The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-02
APPEAL TO CITY,.
Santa Fe Machinists Ask for
Protection.
Claim They Are Mistreated by
the Detectives.

The trouble between the Santa Fe
secret service men and the striking
machinists which has been in the air
for some time threatens to be of con-
siderable Importance and the workmen
will call in the aid of the city au-
thorities to protect them
For two days there has been trouble
at the various entrances of the shops,
and at the Second street viaduct which
last night resulted in a free for all
fight. Today the strikers decided to
appeal to the chief of police and ask
that protection be given them at these
various points. As has been the Gus
tom for the striking machinists for the
fourteen months pickets have been
stationed at the viaduct and the east
and west entrances of the shops the
last week and these pickets claim that
they have been miStreated by the
secret service men employed by the
Santa Fe company. They will ask for
warrants for the secret service men
on the charge of assault.
A. G. Mckenzie, R. c. Brown and c.
D. Haag say that they were assaulted
by Santa re officers last evening. I'VE
were not on the cOmpanyiS ground -
said one of the men this morning,
when we were aCcosted by the Santa
F'e officers and driven down the street.
The officers followed us and told US that
we could not go down Hancock street
but we went to my house on that street
and there within were dared out
in the alley by one of the officials who
said that he would whip us all. We
didn't want to cause any trouble so
didn't CO.
President Stark of the local union
said of the treatm ent of the men by
the railroad officials: "They seem Ia
want to run us of the streets alto
Rether. We have been behaving our
selves, and as citizens we demand the
protection of the law. We rented a
lot on Branner street for three months
and we have a receipt showing that
the rent has been paid up until the
18th OF September. The Santa Ft
bought this property not long ago
and now claims the right to put us
off,
What is your object in having your
pic2ets stationed there?" was asked Mr.,
'sOur pickets are put there to watch Tho
men they come and 70 and to observe
the condition of the work being done. We
make no comments about the worhn1en as
they pass and we violate the law in nc
respect. We will ask the chief of police
for protection and will carry on the WORK
as we started"
From the companys standpoint the Sc
cret service men are only protecting tbs
interests OF the road IN the treatment oil
the strikers. The Santa Fe still keeps tC
the position that there is no strike and
that everything is going along in the ole
II. H. German of the Santa Fe secret
service was down to the county attorneys
office bright and early this morning tc
swear out warrants against W. L. Starr
F. C. BoItz and William Nelson. These
are a part of the striking employees who
were mixed in the fight between the de-
tective force and the strikers Monday ev-
ening These men were first arrested and
taken, before the police court, but it seems
that too much sympathy exists there tc
suit the detective force, so warrants nave
been sworn OFT By the county attorney.