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Show COULD LIES STRIKE MMEOTieS Swi ich m en Now Say They Will Refuse to Handle Cars Monday. By Associated Press. ST. T.OUIS, Oct. 22. Local officials of the Machinists' union have no word today to-day from their president. James O'Con-nell. O'Con-nell. about reopening a conference for a settlement of the strike on tho Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain systems. a3 proposed by tho business men of Scdalla, Mo., where tho principal shops are located. lo-cated. The boilermakers, pipemen and blacksmiths black-smiths arc quoted as saying they will continue the walkout which was started yesterday. The switchmen's union, the officers say, will notify the roads, beginning begin-ning Monday morning the3' will refuso to handle cars containing men who aro to take tho places of the workers who quit yesterday. Standing close to each other today at the local shops wore the com-, pany's guards and the union's pickets. More men to take the strikers' places aro expected today. While General Manager Sullivan, of the roads, maintains that the walkout will not bo noticed by the traveling trav-eling public, iho officers of Iho unions aro out with a statement today that many parsonger trains aro arriving late. At Scdalla. 'five non-union boilermakers who were brought here from St. "Louis wont to wcjtk In the Missouri Pacific railroad rail-road shops there, taking the places of union men who struck in sympathy with the striking machinists. There was no disorder when tho non-union men reported re-ported for duly. It was 3latcd that nonunion non-union blackamlths and pipemen would soon be employed by the railroad. It Is believed iho company will adopt the open shop policy all over the system. |