Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20
GENERAL STRIKE
OF RAILWAY
CLERKS

A general strike % railway clerks
on the Atlantic division Of the South
ern paclbc. cmbracirg aii OF that
cornpany's business from New Orle-
ans 10 E paso, inclusive, went into
eject Saturday morning. says the Ei
Paso News.
n Is estimated that the men ON
strike win number several hundred.
aud g the strike ia as general as re-
ported viii result "a q ticup ni the
ofuca work OF the Southern Pacific
20 such an extent that the running of
al trains will be seriously affected.
and Il may be- thai the freight bust.
ness may be- brought 20 q standutill
for some time
SO far the strike vs. confined to the
clerks Ia the various freight depart
menis OF the system, but Il d assert
cd that Il u liable 10 spread 10 all the
clerks In the employ OF the compnny.
Il Is Understood that the strike was
brought about by the refusal Of the
railroad company To- grant recognition
To the Brotherhood of halfway Clerks.
N II also said that besides the ccu-
tention on the part ~ the clerks so
have their union recognised by the
railroad officials there are several
other grievances OF more or less inn
porinnce.
There as0 employed in the various
freight offices and yards OF the South.
ern Pacific at El Paso about thirty.
hye men on OF whom are out on
strike.
Trouble along this line has been
brewing for quite a while. bat there
were hopes that the matter could bo
arranged without a strike. In fact,
up 90 yesterday it was believed By
many who were familiar with the me-
solutions which were being conduct
cd thai a Rupture might ho ayertod:
hui the railway officials stood nm In
thoir refusal 20 recognite the clerks
organization. go as order was given
for % general walh out
city freight AGENT Porter of the
@. n. A. s. a.. Eafo the following
statement iu representative Of the
News regarding tle clerks ln hls d.
vision who walkui out ihs morning,
"All thar the officials Of the q a.
know % that at OBJ D. M. today some
0f the clerks Ia this 0ffeo and IN
Master Mechanic %. W. Fiixgoralda
office rendered letter 90 thpir 70.
spcctiye employers advising that they
must quit work infiantef They gave
no reason Tor their action other than
they had been ordered 10 do 80.
"All oi the vacant positions are be-
Ing hllod rapidly aud by next Monday
q IN thought that every desk will DO
filed by competent men who are wir-
Ing from ovois direction Cor employ
ment. Some 90 the clerks who ai
nrst went uut have returned 20 work,
explaining that al FIRST they ala not
understand the proposition. u " also
understood that thls trouble has 20
some degree affected Houston, New
Orleans and Galveston although a
telegram from the latter place just
received By O. III officials advises
t'iaf yesterday agiiaiors tried 20 in
duce certain members at clevks' as
FoclailoR 90 80 on q strike. but that
the clerks, realizing that they had no
grievance. Immediately wired their
withdrawal from The said asaocla'
llGp
% ls said hy local officials of the
q. ~. q 81 A. that the irouhio win 100
OF short duration, RH clerks are nlen.
tiul aud anxious for work
a representative OF the local
brotherhood ol Hallway Clerks stated
to O. News reporter that ihe strike
WINS che outcome of "a meeting OF the
clerks board Of adjustment which
met ui houston aumo time Lass month
90 make an adjustment IL ihe work.
Ing hours. a tolegrnphic cummunl-
cation arrived this morning and q is
said 10 be- followed BY letter OF exc
PLANTATION which has not yei been re-
oeivod by the local clerks.
Superintendent W. a. Etter OF the
Rio Orande division passed through
the city last night on route 10 his
headquarters % Saa Marciai from
Topeka kn1. whore he attended a
time card meeting of the officials Of
the western grand division OF the
Santa fu The purpose Of the meet
lng was 10 arrange the winter achod-
uiea. The purpose WAS evidently ac'
c0mpllshed but the changes viii not
be- made puplic until the official card
issued. u ID stated upon gQO0 aus
lhorliy however. that the card will
show the trains running the same as
last winter Just when the winter
schedule viii so into eject o. also
kept a secret By The officials
The Flagstaff sun says W. ID Fiu-
noy and family have returned. They
have been touring the northern aui
Eastern states the past two months
visiting an the larger cities. INCLUDE
'ng "a two weeks visit fin New York
ana nrooklyn Mr FinnCy bias re-
mmed hts duties ag Grand Canyon
/ dispatcher az the Williams depot
Conductor 6halor loli town last
night ON bis vncatl0n. much of which
20 expects 10 spend with old friends
n Ohio. Mr. Shafor who naN lives
Va as VEGAS. expects after bis OUT
INK Co move TO Albuquerque.