Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-28
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SOUTH OF OHIO
OUT ON STRIKE
Shopmen Join Movement in
Memphis Despite Orders
Sent Out From Davenport
Advising Against Move.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 27.-Witf
practically every railroad clerk EN-
ployed by the Illinois Central south o.
the Ohio river out on strike, reinforc
ed by more than two hundred shop
men at Memphis, 1t was expected tha'
general strike order affecting othel
union crafts would come at any mo
ment.
Officers of the local shipments or
ganization declined to say by what
authority they went out Monday, foi
lowing the strike Of $50 clerks. When
shown dispatch from Chicago, saying
that their action was unauthorized by
the higher officials of their union
local leaders among the shopmen
smiled, but refused to discuss the
strike further.
Secretary Baker Of the local clerks
organization this afternoon issued a
statement asserting the tie-up Of the
railroads was such today that practic'
ally no freight has been moved
Pickets are being used to persuade
non-union clerks from taking service
during the strike. No relief, accord.
ing to Baker, Is in sight for the rail.
road nor Is the controversy seeming.
ly any nearer q settlement. Baker
asserted that blacksmiths and helpers,
negro laborers, boilermakers, machin-
lists, painters, carmen, steam filters
and coppersmiths as well as all ap.
prentices are represented among the
strikers.
To guard against a possible out
break, however, the vincinity of the
shops and the freight depotu are pa
trolled by armed guards.
MachInlsts Try to Halt Strike.
Davenport, September a. Tele-
graphic orders restraining workmen OF
the various railway trades on the
Illinois Central and other Hartman
lines from walking out today were
sent out from Davenport this morning
BY authority Of the international presi-
dents. !.
J According to President OConnel OF
the machinists, no strike has yet been
ordered and will not until after a con-
ference between the international
presidents and Hartman officials. 1t
is understood that various locals on
the Hartman lines ignored the strike
order and began to walk out last night.
Chicago Officers Talk.
Chicago, Sept. Machinists en-
ployed by the Illinois Central at
Memphis, Tenn, who are already on
strike with the railway clerks acted
before the order restraining
them had been issued by the interna-
tional union officials, according to
statements by officers of the Illinois
Central machinists locals here, at a
conference today.
J. H. Gore, president Of the machin-
lists local at Memphis today received
notice that additional machinists had
gone out before the restraining order
was received. W. L. Park, vice presi-
dent of the Illinois Central, admitted
that the machinists had joined the
striking clerks, but denied that more
than $50 or 200 men we're out.
Two hundred non-union men were
sent south today by the Illinois Cen
trail railroad to take the places of the
striking clerks and messengers, who
are out at Memphis, New Orleans and
other points.
There is thought to be no likelihood
that the clerks strike will spread to
the shop employees affiliated with the
systems federation. No order for the
shop men to strike will be given until
4 final count of the ballots Of the
;heck-vote is completed, according to
J. w. Klein, president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
md Helpers.
The same procedure, according to
Klein will take place on the Hartman
Ines before strike OF shop men will
De called.
Entire Force Out at Cairo.
Cairo, ILL.,, Sept 27.-The entire
'orce of freight and yard clerks in the
employ of the Illinois Central railroad
zero struck this morning.