The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-08
Freight Traffic Congestion in
Sixth Week Of j Strike is As
Pronounced as During First
4 Week Of Trouble. s.
LACK OF MATERIAL ! :. !, :.s.s.. ..s
STOPS 500 WORK
And Coal Famine is Imminent in
Twin Cities Unless an Adjust
ment is Soon Forthcoming.

Entering now on: the sixth week
Of their strike the switchmen of the
northwest are still undefeated and
despite the misrepresentation of the
daily press the freight traffic con-
gestion in the yards both at the head
Of the lakes and at the Twin Cities.
is as serious as ever. i
!; Hundreds upon hundreds of strike
breakers-imported from the east by
the roads at great cost to break the
strike-have come and gone and to-
day with every possible man in
other departments pressed into yard
work there is imminent danger of
coal famine in both ST.. Paul and
Minneapolis. '..-'~.-
And, the fearful loss of life-thc
price paid for inexperience In per-.
forming the duties of a switchman-
still continues. Daily men with fam.
lilies dependent on them are cut 20
pieces in the yards. A lack of
familiarity with the work they have
undertaken, lured on by promise Of
big wage, has been the doom of a
large number since the strike started
and this alone serves to show the
public the dangerous character OF.
the work for which experienced men
are now demanding an increase of:
wages. =, q, ~. &zs.@: Ia q:
''Industrial, accidents" . the daily
papers call these Fatalities whenever
they happen to notice them. Il
Industrial murders" they are pure.
and simple and the blood of the de-
luded victims can be laid directly at
the door of the railroad managers,
who have made such a state Of af-
fairs possible. 80 ST + ts5s 81 So
Here's case in point - sss.. :.
Ans employe OF the North Pas
.cifie.s at Fargo whose lnngs years so4s
sseEyice Il Or itlhea corn panYseptitlA
lsssa,F aW kcaliii sssaifK 8 In
| Iwas unfamiliar and Tor which, at. his
age, he was unequtpped.
He, this week, fell beneath, the.
wheels and was cut In two. A wife
and several children are left unpro-
| vided for by his. death.
This man, at an age when his term
| of service should have provided him
! with a comfortable job was virtually
given his choice between leaving tho
| service Of the company or engaging
| in a. hazrdous work in which he
knew his life was every moment in
peril. *...., r -
| 1t was his life or. his job and to
save the job he staked his life and
| lost .9=:cs
| There are many more like him
switching in the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern yards today. They
were compelled to act as strike
breakers. :.
And with it ais the strike is far
| from broken. = - ".@9 - ~
In st. Paul they are already feel
ing coal shortage and reports have
gone in to Governor Eberhart that
the poorer classes in that city who
had laid in their fuel supply in small
quantities are already to a point
where, they may have to burn their
furniture to keep their families
warm. -. t. - ~, -.:. a. , :. .-.sL.4 80 IS s
Work on the 500 extension has
been. stopped because steel and ties
could not be gotten out to the con-
struction gangs. ~ Il
And several roads. cannot get
enough ties for their own right OF
| way because of the strike. tst- sss< sss<
So does It look to you; Mr.. Im-1
partial Public Citizen, as If the strike
| were over and the railroads had won !?
Ask Wholesale row. ~ =