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The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
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On July 11 in Omaha, James O'Connell, president of the International Association Machinists, conferred with Union Pacific strikers and spoke with President Burt, declaring the strike a prolonged, non-violent contest with financial support for machinists lasting months. New strike breakers were employed in local shops.
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Union Pacific Strikers Prepared for a
Prolonged Strike.
Omaha, July 11—James O'Connell,
president International Association
of Machinists, spent the day here
in conference with Union Pacific strikers and
had a long talk with President Burt.
He says the strike has settled down to
a long drawn out contest and it will be
fought out on merits.
"We want to make this a clean
fight," said President O'Connell. "We
want to try it with no violence, no
tragedy and with the best of feeling
on our part.
We have been careful in a financial
way and are prepared to support the
Union Pacific machinists for months
to come.
A new batch of strike breakers was
put to work in the local shops during
the day. They are being quartered
in cars in the shop yards.
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Primary Location
Omaha
Event Date
July 11
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strike ongoing as a prolonged contest; union financially prepared to support machinists for months; new strike breakers employed and quartered in shop yards.
Event Details
James O'Connell spent the day in conference with Union Pacific strikers and had a long talk with President Burt. He stated the strike has settled down to a long drawn out contest to be fought out on merits, aiming for a clean fight without violence or tragedy. A new batch of strike breakers was put to work in the local shops during the day.