The Detroit times., 1910-08-02
Or ''0LD|
US" STALLED /
BY STRIKE.
Trunk Can't Secure Men to
y Out Special For Lucknow,
oDt.,-.and Passengers Fume
at& Hours of Delay.
" Get Away On Regular Train
Engineers and Firemen May
Quit Work, Too.

tratnmeu'a sulke III DStAoAs'
Nv morning, when upwards OF
ocknow, Ont. natives. now iiv-
Detroit and vicinity, gathered
- Brush-st. station TO board
- train for their former Cana
home. where big reunion OF
boys and girls" is now In full
The Detroiters were accom-
"a by the pipe band of St. An
"a society and upwards OF 80 men
llts. The crowd boarded the train
t1y before $3.50, the time set for
departure, but alas. 1t never start
me Grand Trunk being unable TO
i crew to,move it.
kn railway ofiicials made frantic
~ 10 drum up crew to man the
~. but none was Forthcoming.
ally, an hour or so after the time
for the train to leave, the an
ncement was reluctantly made by
company that the special couldn't
[&ocause of the strike. The excur-
lots. mad and sick at heart, left
coaches and were Obliged to wait
md the station until the regular
~ left at 11:10 before they could
- the Journey. During their long
the pipers did their best to keep
crowd I'm good humor with the
o. their pipes.
o train went across the river and
oheduled to reach Lucknow to-
going by way Of London.
- OF the striking trainmen said
nay morning that they heard that
G0nYerences between MacKenzie
X minister of labor In the domin-
overnment. and the Grand Trunk
Inls and the trainmen's represen-
~ had resulted In a partial set
Int Of the strike, but were not
nn1nted with the details. They
rotood the only thing that stood
10 way of final solution OF the
rulties was the temporary refusal
NJ road to take back all the strik-
they said.
Engineers May Strike. Too.
- not at all improbable that the
md Trunk engineers and dremen
10 out on strike In sympathy
the trainmen, according TO the
Gfment expressed by Vice-President
<H Curtis, Of the Order OF Railway
1uctors, and vice-President Dodge,
Ne Brotherhood OF Railway Train
both OF whom were seen by The
~ at the Hotel fuller, Monday
ming.
1essrs. Stone and Carter. heads of
Engineers and firemen's brother
~, respectively, are now confer
With the Grand Trunk In regard
HGir agreement" said Mr.. Dodge.
agreement between the engi-
~ and firemen and Grand Trunk
I'D today, and the conference will
mime whether the engineers and
en- are to strike. Some agree
~ between railway employees and
I6ilways specify that no strike can
5clared within 80 days after their
alton or some stipulation OF that
Just what arrangement the en-
Ms and firemen have with the
~ Trunk ! am not prepared TO
but there may be nothing in the
~ all to prevent them from strik-
mt once"
~ Curtis said that II was by no
~ certain that the engineers and
ZEN would not be with the striking
linen In very short time. He
mated that there was every pros
OF a sympathetic strike on the
az the enginemen In the very near
the trainmen, however, are getting
~ pretty well as IL Is, said Mr..
Ills. They are all standing to-
hor like one man, and that is Just
- Is beating the Grand Trunk. II
railway could get some of our
M 10 desert us II would then have
rs chance OF winning. But our men
tick to the last and will win In
0nd"
Want Men TO Go Back.
be Grand Trunk has been max.
otrenuous efforts within the past
b days to get our men to go back
Mutually. IL has offered the men
nay as individuals, much more
~ the 10 per cent submitted to US
fosident Hays before the strike
men, however, no matter how
they may wish to be back al
will not go back any other way
collectively. II won't be long
~. until they are back at worl
10 standard of wages demanded
- the Grand Trunk wants to con
losing money at the rate q
nands OF dollars day. The roat
Already spent much more on III
- Breakers than would have pair
Inference asked by the striking
men.
10 Grand Trunk processes to b,
<Htng freight trains. but want {,
you that about all II Is dom
hit line II to run a few cars bacl
forth between stations, just &
RI the public an impression that 1
|nnd1ing freight. As a matter O
Il Is really making no frelgh
Iuents ut all. We're well please
the progress the road is maxim
we cant see where Il has an
- TO beat us with the men
hired TO take our places"
stuno by Conductor.
<c0rding TO the trainmen, IN
"a Trunk has reason 10 regret hi
~ certain strike-breakfng condu'
no WAS put on the run betwee
&r and Buffalo. The trainme
IA substitute collected throue
- from passengers going beyon
- and Buffalo and scalped ther
sum aggregating more tina
He was solicited by the stril