The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-13
TI[-UP
IS ON IN CANADE
From Coast to Coast Men on
Canadian Pacific Road Lay
Down Their Tools.
WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH
Movement of Crops Will Be Seriously
Affected-S,000 Men Are Re.
ported on Strike.

Montreal, Aug. Z. - The Canadian
Pacific railway has on it's hands the
biggest strike in the history of Can
ada. A general strike order was is
sued yesterday by Bell Hardy, presi-
dent Of the associated mechanics of
the Canadian road, and from the At
lantic to the Pacific some 5000 men
laid down their tools. The strike has
been brought on because the decision
of the cancellation board which was
appointed under the Lemieux act Of
the Canadian parliament was not
what the men wanted.
Points in Dispute.
Among the chief points in dispute
was that of overlapping of hours.
The men wanted TO work in three
e'ght-hour shifts; the company wished
to overlap an hour at each end in or
der to avoid paying overtime.
AS to the ratio of apprentices, the
company hard a ratio of l to 3, the
Cancellation put it 1 to 4, and the men
wanted it 1 to A.
To operate a drill press the COM
pany wished to employ either machin-
lists or machinsts' helpers.
In classification OF boilermakers as
to ability the Canadian Pacific rail
road said the change reduced the
wages of only 5 per cent of the boiler
makers and the men said 7 per cent.
The men objected to the practice
that rulings made in Winnipeg with
evidence from the employees in
Montreal are held to be binding in the
East.
E"danser Crop Movement.
How far-reaching the strike will be
1t is impossible to say. If the strike
is prolonged the movement of the
crops will be affected.
While not saying this in so many
words, an attitude of fighting the ques-
ton out TO a finish was apparent with
every head of a department in the
general Offices of the company.
Out of a total of IL, 250 mechanics
employed, a total of 5000 we're report
ed on strike.
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Winnipeg, Aug. S.-The Canadian
Pacifi~ railway and the striking me-
chanics are preparing for a long strug-
gle, and it is now realized that 10Th
sides to the controversy are fully
equipped to make a fight to the bitter
end.
The company wired to San Francis
co for strikebreakers, and already 800
Japanese mechanics, trained in the
railway shops and technical schools
the West, are arriving. The com
pany will put the Orientals to work
under a heavy guard.
Won't Work With Jape.
The company's troubles have been
complicated by fifteen gang
bosses walking out and declining to
work with the Japanese.
The union men continue to hold
mass meetings and conduct them
in a most orderly The
keep a close watch over the
shops and report the arrival of all non
union labor.
Thousands OF unskilled laborers
have applied for work, bK the men
are useless to the company. Many
and Russians are among those
who have offered their services.
Telesraphers May Go Out
1t developed Yesterday that the te-
employed by the Canadian
railroad are on the point OF
their work. being in sympathy
with the striking mechanics. II the
walk out q further handi-
CAP will be placed on the company in
the operation of its lines.
The railway officials said that the
strike would not interfere with the
handling Of the Western crops.
The striking mechanics seem to
have the situation we'll in hand, but
to comment on the statement
Of the officials regarding their ability
to handle the Western crops.
May Tie Up Whole System.
The rumor was current yesterday
the engineers, iremen, conduct
ors and brakemen are likely to coop
with the striking mechanics. II
be true, 1t is said by those in a
in the mechanics unions, a
complete tie-up of the Canadian Pa
ciic system will occur.
All the superanuated Canadian Pa
cifc railway employees at West Toron-
to are being notified to begin work i'm
taking the places of the
strikers. They have agreed to obey
the order rather than risk the loss of
their pensions.