Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-20
STRIKE TIES UP
CANADIAN ROAD
Grand Trunk Conductors and Train
men Quit Work, Demanding
Higher Wages. 81
THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED ARE our
Minister Of Labor Seeks to Achieve
Arbitration.
STRONG PRESSURE UTILIZED
Both Sides Will Be Pressed to Have
Award Made.
SERVICE BADLY CRIPPLED
some Passenger Trains Runnins, but
suburbnn and MIX Trains
into Montreal Are
Minister of Labor Seeks to Achieve
Arbitration.
UTILIZED
CRIPPLED
some Passenger Trains Running, but
SubUrbnn Rnd MIX Trains
into Montreal Are
Cancelled.

MONTREAL. July ia new turn was
Bivcn 70 the situation in the strike of thC
Grand Trunk railroad conductors and train
men here shortly after noon, by the receipt
OF dispatch from the minister OF labor a.
Ottawa. offering on behalf OF the govern
ment to appoint board Of arbitration on
tho trouble between the company and its
employees, the finding to be binding on both
and the government to bear all expenses in
connection herewith.
The offer was submitted in the form of
letter to President Hayes of the Grand
Trunk and to the head officials of the
unions involved. and is now under consid-
eiation by them.
While there is no intimaton OF how they
win act upon the offer it is known that
strong pressure IS being brought to bear
upon both sides to accept II is thought
that from the fact that President Hayes
has already made an offer to arbtrate the
difficulty that the company at least win
accede to the proposal.
Advices frem all divisional points Of the
Grand Trunk in Canada and from Port
Huron and Detroit indicate that the COM
pany is having greater difficulty in keep
ing its trains moving than was at first
apparent. AT some points no tickets are
being sold because OF the inability OF the
company to guarantee a complete Journey.
TVventy-FIve Hundred out.
The strike order issued on the Grand
Trunk railroad at $3.50 last night, and
obeyed by fully $500 conductors and train
men, whose demands for wage increases
had not been met by President Hayes of
the railroad at the final conference yester-
day, caused paralysis of freight movement
throughout the greater part of the system
today and few II any passenger :. aims were
pug out
Al suburban trains on the Grand Trunk
railway running into Montreal were can
celled this morning. Thousands OF business
men and others We're compelled to find
other means OF reaching the city,
MIX trains were also cancelled, and a
large aectiun OF the city Is threatened with
a milk famine. -
When the 1,5O0 employees of the Grand
Trunk shops at Point st. Charles reported
for work today they found the shops sur
rounded by $50 policemen and notices posted
that the shops were closed in CONSEQUENCE
of the strike OF conductors and trainmen
which started last night. There was M
disturbance.
Union officials here say the object o
tbs Grand Trunk in closing its shops Is t
force the shop employees, many OF whom
are old trainmen. to take the strikers
places. The union officials add that il thi
is true, It will not succeed.
The International Limited the Gran,
Trunk fast through train to Detroit AM
Chicago, left at the usual hour. 9 oclocl
this morning
Freight Traffic at StandstiII.
SAGINAW, Mich July 1s,-Freight traf
Ae on the Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mack
inaw division of the Grand Trunk is prac
tlcally at standstill, Only enc passenge
train on the division left Bay, City accord
ing to schedule this morning Officials O
the road say freight Is being accepted.
CHICAGO. July 19.--The local freigh
houses of the Grand Trunk railway her
closed to outbound freight today. All in
bound freight and that consigned iron
other railroads was handled as rapidly a
possible. Two officials said no freigh
would be accepted from any source excep
under the provision that it was subject I
delay
The strike has had no effect upon tn
passenger service. according to local OF
fIclaIs.
vermont Line Tied Uo.
ST. ALBANS. VT, July 19.-The strike o
the Central Vermont railroad a branch c
the Grand Trunk system, was felt through
out Vermont today Some OF the passeH
ger trains from this city started on tim,
hut they were in charge of emergenc
crews recruited from the railroad office an
shops.
Engineers and firemen are not eoneernJ
In the strike.
TORONTO, Can, July 1s,-There hs
been neithere passenger nor freigf
traffic out OF this city.on the Grand Trun
railway today Last nights strike ord,
was obeyed BY the 500 employees OF II
road In Toronto
PORTLAND, Me-. July 1s.-Passeng,
traina on the Grand Trunk railroad in al
out OF Portland were running this for
noon practically on time. but no freigl
AZ this end OF the line was moving
More shops Are Closed.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July ls,-Sev'
hundred employees OF the Grand Trur
locomotive shops in this city found then
selves locked out when they reported Il
work this morning. The officials said Il
order TO close the shops was received la
last night.
Passenger trains are, attempting TO II
on schedule. but much freight Is said
be held up in the yards.
PORT HURON, Mich, July 19.-As a r
suit Of the Grand Trunk strike. orde
were received this morning 10 close dov
tho shops. throwing 56O men out OF Ell
ployment.
outgoing trains were late in departir
Two trains left for Chicago shortly aft
schedule time.
amman STRIKE IN ENGIAN