The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
STRIKE ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC
rJBEuENA AND ENGINEMEN TIE Up
TEXAS FREIGHT TRAFFIC.


AGAINST Roads Agreement with the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. pa general strike
~ fremen on the Southern Pacific Rail-
road was begun at 4 o'clock this after
moon. and at 9:3O tonight reports sent
"a Dallas are to the effct hat freight SER
vice on the entire system from Ell Psso
70 New Orleans is p%aralyzed.
At go o'clock Timothy Shea, second
~vice-grand master of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen, sent the following
message to THE SUI correspondent:
I'VE have freight matters all tied UP on
the Southern Pacific system. Througi Tas-
senger and mail trains are moving, but
locals will probably be interrupted soon. We
hope TO be able to leave the passenger and
mail service undisturbed, but are not pre-
pared TO say how long passenger trains
may be exempt from the strike
bulletin from FL Paso TO the union fire.
men in Dallas says: "All out here. Every
thing stopped. We are standing firm, and
intend 10 do so until we win"
The trouble il brought about by the OBJ
lection Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen to an agreement between the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers and
the Southern Pacific as to grievance COM
mittees.
The strike has not yet affected the Hous-
ton and Texas Central lines Of the Southern
Pacific system at Dallas and other north
Texas points or the Texas and New Orleans
line from Dallas to Beaumont, but it is
feared tonight that these lines may be-
come involved tomorrow.
There is m CHI cotton and general mer-
chandise to be handled in the territory Of
these lines and a general tieup would he
very annoying, II not disastrous.
1t is said tonight that 400 firemen are i'm
volved in the strike.
Timothy Shea thus presents his side Of
the controversy:
Section c, Article II, Of engineers
agreement, February 1, 1903. prevents our
committees from handling grievances OF
engineer members of our organization.
1t reads in part as follows;
IAN grievances of engineers will he
adjusted by the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers or their committees
we have no objection to the members
OF our organization who are engineers
taking membership in the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers If they desire to
do 80.
at must be distinctly understood that
If the new proposition submitted by the
engineers were to he put in full force after
January I next, as Is contemplated, nc
man on the system who is a member OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
would be entitled to any protection at the
hands of our organization.
All We ask ia to be left alone and he
allowed the privilege OF attending to the
affairs Of our members the same "a We
have been privileged to do in the past
Nice-pre sident and General Manager
Thornwell Fay of the Southern Pacific says
his company has no unadjusted grievances
with the fremen and the discontinuance
u work because of the disagreement with
the engineers is an outrage on the company
and on the public whose interests rave been
entirely overlooked. He has laid the trouble
before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and the Department Of Labor at WASH
ington by wire. and has asked for inter
vention.
PEoRI,, H.. Dec. 2s.-The Southern
Pacific strike has been kept from the public.
The general Ulcers of the order, located in
Peoria. made the announcement last even
ing after Grand Master John j. Hannahan
had issued his ultimatum to President T.. II,
Hartman notifying him OF the order that
had been issued for a strike at S O'Clock
to-day.
In his telegram 10 Mr.. Hartman last
night Grand Master Hannahan says:
"Eighty-fve per cent. of the switch en-
glreers on the Sunset Rout are members
Of the organization and a considerable
number Of engineers in road service also.
They, with practically every locomotive
brennan in the service, are determined that
your company shall not force them to
withdraw from this organization and join
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
norder to have their grievances adjusted.
Every official of the company from Mr..
KUttschnitt down is thoroughly familiar
with all the details Of this matter and it
may be there is some Interior purpose on
their part in bringing about this strike.
| do not know what influence has been
brought TO bear upon the officials of the
fNhoAAlN lliFb VI NhC OhNACl "a c"N
that would thus induce them to discriminate
against members of this organization
when they rave for years been loyal and
faithful employees"
II was denied at the Offices OF the brother
hood that there is a fight or between Inc
hremen's and engineers organizations.
Officers Of the Southern Pacific said yes
erday that the ultimatum telegraphed to
President E. II. Hartman late on Saturday
oy John j. Hannahan, grand master of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, put the company in a. position
probably unprecedented in the history OF
troubles between union laboring men and
Their employers. The question Of wages,
they said, is not at all involved. 1t is
purely a proposition az to which OF two
nval organizations the company shall
recognize and the matter has come TO such
pass that one oaDnot be recognized with
out giving offence to the other.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
Is the organization which is really, they
sid, the body Mr.. Hannahan's organiza-
Ton is fighting, although it is striking over