The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
IT'S A SUCCESS.
What j. ID. BuckaleW Says
About the Strike.
Proposition for SettlementMay
Be Submitted Today.
STORIES OF VIOLENCE
Mr.. Nudge Hears of Shooting at
Larned.
Stories of Damage at Arkansas
City Denied.

the leader of the striking Santa Fe
machinists, that the proposition for
settlement with the company will be
submitted to General Manager Nudge
this afternoon When seen this morn
ing Mr. Buckalew said that this pro-
position was being prepared by the
national officers at the headquarte ters
of the union in Washington and that
he expected to receive it some time to-
day. Whether this new set of rules
will be a modification of the PROPOSE
tion submitted to Third Vice President
Kendrick by the grievance committee
in Chicago Mr.. Buckaiew would rot
say, but he expressed his conf deace
in the outcome of his conference with
Mr.. Nudge and said that whatever set
tlement was made would be favorable
to his association.
81 do not think" said Mr.. Buclxalew
that the officials of the Santa Fe are
so unfair that they will refuse to
recognize the justice in the proposition
which I will make to them. OF course
1 cannot say exactly what the men in
Washington have decided on but am
assured that it will be favorable to
both sides. Its principal purpose VIII
be to bring about a, termination Of the
strike OF course we want the com
pany to concede the justice of our de-
Inands but the strike is the main dues-
tlon at present. 1t has Eeen Il complete
success so far, but if it drags on much
longer other unions Will become in
Volved and that is Just what we wish
to guard against"
1t is entirely probable that a solution
/ of the strike problem will lie arrived
! at before the end of the week. and
| that all of the machinists at this point
Will be taken back with the exception
I rf f1ar~
| trouble for the company. Mr.. Bucka-
| lew says that in a conference with Al
| fred Lowell, assistant superintendent
/ of motive power of the Santa Fe sys-
/ the officials of the road We're willing to
consider the associations proposition,
| providing that it was a reasonable one.
The Santa. F'e company is cOgnizant
of the fact that the machinists at this
point did not want 20 strike but were
| forced to do so out of sympathy for
other members of the union who did.
| The local InachiniStS were reaSOnab bly,
satisfied with their condition before
! the present trouble III Ose and it is not
thought that the company will dis
criminate against 'nem as regards
| their e-emplOyment. The general
opinion of the strikers is expressed in
the statement of one machinist.
I'VE did not want to strike he said
"but the officers of the union thought
best and we had agreed to abide by
their decision. am confident, now
ever. that an early settlement will Ge
arranged and that it will be favorable
to the men,.
! Despite the fact that the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists is
making preparations to negotiate with
the Santa Fe for settlement OF the
strike J. D. Buckalew, third vice
president of the union, asserts that the
strike has been a successful one, ard,
even if the company refuses 10 listen
to the proposition he viii make, Trey
f1ea1 SIR in ia
end.
Il have reports here said Me.
BuckaleW, which state that seven of
the company's engines have died at
Newton since the strike was declared.
This indicates that the companys mo-
tive power is already in bad condition
as the result Of inefficient repair work.
OF course they can fl the places OF
the strikers with other men but as a
general rule the men whom the com
pany employ in the place of strikers
are not capable of doing the work re-
quired of them
the company refused to negotiate with
the union the strike would be carried
on the same as before but in case the
officials should consent to make a con-
2 tract with the association he could
assure them that the men under his
lslIpervision would agree to abide by
the terms contained in the contract.
Injunction Will Stand.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 6.-In the
district court Judge Baker has refused
to modify the injunction against the
striking Santa F7e machiniSts. Attor-
neys for the strikers sought to have
the clause forbidding the strikers talk
ing to non-union men stricken out
Nudge Hears of Shooting.
H. U Nudge, general manager of
the Santa Fe, was today notified of a
shooting affair at Larned, Kan, be-
tween an engine crew at that place
and two unkonwn men, presumably
strikers. The men tried to board the
engine and were driven off with a
nick The shooting followed and En-
gfneer Fred James received a bullet
in the leg. The following telegram
regarding the shooting was received
F. Cain, general superintendent of the
western grand division, with head
quarters a La Junta.
La Junta May 6, 1904.
H L. Nudge, Topeka:
Following wire from SuDt- Wm-
Dion Engine Watchman Fred
James shot in the leg about 1915 last
Larned or fruit train Wedr gsday
night. They had been to engine on
Wednesday night and were driven
away Came back again last night
and insisted on getting on engine, and
were driven off with the coal pick
when they threatened James, and a
short time later returned and fired at
him through the gangway of the en-
gine, striking him in the leg. Men
We're Wen dressed and We're no ordi-
nary hoboes. Engineer Dick thinks
some damage to engine was contem-
plated on account of attempting tc
get on engine two nights in success
, / sir To- CO. fc .fr,rrc-