Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-19
GUARD OFF TO CAMP A[[ FREIGHT TIED Up
Soldier Boys Leave Washing Canada Offers to Arbirate
ton on Four Trains. Grand Trunk Strike.
PERFECT ORDER PREVAILS LOCAL SERVICE SUSPENDED
Departure Accomplished Without Company Recruiting Ranks From
the Slightest Confusion. Workers in Shops
FEW RELATIVES AT STATIONS WOMAN PROTECTS BRAKEMAN
Prevents
Train-strikers
Absent
Canada Offers to Arbitrate
Grand Trunk Strike.
LOCAL SERVICE SUSPENDED
Company is Recruiting Ranks From
Workers in Shops.
WOMAN PROTECTS BRAKEMAN
Prevents Mob From Pulling Him OF
Train-Strikers Claim Sue
cess for Efforts.

MONTREAL. July ia new turn vas
given to the situation in the strike OF
the Grand Trunk conductors and train
men here shortly after noon by the re-
ceipt OF dispatch from the minister OF
labor at Ottawa offering on behalf of
the government to appoint board OF
arbitration on the trouble between the
company and its employees, the finding
to be binding on both and the govern
ment to bear all expenses in connection
Herewith.
The offer was submitted in the form OF
a letter to President Hayes of the Grand
Trunk and to the head officials of the
unions involved. and is now under con-
sideration ty them.
While there is no intimation of how
they will act upon the offer. it is known
that strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon both sides ito accept. 1t Is
thought that from the fact that President
Hayes had already made an offer to arbi-
trate the difficulty that the company. 1t
least. will accede to the proposal.
Service in Bad Shape.
Advices from all divisional points of
the Grand Trunk in Canada and from
Port Huron and Detroit indicate the COM
pany is having greater difficulty in keep
ing it's trains moving than was first ap-
parent. At some points no tickets are
being sold because Of the inability of
the company to guarantee complete
journey.
Thus the train which left Stratford.
Ont. for Buffalo at 1O:45 this morning
carried no passengers.
At Hamilton, a center of trade union
interest. trouble is feared as soon. as
strikebreakers begin to appear. and
the police precautions have been
redoubled.
Freight jams are reported at Toron-
to. Hamilton and other points. while
the yards at Montreal are lined with
freight which the company is unable t.
move. An official Of the company pre-
diets that the entire train service will
be resumed within forty-eight hours.
basing his prediction, he said. upon tho
company's apparent ability to secure
all the new men 1t wants.
Many of the men shut out of the
shops have taken train service. and the
union officials bitterly denounce ele
time and thereby forcing 10000 men
into idleness. They declare that such
a move will be ample justification for
"a sympathetic strike of the engineers
and telegraphers. although there Is no
indication of any such move.
The latest calculation of the number
of men rendered idle by the strike and
lockout runs to 10000.
Freight Not Moving.
Grand Trunk officials claimed shortly
before noon today that the strike of con-
ductors and trainmen inaugurated over
its lines last night had not had the effect
Of tying up its service.
The company officials admit that some
local trains have been cancelled and
that freight traffic is practically at q
standstill. but insist that all important
passenger and mail trains are moving
as usual.
The International Limited. from Mon
treal to Chicago, the company's most
important day train. left Bonaventure
station here as usual at o'clock this
morning in charge of non-union crew
The strike embraces all the company's
lines from Portland, Me-, to Chicago. 1t
involves nearly 5000 traismen and con-
ductors In addition, the action of the
company, in closing it's various shops
throughout Canada ant Michigan, throws
probably 10000 additional workers out Of
employment.
Strikers Claim Success.
The strikers are less concerned in the
stopping of passenger traffic, they de-
clare, than in tying up the freight traffic.
important in crop carrying. This, they
say, they have succeeded in doing COM
pletely.
Both sides appear to be out for deter
mined struggle. The union officials say
they will accept nothing less than the
wages and conditions prescribed in. the
Standardization rules. The company say
they cannot meet any such conditions.
The company is congratulating itself
upon the eleventh-hour settlement made
with the telegraph operators yesterday.
which removed that branch of the service
from participation in the trouble.
The principal points involved in the
strike. in addition to Montreal, are Lon
don and Straford, Ontario and Port HUI
ron and Battle Creek. Mich. in all OF
which places the company has work
shops Dispatches received at the COM
pany's headquarters from all these places
this morning report that no violence or
troubles has developed at any point
Appeal has been made by the men en-
ployed in the shops at Montreal to the
mayor and city council for arbitration
under the Mulock law. These city Of
hcials will tender their offices to both
sides today.
It is not anticipated that it will have
any result.
Local Trains Suspended.
The Grand Trunk early posted notices
at Bonaventure Station that all local
trains had been cancelled Another no.
tice warned all persons not having busi-
ness on the premises to leave.
Strong details of police were posted
about the station in expectation of trou-
BILE These kept the station clear Of
all but bona fide passengers and EN-
ployes.
All suburban trains on the Grand
Trunk railway running into Montreal
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