The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-20
CAR MEN SAY NO.
President ROnemus Says They
VIII Not Strike.
Statement Of Mr.. BuckaIeW Was
Entirely UnWarranted.
WRITES TO MIR. NUDGE.
Assures Him That the Members
Are Loyal.
RumOr That Coast BoiIermakers
Would Go Back to Work.


Recent developments indicate that
the claims made by J. D. Buckalew.
third vice president Of the Interna-
GionaI Afachinists' union. that he would
induce the union blacksmiths and
union car repairers employed by the
Santa Fe railroad to strike, were made
without any foundation whatever.
General Manager II. U. Nudge of
the Santa F'e is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from Frank l. Ronemus.
Grand chief carman, of the Brother
mood Of Railway Carmen of America:
Kansas City, NO, April 10. 1905.
AR. H. .. Nudge, General Manager,
"A T. & S. F. Ry.. Topeka Kan
Dear Sir-My attention has Just
been called to a statement appearing
an the Kansas City Times Of the 18th
inst attributed to Mr.. J. D. Buckalcw,
third vice president of the Interna-
tionaI Association Of Machinists, which
indicates that he is creating the inn
preston that unless the present strike
OF the 5Oilermakers on your road is
adjusted to the satisfaction of the
strikers, the carmen viii also partici-
pate in the strike.
While I believe the statement TO
have been made for effect only, L do
not wish to attack the other organ
4zduOnsi but consider it my duty to
assure you in the most positive man
ner that so far as the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America is con
cerned, there is no truth in such a
statement 1 consider it an injustice
TO this organization to allow such
statements to be seen by yourself
without protesting, hence this letter.
We have a large membership of
your lines, and 1 am proud to say the
same IS loyal to the principles of the
organization, and as the chief officer
OF the brotherhood, I take pleasure in
calling your attention to the enclosed
constitution and especially section 9
or article XIV, page q. and assuring
you Lhat this section viii be adhered
to officially.
while 1 do not desire to publicly
antagonize any of the other brother
hoods, / take this method of advising
you that Impressions created by the
statements above referred to. have
and you are at liberty of quoting cor
tents of this letter should it become
necessary to do so.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK /. RONEMUS,
Grand Chief Carman."
me rules of the order provide for a
regular course of action If any mem
Der has a grievance and article 8, re-
says
ANY member or members violating
this article, without first obtaining
consent Of grand lodge, shall be ex-
PEELED"
As announced in the State Journal
heretofore the president of the Black
smiths union has also assured General
manager H y. Nudge that the black
smiths do not contemplate and in fact
positively refuse to Join in the strike
movement inaugurated year ago by
the machinists.
Frank Slick, president of the local
Blacksmiths' union, has announced that
he-wiu make an official statement with
IN few days that the union black
smiths in the employ of the Santa Fe
viii under no circumstances go out on
strike in sympathy with the boiler
makers or maChinists.
His authority for the statement win
come from the grand officers of the
lodge.
From these indications it would seem
that j. d. Buckalew viii be unable to
back up the statements which he au-
&hor1zed in Topeka this week
1t is also evident that the best of
feeling does not prevail between the
boilermaker leaders and Mr.. BuckaIew
for the machinists.
The boilermakers are willing. it ap-
pears to go back to work for the Santa
Fe If they can patch up their differ
ences regardless Of the troubles of the
machinists.
Mr.. Kyler states that the boilermakers
nave offered to go back to work on the
Santa F'e coast lines on the same basis
that they had before the strike, and
such move would also end the trouble
on the east end.
The officials of the Santa F'e continue
20 regard the matter not in the light
Of strike but simply that the men
have quit good jobs and that they are
In the same position as any other men
not employed by the Santa Fe whether
they had ever worked for the company
or not.
The officials of the company appear
to feel that there is nothing to arbitrate
or to hold a conference over The off
Gals announce that as many workmen
as are needed have been employed and
that the work is being handled salts
1actOrily. and that there will be no trou-
bic in hiring more men if they are need
cd at any future time.
The strike situation is quiet today.
No reports of violence have been re
ceived in Topeka.
The indications are that considerable
less than 200 of the 1000 men employed
in the boilermaking department of the
Santa Fe shops have quit work
1t is not claimed that there are any
changes in regard to the machinists'
strike. Apparently the machinists are
no nearer the settlement which they de-
manded than they We're a year ago at
the time the strike was called.
Observation Cafe Cars in service or
Wabash Day Trains between Kansa,
City and st. Louis. both directions anf
on Wa bash New York Fast Mail trair
No. 8.