The Detroit times., 1910-07-22


years when they try TO move their
freight II Is hard enough for regular
trainmen 10 run trains without col
lisions, and when inexperienced men.
like the ones now taking our places,
Try 10 operate them. there Will be the
worst kind Of destruction. Property
will be destroyed TO the extent OF
thousands CT dollars and many lives
will doubtless be sacrificed. In view
OF these inevitable happenings, l can
not see how we can lose this strike.
or course, the companies may fight on,
In spite OF the loss OF life and prop
erty, and eventually beat us, but we
all expect they will cry Enough be-
fore the destruction goes on very far.
However, come what may, we are
In the night TO the finish. We feel tnaI
We are fighting for just cause and
right ought, certainly, TO triumph We
arc The poorest paid railway men IN
tho country today, to the shame OF the
Grand Trunk. We cannot blame the
Wabash so much, because that road
As under a running agreement with the
Grand Trunk In Canada and cannot
pay any more wages than the Grano
Trunk
"Why, Just think-the Pere Mar
ouette has agreed to pay the standard
of wages we are fighting for. NOW, III
little road like that can anord 10
nav its men decent wages, isn't II
disgrace OH the Grand Trunk when
Il pIeads ina Il cannot pay the same
scale as the Pere Marquette? IL Is
really not q question OF the ROAD
ability 10 pay what We want; II is
iust stubborpness on the part or the
management which has kept the IN
crease from us and forced on the
strike"
Trainn,en Well Organized.
The trainmen have completed per
feet organization within the past rev
DAYS and are now prepared to give the
Grand Trunk and Wabash strugsie
Of indefinite length The local situa'
ton Is in charge OF f. r. Curtis, VICE
president of the Order OF Railway Con
ductors, who comes from Smithheld,
Tex: Thos. Dodge, Cleveland. vice
president of the Brotherhood OF haii
way Trainmen; j. z. Connors. vice
president of the Switchmens union
and Martin Carey, Port Huron, chalr-
man of the conductors grievance com
mittee. The headquarters OF all but
Connors are at the Hotel fuller. Con-
nors is at the Morgan house.
The striking trainmen In Windsor
and other Canadian points are plan
ming to lay before the DominioB rail-
way commission a complaint to the
effect that the Canadian railway law
Is being broken by the Grand Trunk
and Wabash in manning Its trains
with men who are said to be incom-
petent to run trains. The same move
was planned by the Michigan strikers.
but thus far nothing has been done In
the matter. The Windsor strikers are
also taking active steps to aid the Inn
migration inspectors in keeping out
strikebreakers from Canada. No less
than "a were turned back to Detroit
on Thursday.
To Suppress RiotIng.
Police Commissioner Croul was
waited on by a committee from the
Federation OF Labor and number OF
strikers, Thursday afternoon, who re-
quested him to prevent strikebreakers
from being armed. The commissioner
told the committee that the Grand
Trunk had large number OF special
officers doing duty, and that they were
permitted by law TO carry reyolvers.
but he assured the compliments that
he would do all in his power to see
that there was no violation OF the
law. He also said he would allow no
rioting; that all persons, whether
strikebreakers or strikers, causing
trouble, would be arrested and prop
erly dealt with in the courts.
Strike Affects Paving.
The strike may cause a postpone
ment OF the Highland Park paving.
Contractor MERCER says that he has
a shipment of creosote blocks coming
over the Grand Trunk, and that the
consignment is now three days late.
He will be obliged TO lay OF 13 teams
and 60 men pending the arrival OF
the blocks.