The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-31
STRIKE BREAKERS
AT CHAFFEE WILL
OPERATE TRAINS
Sixty Railroad Men Ready to
Supplant Union Workers
Next Monday.
FRISCO EMPLOYING
MEN TO BE GUARDS
Shoe Factory Will Run Four Days
After Strike, Manager
Smith Says.


ing arrangements to operate trains
after next Monday, the date set for the
general railroad strike. 1t became
known yesterday that this railroad has
been quietly employing strike break
GERS for several weeks in anticipation
of the walkout of the union men.
The Frisco is constructing quarters
at Chaffee, Mo-, for the strikebreakers
to live in during the early days Of
trouble. Sixty men, Frisco officials
say, are now in Chaffee, ready to go
to work as soon as the union men
walk out.
As the Frisco officials state that all
of the men employed as strikebreak-
ers are experienced railroad men, it is
presumed that they have obtained
these workmen from the small branch
lines, the employees of which are not
members of the organized branches of
trainmen.
The Frisco, during the past few
days, has employed number of men
in Cape Girardeau to serve as guards
after next Monday. One of the men
who obtained one of these positions
yesterday stated that his salary was to
be 800 per month.
1t has not been learned whether the
Frisco plans to place armed guards on
each train or not, but they will be sta
toned at various points along the
road.
Local members of the Brotherhoods
do not anticipate much trouble for
Cape Girardeau. The clashes between
the union men and the strikebreakers
will take place, the union men say, at
division points, where the strikebreak-
ers will take charge of the trains.
The local union trainmen have aban-
donad hope of a settlement of the trou-
Bile, but they do not appear to be con-
cerned over the impending strike. All
union men interviewed by The Tribune
state that they will quit work next
Monday morning, but the Frisco Off
cials have stated repeatedly during the
past few days that four engineers, llv-
ing in the Cape and vicinity, and three
conductors have announced their in
tentions of remaining with the COM
panv. The names of these men were
not divulged.
If likewise became known in the
Cane last night that five engineers llv'
ing in Chaffee have withdrawn as
members of their order and intend tc
remain loyal to the road.
The trainmen who are preparing Il
strike according to their union IN
structions, point out that the four or
ders have s15,OO0,0OO with which t.
conduct strike.
In distributing this amount in STRIKE
benefits, the following schedules hav'
been announced to the men it becam
known. The engineers and conduc
tors are to receive $40 a month eacl
and the firemen and brakemen S3
each. Under this apportionment, 1t
calculated that the 100000 men coul
hold out but little more than on
month.
Managers and executives of leadln
industrial concerns in the Cape for tn
last few days have been making ever
effort to prepare themselves the be:
thev NAV for a strike. Virtually a
these men now look forward TO
strike Monday without a chance at
settlement in the meantime.
u. B. Smith, superintendent OF tt
Shoe factory, last night said that h
plant would last four days after
general tie-up of fuel and raw mi
terials consequent upon the strlk
The shoe factory makes its own pow
and unless coal supplies were furnls
ed the shutdown would be certain
come, letting several hundred men al
women out of employment.
A. M. Tinsley, manager of the pu
lie utilities company, is optimistic ov
tho effects of strike in the Cal
He declared that his company has 10
toms of coke on hand that may be ut
lied in furnishing ligh tand power a
pumping water for IL days without
plenishing the supplies.
The gas supply will last for
days, he said, because the company h
on hand supply of gas coal gre
enough to hold out that long.