The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Outlook Outside of Duluth for
4 Victory for Strikers is Bright
:, and Movement Claims Strength.
MAYOR LAWIER GIVES ='
y: SIDE OF SWITCHMEN


NSVtI Ill atIle dltttalS OIL organized
labor has there been gamer fight
made than that which the switch
men of the northwest are now max
ing against almost overwhelming
odds. -. 49,. ss5s e
Harrassed by a double cross from
among the ranks of the workers
themselves and with public sympathy
turned against them by the unfair
attitude of the daily papers and the
untruthful representations of the
railroad managers, they have never
theless doggedly. stuck to the task
OF securing for themselves a. square
deal even though the whole world
took sides against them. @-
Managers Not So Sanguine. =
The fact Of the matter is that not
withstanding the optimistic reports
the railroad 4 managers have" caused
Ito be published in the daily papers
| they feel that the fight is far from
won by them. -: Il: : =. - /.
In Duluth. more than anywhere 5
else is the battle a stern one for the
switchmen. It has been stated that
there we're from thirteen to sixteen
switch engines working daily In the
| local N. P. yards q j--.a5<<ss
This is untrue and the men who
gave such information to the daily
press knew it was untrue. There
| are just seven switch engines work.
| ing. in Duluth and over. In Superior
i there are. only a third OF the number
usually employed. "a. I'D s
| In addition none Of these crews
are manned by. full crews. 81. G .s3s 8 G. So
| 7 So It does not appear that the VIC
| tory is won to the railroads even
with the help OF such members OF
1.-the Brotherhood Of Railway Tratn-
1 men as were inhaled into taking the
strikers. places
Lead Punnc Astrsy.. =eSs.s.-sz.5 !
The public Is daily being misin--s !
formed both as to the progress Of the
strike and as to the causes which led
UP to It, - ~ =. - /
/ The Duluth News Tribune alone
has presented an impartial face to
! the situation. y, !. "a. :&S
{ In its news columns this week the
News Tribune frankly stated that the
| railroad managers had lied when they
had stated that the monthly pay OF
the switclunen prior to the strike
averaged 800 a month. Then that
paper. explained that the 500 fabri-
cation was based on actual money
paid to switchmen, overtime includ-
ed. As many of them had worked
long hours overtime. q condition they
are now fighting against, to make
the amount 800, such a representa-
ton on the part Of the railroad man-
ayers was man1festly unfair and cal.
culated to, deceive, said the News
Tribune. Il 4 : " :. .zs L. 5.=.
I Only One Exception.
But with this one exception the
daily press Of the northwest has mis-
represented the strikers side OF the
case and helped to turn public sym
Il pathy from the men who are fight
4 ing not so much for a wage raise as
for an abolistlment OF conditions SUR
rounding their trade which have. be-
come unbearable and autocrattc.
The strike Is not over and from
now on the switchmen's side Of the
controversy will gain strength day
by day as the faBehoods spread by
the railroad managers are shown up.
The outlook in st. Paul and Min
fneapolis is even brighter than at the
head of the lakes and but few trains
are being allowed to leave the tracks
of either of the two terminal COM
panies. <lZ e .9Sf ..5ss
State Officials Stepped I'M.
At st. Paul an attempt on the part
of the railroads to import men for
the purpose Of policing the yards met
: with q sudden check from the state
labor bureau backed by Governor
Eberhart. The railroad officials were