Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-26
Cars Sent Over Line Stopped al
South Bend, Ind.
dAY YET CALL OUT TROOPS
Adjutant General on Scene to Deter
mine Need.
COMPANY WANTS PROTECTION
Strike Leaders Express Utmost COnfi-
dence In steRdfaAtness OF Ranks
of Men who Are
Out.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July 25.-Although
large force of police and deputy sheriffs
preserved order this morning, trouble here
in connection with the Grand Trunk rail-
way strike Is not believed to be over.
The single train sent over the division
Sunday night in an effort at resumption
OF freight service was halted in this city
and several cars were fired.
General William j. Mckee of the state
national guard, arrived in the city today
and will determine the need OF troops.
MONTREAL, July 25-Solution of the
Grand Trunk strike problem Is now in
sight, according to the company's officials.
It neither includes they say, arbitration
nor any further negotiations with the 5000
conductors and tralnmen. who struck a
week ago for a. wage scale higher than the
Is per cent increase awarded by the board
of conciliation.
The only essential to be provided for In
the situation from the company's point of
view as set forth In. the message sent
yesterday by President Hayes to Mckenzie
King, minister Of labor is adequate pro-
lection Of the companys property and en-
ployes especially those who have taken the
places of strickers.
While we were desirous Of arbitration"
said President Hayes, time for such ac-
tion has passed"
The strike leaders, on the other hand
expressed the utmost confidence in the
steadfastness of their ranks and their
ability to force the railroad to terms by
an irremediable freight paralysis.
Road Program Ambitious.
! The railroad officials begin the week
with an ambitious program. 1t was an
nounced that freight of all kinds would
be accepted for immediate shipment. The
shops at various points closed a week ago,
| were re-opened today Practically all the
| 10000 employees returned to their places
Several minor wrecks, alleged by the rail-
road officials to be due TO tampering with
switches by unauthoEized persons. and de-
clared by strike leaders to have been aoci-
dents resulting from handling of trains by
| inexperienced men, have been called to the
attention of the authorities.
The local militia at Brockville. which has
been storm center. is said not to be do
| ing satisfactory protective work The city
council is expected to request the govern
ment to send a detachment of regulars
from Kingston
The message conveying the position OF
the Grand Trunk officials to Mr. King was
sent last night and read as follows:
Your telegram Of the 23d received
While, as you know, from the many con-
ferences urging your action before the
strike took place and from our offer re-
peated and urged upon the committee we
are desirous of arbitration and so avoidins
the existing trouble, time for such action
has now passed. and 1t is only necessary
that we should have the protection N
which we are entitled to enable US Ia
resume the full operation of the road.
CHARLES NJ. HAYS"
Coupled with this announcement Of the
company that the time has passed foy
arbitration came the statement that on
Monday the shops OF the entire system will
be reopened, that instructions will he
issued to agents to once more take freight
and that way freights win be put on and
the manifest freight service Increased
In addition. 1t is announced by the NJ.
flcials that some of the former emplove,
who went out on Monday last are reportinV
for work.
MurdOclk In Satisfied.
The answer of V1le President Murdock
to this is;
1--WE are perfectly satisfied with the WAY
things are going. and II it is to be n figh,
to a finish, l do not know that 1 oouId
suggest Improvement on existing condi.
tions from our point OF view. AS matter.
stand, the travelling public is being fairly
well taken care of, while freight is tied un
The report OF A. Kennedy, of the engineer,
brotherhood to us, is that only 10 per CEN
of the Grand Trunk engineers are on theh
regular runs, the remaining 80 per CEN
being idle"
Move -Four Freight Trains.
TORONTO, Ont, July 25.-The claims O.
the Grand Trunk railway that matters ar,
assuming better shape was borne out yester
day by the arrival and departure OF fou
freight trains from Toronto. Crews hav
been secured to run all passengers
mixed and day freight trains, an,
eight of the latter will start to
, morrow from London, Toronto, STRAIT
ford. sarnia and Niagara Falls. Thre
westbound freights were sent out from Por
Huron today and two eastbound and tw,
westbound from Battle Creek.
I Everything apparently is quiet at Brock
VILE. Three ringleaders of the riotng o
Friday night have been remanded to jai
Tor a week.