The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
STRIKERS SPLITTING Up
The Union Demands to be
Recognized
THE RAILROADS REFUSE.

THE RAlLROADO HGFUoE'
A Part Of the Strikers Ready to Go
Back, but the Union VIII Not Come
TO Terms-It Wants tie Railroads 10
Sign an Agreement Guaranteeing
the Schedule OF Wages Recon-
nsnded by the Conference Commit
tee-rhe railroads Getting all the
Hands They Wan: and ere Inds-
nendeot of the Strikers verifying
Going Smoothly on she Wharv5s.
The wharf Iaborsrs strike is still on.
II was understood night before last that
il was virtually g. an end, and that the
men would return to work yesterday morn
ing. This information was furnished by
the disinterssted colored mediators, VII So
advice the strikers had agreed 70 follow.
They said the strikers committee had
agreed to declare the strike of.
and would urge the men 70 60 back TO work
on the bass Of tie proposition ofered by the
conference committee 1t transpired yes
terdsy Inorni- that the strikers would not
resume work unless the transportation
comuaniss would agree to take them back
as members Of the Labor Union and
Protective Association. It is understood
they also Insist On the signing Of q contract
guaranteeing the scale Of wages sgresd upon
by the conference. the agree nent TO be wit
messed BY the members Of the cotton ex-
change and the board Of trade committees,
who had been instrumental in getting the
CONCESSIONS
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE UNION.
The railroad and steamship companies
will not agree to recognize the union. They
hire the men as individuals, aud not a.
members Of any organization II they
want 70 20 back 70 work they must do 50 gs
when employed before the strike. The
strikers are not asked to sever their connec.
tion with the u1iOu, bus viii not be recog,
niz5d union men in being taken ack.
Neither viii the sig9ing Of any contract be
agreed 70. The commercial bodies will not
recognize the union in the matter or agree
70 witness any contracts.
A committee Of the strikers called upoa a
prominent cotton man 70 see what the pros
poets were so- the recognition Of the union.
Il was promptly informed that recognition
Of the organization was OUT of the oues lion
entirely. There was no use, he said, in dis
cussing such a matter. The strikers must
resume work as individuals or not at all A
made and IE had b=en rejected. That propo-
sition was still open without any entsil~
Inents about recognition OF the union or
anything else. TIE cotton man advised the
committee to 90 back and urge the strikers
20 declare the strike OF.
ADVISED RETURN TO WORK.
Attorney John H. Kinckle and Walking
Delegate John Williams were members Of
the committee, and they went at once 10
- nj I'LL
were il meeting and began urging an &C.
ceptance Of the transportation companies
terms. The strikers refused 70 listen %
them, and said they wanted nothing now,
more or less, than 20 cents an hour.
Samuel Connolly. James Williams, New
ton Oliver, Isaac Brown and L. Collier
who were members Of the strikers commit
tee which conferred with tie commercial
bodies, announced last night that they had
cut loose from the strike and will return "a
work tomorrow morning il they can get it.
They also said that they will endeaYor To
get the strikers to do likewise
NO MORE HANDS NEEDED.
The Central has brought 30 the city over
LOO hSnds and yesterday stopped crowd
on It's way nere because sufficient number
had besn secured. Up to night before last
carloads OF extra hands continued coming
ip TO take the places of the strikers
Friday night IN the neighborhood Of sew
enty-dye able-bOdied negroes came to Ma
con from along the Georgia Southern and
other roads, bound for Savannah, and fifty
more were brought in on the Southwestern
train.
The train from Atlanta brought in q ire
mendous body, numbering over 200. This
makes a total of nearly 500 who have
passed through Macon.
WORK on THE wHARvEs.
The work at the Ocean STEAMSHIP
wharves was moving nicely, and things
were getting along almost as well as before
the strike. Over 100 cars were sent out
loaded, aud nearly as many unloaied. Supt.
McBee said last night that no will never
agree TO take back the strikers as members
of q union. The idea that because u con-
siderable number Of the new hands are
roadway men their stGy here is only TEN.
poTary. Supt. McBee said, is wrong
The portion Of the men who are roadway
hands are extra gangs and can easily be
spared from the roadway. Esen after the
settlement Of the strike as many as feel 50
disposed can remain. The strikers will not
be taken back in body, nor will the new
men be discharged TO make room for them.
They will be Te-emplOyed as they are
needed. Supt. hcBee thinks that the
reason the strike didn't end yesterday was
that some white adviser told the strikers
that the roadway hands would have to be
u
they held out for while longer they would
be bound to win. II this is the theory they
are working or, he said, they will fad them.
selves badly mistaken.
DON'T NEED THE STRIKERS.
There is now q sufficient number of mon
in the city to do all tins work, and it makes
little difference whether the strikers agres
TO go back to work or not. The backbone is
broken, and by day after tomorrow the
strike will be part Of the history Of the
past, as far as the transportation companies
are concerned.
Supr. McBee furnished al the warehouse
men with hands yesterday and sent fifty to
Agent CarolRn of the Merchants aud
Miners company.
ALL THE HELP IT NEEDS.
Supt. Fleming of the Savannah, Florida
and IVES ern said that his road had all the
men needed at work On the wharves, about
half white and half black, and besides was
able 60 furnish several white to the Mer.
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany. The Savannah, Florida and Western
brought in about dozen white men yester-
day morning from along its line and put
them to work. Supt. Fleming said
he could have brought a great many
more, but they were not needed He says
the Savannah, Florida and Western now