Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-30

IL ia still said that IN early se'lie-
ment Of the strike of the Southern Raii-
vay machinists is expected. 1t has been
asce rtained that the negotiations, which
were declared of week ago when the
committee representing the strikers de-
clined to accept proposition to submit
the case to board of arbitration, are
about to be resumed, thrOugn the efforts
of the National Civic Federation.
II. b. spencer, general manager OF
the Southern, announce that at the
suggestion OF Cbairman Seth Low, OF
the National Civic Federation, President
Samuel Spencer, OF the Southern, Will
meet President O'COnBel aod commit
tee Of mschinists in the near future 10
an effort to effect prompt and equit-
able adjustment o: the strikers grew
ances Tne conference will take place
on Thursday.
Conditions in and around the Southern
Railway depot in this city were practl-
cslly unchanged this morning. No one
was working in the machine shops, nor
were auy workmen engaged in putting
together the new locomotives recently
purchased.
All the supports for the bridge the
company proposes to erect over henry
street have been placed in position.
The fourteen men sent to tbs city
from the Baldwin locomotive Works to
rlace the new engines in condition for
service were minglng with the machln-
lists formerly employed in the shops here,
the former, rs stated in the Gazette yes
ierday, having refused to work after their
observation of the conditions prevailing
at the depot They ssy they will not be
placed in the position of strikebreakers,
nor work on the Southern system while
"A strike is in progress.
1t had been stated in newspaper OF
a neighboriug city that the Ph'lsdel-
phians were strikebreakers, and the men
were earnest in denisls OF this imputa-
ton. They say they we're sent here
from the Baldwin Works to put the new
locomotives together and that they are
not in any way employed by the South
ern Company. Upon reaching this city
and realizing that there was strike OF
the machDists and that they would be
compelled to work within an enclosure
aud under armed guards, they concluded
not to obey the orders of those who sent
them here, saying that they desired to
enjoy perfect freedom while 10 Alexan
dria. All the men belong to mechanics
unions.
The Southern Company recently pur-
chased sixty new locomotives. They
are of the 1900" series, intended for
the freight service of the system, and
are OF The largest pattern. Heretofore
new engines have been put together by
the clmpany's mschinists. The 100
motives cannot be accepted nor paid for
nv the company until they shall have
been placed in running order; hence the
effort of the Baldwin Company to place
the locomotives in proper condition.
Ten OF these new engines are now in the
yard in this city.
Geo. G. Keintz, of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, of Philadelphia, Pa
was here today with twenty-five men
who have been employed there. He
said the Baldwin works did not take 90
al union men, but took on every man
who could handle machine. The Bald
win works, he said, had to turn out 90
or IS engines year, and it did not mat
Ter whether union or nou-union men were
employed, but the company paid union
wages. Mr. Keintz explained this to
the men today and said that it did not
make any difference whether they went
TO work or not, as the Baldwin works
had the contract to Gil and whether it
was union on non-union work it must be
flied. He also said that the Baldwin
works had as much as they could do
for the next three years, aud if the ma
chinists of the Southern Railway did
not Wish to handle their work they could
let it stay idle.