The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24
FIREMEN In WALKOUT.
Three Thousand Quit on the
Southern Pacific Road.
FIGHT BETWEEE TWO UNIONS
Sign Agreement with
Hartman Roads, but Rival Organi-
zatfon ReSents Action and Is Seek
ing 10 Force officials to Treat with
It-NegrOes Being Employed.

Peoria. H., Dec. 23-Every member OF
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen employed on the Southern
Pacific Railroad struck at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon. according to kilograms re-
ceived from points all along the line at
the orders general headquarters here.
In ali. 5000 men are involved. The
strike followed an order last night by
Grand Master John J. Hannahan. of the
engineers organization.
Negroes are being employed advices
to union headquarters say, to take the
strikers places.
Though officers Of the brotherhood
deny that a fight is on between the fire.
mems and engineers organizations the
latter seem TO be sticking at their posts.
and are quoted in message from San
Antonio As saying that they will hire
negroes, Mexicans, and Chinese to fire
for them
Traffic is reported to have suffered lit
tle as yet, bat the union leaders say the
lines viii be almost completely tied up
by tomorrow night 1t is added that the
strike is likely 90 prove but the opening
skirmish in a labor war involving all the
Hartman lines.
The differences between the Southern
Pacific and the firemen dates from last
May, when the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers secured an agreement from
the road that all engineers grievances
should be handled by that organization.
The firemens brotherhood argued that
many Of its members are engineers who
do not belong to the engineers order.
and that I1fFar
resent such employees. The fremen in
sisted, therefore, on handling all mat
ters affecting their members, whether
tremen or engineers.
Vice President Kruttschnitt. Of the rail-
road, was reported out Of the city to-
night.
Two Unions at War.
New York. Dec. 2.-Oficers Of the
Southern Pacific said to-day that the
ultimatum teIegraphed 10 President Har-
riman. late on Saturday by John J. Ham
nanan, grand master Of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Fireman and Enginemeu,
put the company in a position probably
unprecedented in the history Of troubles
between union Iaboring men and their en-
ployers.
B lt- lttfrA4t'Aa va HdEf~s AllNg 0alls Is llft
at all directly involved Il is purely q
proposition as TO which Of two rival or
CARNATIONS the company shall recognize,
and the matter has come TO such a pass
. that one cannot be recognized without
giving offense 20 the other.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers is the organization which is really,
they said. the body Mr.. Hanahan's or
ganization is fighting, although it IS
striking, over the Southern Pacific
shoulders.
The companies forming the Atlantic
system of the Southern Pacific's lines
made an agreement last spring with the
engineers, providing in part that the
grievances of all engine drivers should
+ be handled 10y that organization.
When the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemsn and Enginemen presented the
case u the management. Mr. Hannahar
and his associates were told that IN,
company felt itself bound by the agree.
ment with the Brotherhood Of Locomo.
tive Engineers.
In the predicament Hannahans organ.
izatiOn had no way TO force its rivals
and il was obliged either TO reIinquisf
its position or compel the company tt
/ break its agreement with the Brother,
hood Of Locomotive Engineers.