The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-21
STRIKERS BULLETIN ISSUED
System Shop Federation at Albuquer-
que Makes Statement.

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| Bulletin No. 1854, from the head
quarters of the Santa Fe system shop.
| federation at Albuquerque, N. M, car
| ries statements of continued engine
[ trouble due to the strike, a generally
| optimistic tone, and accounts of novel
| area.
peculiar manifestation of the
| union viewpoint on the circumstance
| of two strikebreakers being beaten up
| at Albuquerque, and the journalistic
reaction to the beating up, appears in
| Bulletin No. 1874
] Extracts from the bulletin are as
| follows:
Albuquerque, M, July 10, 1922.
| To the System Officers and Members,
Brothers Greetings:
| Sommerviue advises we are out 100 per
cent larger meetings than ever, churches
and PUBLIC SHOWING more sympathy daily;
ay fs IAN anotaer died 6ere ieaky ues
Chanutes Kansas: Big benefit ball game
| (Katy) strikers. Big success and great
I help to our treasury.
Arkansas City: Everything here fine
| Company giving orders to engineers IN
telegram form to leave terminals without
air clearance card;
| July II. Yesterday engine 1904 on train
| No. had head light out OF compassion
| Twenty maintenance of way men went out
Cieburne, Texas: Up to date here, scout
| air-plane flying low over shops and yards
| distributing hand-biIls printed by local
federatl9n s1 f DAY hnr5e lG Smt Sanf
| drop any bombs Cleburne further reports
| arrest of gun men and scabs caught carry
| Newton, Kansas: One fireman, one sup
| ply man, one negro helped, one boiler
man pulled out today. One foreman pulled
| out at Strong City, expect more every
| Wellington, Kansas: Engine 1921 on
/ train No. % July 16 arrived two hours
late with engine trucks on fire; SEouG
| received in this office from Wellington
engineers to rum trains without air. Well Well
| ington further reports engine No 1919,
main air reservoir busted at waynoka-
up engines 276-3025- 100. Engine 697 died
| twice. Engine 800 died account of leaking.
thing fine, men registering daily; Re
ports from Sweetwater, San cAngeIo'
Richmond. bakersfield, Deming and other
| points all advise that conditions are un-
changed. Men are doing fine picket W9rh'
more men to Join our ranks than company
h can hire to offset.
II more than remaining loyal, doing good
! picket work. Last night house near
as the robbers were leaving some of our
pickets discovered them and the thieves
fence leaving their loot scattered from the
house to the fence. 1t is very evident
| that the railroad company is not only hlrln g
gun men and thugs but also house break
ers. Two more scabs were given a beating
by strike sympathizers and of course our
| organization is blamed by the copper
hearted editors of some of our news
papers.
| Telegrams was sent B. NJ Jewell from
this local requesting inasmuch the Chi
cago papers were advertising for mechan-
61est this wage PeT foT the men when we go
back. 1t is very plain that the railroads
admit they pay regular wages to a
| scab why not to a good mechanic. Mayor
| Walton today addressed the men here:
| Latest wires: Guthrie, one engine wiper
| roll call has advanced from 80 to 65.
i Clovis. Forty men on train No. % billed
for Needles points between Clovis and
I Needles please advise any action taken as
| they passed thru unloaded.