Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-30

its being heavy. No. l is reported on
time.
Affairs in the Rio Grande's shopmen's
strike are drawing towards crisis.
Everything points to this. one of the
latest indications was "a fight which
occurred on the corner of West Tenn
pie and Second South streets Saturday
afternoon. Three men employed at the
Rio Grande shops 10 take placess OF
strikers had come up town to make a
number of purchases, such as shoes,
working clothes, etc.
ATTACK WAS SUDDEN.
The trio was waiting for the Rio
Grande depot car Their arms were
loaded with bundles Suddenly and
quietly in the neighborhood of eight
men. appeared and the attack was on.
What followed Coulu not be called u
fight; the sides were uneven and the
attack too sudden.
ONE KNOCKED DOWN.
one OF the eight pounced on lit
tie fellow and Knocked him to the
ground. Eye witnesses say a cash was
cut in his cheek. Others of the at
lacking force jumped on the second
strikobreaker. The third got away, a
great crowd gathered and intense Elk
element reigned for a few minutes.
The strikebreakers got away and sour
REC down West Temple street. Eye
witnesses say they believe one of the
attacking party wore brass knuckles.
POLICEMEN APPEAR.
After 1t was all over, but while it
was still soon c:so-lgh to put up good
bluff, a squad of policemen charged
down upon the scene; saw a crowd dis
persing; looked at each other as IL to
say, Not so bad, eh?' and resumed
their travels up and down beats where
less danger OF spelling future election
returns existed.
MORE MEETINGS.
Another conference between commit
tees OF the strikers and the Commercial
club VIII meet today and discuss con-
ditions in a general way. A meeting
with a committee from the Butchers
and Grocers' association is also slated.
BUSY AT SHOPS.
Down at the shops everything is
quiet so far as peace goes and noisy,
Speaking of industry. y big bunch of
men is at work and the shops present
busy appearance. Nothing out Of the
way has been experienced during the
entire strike. The only demonstration
so far was the assault made upon three
men Saturday evening.
CLOUDS LOWERING.
Threats against all Gould systems
are heard more frequently now. The
strikers are going to put every force
into play to win against the company
and a general strike over Gould sys-
TENS is regarded as one of the things
which Will come sooner OF later. The
strikers, themselves realize there Is Il
half dozen men TO every job Just now
but feel, with thousands forsaking their
posts, something like victory for the
maintenance of unionism will be Won
Locally all employees of the company
are working ahead, some ready to go
out with the call, others less anxious to
quit their jobs but all signifying their
willingness to go out should the cause
of organized labor demand 1T.
TIE-UP IMMINENT.
The following a. p. dispatch shows
which way a strong wind is blowing
Denver, March 30.-Unless it is Of
ficially announced today that union
labor will be recognized in the shops
of the Denver a. Rio Grande railway.
the strike of the machinists. boilermak-
ers and blacksmiths. which has been
in force since March II, Will spread
10 the SHOPS OF an Alt oliltl hhS9 ~
the Gould system west of the Missouri
river. according to statement made
today by j. j. Mockler. second vice
president of the international Brother
hood of Blacksmiths. He said strike
vote was taken I'm the shops of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, the Wabash west of the
Missouri river. the Iron Mountain and
the Texas Pacific, before the shopmen
on the Rio Grande walked out, and 1T
was only by continuous efforts on the
part of the union officers that the
men had been restrained until now
from going on su9ike,
The engineers, tremen and train
men ON the Denver & Rio Grande also
have the question Of a sympathetic
strike under consideration.
HARMON Is HERE.
William Harmon, sixth vice president
of the international Maohinists' union,
who Is In this city looking over Rio
Grande strike conditions, says the mon
must and will win. He figures out
that the men being obtained by the
railroad company are unslSilled me-
chanics and cannot keep rolling stock
i'm good repair for any length of time.
Mr.. Harmon viii remain here for q day
or so and upon his trip back homo
GenVer) will stop at other points at
fected by the strike.