Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-08
APPEAL TO BISHOP QUICLEY
President johnson Calls Upon the Prelate for
Assistance
STRIKE CONDITION GROWS MORE oMlNoUS
striking shovelcrs Easily Dissunde
Comrades from work-No Compro-
mise VIII lie Accepted TIL
Demands Are Met.

BUFFALO, May 7.-President johnson OF
the State Board OF Mediation and Arbitra-
ton; H. d. Goulder of Cleveland, attorney
i6r the Lake Carriers association. and Mir
Douglass, representing the Western Elc.
waiting association, called on Bishop Quigley
Of the Catholic diocese OF Buffalo, today
and asked him to endeavor to induce the
grain thovelers to accept the propositions
made by Contractor Connors.
Tho result of the conference could not
be ascertained. 1t is understood, how,
ever, that Bishop Quigley requested time
for consideration and consultation with the
priests in whose parishes the trouble Is
centered. The fact that Mr.. Goulder in
tends to remain over in Buffalo until to-
morrow night is believed to indicate that
Bishop Qugley will make known his answer
some time tomorrow.
Nearly all of the grain shovelers are Irish
men and attend the Catholic church. 1t is
thought therefore that a suggestion coming
from the bishop would carry with 1t great
weight.
The monthly men at the elevators held a
big meeting this afternoon. Resolutions
were adopted expressing sympathy with the
cause of the grain shoveleB and 1t was
unanimously voted that whenever there are
any signs of growing strength on the part
of Contractor Connors a strike will be de-
clared
The monthly men thought 1t would be
best to stick to their elevators so long as
Mr.. Connors is unable to obtain a sufficient
number of shovelers to unload the grain.
delegation from the Grain Shovelers' union
was present at the meeting. They objected
to the importing of men from other cities
to take the place OF the striking shovelers.
One of his boss shovelers, Peter Dalton, has
opened headquarters in a saloon at 40
Bowery, New York, and is hiring men to
work on the docks here Dalton started $50
men for Buffalo at midnight Saturday. One
hundred and seven deserted at the ferry
landing in New York. The rest were put
aboard a Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
train. On the way to Buffalo a stop was
made and the men given 25 cents each for
breakfast. Only twenty nine of the forty
three came back to the train. When they
reached Buffalo a delegation of the strikers,
who had received notice of the coming of
the New Workers, appeared at the depot and
enticed all but fifteen Of the newcomers
away. The fifteen who stuck were taken
to the Marine elevator in bus guarded by
two patrol wagons full of police. No at
tempt was made to molest them
Tonight a delegation OF grain shovelers
waited on the superintendent of police, the
mayor and the superintendent of poor for
the purpose of having the New Workers sent
home at the expense of the city. Tonight
they were lodged in the grain shovelers'
hall. They claim that the situation was
misrepresented to them and they have sent
a telegram to their friends on the Bowery
warning item to keep away from Buffalo.
The situation along the water front re-
mains unchanged. Only seven elevators
were working today. Tonight 1t was given
out that the grain shovelers will present an
ultimatum to the Lake Carriers associa-
tion tomorrow. The officers Of the new
union were busy framing it this evening.
The substance of the ultimatum will be that
IL the strike Is not ended this week the
'longshoremen all along the chain of lakes
will be ordered out and that the entire lake
traffic will be tied up and that for every
week hereafter that Mr.. Conners holds the
contract the Grain Shovelers' union will
add 40 cents to the contract. The union Is
willing now to take the contract for 81 fiat
per 1000 bushels.
President Keefe of the International
Association, came here to-
day. The impression that Secretary Henry
c. Bartel of the association would not sup
port the striking grain shovelers' union, was
dispelled tonight by President Keefe. Mr..
Keefe said:
THE only way by which the trouble can
be ended is by the abrogation of the con-
tract which A. R. Connors holds. The Lake
Carriers association cannot hope to bring
about compromise. The old union whose
officers are now working for Mr. Connors has
ceased to be recognized by the Longshore-
mems association. The new union has taken
it's place"
President Keefe today ordered Secretary |
Barter to return to Detroit. A conference |
between the officers of the new grain shov |
eers' union and Mr.. Keefe has been ar
ranged for tomorrow.