Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-01
RAIL WAY SWITCH
MEN STRIKE
[rainmen Threaten WaIkout and
Complete Tieup of Roads

ST. PAUL. MINI. Dec. Lit is re-
ported here this afternoon that lead
ers brought here railroad trainmen |
with membership, to number several
thousand, who contemplate joining |
In with the dissatisfied switchmen,
whose strike resulted in the tieup OF
the freight trafic on more than
dozen roads that penetrate the
northern states. Mississippi valley
and the Pacific northwest.
Reports from Msssoula state that
various points in Montana give in
dication that the members OF the
brotherhood Of that section favor
walk out. Should these men join
the strikers 1t Is contemplated that
complete traffic decentralization will
probably result.
A meeting OF the Missoula branch
Of that organization was called today
for thorough discussion OF the sit |
uatIon. The situation at this city is
apparently unchanged. Each side OF
the controversy claim to have the
upper hand and are confident OF VIC
tory.
Tieup In Spokane.
SPOKANE. Wash, Dec. Fol
lowing the receipt of teIegraphic in
structions from Frank T. Hawley,
president of the Switchmen's Union
of North America. 200 members of
the organization employed in the To-
cal yards OF the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railways, at Hill
yard and switching points on the east
and west Idaho divisions of both lines
walked out last night at $40, ef-
fecting complete tieup OF freight
service. Several thousand men are
on strike on the Hill roads from st.
Paul to the Pacific coast
The final strike ultimatum was re-
ceived at 500 p. m. and was rati-
fed at once by tho local branch OF
the union at an executive session in
the hall. 612 IL Riverside avenue.
The strike order affects 100 Great
Northern switchmen in the yards at
Hillyard and in this city. Twelve
Great Northern switch engines are
tied up. The night and day shifts
of the switch engines number. As
men. They are aleo out of employ
ment, making the total number of
men affected in the Great Northern
yards 14S.
In the local Northern Pacific SER
vice 100 swltchmen obeyed the strike
call. Seven switch engines were put
out of commission. Thirty two engine
men are now without employment.
making the total Northern Pacific en-
ployes affected 1872 The number of
railroad employees out directly or in
directly as result OF the strike is
ESQ.
oficials OF the operating depart
ment of the Northern Pacific with
headquarters in this city handled the
emergency switching in the yards
last night This embraced the re-
moyal of sleeping cars from through
passenger trains One switch engine
was in commission. with a crew COM
posed of Trainmasters w. B. Hale
ands T. P. Hale, and General Yard
master 7. l. Gavin. One freight
train. made up late yesterday after
noon before the strike order went
into effect. was dispatched to Seattle
last night at IL o'clock.
Embargo Il Announced.
Embargoes were issued By both the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
notifying shippers that. no delivery
of freight In transit viii be guaran-
teed during the strike period and
that no shipments viii be accepted
for delivery. PerishabIe shipments
In the yards for which the companies
hold shipping bills Will be delivered
by passenger train service. The tie
up today. according 70 the predie-
lions OF both sides. will be complete
State Issues In Strike.
/ ST. PAUL. MINI, Dec. 1.-After
Is days of negotiations between the
swftehmen.s Union Of North Ameriea
and the joint committee of railroad
managers. representing Is railroads
OF the northwest. a strike involving
2s00 switchmen became effective Al
O'Clock last evening.
The men are employed by railroads
running west and north OF St. Pau
1 - - H--..a.- :. a. n.-aa.