Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-19
MEN ARE DETERMINED TO CARRY
THEIR POINT.
CONTRACTOR MUST SURRENDER
BISHOP QUIGLEY's ADVICE FALLS
on DEAF EARS.
Conference Results in the Union De-
cIarinE That the Contract Be-
tween Lake Carriers Assoc
citation and COnncrs
Is AbrOSated.

ity ofan early settlement of the dock strike
was removed this afternoon, and tonight
the end of the trouble is apparently farth-
er off than ever before.
The grain shovelers have once more de-
clared their intention of refusing to return
to work until the contract between the
Lake Carriers Association and Mr. Con-
ners is abrogated.
The situation is most peculiar Yester-
day Bishop Quigley advised the men to
accept the terms offered by Contractor
Conners and to hold themselves in read
mess to go to work when he gave the
word. The bishop also warned them to
hold no more meetings. To-day, st. Brid-
gets hail, the headquarters of the strik-
ers, which is owned by the Catholic church,
was closed and locked by order of the
bishop. This afternoon, notwithstanding
the fact that at least so per cent of the
strikers are of the Roman Catholic re-
ligion, a large number of the grain SHOW
elers publicly repudiated the bishop. re-
fused to accept his advice and removed
their headquarters to Fillmore hall.
Shortly after o'clock this afternoon over
600 grain shovelers formed in line in front
of st. Bridget's hall and marched to Fill
more hall, where they were joined by 2,wo
striking freight handlers and other sympa-
thizers, and President Mcmahon, OF the
union, was summoned. When McMahon
appeared the men voted unanimously to
refuse to work while Mr.. Conners holds
the contract, and committee was APP
pointed to reopen direct negotiations WIFE
the Lake Carriers Association.
Resolutions were adopted discharging the
committee that has been acting i'll conjunc-
ton with Bishop Quigley, expressing con-
fidence in President McMahon and refus-
ing to pay any attention whatever to any
call for d meeting issued by the bishop.
Information was received to-day from
an authoritative source that the elevator
men and others who have valuable inter-
ests on the docks propose to secure men
from out of town to take the places of the
strikers.
The public investigation now being held
by the state board of mediation and
arbitration brought out the fact this after
noon that not only the port of Buffalo, but
the entire commerce of the lakes IS IN
danger of being permanently crippled by
the strike.
Gibson C. Douglass. of the Western
Transit Company, testified that vessel own
ers already had sustained loss of slo'.-
010. that agents were refusing to load YES
sells for this port, and that the commerce
was being diverted into other routes. He
said that as result of the strike Western
grain shippers had discovered that they
| could ship grain by rail from Canada, Illi-
nois and other sections cheaper than IL
| could be shipped by boat to Buffalo. His
opinion was that if the dock troubles con-
| tinued good portion of the lake com.
merce would be permanently, destroyed
The association of lake lines. Bishor
| Quigley and the freight handlers com.
\ mittee held conference at 90 n. m. to-
| day and discussed the terms of the strike
agreement. The line managers declined tc
| discuss the abolition of the contract sys'
| TEN for this season; also the wage sched
| ule. on account of present contract. but
| took up new matter, presented By the
| strikers, namely, the discharge of objec
| tionable bosses. This matter caused delay
and the conference was adjourned unit
| Friday at 10 a. m.
All the members of the F'iremen's unior
| in port struck at noon. 1t was stated thai
as other firemen arrived on their boat.
| they would join the strike. Secretary
| Foley, of the union. advised the men tC
| keep away from the docks. AS this i.
purely sympathetic strike. it will end a!
| At 11:30 o'clock tonight President McMa
| hon. OF the Grain Shovelers union, whil
| testifyinE at the public investigation. stat
| ed that in his opinion If a clause haC
| been placed in the agreement between th
| lake carriers and the men protecting mel
| against possible discrimination in the fu
| ture they would go to work.
| Attorney Hoyt representing Contractor
| Conners. Immediately agreed to the inser
| ton of such IA clause. and said he woulC
| permit the attorney for the men to draw
| it up.
Mr.. Mcmahon agreed to call a meetln.
| of the union at Q o'clock in the morning
lay the proposition before the men anC
report the action taken by them befor
| noon.
Il think they will accept" said McMa
| hon tonight.