The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
DETROIT is
PREPAR
FOR STRIKE
lCestIas.d frs- rsrr oael

o. The eigh, railroads radiauug iron
Detroit. Company investigators
have been interviewing every one o
the 900 or more local trainmen az
'ected by the strike vote. as 20 theil
attitude, and notices have gone on
ursins sober decision.
In the general oflces OF all the
companies are men IN clerical post
tons Who have advanced, after
years in the service. from the ranks
hat man the trains To these men
and The veterans railway officials
are pinninE their hopes ~ winning
the strike. or AZ least OF saving the
country from .he disaster OF trafic
parslyZation
Recruiting from The ofice stats
eill continue until Monday. when
these men viii be in their uniforms
Mating 10 take charge ~ the De.
serted trains II The strike goes into
effect
Then. 100, rail officials and ne.
troit men with an intimate knowl
edge OF rraric affairs and railroad
conditions. believe that despite the
strike vote recently taken. many Of
the younger men. who have long
waited promotion. and hundreds Of
the older men within few year,
OF a pension. will desert the broth
erhoods II the strike order stands.
on nearly al OF The roads ont @:
Detroit. The fas,, heavy and import
ant trains are manned oy men q;
more than a score OF years 10 the
service Some have bat TWO years.
and many not more than four or
five. until they will b. placed on ~
pension list which means salary
IN some cases nearly as large a.
their presen, income for the remain
der OF their lives The canvass OF
The companies has not revealed any
very strong Indications that these
uen will De included IL those that
walk out
Michigan Central. Pcre Marquette
Grand Trunk. LAKE Shore Wabash.
Detroit. Toledo a Iron;ou. Canadian
Pacific. and Detroit a. Toledo Shore
line or these the Michigan Cen
,ral which employs 1000 men, $500
o. whom would b. affected oy The
strike. would receive the hardest
bloF There are nearly 500 men n
the Det-o.; division belonging 20
the orotherhoods
The other roads would 30 only
slightly affected locally, although
trouble on connecting lines would
greatly cripple them. The Pere Mar
quette Is in the hands Of the fed
er4l court. and so far it hasnt taken
an impOryaa, part In lhe Hegotia
lions General Manager Alfred OF
the Pere Marquette says thar he
has been given 20 understand that
none OF The company employees has
been represented in The confer
euces
Following is the notice L = Hrou.
ner, general manager OF fse M.chi
gan Central. sent 20 employs affect.
I'd By the strike order
Personally and s5- the railroad
desire taat SOU snail fI.tg and ace
.Lrar-ly Understand The ..aas0E
position Ir connection With tr- disc
.--FCu Or ar e.E.t-r.G- raf- -.
.~ tE. train AMI y4--i service
rpuplare~ with ff" request
would nave resulted IN most -sfs1#a
-s-.eg4~rles. and me rIa~a- t-H"r-
g ire railroad 1~er-d Co s4nr. '.a
.-t'-e question o. arbitration. name
~
FIRST tg IN. .r'srsra,s commerce
.r-.-~ Za.lr
Second or federal laV known COM
ri MS &C. 'Ea &eTlauis ar',
Third .. com mission. 90 be ar-
-rlHtAt -- me president ~ ire Unit
30 states.
your sp-~esr'at.ves have declined
.a ACCEPT any form ~ arbitration.
md Rave .-s4rI ~ar..@ ~"l s.-~z ..4
10 cave me service 30 r1a .Hwptrr
IN sept
Before Gs-. ding 49, -eya- r.3- -n1-
le.'4oa win enc .urlGary. N.f. wr-r
srY have saar .0rnsrfeF r. many
ears Es wish r.4 fH &c che mat
e- .E-- most .-- partial ..r ED arst.r~
i-f 's appreciate that frr~" arc 70.