The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-08
SITUATION MAY BE SERIOUS
Reports May Indicate New Phase
Efforts for Peace. X -s&r

There are indications today. that the
strike of the telegraphers on the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads
is developing serious aspects.
The reports to Attorney General
Moody tell of ire-cutting and other
interruption of Geographic communi-
cation. A dispatch to The Jour
a tells Of the suspicion in Butte,
Mont, that the killing Of man en-
ployed to guard telegraph lines there
may have been due, directly or indi-
GAINESVILLE, MIMI, tells Of an attempt
to drive a strikebreaker from the
town.
In the latter case citizens interviewed
and brought the man employed to take
a strikers place back to the station
and guarded him while he worked. This
appears to indicate a desire of citizens
keep lines open for business.
The same is indicated in the action
at Wadena last night, when the Com
mercial club drew up resolutions de-
ploring the strike, declaring that bust
ness was suffering, and asking the rail
road officials and the strike leaders to
arbitrate. Governor Johnson was also
appealed to to use his Offices to end
the strike,
The governor said this afternoon that
the letter had not reached his office.
Until it did he was unwilling to make
any expression.
Other interested commercial organi
cations are seeking to bring about ar ar
bitration that further delay may be
avoided Representatives of the Farm
ers' exchange and other organizations
have offered their services to President
Perham in the interests of arbitration
Railway officials have, also been APP
preached, but it is declared that they
have refused to consider the PROPOSE
ton, claiming that there is nothing tl
arbitrate.
Other Trainmen Involved?
Reports received at strike headquar
ters today indicate the possibility tina
other railway employees may be in
volved in the strike: These told OF tn
discharge Of a conductor and brake
man for being friendly to the strikers
Telegraphers officials say that if Their
is a general strike Of railway men tn
roads will Immediately agree to term
asked by the telegraphers in preferenc
to having general tie-up OF their line
just when the fall crop is ready t.
move.
care the telegraphers looking for .
general sympathetic strike Of all trail
employees?' President Perham wa
asked today.
mo, was the reply. history ma
proved that sympathetic strikes are
failure. They seem right, perhap!
in theory, but in practice they hav
wrecked several great labor organize
tions. Practice has proved that yo
cant get locomotive engineer who
receiving perhaps 5000 month to ste
down from his cab atd strike for som
cause Of trouble of a telegraph oper;
tor who gets $50 month, and whic
trouble in no way affects him. I'll
other organizations Of railroad Cen
ployees have their own separate rule
and would only strike when thos
rules affecting themselves particular
are infringed upon to their own detr
ment. - -....
care any Of these rules of other raj
road mems organizations being bro]
en?' was asked.
"That is matter for the other o
CARNATIONS to answer for themselves,
was President Perham s cautious repl
"But I doubt if the present arrang
ment Of dispatching trains by tel
phone MESA ges, compelling expel
enced trainmen to work on orders
inefficient and inexperienced static
agents and operators, and like DANCE
Gus things now existing, is satisfacto
to any of the men who are engaged
operating trains on the Great Mort
ern and Northern Pacific roads,
H. e- Station Clerks Said to Be Out.
In support of his intimation til
trainmen are daily getting more grie
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