The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-03
Men Being imported.

tl5Y come ana We are moving q lal g
amount of package freight. In week
the public viii not know that there Is a
strike
Men Being Imported.
Between 200 and 800 men arrived today
from Chicago, and were distributed I'D
St Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth.
Railway managers claim they can ger
plenty OF mHn TO take the places OF
switchmen and that some now on hand
are experienced in the work. Some viii
be placed at work in the yards and others
will act as guards.
Five switch engines were working IN the
Union depot yards early today and otheTs
We're expected to be put in commission
when needed. According to a slatelnehl
issued by Third Vice President Slaie OF
the Northern Pacific, two Goa Grams
We're moving today between Duiutn ana
St. Paul, and four trains Of 6raln ana
miscellaneous freight were moved INTO
e Duluth from tie west way 1relenI .selF-
ice, ne said had been re-estabiished on
Some ST. Paul wholesale grOcers report
ed today that shipping conditions We're
improved but coal dealers and produce
men said that conditions were unchanged
Claims Of Strikers.
As against optimistic statements of the
railroad managers. strike leaders say they
are III a stronger position To-Day Iil4ii
ever They refer to the Iact lnaI ln5
tins. Order Of. Railway Conductors IN Mel
rose. Mimi. yesterday adopted resolq-
ton to stand neutral and refuse TO 40
other than the work done prior TO the
T6is means that trainmen and conduc-
t0rs will refuse to do any switching eA-
cept al those stations where ii had peen
customary for train crews 10 switch lneIl
trains. sz Ia
cause of the shortage of supplies caused
IN the fraignt tie-up. and the Two Dig
shops of the Great Northern, eLip1oy ms
108 men, failed 70 open yesterday,
All except one OF the tWenty-lnIee bls
flour mills IN Minneapolis are idle. al
though millers say they VIII knoW IN "a
hours whether they VIII open their MUS
soon. .-- .,,,,
ciaI police badges We're reported on duty
at the Union station yards TO-DAY DE Suthe
nicIzets and when President HaWley
learned that these men had been import
ed he called the attention on lHe sId10
labor commissioner 90 the matter
Labor Commissioner McEWen said Jhat
e. men wearing police badges were not
residents of Minnesota, they and those
responsible for theT pfeaencS III me
state were violating the state law.
McF,wen is investigating the report ana
said this afternoon If he finds non-resl-
dents Of Minnesota. are wearing sp1clsL
police badges he VIII at once oldef th5H
liz
brought them here, ii they appear AaDi5
under the law.
Officers Must Be Voters.
'HFhe law makes it illegal for any one
not a local voter of the state 10 ae( as
EDecial notice officer. detective constable
nilitiaman OF patrOlman. 1T lhey nav
been sworn in they are liable 10 mplis-
Onment Tor one year.
Mayor LAWYER has been retained as re-
paf counsel for the sWitchmen. lie al
dressed a meeting of strikers IN MINNIE
apolis last night and said;
.-SOme of the newspapers give Jie en-
Movers side only and state that the Iall-
Ioad managers were not notified until TOO
tate of the contemplated acton on lue
evvfrchmen. But ] state uale anu i-JW
that they knew to man when the slLlhe
0.u.r MAS lasu.u ANA that invg made mo
offer of a settlement 10 avert Il0 -li4
pending trouble A.
When president Hawley of the
switchmen's union was SHOWN lll9
statement Of the general managers re-
garding the refusal OF the I'e - a. '-i
bitrate their differences he salu'
i do not care to make formal an
rvUar ~ that until consult with May OF
Iayler. Mr.. LAWYER however, mas an
swered every point raised py tH0 So
ergI managers committee IN his state
ment. which was made public here TO-
Statement of Mayor Lawler.
KIavOr Lawler this afternoon issued
a statement defining the posluoh. Oh
Ehe men and the refusal 10 arDlIfaJes
under the Erdman law.
The mayor says that the ralliodu
managers, making concerted action
through the press 10 create puohc
ODinf0n I'm their favor. are not In a
position to charge the men with uh-
fairness in refusing TO arbltraIe unuef
that law, for the reason that from
the beginning of the dispute. the man
ayers refused TO consider suggestion
relative TO an increase IN wages LOT
the men.
Mayor LaWIer says the Erdnan law
is so hedged that. should the switch
men agree to arbitrate under IT, Ihey
would be stripped % all legal power
legitimately TO press their claims ana
it would put them completely IN the
power of the railroads.
Mayor LaWler says that, admitting
fhat the decision were favorable. TO the
switehmen, the railroads mighttappeal
20 the courts and delay a final de
cision for one or two years, in which
event the men would be compelled to
work under the old schedule Of wages
and ii would be illegal for them to
strike or in any way ala in strike.
Managers Issue Statement.
The Joint committee of railway man
ayers late today issued the following
statement;
The millions of people who viii SUI
Ter by reason of the growing paralysis
of traffic of thirteen railways enter
ing ST. Paul and Minneapolis and by
the throwing out of employment of
thousands of men engaged in mining,
manufacturing and commercial bust
ness requiring railroad facilities should
know that this situation is due to the
refusal of the membership of the
Switchmen's Union of North America
to- abide by the proposed arbitration Of
differences
calling Of this strike. nOtwithstand-
ing the managers offer to arbitrate,
violates the spirit of fair play which
every citizen must regard as q funda-
and employee. The proposal that the
question involved should be arbltrated
was acquiesced i'm by this committee,
which assumed that the sWitchmen