The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-13
STRIKERS STONE
TRAINS ON p.
SKATER CAR WINDOWS WITH
BIG ROCKS AT WINNIPEG.
STRIKE BREAKERS QUIT
Americans Refuse to be cooped Up
Like Prlsoners--Railway Stores
Employees Said to be
Uneasy.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 1.-THE first
act of violence since the Canadian Pa
cific railroad strike was instituted In
Winnipeg occurred when almost all
the windows In the passenger coaches
and several panes of glass In other
cars were broken by stones hurled
through them by unknown persons In
the ST. Boniface yards across Red
river from here. The passenger train
was sent to be turned and the missiles
were thrown while the train was In
motion on the return trip to Winnipeg
Many of the stones were as large as
a mans fist and were found all over
the floors of the cars. Trainmen say
that the sound Of crashing glass was
all over In minute, and several per-
sons were implicated in the act. Be-
yond this the greatest interest is man
Tested by the strikers in the actions
Of the company, and at all hours the
entrances to the yards are surrounded
by men who take note of all that goes
on within. Three entered the yards
and were promptly arrested by special
police and escorted to the police sta
ton. They were released Monday by
the magistrate with warning not to
repeat the offense. Monday IL work
men who had only started to work
Sunday walked out of the yards, re-
marking to the strikers pickets at the
gates that they did not propose to
remain imprisoned like convicts."
L Americans as Strike Breakers.
In answer to questions they said
that they had come to Winnipeg from
st. Paul over the 500 line and were
transferred at the Winnipeg depot to a
passenger train going west, which
stopped to let them off at the yards.
The Japanese who were employed in
Winnipeg as porters have been taken
off regular trains to fill the places of
the striking carmen in sweeping and
busting out the coaches.
Several women are also employed at
this work and in washing car windows.
Grant Hall, superintendent of the mo-
tive power for the western lines, re-
turned late Sunday evening from
NlohtIcui, no iluS DCSh III lNoh-
sultation with the officials at head
quarters. ....
Reports are again circulated that
there is some unrest among the men
in the Canadian Pacific railway stores
department, which may result in
trouble. There was a slight dispute
last week over the running out of stores
of some of the laborers employed in
the yards, and the dispute was fol-
lowed by rumors Of strike in SYM
pathy with the mechanics now out.
! Declares Statement Absurd.
With regard to the Canadian Pacific
railroad claim that the present strug-
gle was between Canadian Pacific rail
road and union leaders rather than
the men, J. H. McVey said:
Such a statement Is absurd. There
was not time enough between the Is
suing of the arbitration committee
award and the beginning of the strike
for us to influence the men. Nor was
any such attempt made. All that was
submitted to the men was the award
of the commission with the question
as whether the men would accept or
not. No effort was made to induce
them to accept or refuse, and the vote
for strike was absolutely a spontane-
GUS movement by the men themselves
and they are sticking to 1t with prac-
teal unanimity."
Local strikers emphatically deny
that the engineers are not in sympathy
with them. They claim that the en-.
gineers' union will support them. The
strikers say that in another week
many of the trains will be unfit for the
road