The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
LOCKOUTS AND WALKOUTS.

NEW YORK April l5.-At Il conference
teld late this afternoon between the lead
ers Of the locked-out cutters and che Fed
grafton of Labor the federation decided to
support the cutters and to make che fight
n nstlonal one. Unless the manufact nrers
agree 10 take their locked out men back in
y body, all negotiations for peace viii be
declared eff, ANA Tie fight will be continued
more bitterly than ever
TcrEKA. Kan. April 15-No men ar
rived iICm Ch.c1co this morning to I'LL
tie pieces The Santa Fe striking shop
men. Contrary 10 "A dispatch from Chicago
CH the subject. Assistant Superintendent
q Machinery Cain said that ne had not
heard Of any men having been sent out
from Chicago. He said that eighty more
men went to work this morning, making
total of 325 low on duty IN the three de-
gsrtuents affected by the strike. The full
foTc~-wa 525.
81. LcUis, April I5-The threatened
roofers' strike here did not materialiZe to
cay extent, though a few men went out.
n n majority of Instances the firms have
granted the demand of the UniCn roofers
for an increase Of p cents Il DAY. The
Eamber of men out : 2iG
CHICAGO Apr! 15-ihe men who for
several days lave been laburing on the
formation of the American Railway union
today completed the first step IN the enter
prise and have issued a lengthy document,
sstJlng forth an outline of one OF the
greatest labor organizations the world has
'ver seen. The union proposes 20 enlist. as
Tar as possible, all railway employees OF
every description. Is avowed O! ject IS
the abolition OF the strike and the boycott
IS means Of settling difficulties and
the eradication Of the heavy taxes
and dues which the members of
the various organizations are now
compelled 10 pay. The founders Of the
railway union claim the new CrganiZa-
ElOu viii in 10 wise conflict with the tx
i~Jing organizations Of railway employees.
i Is designed primarily. they say, for the
great number Of men who belong to no
organization whatever There are 10 be
no secret meetings or ballots, no grand
officers and 10 grievance committee. A
meeting will be held Oh Monday for the
election If officers.
CLEVELAND, April l5-The Lake Shore
engineer, who struck at Toledo recently
rather han haul Ann Arbor cars made Il
formal demand yesterday for reinstgte-
ment. 4 committee of the brotherhood !
Of Locomotive Engineers waited on Cen
eral Superintendent Jannif early and had /
an ali day conference with that official. It (
was learned from good authority til 1T the |
Lake Shore emphaticaily refused to re- /
ceiye the men at present. No reasons |
WIZ -~iiI'A ADA tbA7 i'S74tA~At S-ANEpt Lbc
conduct OF the men III leaving work at |
such critical time.
MARsHALLToWN, Ia. April bit was |
in railroad circles tonight that ali |
operators in the employ of the |
Chicago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany who are members of the Order of !
Railway Photographers had been notified to
sever their connection with that organize
ton or leave the service of the company.
Such an order would affect nearly every
operator OH the system, almost all of
them have joined the brotherhood.
LA JCNTA, Col, April l5-Nery few of
the lockeG-out men have called for their
checks, which We're ready for them yeSter-
day \ bulletin was issued this morning
10y Master Mechanic Conroe. stating that .
for reinstatement would lie
received up 10 $50 O'clock. after which
none of the old men would be taken back |
CHICAGO, April IA special meeting
Of the Carpenters Council viii be held to-
morrow, at which the chances are general
that "a strike will be declared against all
the contracting carpenters OF the city who
have not signed the new agreement. !
Should such action be taken it will affect
from 100 TO so men
NEW YORK, April l5-The counsel for
the locked cut cutters said today that the
proceedings against the members
II the Clothing Manufacturers ass citation |
would be pushed, as there was no other
course to take