Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-06
BOTH SIDES MAKE
STRONG ASSERTIONS
Murder Has Occurred in
More Than One Instance
Despite Attempts of La
Dor Leaders to Preserve
the Peace.


the strike will be over in thirty days
is predicted by the strikers press
committee TODAY 1t made a state
ment as follows:
Trains are behind time. engines
need repairs and the company cannot
set competent men to take the strik
ers' places"
Superintendent II. V. Platt of the
Southern division of the Southern
Pacific. however. declared conditions
are satisfactory and said more men
are working now than on any day
since the strike began. John J. Byrne,
assistant passenger agent of the
Santa Fe, who arrived from Chicago
today, declared the strike was called
against the best judgment of five in
ternational presidents, as they knew
it meant disaster to the unions. He
particularly mentioned Kline, of the
blacksmiths, as being opposed TO the
strike. The strike, he declared, was
really called by under officials who
usurped their superiors' authority
while popular clamor was at its
height Reports from all points on
the division indicate absolute quiet.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, oct. 5.-Strin-
gent orders were issued to strikers
by the strike committee today that
no acts of violence toward Southern
Pacific property would be tolerated
The men were warned against fire.
quenting saloons and indulging in
liquor while picketing. Both sides
are claiming gains. In a statement
tonight the union.sts claimed a net
gain of IS men over the company and
said only two strikers returned while
20 strike breakers Joined the union
ranks So far, not a single incident
has disturbed the peace in the vicin-
ity of the shops.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Oct. 5.-Thir-
teen more shopmen employed by the
Southern Pacific joined the strikers
today and two strikers returned to
work. Union leaders declare as a re-
suit of the walk-Out two locomotives
and a gasoline motor were hauled to
the repair shops today disabled. Strik-
ers claim there are not enough men
now in the shops to keep the rolling
stock in repiar The men will not
accept the pay offered by the COM
pany until the regular pay day.
JACKSON, Miss. Oct 5.-A tele-
gram today to President Markham
of the Illinois Central railroad from
Governor Noel suggested that arbi-
tratiop be resorted to to end the
troubrA of that railroad with it's en-
ployes.
HOUSTON, Texas, oct 5.-Judge
Burns of the federal circuit court, to-
day granted a temporary injunction
against the officers and all members
of the five federated crafts now on
strike restraining them from inter-
fering with the Hartman employees.
SHERMAN, Texas. Oct. 5.-A tenn
porary order restraining fifty men of
Dennison, Texas, from going on the
property of the NJ. X. & T. railroad
or interfering with strike breakers,
Jones.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 5.-A
mob of 500 Illinois Central strike
breakers and sympathizers attacked
a railroad coach containing 80 strike
breakers here this afternoon Bricks.
iron and other missiles were thrown.
Two Strike breakers were badly hurt.
McCOOMB, Miss. oct. 5.-The re-
naming organization comprising the
Second regiment of the Mississippi
National Guard, was ordered today
10 hold itself in readiness to respond
to orders to join the troops here.
TUCSON. Ariz, Oct. 5.-Strikers
today claimed 19 shopmen joined the
strikers. making 122 men out The
chamber of commerce resolution
thanked the men for their orderly
conduct since the strike began.
TUCSON, AriZ., oct. 1.-Two fore
men of the shops joined the strikers
today because the railroads asked
them to double up on their work. The
union claims other men along the
Tucson division walked out, making
the tie-up almost complete. 1t is
reported a full force of strike
breakers will arrive Monday
NEW ORLEANS. La. oct. 5.-One
man was shot ard probably fatally