Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-30
HOUR FIXED Is TEN O'CLOCK
Messages Declare All Efforts at
Peace Have Failed.
cOUNT UPoN LONG CONTEST
Hen Say Managers Of Roads Are
0verconfident.
MANY CITIES ARE AFFECTED
aa1Foad Operators Declare Train
Schedules WIN Not he Affected,
Disturbance AppIyins Only
20 shop workers.

CHICAGO, Sept - The long threat
ened strike Of shopmen on the Hartman
tines. including the Illinois Central. Will
become reality at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. unless the men. who have twice
voted 70 strike refuse TO obey the order
sent out today by the presidents OF the
five unions directly involved.
The presidents say the men have not
weakened in their desire to force the rail-
roads to recognize their newly established
Federation Of Shop Employees by means
Of q strike and that more than 80 per
cent Of the men will quit work The
light. they say, is likely TO prove long
drawn out
The railroads. on the other hand. say
the workers DO not want 10 strike. that
they have been forced into their position
By the union leaders and that q great
majority will refuse TO leave their work
when the hour is reached.
The railroads are in good shape to
stand q strike right now. according 70
officials retrsnchment order recently
issued reduced the number Of employees
nearly Is per cent and there is a suf-
ficient number Of idle men IN all crafts
to permit the roads TO keep their shops
funning even il all the men go out
This was made by President Kline Of
the blacksmiths union. who said the men
the railroads are counting on TO FIN the
strikers places are men who we're laid off
recently and who are union men and
would refuse 70 work during q strike.
order Follows Consultation.
The strike order came after a consulta-
ton over the long distance telephone be-
tween Presidents Kline. Ryan OF the car
men and Franklin of the boiler1nakers in
Kansas City and o'Connell of the ma
chinists. Davenport President O'Ollivan
OF the sheet metal workers. who had al
ready agreed to the time. departed for
Pittsburgh. Pa, from whers he will con-
duct the fight
As soon a. the day and hour had been
decided upon the following message wss
sent4to- the sefaiesrs OF all local unions
affected:
An efforts have failed Mr.. Krutsschnitt
refuses; Al crate strike SATURDAY AZ y
every man DO his duty.
cities Affected.
TIE chief shops which will be affected
are located In the following cities;
KAnsas City. Omaha, North Platte,
NOD Snc9 olAaes Wyo-s OBdens Utah; salt
Lake City, PocateIlo, Idaho; Portland,
Ore; Seattle, san Francisco, Sacramento,
Bakersfield. Cal; Los Angeles. Las Vegas.
Tuscon, Aria; FL Paso. san Antonio,
Houston, Tex; New Orleans. Beaumont.
Macoub city, La; Watervalley, La.
Vacksburg, Miss; Memphis. East st.
Louis H.; MAtoOn. H.; Canton. III; Cen,
tralia. m; Chicago, Denver. San Luis
obispo. Cal.
Many Men WsktinE.
The strike will not affect train sched-
ules, according to c. H. Markham. presi-
dent OF the Illinois Central railroad; who
said today that there were ten sppncants
for every position that will be opened
with the strike.
The clerks strike. which already hai
handicapped shipping on the Illinois Cen
tral and Ka5oo && Mississippi in the
south. today spread TO the freight hand,
lers In New Orleans 100 men walking out
Three strikers and symI athizers were ar
rested iog alleged violat Oh OF the federal
Injunction and Georgia ard Florida rai,-
read arsIisn are out because OF the re
fusal OF the roads TO srant a vase in
(ContinuAd IN SA~,nd paoaA