Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-14
ENciNEMEN AND rRAiNMgM oee
DIVISION or sourhERN
PACIFIC OUT. s
EMPLOYEES SUBMIT LIST or
SIXTY -sevEN coMPLAIMro
Wage Question Not Materially lnvelvod
in pifsieulty-rwsnty Five hundre6
Men Quit Werk-rrain Service pras.
tieaily Abandensd- May. 10.
ptoy strikshrsakees.

Houston, Tex. Nov. N.--No disordes
had been reported early today amono
tho $500 skilled employees OF the oper-
ating department Of the Southern Pa.
cihc line between Ell Paso and New Orr
leans, who went on strike last night.
Aside from two transcontinentAl
trains said to bc enroute reports indl-
Gated general suspension OF traffic.
Just before the walk-out went Into
effect an offer OF government mediation
was received at union Headquarters
The employees leaders replied that ths
only possible way to avoid a strike was
for tho railroads to meet tho federated
committee Of the four unions involved
and trainmen. Such . conference had
been tho main point OF tho roads OBJ
lection during the negotiations.
To Employ strikshrsaisrs.
Tho company today was said % ~
preparing to install strikebreakersw with
tho aim Of resumins PASSENGER train,
service at least Places for housing ouah
CIupAOyC0 SkO DoA0 w u0vO 900AA - oAeOt
ed at points along the Sunset lines. z
President w. b Scott. OF the Sunssts
Central lines. defended the roads atS1s
tude today. pointing out that the obS'
ject OF one Of the smployes' gr1ovanoeo
that against the making oS s1icianW
tests at unexpected plaoee-was -
signed to insure greater safety % litos
Mako slxty.ssvsn cemplalRta.
The Employer sixty-sevsn eeas.
plants involve demands for reinstAtos
ment Of many engineers and many 0tAs
ers declared to have been dischA4OeaSl
alleged excessive imposition Of doMogto
asserting many reports and otAGr Ans
formation are requested outsiaee4
company tina ana ask reUu1a&3oos
Some OF the more Important G11evs
| ances ore:
complaint against letters Of . harsh
and threatening character from subors
dinate officials.
"Discontinuance Of moving engines
in trains under steam without engin.
eers.
Request OF enginemen that al boils
er heads and sideshects be covered.
Request that men be allowed to ~
port for duty by telephone
Protest of methods OF fe-exAminA.
ton Of men in eyesight. hearing and
color perception.
Claim for 1915 rate for flremen.
Protest against tho ro-examinAtion
| OF conductors and engineers on train
rules and mechanical rc-examination
OF the engineers.'
The question of wages is involved
| only in that 1t is claimed tho construc-
ton Of existing contracts by tho com.
pany curtails the rights OF the men.
All Trains Annulled.
All trains due to leave terminals at
ter Z o'clock last night were annueiled
until further notice. Those leaving be-
fore that time. 1t was stated by union
officials would complete their runs,
after which their crews would join the
other strikers.
| Locally tho walkout was accomp-
llshed quietly. Promptly at Z o'clock
yard crews left their trains and AZ
other trains reached the terminals here
| the men ceased work. Similar condl-
tions We're reported all over the Sunse {
| Central lines. which embrace a total
/ Of s,400 miles of track. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. tho
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Ffremen
Order OF Railway Conductors and
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen are
involved in the strike.
Strike Breakers Available.
General Manager W. g. Van Week
announced that the Sunset Central
lines have available all the men neces-
sary to replace the strikers.
Mr.. Van Week said he expected ser.
i to no rpstnrod n mildly mr..
rangements could be made to put The
| new men to work.
Reports from various divisions over
the system show the walkout was gem
eral. Apparently arrahgements for
strike breakers have been fitted up as
living quarters. A dispatch from San
Antonio reported the eastbound trans
continental passenger train as leaving
that city at 1890 o'clock last night on
| time with a crew made up Of two
| lassisfant superiptende train dis