The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
DETROIT is
PREPARING
FOR STRIKE
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IL o'clock, six cars for this trait
had been sold out and the passenge
department was making frantic e..
forts TO get more Pullmans 10 TAX
care OF the afternoon rush.
That condition is true OF the othe
roads as well Every train MOVING
either east or west goes out hneC
to capacity because the travellers
fear they will be left BY the way
side after : o'clock Monday morn
ing.
The Grand Trunk Is paying ahso
lutely no attention 20 the strike, as
sorting that It viii TO, be affected
in any way. rs employees are al
affiliated With Canadian brother
hoods, which are not concerning
themselves with the present strike
I I; is said they have no grievance
and while the road has many miles
OF track In the United States, all o.
its employees are subject 20 orders
from brotherhoods on the other side
Of the boundary. Business with the
Grand Trunk Thursday morning was
normal
The freight situation a. present
appears 10 be much more serious
The Michigan Central and Pere Mar
quette roads. Thursday. added
note 10 al bills OF lading 10 the e.
feet that shipments % five stock
and perishable freight were accept.
ed at the risk OF the owner Other
roads have not as yet altered the
conditions on the back OF The stand
ard bill OF lading. believing that the
conditions provided in that cover
the same point
The wabash and most OF the
other roads are how refusing 70
accept. for transportation 10 any
point beyond which a delivery could
be made before ! o'clock. Monday
morning. live stock, perishable
freight or explosives. Other classes
OF freight are being received for
through shipment. subject TO the
conditions on the bills OF lading
Section /. OF these conditions. which
is printed on the back OF al uniform
bills OF lading. provides that the
carrier shall not be liable for loss
or damage TO property caused by
strikes or riots except in case OF
negligence on the part OF the car.
rier.
That the veteran trainmen will
prevent complete paralyzation Of in
dustry and aid in defeating the pro
posed nationwide strike OF con
ductors. engineers, hremen and
brakemen-at least so far as Detroit
is concerned--is the opinion OF De
troit railway officials
A reorganization plan OF consider
able scope is going on In the offces
OF the eight railroads radiating from
Detroit. Company investigators
have been interviewing every one OF
the 1.eoO or more local trainmen az,
fected by the strike vote. as 10 their
! attitude. and notices have gone out
urging a sober decision.
In the general Offices OF all the
companies are men IN clerical post.
tions who have advanced. after
years In the service. from the ranks
that man the trains To these men
and the veterans railway officials
are pinning their hopes OF winning
Z the strike, or az least Of saving the
country from the disaster OF traflc
paralJ zation.
Recruiting from the Office STATS
will continue until Monday. when
these men will be IN their uniforms
waiting 70 take charge Of -t1e-tt--
serted trains II the strike goes into
| effect.
Then. too. rail officials and De
troit men with an intimate knowl
edge OF trafic affairs and railroad
conditions. believe that despite The
strike vote recently taken, many d
the younger men. who have Iona
waited promotion. and hundreds o.
the Older men within few year
OF a pension. will desert the broth
erhoods II the strike order stands
On nearly all Of the roads OUT o
Detroit, the fast. heavy and import
ant trains are manned by men ~
more than a score OF years In fh'
service Some have but two year,
and many not more than four o
Ave, until they will be placed on ~
pension list which means salarl
in some cases nearly as large a.
their present income for the rrAaln
der OF their lives The canvass q
the companies has not revealed an
very strong indications that tbe-
men will be included IN those tha
walk out
The roads entering Detroit are %,
Michigan Central. Pere Marquette
Grand Trunk. Lake Shore. Wabash
Detroit, Toledo & lrontoH. CANADIAN
Pacific, and Detroit & Toledo shor,
line. OF these the Michigan cen
trail which employs 1900 men. 2.2gO
OF whom would be- affected b. IA,
strike, would receive the hardes
blow. There are nearly 500 men ir
the Detroit division belonging q,
. the brotherhoods
The other roads would be- only
slightly affected locally. although
! trouble on connecting lines wouI,