Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-04
STRIKE SITUATION
NEARING A CRISIS
Developments Expected Which
Will Involve Other Depart
ments Of Central Shops
syMPATH'zERs TAKE ACTION
Machinists, Maohinists' Helpers, Boil
ermakers and slacksmiths' May
Become Parties to strke--Movemen
on Foot to Form Another Union =
Strikers Score Ronemus.

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Developments which will complicate
rather than simplify the Iowa Central
Garments strike are expected at any
time to bring the situation to a crisis.
The silence Of both sides, The company
and the strikers, and the assumed att
titude of inactivity of the latter, which
does not, however, cover up their
movements, promises developments
that, should they come to the worst,
would prove startling.
Today, the eighth day Of the strike,
brings no apparent change in the site
uation, yet in reality there is a great
change The company Is to all pur.
poses making no efforts to secure
workmen to fill the strikers places.
The strikers are solid to q man, and
not one has returned to work, and none
have left the city, altho places have
been offered them elsewhere. It is
confidently stated that the company's
inactivity Is a form of sef-protection,
lest by attempting to replace the strik-
ers 1t precipitates a still more serious
labor trouble, which would involve
practically all the unionized labor OF
the entire shops.
The statement that other divisions
of labor are in complete sympathy
with the strikers is borne out by the
fact that communication, in the form
of warning, Is being prepared or was
actually presented to Master Mechan-
ic F'eeley today, notifying him that in
case other labor was placed in the car
department, other departments Of tho
shop would refuse to handle material
or products coming from or going to
the so-called "scab" shop. 1t could not
be learned today whether such q notice
had been served on the company, but
it is known that conferences of the
carmen, machinists and machinists'
helpers, boiler makers and blacksmiths
have been held almost daily with such
an object in view.
To Form Another Union.
The strikers claim THAI the cancel
ling Of their charter in the Brother
hood Of Railway Carmen Of America
by Grand Chief Ronemus in no wise
hinders their movements, for they are
united in their effort, which of itself
in reality constitutes a union. 1T is
said that an organizer Of the Internal
tional Car Inspectors and Car Work.
ers' Association is in the city making
plans to give the strikers q charter in
that organization, which is similar to
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Of
America and admits to membership the
same class of labor.
Carmen Make Statement.
In communication to the Times
Republican the carmen make a detail
ed statement Of their position, and in
which they, accuse Grand Chief Car
man Ronemus Of dealing unfairly with
them, and being influenced by the rail.
road or its officials. This communica-
ton, which is from the authorized
body Of the strikers, is as follows:
Editor Times Republican: Believe
ing that you wish to treat both sides
fairly in the pending Iowa Central car
shop controversy we kindly ask space
In your columns to set forth as briefly
as is consistent with the situation, our
side of the question Having borne
with the abuse and dolnineering meth
DDS. Of Foreman Green, until forbear-
amce ceased to be a virtue,
the carmen, about the middle
OF last June, wired Grand Chief
Carman Ronemus, of Kansas
City, to come here to assist US, in adj
justing the difficulty which had be-
come a serious grievance on our part.
He came Immediately, heard the whole
story, corroborated by many of the
employees, and wrote the grievance
himself for presentation to Master Me-
chanic Feeley, and instructed the COM
mittee to carry this written grievance
to Mr.. Feeley, and If the latter did
not take the matter up and adjust it
satisfactorily, to carry it to Superin-
tendent Noonan, and, if necessary, to
General Manager Day. The commit
tee carried out these instructions
promptly and fully, doing everything
reasonable or possible to secure an
adjustment.
'.In the event that our mission was
not successful with these officials we
were to notify Ronenlus at once. Our
efforts were without satisfactory re-
suits and we Immediately advised Ron
emus to that effect by three separate
kilograms and one letter. and asked
him to again come at once and try
to adjust the matter. These messages
were sent on Friday evening, but
Ronemus did not arrive until Sunday
of the next week. then only stopping
a few hours while EN- route to Canada
with his wife on a pleasure trip. He
was asked and urged to stay over until
the next day and have a meeting with
the men but said he could not stay, but
would have a conference with General
Manager Day on his arrival at Mime