Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-07
officials of Canadian Pacific
BuSiy importing Mechanics
From United StaIeSi Three
Hundred Already Secured,
ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE
FEATURE OF STRUGGLE
Armed Guards Employed in
Division Towns Find Little to
Doi Trainmen May Go Out in
Sympathy,
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iBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Winnipeg, Aug &, 6,Tonight all the
Canadian Pacific railway shops are In
darkness owing to the electricians op-
| Grating the light plant declining to
work with non-union laborers. To-
day three coach loads of strike break
crs reached here from ST Paul and
Chicago, and these, added to the Jap
anese used IN round houses and ltal-
ians and GaliCians at work In other
parts Of the yards add somewhat to
the usual activity around the build
ines Porters on cars are now COM
pclled to clean out their cars. and
every extra laborcr that can be utl-
wed hv the company Is being pressed
into service. Seven hundred mechau-
les are expected from the Pacific coast
states. while the eastern shops Will
draw their supply from the New Eng
land states. Sixty union piGkets have
been placed on duty at the local
shops, the company not being adversoe
10 passive picketing, which Is not IL
legal Al some shops IN far western
cities armed police are on guard but
this Is not considered necessary here.
An day at the shops everything was
as quiet as could be. Between Atty
ana sixty plckets we're placed at the
various railroad terminals ana In the
vicinity of the shops to meet all me-
chanics coming into the city and dis
suade them from going to work for
the company If they had any such In
tcntion.
w II, McVey, local chairman OF the
authorized the Associated
Press to state that he had informa
tion from what he regarded as thor
oughly reliable source that carload
Of strike breakers left Chicago yes
trrday morning He was unable to
state the number of men coming. nor
could he say exactly the hour of their
arrival. although strict lookout viii
be kept for them by plckets guarding
the 500 line and Great Northern ter
mnal Mr. MCVey had been assured
pf the support OF the federation of
labor and already a strike allowance
had been made by heads OF the un.
ion. Single men viii receive s5 per
week and married men 81 during the
strike. other branches are rapidly
'aling into line and before long ev-
Try striker will be provided for
There Is a report that the traiumen
VIII go out on Saturday This is de-
lled by McVey but It is affirmed By
Ill the strikers who win talk and who
lssert that the whole system win be
led up by Sunday The trainmcns
organization does not consist of on
yineers, hremen and conductors. but
# switchmen brakemen, baggagemcn
md some Of the conductors. II was
pointed out that there is a
# the conductors, engineers, hremen
nd telegraphers. all of whom work
ogether In harmony. They form
most conservative organization which
or number Of years has had an
ronbOund agreement with the com
'any. Their schedules are the strong
st carried by any OF the labor or
and 1t is a matter Of pride
Win them that never since these
chedulcs have been drawn up have
hey been violated either IN the Unit
a states or In Canada. In the most
iolent labor disputes these organiza-
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