The Detroit times., 1910-07-26

resumed their work az the DOCK .
shops Of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road this morning, the company
living UP to It's claim OF a few
days ago that they would reopen
their shops II the strike did not
assume any more serious proper
tIons than last week.
I'VE sent two freight trains out OF
Detroit on Sunday. one to Port Huron
and the other TO Durand, and We had
NO troubles said A. b. Atwatcr,1 as
eistant to President Hays for the
Grand Trunk lines west OF Detroit,
Monday morning. I'VE are also ar.
ranging to move more freight today
and within q few days we expect to
get back to normal conditions. OF
course, we expect to have some
trouble: IL the strikers themselves
don't use violence, their sympathizers
doubtless will However, We ask moth
ing but protection from the authori-
ties. We are entitled to that and 1t is
mn to the police or militia to give 1t
to us.
I'm South Bend, as you perhaps
noticed, efforts were made to derail
q train. It is not likely, however. that
we shall have any more trouble there,
for Gov. Marshall advised our super
intendent in Battle Creek, Sunday
night, that he would protect us with
the militia Of Indiana, III any more
violence were shown and the city po-
lice were unable to suppress 1t.
In regard to men to operate our
trains, we have lots of them, all COM
petent, too. SO there Is no reason
why we should not be able to run our
trains. The new men are proving very
satisfactory; they are all former rail
readers and are becoming familiar
with our rules and conditions rapidly.
II IL true that we were handicapped
at first, because we confidently ex-
pected that the men would accept the
increase Of Is per cent offered by Mr..
Hays. They saw At to refuse the Of
fer. however, and they are now out
Of our employ.
The men talk about arbitration
now. but this Is no time for such talk.
The Grand Trunk has nothing to ar
bitr4te now. These men, as have
said. are out of our employ and we
have nothing further to do with them.
Mr.. Hays gave them a chance TO ar
the Grand Trunk, but they wouldn't
listen to arbitration. Now they are
anxious for Il, but their desire came
too late. The time for arbitration
with the Grand Trunk IL now past and
the men will have to take the con-
sequences.
II was glad to read Mr.. Hays tele-
gram In reference to arbitration. He
tried every means possible to avoid q
strike by Offering an increase on our
payrolls OF trainmen and yardmen of
Is per cent He also offered to give
them the same pay as the c. p. r. as
soon as our line Is connected through
with the Grand Trunk Pacific, which.
he thinks, will be within two years,
and II that was not satisfactory, he
offered to leave II to arbitration. but
the committee refused to accept either
proposition, and threatened TO strike
unless they received their demands In
full.
The Is per cent increase went into
effect last Tuesday, and have heard
that great number OF our men have
said that IL they had known that the
proposed increase amounted to as
much to them, they would never have
struck, but they were told by their
leaders that Mr.. Hays proposition
meant an Increase to some men on the
branch lines and q decrease to others
and am reliably informed that one
OF tho leaders admitted on Saturda,
that II our printed schedule had beer
circulated among the men before the,
voted. they would not have voted 4,
strike.
In addition to moving freight train,
out OF the city on Sunday, the GRAND
Trunk did some switching OF freight
carr consigned to Detroit merchants
ard manufacturers. Among the cars
noved were consisnments OF coal fol
he lighting commission, the ID. u. r
end the p. Koenig Coal Co.
The striking trainmen continue or
. 16r1y. A sympathizer. who gave hil
none - Russell. raised a disturbanc,
- fhe Milwaukee Junction and wal