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Show Switchmen Refuse to Handle Cars Carrying Strike-Breakers St. 1-ouis. Oct 22. I-ocal officials of the machinists union have no word today from their president. .las. O'Connell. a boat rc-openlng a conference confer-ence for a settlement of the .strike on the Missouri Pnc'fic-Iron Mountain j system, as proposed by the business men of Sedalla, Mo., where the principal princi-pal shops are located. The boiler-makers, pipe-men and blacksmiths are quoted as saving they will continue the walk-out which was started yesterday. The switchmen's union, the officers say. will notily the roads, beginning Monday mom lug, they will refuse to handle cars containing con-taining men who are to take the places plac-es of the workers who mii: yesterday. Standing close to each other today at the ioral shops were the company's guards and the union's pickets. More men to take the strikers' places are expected today. While General Man ngc-r Sullivan of the rod maintains that the walkout will not be noticed by the traveling public, the oft'eers Dl the union are out with a statement today that many passenger trains are ntrivinc late. |