The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03
FEAR OF VIOLENCE
BY THE STRIKERS
Seriousness of Situation Follow
ing WaIkout of Switchmen
Plainly Apparent.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
SAY END Is IN SIGHT
But Fact Remains That Little
Freight Is Moved, and Many
Are Suffering.

ST. PAUL. MINI, Dee. 9,-Cbief
John J. o 'Connor of the police depart
ment practically admitted that lie con
sidered the strike situation serious to-
day when he ordered that al members
Of his day force stay on duty at Cen
trial station until 1890 CLOCK tonight.
The order goes into effect tonight
and will continue until all danger of u
clash between strikers and strike
breakers is ended
The chief also issued orders recall
ing all patrolmen and officers absent
on leave Substations were notified
not 10 permit anv men to stay off duty
except for the most serious illness,
Officials Optimistic.
Several conferences between the
rbief and officials of the railroads have
been held todav According 10 rail
road officials. the beginning of tho end
\ of the swiicbmep S strike is in sight.
Is prominent official said today that
4 The railroads were handling thirty per
cent OF al business offered.
"We are employing pew men as fast
las they come. and we are moving
'Iargc amount of package freight. In a
|week the public will not know that
There is strike.
Between 200 aud 500 men arrived
today from Chicago and were distnb-
|uted in ST. Paul. Minneapolis and Du'
|luth.
Railway men claim they cap get
plenty Of mon 10 take the places Of
swiichmen. and that somo pow on hand
Iaro experienced in the work. Some Will
| be placed ~ work in the yards and
Iaihers VII act aS guards
Few Engines at Work.
Il Five switch engines were working
lin the Union depot yards early today,
aud others are expected TO he put IN
when needed. according
Ito a siatcmept issued by Third Vice
@'rcsi,icnt Sladc df tne Northern Pa
Iciic. Two coal trains were moving to-
llay between Duiuth and ST. Paul and
freight were moved into Duluth from
tbc west. Way freight service, he
Said rad been re-established on prac-
hiralIy all lines.
Some ST Paul wholesale groccrs re.
ported today that shipping conditions
Iwcre improved. but coal dealers and
produce men said that conditions were
i:ncbaEgcd
What Strikers Say.
As against optimistic statements of
ffhe railroad managers, strike leaders
lsay they arc ip stronger position to-
i1ay than ever. They refer 10 the fact
That The Brotherhood of Railway
Iralnmon and the Order of Railway
ICondurtnrs IN Nelrnsc Mimi, yostcr-
dev adopted 4 resolution 10 stand
neutral and refuse 20 10 other than thc
wofk done prior 10 the pending trou:
fblr. -
This means that irainmeu and con
I duciors viii refuse 90 ia any switch
fing except ai sthose stations where 1T
had been customary for train crews 10
switch their trains.
Factories Cutting Down,
Factory forces are being reduced be
cause of tho shortage Of supplies
caused by the freight iieup. and the
fwo big shops Of the Great Northern,
frmpIoying l00e men. failed to open to-
tday
All except one Of the twcutv-three
hlG Hour mills in Minneapolis are idle.
NaHbough mlllcTs say they Will know
9n ivrntv-four hours whether they will
lopen their mills aoon.
Imported s,rikchrcakers wearing
lsreclal police badges We're reported on
bautY al the Union station wards today
Dbrv strike pickeis. and when President
IInccn imported he called the attention
IT,; tho state labor commissioner TO the
Insi;er
Attitude of Labor.
Labor Commissioner McEwcn said
Rbat II men wearing police badges were
I}lot rosld"nis Of Minnesota. thov and
tnose responsible for their presence in
n" state were violating The state law.
McEwcn Is investigating tho report
tnd SAID this afternoon if he finds non
frsJcniS of Minnesota are wearing spe
k'h police badges he viii at once or.
tcr ibelr arrest. as well as the arrest
pl those who brought them here, if they
prpear Liable under the law.
Inc law makes i, Illegal for anv
pn' not local voter Of the state TO
Pci az special police officer. detective.
vpnstablc, mj!itiamau or ratrolman If
Nhey have been sworn iu they aro liable
II" Imprisonment for one wear -
Statement of Counsel.
Manor Lawler has been retained as
real counsel for the swItchmcu. He ad
lEresscd 4 meeting of strikers in Min.
lp'npolis las; night and said.
Some of the newspapers give thc
ltmnioycrs side only and state that the
lfpiroad managers were not notified un-
TOO late Of INC contemplated action
lpi fhc swltchmen, But state here and
lpoW that ibcy know 10 4 man that the
ftrikc order was issued and that they
lplade no offer Of settlement 10 avert
hr impending trouble. -
Mbch President uawlcy of the
KNhehmen s union was shown the state.
Renl VI the general managers regard
kqe the refusal OF the men to arbitrate
Nheir differences he said:
H. do not care 10 make formal
Essswer 10 that until / consult with