Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-01
Estimated Between Twenty and
Thirty thousand Shopmea
Distributed Over Fiften
States, Are Involved.
BIG WALK-0UT OCCURS
WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION
e-PreSident KrultSchniti Of
the Hartman Lines Assures
Public Railroads VIII Not
Suffer

INV Morning journal special Leased Wlrel
Chicago. sept. 30-Thc threatened
strike of the shopmen ON the Harrs-
man lines to enforce recognition at
their newly organized federation be.
cme reality tday. The number OF
men who quit in the fifteen states, wao
estimated at between 0,0O0 and 81
000 hy the union, although Julius
kruttscmitt vice president OF the
Hartman lines in a statement to
night, said the number was much
smaller Reports from some points
Indicated that some of the men Walk
ed cut without demonstration aud no
rioung VAS reported.
Traffic was continued without inter.
rupuon and the railroad heads say
the shopmen's strike. even il extend
ed would not interfere with transpor-
tatiou.
The response 20 the strike was gen
erM through the middle-weL aud
through the south. The men had
received notices from the internatiun-
al presidents of the five crafts dl-
rectly involved ana when tl'o hour
came To quit work the men laid down
their tools and lett the shops.
At New Orleans, whore the strike
already had extended from stroke
Of the Illinois Central clerks and
the men have been out several days.
two men received jail sentences Tor
violation of the federal Injunction re-
siiaining them from interfering with
the company y properly. m the far
wed YVES said hy railroad offtci-
aih thut only u small percentage OF
Workmcn responded To the strike cat
Vice President kruttschntt tonight
issued the following statement
AT many of the intermediate
points on the Union ana Southern
Pacific lines shop forces were laid oil
to reduce working time and effect "a
reduction ot expenses At other points
NO men at all Went out and at some
points only one or two At the gem
erul shops as far as heard from, thb
situation was as follows;
omaha, general shops, twenty per
cent
AT Sacramento, twenty per cent.
AT Oakland. eleven per cent.
Train schedules on All lines are
normal ana the maintenance of regu-
lar schedules viii in no manner be
intcricred WITH
The men involved are divided into
the following groups according "a
the union leaders,
Machinists 1000
Boilcrn0kers. 1000.
llackSmiths 5000
carmen, 1000.
Clerks. 600.
Miscellaneous workers. 900
W L. Park. vice president and gem
efal manager of the Illinois Central
ISSUED a circular to the employees ot
the road tonight, Characterzing the
demands of the men az radical, relal-
lns the history of the negotiations
ana charging that the contracts be-
tween the men and the unions had
not been abroeated by tho necessary
ihiriy days notice tie added;
1T is we'll known that the mterna-
toual officials of al least some OF the
crafts, supported our position and bit
tcrN opposed violating their contracts
hy cohsenting To call strike on the
Illinois Central. The conservatives
seemed to be In the minority. how
ever ana the result is one of the
most uncallcd for walk -ouis of labor
IN the history of this country. The
shopmcn at Memphis ana New or
leans quit their work IN defiance OF
the same grand officers responsible
Tor calling HE strike.
The Illinois Central has not
sought this controversy ANA has no
quarrel with organized labor as
such but will use all the resources at
lts command to retain such control
OF the management as Will enable 1t
To continue the exercise OF the pub
lie functions for which il was credt-
ed ana which subsequent events have
shown II could not have continued to
exercise, had the management con-
scented TO enter negotiations with the
organization which is primarily re
sponsble for this trouble"