The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-08-19
BOILER MIXERS ARE DEFEATED
The Santa Fs Wins in the Strike
and the Union officials Have
Conceded Their Failure.

decided that the strike against
the Santa Fe Railway, called last
spring, is hopeless. In circul-
ar to all the members of the un-
ion George F. Dunn, grand presi-
dent and organizer, says that he
believes the statement of Vice
President Kendrick Of the Santa
Fe, in which the latter says that
no union boiler makers will ever
again be employed by the COM
pany. Mr.. Dunn advises the
men who are out to secure other
jobs Immediately, as the union
cannot continue to pay them
benefits on a hopeless strike.
This really means that the boil
er makers strike on the Santa
Fe is q failure, although Presi-
dent Dunn asserts that he will
never formally call it off.
The boiler makers strike has
nothing to do with the machin-
ists' strike which has now been
going on for fifteen months. The
Machinists' International Union
is still able to pay strike benefits
to all of it's men who are out at
Topeka, and the officers claim
that these benefits can be con-
tinued indefinitely.
PRESIDENT DUNN's LETTER.
President Dunn's letter to the
Brotherhood of Boilermakers is
as follows:
Boilermakers and Iron Ship
builders Of America.
Kansas City, Kas.,
July 20. 1900.
To the Executive Council, Off
cersand Members of the Broth
erhOod.
Gentlemen and Brothers -
After some length of time, Broth
er Fitzgerald and myself procur-
ed q conference with Mr.. Ken
drick, third vice president of the
Santa Fe system. We met at
Mr.. Hendricks Office, Thursday
July 13, for four hours. We
went over the Santa Fe trouble
from the beginning to the pre-.
sent date. It is not necessary tC
go into details on all matters, as
each lodge has received a circul-
ar containing Mr.. Hendricks an
swer to Brother Gilthorpe's let
ter in gard to that conference
there are so many things that
deem necessary, outside of hi
reply to Brother Gilthorpe, tina
it is my duty to inform the lOdgel
along the Santa Fe system o
how close the Santa Fe official
are to all business transaction
in the subordinate lodges.
Mr.. Kendrick stated to Broth
er Fitzgerald and myself almos
every word that was used in tn
executive council, and scenes
to know directly the business 0
the council and in fact all tn
proceedings and secret matter
of the union since the strike wa
started. He knew Of the con
tents Of private letters, and quot
ed to me my remarks that ha
been made at closed meetings
I asked him il there was an
chance whatever to settle th
matter up on the Santa Fe, or
there was any proposition that
could offer that would be accept
able to the company. He CAV
me to distinctly understand ths
there would not be one man tel
EN- back on the Santa Fe systel
that left the service Of the con
pany, it made no difference VII
they were; that he would sht
up every shop on The system an
let the road run down complet'
ly before he would hire q men
Der Of our organization. He sai
they would not keep any prOmii
live up to any agreement Or col
tract that they made, and thl
he would not have ! union me-
on the system while he was on !
] am very sorry to state tlll
the bulletin sent out from Il
strike committee does iot cor
pare With tie location sheet b
the Santa Fe officials il regal
to the conditioned their eiIgins