The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-20
Grand Trunk Strikers
Want None Of Can
ada's Help.
ARE CONFIDENT
AFTER FIRST DAY
Employees Certain That Situation
Is Now in Their Own Hands,
While Company Is Prepared
for Long, Hard Battle.
Freight Traffic at
Standstill.

''Montreal, Que, July 19.-The end OF
the first twentyfour hours Of the
strike of the conductors, trainmen
and yardmen on the Grand Trunk sys-
TEN finds both sides protesting salts
faction with the outcome.
The company succeeded in Keeping
its through passenger trains moving.
such delays as have occurred were
not unusual, and a good many OF the
locals have made their trips without
incident, manned by crews taken
from the working forces in other de-
partments. NO attempt was made to
move freight out of Montreal.
yice-fresldent F'itznugh, of the
Grand Trunk, said tonight that wnen
the mails and passenger trains are
moving without friction the freight
traffic will be taken up.
This is not going to be strike OF
day or two,' said Mr.. Fftzhugh.
The company went into IT knowing
what it was facing and determined 10
see it through to the end 1t cannot
anord to lose"
Vice-President Murdoch, the train
mems organizer, says that they never
vice. and he points to the nonopera-
ton of freight trains and suburban
trains as proof that the men have
cause for satisfaction over the re-
suits OF the first day of the strike.
Coldly Received.
So far the only attempt made at ef-
fecting a settlement has been the Of
fer of the Minister of Labor to do
anything possible to bring about
peace by means of arbitration, which
he suggests should be binding upon
both parties. The offer for further
arbitration was coldly received. we
are the arbitrators now." declared the
strike leaders The railroad officials
had no comment to make on the lat
est sugg estion from Ottawa
There has not been the slightest at
tempt at disorder IN Montreal. The
| freight yards are quiet and only trav-
elers are allowed to enter the Buena-
venture Depot
The repair shops were closed to-day,
and as a result there has been consid-
| cradle grumblng among the men. it
being maintained that the company
| should not penalize the shop men be-
cause the trainmen went out.
vice-President Murdoch announced
tonight that $50 men had been added
| to the strikers by the calling out OF
the men employed on the Wabash
which has running rights over the
Grand Trunk tracka from Windsor to
Niagara Falls.
May Involve Government.
The calling out of these men has
caused some discussion in Montreal. be.
cause of the fact that two other rail.
ways, the Intercolonial and Delaware
and Hudson. enter this city over the
| Grand Trunk tracks, the trains being
manned by employees Of these com,
panies. The Intercolonial is the prop.
erty OF the Canadian government anG
has running rights on a rental basis
over the Grand Trunk tracks between
Montreal and st. Rosalie 1t is prac
tlcally in the same position a the
Wabash. and it is argued that If the
Wabash men have been ordered otlt
/ the Interoolonial men running into
Montreal should be also taken off
This, Of course. would bring the gov.
ernment into the fight, and 1t Is
pointed out that the brotherhood may
\ not be anxious to do this.
The only freight entering the city
to-day over the Grand Trunk tracks
4 with the exception OF short stock
train from Broockville. where those
manned by 1ntercolonial men.