The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-05
MEN DEFIANT; WILL STAY OUT Railroads Head Say They
 Are Satisfied. NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT Each Side Makes Statement ol
 Confidence. General Manager of Great Northern Claims switchnen Are Returning to work, whre PresIdest X of Union Denies Truth
 Of story.


 Issuance of diamctrically opposed statements from railroad -and strike headquarters marked the progress of the switchmen's strike tonight.
 To the statement of General Man. ager J. NJ Gruber of the Great North ern. that all of the available strike- breakers are not needed on account of so many old switchnen returning to work. President Hawley of the switch mems union replied that only two men nave returned to work in the Twin Cities. one of them switch tender and the other a yard master.
 To the railroads statements that conditions at all points are either nor- nal or rapidly becoming so, President Hawiey stated that not switch on- zine has moved at the Minnesota trans fer. the pivotal switching point of the Twin Cities. since the strike began.
 To the railroads assertion that there is now a free movement of freight President Hawley states that today the officials sent delay notices to Min- neapolis shippers So that they would not be held responsible. And as ad- ditionaly evidence that the embargo has not been broken, said MT Hawley tonight. Minneapolis business mon
 
 peal to the railroads to try to alleviate the present conditions.
 Both sides stated that there is n3 immediate prospect of conference to effect a settlement.
 Frank T. Hawley. President of the .SwItchmen's Union of North America. tonight authorized the statement that a conference will De held on next Mon- day or Tuesday In Chicago between .w.as -..ssa aE atxn rall Aa UenA E committee of the switehmen's union. representing those Amployed on all lines west of Bufkaia, but not including the Northwest. at which time tho switchmen will make a demand for the same concessions asked for by the switchmen of tho Northwest. now on strike. t5s strike if the demands of the switchinen arc refused President Hewiey said he could not answer at present
 Claim sTen PIentifuI.
 Chicago, H.. Dec. 4.--Lato tonight the general managers committee Of the railroads involved In the strike Issued the following statement through O. L. Dickerson of the Chicago Bur lington and Quincy Railroad:
 "TheI general managers committees has just received teIegraphIc notice from the reads entering St Paul to discontinue the employment of Insn inasmuch az SC many of the switch men are returning to work that they are now supplied with labor. Con- corning this the following telegram was received from J. M. Gruber. gem eral manager of the Great Northern:
 70. L. Dickcrson. General Man. agers' Committee. Chicago:
 With the 800 additional switeh- men you now have in Chicago to- night. this will give us more men than all the roada put together can possibly use. account of SO many of the old switchmen returned to work todey ct most of tho yards from Seattle east. Conditions are practi-
 (Signed) 'J. M GrubDer, General Manager. Great Northern"
 All roads have cancelled all em- bargo notices ana arc now actually accepting ena moving without inter- ruption all traffic, including live steck and perishable freight
 "A meeting of the general manaSers was held this morning to discuss tho general situation but in view Sf the fact that the strike seen1s practically at an end, there was no lengthy iis- cussion and the meeting was prompt ly adjourned"