The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-20
Local, Suburban and Freight
Trains Have Been SuS-
pended By Officials
LONG, HARD STRUGGLE MAY
FOLLOW STRIKE OPENING
posed Mediation But No Sign of
Acceptance of Proposal Is
Made BY Either Side

Montreal, July 19-The end of the first
"a hours of the strike of conductors train
men and yardmen on the Grand Trunk
system finds both sides protesting salts
faction with the outcome.
The company kept it's through passen-
ger trains moving and a good many OF
the locals have made their trips without
incident The suburban service out of
Montreal has been suspended and no at
tempt was made to move freight.
Vice President Fitzhugh of the Grand
Trunk said tonight that when the malls
and passenger trains are moving without
friction the freight business will be
taken up.
This u not going to be a strike of a
day or two,'' said Mr.. F1tzhugh. The
company went into it knowing what it
was facing, and is determined to see 1t
through to the end. 1t cannot afford to
lose'
Vice President Murdock of the trainmen
organization says he never expected to
tie up the passenger service. He points
to the incorporation of freight trains and
suburban trains proof that the men
have cause for satisfaction over the re-
suits of the first day of the Strike.
Members of the union claim to have in
formation that members of their organ
izatons in the United States will not
handle freight cars or passenger coaches
turned over to their roads by the Grand
Trunk.
So far the only attempt made at eff
fecting settlement has been the offer
OF the minister of labor to do anything
possible to bring about peace by means
of arbitration which, he suggests should
be binding upon both parties.
The offer for further arbitration was
coldly received.
There has been no attempt made at
disorder in Montreal.
The freight yards are quiet and only
travellers are allowed to enter Buena
Venture depot.
Vice President Murdoch announced to-
night that $50 men had been added to
the strikers by the calling out of the
men employed on the Wabash road,
which has running rights over the Grand
Trunk tracks from Windsor to Niagara
Falls.
The calling out of these men has caused
some discussion in Montreal because of
the fact that two other railways, the
Inter-Colonial and Delaware and Hudson.
enter the city over the Grand Trunk
tracks, the trains being manned by en-
,ployes of these companies.
The Inter-Colonial is the property OF
the Canadian government. and has run
ming rights on a rental basis over the
Grand Trunk tracks between Montreal
and St. Rosalie.
1t is practically in the same position
as the Wabash and 1t is argued that II
the Wabash men are ordered out the
Inter-Colonial men running into Montreal
will also be taken or This would. of
course. bring the government into the
fight, and 1t is said the Brotherhood Is
not anxious to fight the government.
The only freight entering the city to-
day over the Grand Trunk tracks with
the exception of short stock train from
Brockville were those manned by Inter-
Colonial men.
1900 Men Idle In Michigan
Detroit. July .19.-It was established
tonight that at least 1900 employees OF the
Grand Trunk railroad in Michigan have
struck or are out of work as the result
OF the strike inaugurated on the road yes
terday.
Approximately 800 miles of railroads are
Idle as far as freight traffic is concerned.
and the passenger traffic is said to be
considerably delayed at several points.
The Michigan roads affected by the
walkout are the Grand Trunk Western
railroad, Detroit, Grand Haven and Mil
M oofr ov,I
Cincinnati Saginaw and Mackinaw and
Pontiac, Oxford and Northern.
With the exception of few minor dis
turbances reported from different parts of
the state the greater part of the day
passed unmarked by violence.
If there is to be any grave trouble It
|. IL expected to come when attempts are
made to move freight trains.
A. b. Atwatar. assistant to President
| Hayes, announced today that the road
| was hiring men now to take out the
freight trains.
The first local outbreak occurred to-
day when brakeman on Port Huron
Detroit train was struck In the face while
standing in the train vestibule. Two Of
his teeth were knocked out and his
face badly cut. He reeled and fell through
the opposite door of the vestibule and
some one on the other side struck him
and drove him back. \
Ine ponce tnen droVe tne crown pdch.
Mr.. Atwater saws he feels confident that
the passenger service will not be delayed
to any great extent M
I'VE are getting all the men we want
end they are experienced, many Of them
being old railroaders," he declared.
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Lee VIII Assist Strikers 81
Philadelphia, July 19.-Before leaving
this city for Cleveland tonight. w. G.
| Lee. president ofsthe Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen. eaid that while he may
possibly go to Montreal to assist the
trainmen in their strike on the Grand
Trunk and Central Vermont lines. 1t
would only be in an advisory capacity.
Il have already wired .ouf depository.
the First National bunk OF Cleveland. to
send 5000 to Montreal for the expenses
Of the men In charge of the strike there. =
s,co s ooo Or more there thar IN The near Future.
- We nave : fund X tSR@ for tsat