United labor bulletin., 1911-12-14
SHOPMEN Meet;
DISCUSS STRIKE
Bulletin of Conditions All Over
the System---Strikebreak-
ers Desert.


"rousne" meeting at Twenty-eighth
| and Walnut streets Wednesday AFTER
| noon The Carmen on strike have head
| quarters there, while the Machinists
| have Headquarters near the Union Pa
cific shops at Fortieth and Williams.
| Walter Webster, ex-dlstrict president
of Columbus, Ohio, was the first speaker.
He spoke of the conditions in the fe'd
over which he had been travelling, and
told the men to stand firm as he be-
Ieved that three months would find the
strike settled and the men back to work.
His plea to the men was to stand firm.
w. H. Ronemus, general organizer for
the Carmen, was the next speaker. Mr..
Ronemus is from Mena, Ark, and is one
of the old war horses, having gone
through other strikes in the railroad
trades. He gave the booys good news
from all over the Hartman system. The
strike must be won, he said;- if it is lost
the trades will not recover from the
blow for years, and it must not be lost
The meeting was largely attended, ana
from the sentiment expressed by sew
eral of the local boys on strike there Is
no danger of the men in Denver going
back until the settlement, which is
bound to come, is reached.
The following are recent bulletins re-
ceived at headquarters:
Paso without single desertion in the
ranks of the strikers, but many in the
ranks of the strikebreakers. Numerous
engines are coming in crippled-some
totally out of commission Outlook fine.
Moiave. Cal.-The strikers at Mojave
are not very numerous, but they are
standing firm and putting up good
fight. The scabs are keeping close to
the pen.
rr.a,ax kr;, -Eourteen strikebreak-
ers have left here within five days. The
colored cooks got mixed in the bullpen
and one had his head nearly severed,
but the company needed the COOK tnat
did the hatchet-work and he got OFF
with a fine of $50 One of the engines
out of Tucson "died" out on the main
line and had to be pushed into sldlng'
by a passenger train. Accidents 10
engines are numerous. Scab Boiler
maker Foreman j. ]. Wilson says that
he is through in this place and expects
to 90 to Ell Paso. He is from lodge No.
81, Galesburg, Ill.
Mount Ashland, Ore-The engines at
this place are in bad shape. They are
coming in late. One engine was held for
an hour and half after being coupled
on. Six strikebreakers left in one
bunch All trains from the south are
late.
Helpin, machinists, and Dawson, boiler
maker, of strikebreakers, are taking the
places of union men here.
Roseburg Ore.-The most favorable
reports come from Roseburg. All trains
are late some as much as four hours
and one-half Several recent desertions
have been noted.
Portland, Ore-A largely attended
mass meeting was held here and the
/ ri
son and Laule we're the speakers and
are doing good work among the strikers.
Trains are all late, with some engines
lost on the road.
Sparks, Nev-The correspondent at
Sparks says a pestilence has struck the
motive power. Everything is running
bad
Ellis, Kan.-The boys are standing
firm here There are plenty Of scabs in
the shops, but they are coming and 60
ing all the time. Engines are in bad
shape, and the boys find conditions in
good shape for the strikers.
Kansas City, Mott is reported by
man working in the shops here that
there are only ten good workmen out of
the whole bunch of scabs. The men on
strike are standing firm.
Evanston, Wyo.-The situation here is
brighter than ever and the outlook is
their brothers to stand firm as we are
sure to win and must. The rolling stock
is in bad shape. When the snow begins
to fly in this section it will be all Off
with the U. P. Stand pat.
Oakland, Cal.-Trains all late. Dec. 2
was tag day." and this netted neat
sum. Miller, strikebreaker, had his
arm, jaw and leg broken, trying to board
train to get out of town. He is now
in the hospital.
Sacramento, Cal.-"Tag day was OBJ
served here Dec. 2. neat sum was
netted The motive power is certainly
If the same conditions prevail else
where the Hartman system is whipped
to a frazzle. Women from the "red
light" district are regular callers at the
stockade. Commission men are COM
planning about the delays.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-Motive power very
bad, and road unable to operate with
success.
Las Vegas, Nev.-The wives of men
who are scabbing here threaten to apply
for divorce unless their husbands are
allowed to leave the stockade.
Pocatello, Idaho-The reports about
the number of men returning to work
is an absolutely falsehood. Trains all
late; motive power the cause.
Roseville, Cal.-There is no gloom
here A deserter says the conditions in
side the stockade are unbearable. The
eatables are awful stuff.