The daily sentinel., 1907-10-21

ators employed on this division Ii
the strike be called. Hunt is well
known in o. r. T. circles through
out the country. He successfully
conducted the strike of the telegra-
pliers on the NJ. X. & T. and other
roads. He is a most successful or
gahizer.
At every other division point on
the Rio Grande road arrangements,
such as those perfected here, for the
| care and accommodation of the oper-
ators. have been made. u the strike
is called, the men will all quit work
simultaneously and every key will
| for the time being at least stop tick
ing.
| Serious Developments.
| Along with the reports that the
Rio Grande officials are installing
telephone lines and preparing to ut
| ilize this means of transmitting or
ders If all the keys cannot be manned
by non-union operators, comes ru-
mors to the effect that the engineers.
firemen. conductors and other rail-
way employees will refuse to work
under telephone orders.
Won't Take Out Trains.
The railroad men declare that the
risk in working under orders re-
ceived by telephone would be too
great. 1t is easy to misunderstood
orders received over the telephone,
and many bad wreck might result.
No engineer or conductor would care
J to assume such responsibility. If
these organizations refuse to act un-
I der telephone orders and operators
| cannot be secured to take the place
of the strikers, there can be only one
result-a complete tie-up of the trat-
fc.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas
tried to use telephones when 1t en-
| gagged in the bitter struggle with the
Order of Railway Telegraphers, but
soon gave up the system. The train
men on the road refused to proceed
lin many instances under telephone
orders and the officials tried 1t them
selves. Narrow escapes from wreck
| ing passenger trains resulted and
| the attempt was abandoned.
Not All In Yet.
Even up to noon today not quite
Ian of the ballots on the strike prop
osition had been received at the o.
r. T. headquarters in Denver. over
| three-fourths of the votes are In ana
they are all one way; the unanimlty
is remarkable.
While the operators are not over
anxious to strike, still they are hsht-
| ing for a principle and are willing
| TO take the chances of sacrificing
their positions to see Wire CHER
| Skeggs of Grand Junction reinstat-
| ed. The official count of the strike
| will not be given out unless 1t Is
necessary to order a strike and theh
the public will learn of the exact hg-
| ures.
| Could Call Any Time.
| President Perham of the o. r. I.
could have issued the strike order at
any time since Saturday morning, as
enough votes were in to justify MN
in doing so; but, to use his own
words, he is marking time.
| Wall Street Opposes.
| Ore dispatch from Denver today
states that it is believed Perham mas
heard that Wall street and the Gould
interests do not want strike, ana
he is going to give the men hlsher
up plenty of time in which to oner
| the men something tangible that may
prevent a strike and at the same
| time permit the men to come out OF
the smoke of the conflict with rep
utations untarnished.
| President Perham Is IN the %
class with the leaders of the tram
men, firemen, engineers and conduc-
tors organizations when 1t comes es--' 10
executive ability and conservatism
and, like them. he does not want
a strike until the limit has oeeA
reached in efforts to arrive at an
honorable settlement.
| Perham is said to be hghter anu I
will never sacrifice the principe IoI
which the d. & r. G. operators arr
contesting. Skeggs must De rem u
stated or equally satisfactory aliieiH9
made or there will be strihe'
Skeggs Goes TO Denver. ,o,.
Grand Junction for Denver for the
purpose. 1t is reported, of holding a