The Washington herald., 1908-08-06

Winnipeg. Man. Aug 5--The biggest Ia
boz dispute which the Industrial history
Of Canada has known. eliminated to-day
in a general strike when employees Of me-
chanical departments Of the Canadian Pa
cidc Ranroad from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific some eight thousand in number.
laid down their tools and quit work be-
cause the decision Of the Cancellation
board. which was appointed under the
Lemioux act Of the Canadian Parliament
was not in accord with what they wanted.
Not merely IN the number Of men in
volved is the magnitude OF the waIk-out
indicated, but in the fact that it involves
greater financial interests and covers
more territory than any strike which has
heretofore been recorded in railway cir
cIes.
The local end OF the event Is represent
ed by the cessation from work OF some
one thousand men who were employed IN
the Winnipeg shops. Nearly half or the
men Involved are on western sections Of
the road, the exact number being G230.
The total number of men on the west
ern lines Is 250a The total number on
the eastern lines is 4.500- The total num-
Der on the Canadian Pacific Railroad sys-
ten is S0C1.
Proportion of Men.
Following is the proportion in which $500
men on Western lines are Distributed.
Finnipes, 1000. Brandon. 50, Broadvievv.
%; Moose Jow. 800; Swift Current. 90:
Medicine Hat go. Calgary. 800: Mcleod.
80, LethbridSe, 50; CTanbrOok. .; Nelson,
.: Eholt. - Smelter Junction. Is; Trail.
.; Rossland, .; Midway. %; Greenwood.
.; Reveistoke, 80; Eamlcops. %, North
Bend .: Spencer Bridge %; Mission
Junction, Is: Westminster Junction. 20.
Vancouver. %: Fort William. 80: Ignace.
10; Kenora- 100 Total. $500
approximate figures show that the
average weekly pay roll Of the nechani-
cal department OF the Canadian Pacific
IS close TO S250.000 Thus. il the strike
lasts a month il viii take s.. .0o0.al0 out OF
the pockets OF the 500 men TIE aver
age daily pay OF each man is something
under 81
Rumors are current in some circles
that members OF the operating depart
ments would also go out in sympathy
but this is thought 10 be hardly proba-
Die So far only the mechanical depart
nents are affected
To Walk Out Saturday.
II IS understood in some quarters.
however. that the trainmen VIII walk
out in symjarhy on Saturday Questioned
as TO this the train-ens' represeara-fves
said to-day that the matter OF striking
had never been given consideration. and
unless things assumed a much greater
development than they did al present.
they would not IN any active manner be
affected
Without any demonstration the so en-
ployes Of the shops here walked out this
morning, the signal 10 lay down tools
being the blowing Of the shops whistle
Outside large number OF draymen
waited 20 carry away boxes Of tools. the
men evidently believing that the strike
would last for q long time. One hundred
men mostly hremen and apprentices. re-
malned IN the shops
The second vice president Mr. WHITE.
VINO has been 20 Skagway. is hu-rvirg
home He VIII be at Vancouver TO-DAY
The management Of the company'z side
OF the strike IS now in the hands Of the
general manager NJ Bury. who claims
he can pull out successfully
Men Walk Out at London.
London Ontario Aus 5-In response
70 the cali for a strike. more than 10l
mechanics Of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way Company struck here this morn
ing.
Ordered Out At Montreal.
Montreal. Aug 6-Beu Hardy. p-ssi-
dent Of The Associated Mechanics OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway. now in this
city, issued an order for a strike this
morning. and by noon practically all OF
the machinists. blacksmiths helpers. &c
We're out il the Montreal and surrounding
districts At 1IcAdam Junction and Other
division points throughout New Rr71ns-
wick the workers are cut TO q man while
nearly every employe west OF Toronto 10
Vancouver is out
Close Down Quietly at st. John
ST John. y 3. Aug. 5.-Upvard Of 90
men employed in the car shops Of the
Atlantic division Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway put on their coats and QUIT work
promptly az 10 clock to-day There was
no excitement and the closing down Of
me shops raseDloled an early dinner hou-.
At AcAdam Junction the divisional
point At which the principal shops are
situated, 100 men struck The men AZ the
Bay shore r1undh0use and Yards and
other gangs employed az points beyond
McAcam also went out