The Chanute times., 1905-08-11
Railway Officials Claim The Strike
Is Already Broken.
DELAY OCCURS AT MANY POINTS
Many Substitutes Have Been Placed
and Men From Different Parts of
the Country Are Being Put to Work
as Soon as They Arrive.

st. Paul, Aug. 5-The officials of
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cifc railways ascertained that the
strike was broken and the officials OF
the Telegraphers union declaring that
1t has only began. Both sides express
great satisfaction and each maintains
that the struggle will be ended with
in fortnight.
In spite of the difficulties present
cd by the walkout of the telegraphers
the railroads have been able to keep
the more important trains very near
to the schedules. Through trains
from the coast arrived in st. Paul on
time, with the exception of the North
ern Coast limited on the Northern Pa
cific which was not seriously delayed.
The time freight trains are being sue
cessfully handled. The abandonment
of a number of way freights was the
most serious disablement of traffic.
The railway officials claim that
there has been a notable break in the
ranks of the strikers, all the operators
on one branch of the Great Northern
in North Dakota having gone back to
work and thirty or forty more having
signified their willingness to do so.
Many substitutes were placed during
the day and men from different parts
of the country are being examined
and put to work as rapidly as they ar
rive.
Reports disprove the representa-
tions of the strikers that the freight
traffic has been completely paralyzed.
There has been much delay at many
points in the handling of local freight,
but this class of traffic is gradually
being taken care of. The railroad Off
cials say that there is no accumula-
tion of freight at terminals and that
40 shipment will be refused tomor-
row.
Rumors of a sympathetic strike of
the trainmen have been in circulation,
and although conferences have been
held with this plan in view it is de-
clared that such a move is not i'm
pending. President Perham of the
Telegraphers' Brotherhood, said
"We are bound to win and Ne can
fight it out alone. | would not think
of consenting to a sympathetic
strike"
The telegraph companies are send
ing to cities where they have inde-
pendent offices, but communication
with the smaller towns is uncertain.
In statement made concerning
the strike situation, General Manager
Horn, of the Northern Pacific road,
said:
'There has not been since the tele
graphers' strike started a single
serious delay resulting from the ac-
tion of the telegraph operators in
leaving their posts. Through trains
are running on time.
Morning trains from the Pacific
coast reached St. Paul on their
schedules and the North Coast Limit
ed from Portland pulled into the st.
Paul station this afternoon after
run of 1000 miles without a delay of
importance.
Fast freight service is well main
tanned over the entire system. Other
freight is moving and traffic as
whole is being handled in thorough
ly satisfactory manner. The strikers
have failed completely so far as it
was their intention to tie up or block
ade traffic. On the Pacific coast the
heavy Lewis and Clark exposition
travel in and out of Portland is being
handled without the least delay or in
convenience to passengers. On the
Pacific division sixty per cent of the
positions are filled.
At numerous points division super
intendents report that the striking
telegraph operators are already indi-
eating the:- willingness to return to
work in a few DAYS
Perfect safety of travel and reason
able promptness in the handling of
freight traffic are and have been abso-
lutely assured since the beginning Of
the strike.