Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

Chicago April TO- The strike ut the
worlds fair is il thing of the past ana
those men who walked out this morning
will walk back again tomorrow morning
and - out Of every hlldl'ed of them
will work for the same wages and work
the same number Of hours rs before the
strike.
For Tire first time since its conception
organized labor came Aluarely i'll con
tact with the United States govern
ment, AMI while all questions OF wages
were satisfactorily settled, the right
Of employers to use union men or non
union men, and the right of men to
De in the ranks Of organized labor or
without them, was insisted upon by
representatives Of the national govern
ment and acknowledged by the union
men themselves.
For twelve hours today the results OF
the painStaking expenditure OF NOR"
than twenty million dollars, the good
name If i mighty nation, and It's pledges
to Ill tile nations Of the earth were
impcrillrd and endangered, while the
men who reapetl the benefit of the OK
y
the men who controlled it, over Il qucs-
tons Of five cents III hour and the right
Of men to think and act rs they please
within the law.
1t took cool heads and temperate
blood 10 guide the dispute to i peaceful
issue. but fortunately these elements
were not lacking.
1t was 10 O'Clock tonight when the
meeting between the council OF admin-
istl.ltun and representatives Of the
building trades council came to an
agreement which is to continue through
out tho entire period Of the exposition,
and under which further trouble seems
impossibe
The men have received 4 formal
concession aS to the minimum rate Of
wages and have yielded to the demand
Of Tie exposition officials that they may
employ any man, whether he be- or he
not member Of any labor organization.
The first step looking toward peace
was nude this afternoon when
Il con,mittcc of strikers submitted to
The council of administration il PROPOSE
ton to arbitrate April l.. The council
was in session and promptly returned
an answer, it WIS prepared 10 meet
the mon at once.
TO this the committee agreed. and
the result WAS il lengthy meeting. All
the points Of the ease were gone over
and At ton o'clock tonight the council
presented to the executive committee
Of strikers resolutions declaring that IL
the employment Of workmen or arti-
sans who are representatives of union
or org;tr4ixed labor shall be entitled TO
equal consideration With non-union MEL
and that the workingmcn heretofore
employed WHO today struck shall not
he refused employment hereafter on
that account: it being the expressed pur.
pose OF the council. that organized
labor ;aS such shall not be Disseminated
against: and further that there shall be
laid every artisan employed at least
the minimum rate of wages prescribed
for his trade
These concessions were made Will
the distinct understanding that they be
accepted hy tho executive committee
as 4 fln settlement and solution of the
present controversy; that the men whC
have gona on Il strike shall return tt
work III once and that the provisions
and siipHlat;ons Of said resolution,
shall continue in force and be oper
ative during the whole period Of tht
exposition.
The resolutions We're at orce signed
by III The members of the strikers eN
ecutiye committee representing eigh
or nine thousand lahoring men and tn,
trouble was over.
Tt was i close call for the exposition
not only for its opening but for it:
success
The work of the men who strucl
today is nearly over and while the,
could not have ruined the fair the,
might by stopping. have 50 delayed
matters TIN the exposition could no
have been in readiness by the first 0
August.
There was great relief expressed O
both sides when the trouble was Over
for both alike We're fearful of the weigh
of public feeling which would fall upo
the party that opposed or obStructe
the success of the exposition
The strike today was an attempt t
unionize the fair-nothfng more. nothin
less. The labor leaders claim the fai
authorities have not kept faith wit
them, because they had refused to COZ