Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-05
central GAR SHOP
FORGE WALKS OUT
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY MEN
BoRERs ARE EMPLOYED.
INDIRECT CAUSE OF STRIKE
is TROUBLE WITH FOREMAN
satisfaction Which Came to . Crisis
in the Strike. the Men Say, Dates
Back For Months - Alese Genera
Car Foreman Looney Has mstreat-
cd Them-GilI Makes Statement.

One hundred sixty union men, ne
entire force Of the Iowa Central gen
eral car and paint shops, walked out
on a strike shortly after II o'clock TO-
day. The direct cause Of The strike
was the employing IF TWO negro lab
orers or helpers in ne car Soaps Fri
day afternoon. The indtrec, cause IS
a series of minor events and grew
ances which the men hold against Cen
eral Car Foreman w. Z. Looney. VINO
is directly in charge OF the Two shops
The entire force OF both shops is Or
gained IN the International Associa-
ton of Car Workers
Hiring Negroes Brings Crisis.
According 70 members q Ing car-
mems grievance committee, the hiring
OF two i'm ported" negroes Friday
merely brought - a crisis . sequence
of events which, have caused me men
to hold grievances against their gener-
al foreman. These unpiea san-.ssses
began soon after Nj Loon-y TOOK
charge Of the car department last sum-
mer. Another detail, according 70 he
same source. that brought the trouble
to a crisis. was that NJ. Looney refused
TO meet the grievance committee o.. --s
question Of employing the negro help
ers Friday afternoon.
Appeal TO Master Mechanic Gill
When, according TO the grievance
committee member quoted, the genera!
foreman refused 70 meet the committee
Friday. the Committee waited on Mas
ter Mechanic William Gil. this morn
ing He was notified nat unless ~
negroes were rem owed from The sa9ps
by 10 O'Clock lais morning that M
force would go oul a vote 20 rAa- sf-ec-
having been taken "a Friday n-sa. :
meeting.
Ten O'clock came ard ne negroes
were still q. work and the committee
waited on Mr. Gill the second ;i..!=
Mr.. Gill then said mat he would take
the question up with General Manager
Bierd. He did 50, but the morning
wore on and the negroes were still at
work. and q strike was called shortly
after II.
Thinks Will Be Settled.
Master Mechanic GIL said this morn
ing that ne thought an adjus--na-;
would De made within q short time. AR.
Gil said the committee 'Faited on a2Ha
this morning and ne Iold them ,aa- n
would have the negroes removed 70
outside the shop, and that ne would
take the question involved up with Ar
Bierd. he got the later o.! me ts.-
epi. one. and M-. Bie-d told nm =
handle i II his own way. TO the best
advantage He had told the commit
lee, he said, that w1en ne heard from
the general manager ne would take the
question Up with me committee -ater
in the day. Before ne had chance 70
do so, ae said. The to-ce went OUT.
Labor Hard TO Get.
Mr.. Gil! said mat common "a Dor i1as
II Ell hard 10 gel and that VIA. was me
reason -ha negroes were employed He
said the scarcity ot THIS class % labor
was due partly 70 me scale u wages
the company paid Tor i. which vas 10,
high.
shorty before ,.ooa M Bie-d was
notified that me force mad gone o-i-,
and Mr. Gil animated that Mr.. B:a-d
would probably come 10 The city 20
night.
Schedule Not Involved.
Both Mr. Gill ard the grievance COM
niirtee man bers al agreed that nsofa,
as the negroes themselves are concern
ed that there Is 10 question 81 tbs
schedule or the working agreement ,hs
union has with the men being involved
II is said, tho, that Loocey's refusal 4
meet the committee Friday IS a viola
ton of the agreement. There is moth.
ing, 1t is said. II the agreement. touch
ing on the question Of color in labor.
Evidently Dislike Looney.
That strong dislike for .hei- gan
eral foreman has grown up among N
car shop force Is evident. Union mer
say that there have been nunerou:
little things that nave been forced or
them by Looney that have caused
minor troubles and dissatisfaction
II is claimed that ne has been parria
TO mechanics brought from the south
ern road with which Mr.. Looney was
formerly Connected, to the cisadyanteg.
Of local labor. Il is alleged that there
have been instances when enploye:
.rho had left and VINO wished 20 return
were not given employment. but thai
men brought from the south were pur
in their places.
It Il also alleged that not more thar
Z day before the negroes were en-
ployed the employment of a white Ia.
boref who applied was refused.
Strike is the Crisis.
Union men say that It was with dit.
0culty that the cooler heads in the
union were able 20 keep The men a,
work Friday afternoon. unit! the com
nittee had an opportunity to lay the
ease before the master mechanic. NJ.
II Gill said this morning that the settle.
mast Of the trouble would have beer
speedier and moro satisfactory hat
sS the men not gone out but had waited
for . short time, until it could have
te10 adjusted.
Mr. Looney. when called over tn,
Telephone by the Times-Repu blican
AeclineA to discuss the strike.
fss AMUaEMENr9.