Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-29
SHOPMEN WILL GO ON STRIKE
Union Mechanics on Hartman Lines
Will Be Asked to Quit Work.
CALL MAY BE ISSUED TODAY
Head of BIseksmiths Believes strike
VIII Spread 90 All Western
Roads that Refuse 20 Recog-
nize Federation.

BULLETIN.
Z DAVENPORT. Ia. SEPT 1--The can
/ for = strike Of machinists and allied
Z railroad trades on the Hartman lines
may come from Davenport tonight or
tomorrow morning. according TO James
O'Conneu Of the international Ass0cla-
tinn of Machinists. The time for the
vaIkout viii Be set for early next week,
probably Monday or Tuesday. hs said.
CHICAGO. Sept IA strike on all the
Hartman lines. including the Illinois
Central VIII be called as soon as the
presidents OF the shopmen's international
unions involved can fix upon the day and
hour. according 70 J. W. Kline. president
Of the International Blacksmiths and
Helpers union today.
A crisis in the labor troubles on the
Hartman lines was approached today
when IL became known that julius Krutt-
schnitt. vice president Of the railroads.
had replied BY telegraph 10 the so-called
ultimstum sent him by the heads OF the
international unions involved
J. w. Kline. president Of the Inter
national Blscksmiths' and Helpers union.
refused &c make Mr.. Kruttschnitt's mes
sage public. but said II would be followed
by decisive action Of some kind. prob
ably before nightfsB. Mr.. Kiine's actions
Indicated that ths vice president Of the
Hartman lines had reiterated his former
intentions of not dealing with the COM
bined unions.
s''T0u can dIaw your own concinsicns,''
said Mr. Kline -but I Immediately put
in long distance telephone calls for the
heads OF the other international unions
and viii let them know the railroads re-
ply. We viii decide AZ once what action
to take
strike h Inevitable.
N O. o'sullivan president Of the In
ternational Sheet Metal Workers. is here
consulting with Mr.. Kline. The heads
Of the boiler maeers and the carmen are
in Kansas city. NO. President o'Con-
nell Of the Maohinists' union. is in Dav-
export
"A strike is inevitable new" said Kline
sKruftschnitt replied unfavorahly to our
final request for a conference. aGd after
a talk this morning with osner union
presidents. we have decided the strike
must be called.
Some favor next Monday a. the proper
tine to begin the actual struggle. others
decide that question the word wiz be
sent TO all unions"
The strike order is said to be already
in the hands Of the local union heads. and
all that will be needed is the flash max
ing il effective. rhirty-f1ve thousand
Il nsn. including machirists. boilermakers.
car repairers and manufacturer. shest
metal workers and hlSeksmiths win be
affected
Mr.. kline said:
we have had reply from Mr.. Kruitt-
schnitt and il was not satisfactory. Mr-
Kruttsehnitt insists that the treatment
of the men is such that he wonders why
they should Want 70 strike
The man stand on their former posi-
tons They wiz not reosds The matter
OF wages Is An after consideration The
men SIMPLY are demanding the right 70
deaf vita the railroads as a unit. meeting
them on equal terms.
4 believe that the impending strike
VIII spread 70 all roads IN the west as
fast as the roads refuse 70 accept ths fed
GRAFTON. There Is a crisis between labor
and capital ana II VIII have 10 be fought
out
The position the roads take IS arbi-
tary Mr. Kruttschnitt writes Of good
wages ana the splendid pension system
OF the Hartman lines He says nothing
OF the objsctional physical examination
the personal record system and the rank
discrimination pTacticed where men with
Twenty-Five years service are transferred
70 new shops and have 70 begin their
seniority a. the new shops. where they
are likely TO he laid off and the prefer
enee given younger men"
Thirty-Ffve thousand Affected.
Three Of the five rntsrnanonal unions
Involved. including the naehinists. were
said 70 have agreed on Saturday morn
ing between 70 and = o'clock as the hour
for a gensral wax cu.
Ths number OF men who VII be az
fsctet Vas roughly estimAtsd a. 500
A statsmsnt al the union headquarters
here says the chief centers which VIII b
Affected are;
Chicago, So0o. Kansas city. No, Loo
san Francisco. LOO, Denver. Loo. Saera-
1 msnto. a50e, Los Angeles. 4olo On ths
; nlinois Central knes la9o0 VII 50 out.
The crafts affected include.
: Carmen. l190; machinistz. 7oeo; bollei
Z makers. 10os blacksmlths. 400, she's
!. metal workers, L0o0
The four allied t7ades thai Will wall
3 ouz, the steam T. IA. eoppsrsmiths and
3 brass workers. clerks and painters vii
number l0,ooo more
4 The strike order when gwen win b
3 gwen out b. lhe i've presidents of thai
sFszpectiVe iztarnationAl unionA-