Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-08-09
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Sixty Strike kers It ok & Is IS
Roundhouse. oor: Progress u
Repair Ok 81
The : so union shopmen, carmen
stationery f1remen and oilers ii this
city who have been On strika Tor the
past ave weeks are still staunchly.
fghtng for their coll ectives rights. 100
percent Is the cond ition Of the strike.
locally.
The men assemble IN the Odd Eel
lows Hall every morning promptly at
nine clock. Here the gavel of Chair
man Sam Evans summons the meet
ing to order. The roll cal. of the var.
ious unions is read after which follow
the reading Of the announcements and
such correspondence which comes
from day to day to the strike officials.
The utmost democratic spirit pre-
walls at the meetings. Healthy dis
cussions of certain matters which
come up for decisions indicate that
the men are alive in fighting their
cause and in promoting the strike to
a successful close.
The strike press committee ds, seek
ing to present the local strike in its
true and correct light. It has furnish
ed the local press with information
which it has received and which has
come to its attention.
One of the matters on which they
report strongly is that of the misin-
formation and propaganda sent out by
the officials of the railroads to the ef-
feet that the repair work and the in.
spection duties are being done as we'll
and in fact even better than before
the strike. One official, it is stated,
who Is now acting as a car inspector,
said that the strikebreakers had a
keener insight and better knowledge
in the location of defects and repair
of same than the men now out on
strike. The press committee states
that any such information is false and
is sent out merely to attempt to weak
en- the morale Of the strikers and pre-
tend that the roads are having no ser
ious difficulty in carrying on its bust
ness despite the strike.
Reports, from the roundhouse are
to the effect that the number of loco
motives and cars in service are dim
inishing rapidly. !: 8 81 .:.-s .s3.
One of the keen eyed car inspec-
tors" overlooked trihing matter as
a journal on box car which had near
ly burned off. This might have caused
a very serious wreck II one of the
trainmen had not discovered it in
time. The car was sidetracked near
Kandiyohi. This is but one OF the
many such happenings which occur
daily. ,s555:
The press committee cannot under
stand why it is that if the roads are
80 well satisfied with the work of the
strikebreakers why they should try
in every manner possible to get the
old men back on the jobs again.
] Regarding inspection,the following
has come to light. No inspection Of
locomotives, has been given since the
strike began five weeks ago. The law
requires that locomotives should be
given thoro inspection every month.
| Stationery firemen also are requir-
ed to have a license from the state
but the strikebreakers acting as fire.
men are reported as not carrying such
licenses. Lack of enforcement of the
laws by the state boiler inspectors is
charged. Z. H..
The strikers are living up to the
terms OF the injunction and intend to
do so. They however are clearly dis
gusted with it as there was no reason
for the court taking an action OF this
nature. Willmar is fortunate in pos
sessing a set of workmen like the
strikers who have maintained peace
and order: thruout the strike. ..
There are about sixty men now
employed as strikebreakers in and
near the roundhouse. 80 Of these are
In the rOundhouse and the remainder
on the rip track" Not a single mech
anic is noted among the men
The roads are now trying to hire
men from the smaller cities after
| having failed in the larger centers OF
population.
Twenty young men who do not know
the seriousness of the strike or the
issues involved have come from Litch-
field and are now engaged as strike
breakers In the local roundhouse.
Strikebreakers have also come from
Benson, Hancock and Spicer. s-
MAKE HOME HERE
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ramus of Algone.
Iowa, will make Willmar their future
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Ramus are the