The Globe-republican., 1905-04-20
So J. D. Buehalew Says Of The Boiler
makers Strike.
8LAcksMITHs TO COME NEXT
Unless Santa Fe Yield, Car Builders
May be Called Out--Mudge Gives
the Railroads Side Of the contro
versy.

Topeka Kan. April 1S.--It develops
that the strike of the Santa Fe boiler
makers is an outgrowth Of the strike
inaugurated over year ago by the
machinists of the road. The strike
was called In the interest of the ma
chinists. If the Santa Fe does not
yield to this. strike of the black
smiths and car builders will be call
ed. The authority for the foregoing
is J.. d. Buckalew the official in charge
Of the machinists' strike. Mr. Bucka-
lew said to the Associated Press to-
night:
The striking machinists on the
Santa Fe, in order to bring more pres
sure to bear on the road, have caused
this strike of the boilermakers. No
settlement will be made with the
boilermakers unless 1t includes our
demands also. We first got the boil
ermakers on the coast division of the
road out. and now we have begun on
the Santa Fe proper. The machnists
have more money than the boiler
makers, and will help finance this
strike, of course, as it was called in
our interests Next the blacksmiths
and car builders will be called out,
and they are ready for the move, in
case the Santa Fe does not yield. We
expect the fight to last most of the
year.
There seems to be difference of
opinion among the strike leaders. Z.
r. Kyler, leader of the boilermakers,
would not deny the truth of Bucka-
LEWIS assertion. but maintained that
the boilermakers would not ask for
the help of any other class of work
men, as their strike was entirely in
dependent.
Kyler said tonight he had received
news OF nine men going out at Arkan.
sas City and thirteen at Topeka since
yesterday. He said the only points
on the Santa Fe system where there
was no strike was where none was Or
dered. He added that the strike
would be called in those places as
soon as engines were sent there from
any other division.
Both Buckalew and Kyler expect
something important to happen with.
in two days. BY Wednesday at the
least they said tonight, all the moves |
under contemplation would be made |
and everything would be made pub
lie.
The Santa Fe officials are not
worrying over the strike, and appear
that the road will win. The
work of the road is not being interfer-
ed with in the least. General Man
ager Nudge makes the following
statement:
" The Santa Fe Company will not
seek injunctions in the courts against
the striking boilermakers at any of
the points involved in the strike, I'M
less the strikers themselves give us
some cause. They have quit work
and all we ask of them is that they
10 not interfere with the operation of
he company's shops. If thew do NOT |
,are to work for us. all right; we can
get along without them. If they ever
,ome back to work for us, they viii
10 SO under the same conditions which
existed the day they walked out. Only
bout fifty of them are union men, the
est being helpers and apprentices. If
hey ever go back to work, the union
men and the helpers will be treated
ust alike. No concessions will be
made to either. We do not care to
uarrel with the strikers, and will
cave them alone if they will leave us
lone.
don't think that the strike will
mount to much, not as much even
s did the machinists' strike. We can
ct plenty of boilermakers. Most of
hose who will take the strikers
laces in the Topeka shops will be
len from out of town. Boilermakers
re not hard to find