dispatches, the Pennsylvania
Central has but recently cut a great
slash In Its force Of shop employees
All these men are without work. Many
of them have families dependent upon
them. II is indeed true that the ma.
jority Of these are unicn men, but
many are not, and it Is these lat !
ter that the Santa r. ii drawing
from.
AS for the union men taking the
places OF the strikers here? Well, that
depend upon two things. Hunger
Ind the need of the necessities of IFS
will overthrow many barriers. The
question Is, will a husband and father
lee his dear ones In want when hel
an obtain that which they need by
lccapting work in the west? Yet that
$ 4 problem which ! do not care to
Time will solve i"
Settlement Of Rosebud Lands.
, Manager Bidwell Of the Nebraska
nd Wyoming division of the North.
vestern. says the settlement of the
he Rosebud lands will occur In
|eptembers The dates In the presi.
ent's proclamation, he says, have
cen confused In publishing reports.
'orrect dates are: Registration be.
ms TIL asday, July s, ends Saturday
lly 20; drawing begins Thursday,
rs, and continues until all draw.
is have been made. entries begin
August s. Ii Is estimated
lere will be 1900 entries and at the
ite Of 100 q day, which the mum.
r. designated In the proclamation,
yentytwo days will be required to-
,mpiete this part Of the work, SO !
al settlement will begin about Sep !
'mber 4. subtracting lands allotted |
seyeraliy To Indians In the past and |
nds set aside for schools, about 400 /
o acres will BIZ op ned. ],
Local Notes.
Engineer Blesins II on the sick
Fireman kins i hioflng ! thirty. J
u lay.ofE
Engineer Archibald Is III training for
other long unbroken spell II TIE !
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