Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-12-10
RAIL WAYS CLAIM
STRIKE Is ENDED
IOBBERS AND MANUFACTURERS IN
ST. PAUL CONFIRM REPORTS
OF OFFICIALS.
CONTRADICTED BY THE UNION
Hawley Still Declares Switchmen Have
Roads Tied Up-Conductors
Are Neutral.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. T.-"Every-
thing is quiet was the only comment
President Havley of the SWitchmen's
union would make today on the strike
condition.
The men continue to assert that they
have the railways tied up, but on the
other hand the railroads claim the strike
is broken In this claim the latter are
backed up by the jobbers and manufac-
turing association.
Secretary j. II. Beck of the assocla-
ton said that he had made an investiga-
ton OF the conditions in the various rail
way yards He said that aside from the
trouble caused by the storm Sunday, the
railroads are practically receiving ship
ments for all points
l.. E. Sheppard, senior vice president
of the Order Of Railway Conductors
who has been in St. Paul for few
days, issued an order to all conductors
that they must observe strict neutrality
and that they should ''act as they did
before the strike, 10 more. no less.
Lee Assures President.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 7.-W. G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, has sent 4 very reassurinS
telegram to President Taft. Mr.. Lee
speaks for his own and several affiliated
organizations, comprising altogether 2S1,-
600 members. without whose consent no
great railroad strike is possible.
Affiliated with the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen are the Order Of Rail-
road Conductors. with $4,000 members;
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi4
neers with $1,000 members, and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Eiremen and
Enginemen. with $4,000 members. These
organizations control all wage confer
ences for trainmen and 10000 switch+
men. President Lees telegram to PreSi7
dent Taft follows:
CHICAGO H.. Dee. g, 1909.-Hon. vii,
liam H. Taft. President, the United States,
Washington, d. c.:
In order that yourself and the public may
know the truth. ! deem it necessary to stat0
that the press reports indicating that a
strike of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train.
men and other affiliated railroad organiza-
ti0ns is threatened at this time as a result
of demands made for increased pay i'll the
without foundation. Whatever action is
taken by the organization | represent will
depend entirely upon the individual expires.
sion Of the members through the general
committees for the railways il the terri
tory, and will DC. handled in the usual man
aer The demands of the railway employed
in train and yard service east of Chicago
cannot take proper form even for deliberate
consideration between the railway Officials
and their employees before the early pare
of 1910 All this talk about threatened
men and affiliated organizations is absurd
and the membership of the organizations
fully realize it. w. G. LEE.
President Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men.
To Decide Ohio Strike
PITTSBURG. Pa, Dec. Am i'm
portant conference is being held at the
general offices of tie American Sheet and
Tinplate company here in connection
with the strike at the Aetna Standard
plant at Bridgeport, O. Two PROPOSE
lions are being considered as follows:
The dismantling of the plant and the
placing of the orders of the company at
some of the other plants.
The importation of strike-breakers and
the operation of the works permanently
on q non-union basis.
The strikers have suggested the APP
pointment of committee of arbitration.
the members to be named by President
Taft or Gov. Harmon of Ohio and the
company and strikers to abide absolutely
by the decision of the committee.