Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29
CERTAIN FIRE ME-
WILL STAND WITH
ENGINEERS
Practically Certain Railroad
Organizations win Stand To-
gether in Demand for Inc
crease in Wages.

All doubts caused by the recent
differences between the two orders.
regarding what stand the fivemen
would take IN the event that a strike
IS ordered by the engineers. are dis
| PEELED with the receipt of positive in
structions by the lodges OF The Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen from the grand officers to
stand with the engineers.
Included in the Instructions Is the
| warning. il is said, that any member
! OF the brotherhood who fills the place
OF a striking engineer will be eNpell-
cd.
The san Bernardino Sun SAYS:
High hopes, Ii is freely charged by
local railroad men, had been placed
hy railroad officials hat the striking
engineers would not have the support
of the firemen. in view of the trouble
which arose with the fight OF the fire.
men for the right 10 represent. in
grievance matters, the members OF
their brotherhood who are engineers.
II is also said that believing that the
firgmen would continue their recent
liEht in the case Of "a strike aud assist
the management I'm attempting 40
down the engineers. the Santa Fe has
been promoting fircmem by the score
an over the system 10 have available
engineers. not members of the Broth
eFhood Of Locomotive Engineers. but
members of the firemen. to move q
large portion OF the traffic. This Is
8t least true on the Los Angeles diKiS-
ion. q large number OF firemen hav-
ing been promoted here during the
past six months.
II Is now practically assured that
the engineers will have the hearty
support III the other three orgaDiza-
tons. the conductors. trtinmen and
fircmen The conductors and traiu- !
men meet with the general managers !
committee in Chicago on Monday AND
the demands for Increase of wages for i
their orders viii De made on sixty
one roads vest OF Chicago. the same
which the engineers have beer re-
fused. a similar refusal for the cone
ductots % trainmen lis anticipated
and the three riders VIII then Dee
equal ground. fighting for the
for the same cause with the firemeu
supporting.
December u is the date on which
the ultimate demand ef the engineers
De filed with the roads and
should there not then Doe steps either
to- arhitrate or meet b demands. the
Viii Dec given to strike. ON
p" NNAN""" NHNHE NL"E .EA IH AnHHAHNa" d
the strike must Dee DOB the hands or
the grand lodge.
Although there is 500 wsy ta ascer-
itiu, .feu hy the men themselves. how
ihe vote Is going. IL is freely predict
.i bl IaDal cneineers chat tle POLL or
los Angeles division viii be-
unanimous
Each ,uglueer seals bis haliot in an
envelope "a d back III which IS his
A~.. - H.. --nm H.a - 4
lodge Il is said that The engineers
,f The Los Angeles division of the
southern Pacific went 100 per cent
for a strike.
With al the preparations for The
or "a strike. there is sim no
expressed belief that a walk-eut VIII
actually take place and the belief that
tho action of the roads is "a political
move for the benefit % O. freight
nte agitation. Is now almost uuaui-
nous with railroad men.
Every effort said a prominent enc
sluecr yesterday. was made by our
natives 20 avoid this trouble
aud President Strong even went SO
Tar as 10 offer Compromise demands
would have been FAR from what
men think IS due them. The man
3gers offered practically nothing and
IL seems that the ySought the present
stand uf the men. What Increases
they did offer were on small engines
thtt in "a Few wears viii he abandoned
our demands on the larger engines
a INCH are coming into use. were de-
MED. o. their offers were practically
nothing
A~ccerding TO eld heads runninel
out ot San Bernardino. the nay checks
Of % decade Z were far in excess OIL.
innse to-day. Ten years ESQ eueEres
hauled . tons mn fr. Farr~
mountain had q scale of S4.-a and g.
Has d frequent occurrence far engine
men Ca nan thc round triu % Bar
iu the time now required for eur
NaN. meaning two DAVIS raF for 81.
Vow the rate is S5.N5 and the aneiues
haul SOC tons or nearly four times ass
as ten Years ago. and there g.
1nN an Increase - 55 cents. and ffa
.munssih.litf. with rare sVrautronz Dfi|
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