Arizona republican., 1911-09-29
Country Seems About to Enter Upon Most Stu pendous Labor War With Which it Has Ever Been Afflicted.
STRIKERS WILL
 NUMBER 35,OOO
Railroad Men Say it is I'm possible to Accede to De mands as it Would Mean The Surrender of All Authority.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-A strike on all the Hartman lines, involving more than 5000 shopmen, is inevitable. ac- cording to the five presidents of the international unions to which the men belong. The calling of the strike awaits only a word from the officials who have not yet agreed upon the hour According to these officials the contemplated struggle is to determine the future attitude of all railroads in dealing with em- ployes. Shopmen will strike. they say, not because of dissatisfaction over wages or working conditions. hut to establish the newly organized federation of shop employees as a means of negotiating disputes be- tween employers and men. The rail- road refuses to recognize the feder- ation because, the officials say, it means placing all operating affairs in the hands of the federation, and turn of the railroad management into chaos. The dispute reached it's cli- max today, when Julius Kruttschnitt
 director of maintenance of the Har- riman lines. reiterated the determln
 ation of the roads not to meet with the federation. J. w. Kline. inter national president of the blacksmiths helpers. communicated this decision to other union heads, then authorized the statement that a strike will be called as soon as the day and hour can be agreed upon. Together with the talk of strike came the announce ment of the reorganization of the Hartman lines, the removal of Krutt- schnitt to New York and the making him a member of the board of dircc- tors, apparently extending his pow CTS. In refusing to treat with the men. Kruttschnitt said he had no grievance and irtimated the unions arc seeking to end harmonious rela- tions The roads are said to be in shape tO withstand a prolonged strike. Unionists say the railroads have been employing men at all cen ters of population a long time and have a long list of strike breakers ready to fill strikers places. Dis pitches from California state most of the big shops have been enclosed by high stOckade fences. The Illinois Central at Memphis yesterday obtain ed a temporary restraining order pre- venting strikers from interfering with interstate commerce through picket ing or other means. Five unions will be affected ndirectly-machin- ists. blacksmiths. helpers, boilermak- CTS, sheet metal workers and car mcr. In addition steamfitters. paint CTS, copper and brass workers. clerks and all trades may go out. All these voted in favor of the strike as an alternative of the railroads refusal to recognize the federation. The strike was voted some months ago. but action was delayed because of the refusal by the machiniStS to cOuntenance it. This was removed at Davenport this week when the machinists voted to place all the power in the hands of their interna- tional officers. The situation is com plicated by labor struggles already in existence. Throughout the south. clerks and freight handlers are al- ready out. Mississippi, Kansas and Texas car men are striking in the southwest. The New Orleans Broth erhood of Railway Handlers of the Illinois Central and Yazoo and Miss issippi valley. quiet today. Bremen of Georgia and Florida road will