Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-04
STRIKERS SEE
VICTORY IN
SIGHT
DISCREDIT CLAIMS OF
MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
Movement on Foot in St, Paul.
10 Effect AmicabIe Settle
ment Has Hearty Corpora
ton Of Governor of Minnesota


ny Morning journal Special Leased WireI
St. Paul, Dec. 3.-OnieiaIs Of the
switchmen's union said today they
were not alarmed Ut the reports re-
ceiyed from the west today Of mem
bcrs Of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainraen going back te work.
Union officers received word that
everything was still tied up In Seattle
despite the report that the Trainmcn
had decided TO go back 10 work. The
swltchmen say that whatever action
was taken by the Seattle Trainmon,
win make no material difference. as
there are only a few Of them in the
Seattle wards and that, In fact. o.
per cent of the switehmen I'm the
northwest are members of the SWITCH
mems union.
President Hawley spent the day IN
Minneapolis whore NE had a confer
ence with Governor Eberhart. In this
conference were Secretary Martin. OF
the executive committee OF the switch
men and r.. w. Decker. president Of
the Minneapolis Clearing House as-
ISOLATION.
Governor Ebcrhart announced later
that n well defined movement had
been begun 10 effect "A settlement of
The strike. A statement was publish
ed quoting the governor as saying
he believed the strike would be set
tied In three days. Governor Eber-
hart. when asked as to the truth Of
fh. lntRryigkx gu41 a.. I.I I... a.. |
correctly quoted He said he had met
some of the Minneapolis men Who had
talked with him regarding the posi-
billties of getting both sides to the
controversy together and he thought
that a movement Nas on foot In that
direction.
President Louis W. HIN, OF the
Great Northern when asked of hc
knew anything about il. said there
could be no truth to any talk of get
tiement even with individual rail-
roads as the general managers had
decided that they would all stand to.
gfthrr. Mr.. Hin said the road could
get enough men in the cas-. to fill tho
places Of strikers but that they did
not want 10 bring them all In now,
preferring to give the old men a
chance 10 return.
President Hawlcy of the switch
mems union also said that nothing
definite was accomplished at tn
Minneapolis conference and that the
prospects of a settlement were no
better tonight than they were be-
fore.
Regarding the detection Of the men
In Duluth. Mr.. Hawley said he had a
message from Duluth today saying
that only three of the brotherhood Of
Hallway Trainmen had returned TO
work and hat it was believed they
would go out again tonight.
Mr.. Hawley again reiterated his
that there was no posi-
hility Of arbitration under the Erd-
man act. :
Freight here is being moved wit
difficulty and there IL congestion I'm a..
local yards.
II was announced that about 1900
men had bee imported into the Twin
cities today and hat the railroad Of '
iicials snid they were satisfied that !
conditions would toe normal in a few
I
Tho situation shows material Inn
lrovcment," said General Manager
iruher of the Great Northern. "Thrcr y
u the old mon returned during IA, ,
W. worked fourteen engines in
he Twin city terminals as against six p
.csterday, aud viii have tNent, To-. /
morrow. This h. over rifty per cent?
q ON normal number at his season.
opened up our freight houses in
10Th cities; also in superior aud Du-
ith.