Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-02
House Acts, Senate Rushes Bill Forward;
Railroads Claim Men Will Stay on Jobs;
Chicago Lines Lift Embargo on Freight
RAILWAYS CLAIM
DETECTION OF MEN
Say Large Percentage of EN-.
ployes Would Not Obey
Order to Strike.
SANTA FE MEN TO VOTE

Chicago, Sept l,--Viee President
Byram of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quicy this afternoon stated that the
poll of engineers, firemen and train
men, including conductors, shows that
rs per cent OF members of the
roads employees will not obey I
strike order.
Members Of the four brotherhoods
employed on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad will meet and re-
quest their union chiefs to withdraw
the order to strike, according to a
statement issued today by " ].
Black. passenger traffic manager OF
the railroad
The meetings, the statement says,
are TO be held at Newton, Kan; Dodge
City, Kan, and La Junta, Colo.
The chairmen of the Order Of Rail
way Conductors, according to the
statement, refused 10 issue the strike
order on the Santa Fe lines in Colo
rado.
1t is the intention Of the Santa
Fe, the statement says, ito start pas
senger trains from all terminals on
schedule time Monday with custom
ary equipment. We believe we shall
have sufficient train crews to move
all passenger trains and at least one
freight train over each division"
One thousand conductors employed
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway have telegraphed A. B,
Garretson, general chairman OF the
Order OF Railway Conductors, that
they have withdrawn from the strike
movement, Z. d. Sewall, president Of
the road announced today.
Omaha Road Men Renig.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. Re
ports from authentic sources here to
day state that all engineers on tn.
Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis 8
Omaha line have refused TO strike.
To Run One Train.
St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. II -ThedGrca
! Northern, the Northern Pacific ant
| the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapoli.
/ & Omaha railroads, with headquarters
in ST. Paul, ANNOUNCED late today
that should the strike order go into
effect next Monday they would rur
one passenger train each way daily
on every division Of their respective
fines.
In addition to passengers, the roads
plan to handle milk, mail and expires.
on these passenger trains which will
run on day schedules except in the
case of rans-continentai trains. They
also expect to move foodstuffs ant
fuel by freight. As rapidly as condi,
tions permit, both passenger ante
freight service will be extended, will
the intention OF restoring full service
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha road is taking complete
poll Of its employees, to ascertain tht
number that would remain on duty
in event Of walkout This poll
President James T. Clark said to
night, probably will not be completed
until Monday morning.
The Great Northern and Northern
| Pacific railroads, II was learned to
night, are taking limited poll OF theil
men, but officials of the two roads
refuse to make any statement as e
the result.
Kerwin's Statement.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. LIZ. Y
Kerwin, general superintendent OF tn
Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad, an
nounced today that he had been ad
vised by representatives OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi
neers of his road that the engineers
would not go on strike,
Receives Assurances"
| George r. Huntington, genera
manager Of the Minneapolis, St. Pau
& Sault Ste. Marie railroad, tonigh
authorized tie announcement that as
surances had been received from A
per cent of the conductors and brake
men Of that road members OF th'
brotherhoods, that they would no
obey strike order. Engineers ant
firemen OF the road did not take
strike vote because OF three-yea
contract still in force. 4 7
Won't Give Number.
St. Louis, Mo. Sept. l.-AnnoHnce
ment was made at the offices ri Vic
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