Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-08
GIVES THEM A WEEK.
uItimatum of the Striking Grain
ShoyeIers to the Lake Car
sisrs' Association.
THEN A TIE-UP ALL ALONG THE LINE

Ii the Demands of the Union Are Not Con-
ccded-Propositions Agreed Upon by the
State Board of Arbitration and Others
Refused Even n Vote by President Nc
Mahon-RadicaI Measures in the Ceur
d'Alene Mining District.
Buffalo. May Slate last night it was
given out that the grain shovelers will
present an ultimatum to the Lake Car
riers' association today. The officers of
the new union were busy framing itlast
evening. The substance of the ultima
tum will be that If 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 Connors hold the con-
tract the Grain Shovelers' union will
add 30 cents to the contract price. The
union is willing now to take the con-
tract for 81 fiat per 1000 bushels.
Efforts to Settle Are Abandoned.
The Lake Carriers association Satur-
day night abandoned its efforts to settle
the dispute. This hopeless situation was
brought about by the action of the strik
ing grain shovelers in rejecting Satur-
day the proposition submitted ty
joint committee of the state board of
arbitration, the Lake Carriers associa-
ton and others interested. The propo-
sition was to the effect that Corners
would agree to abolish the saloon boss
system; that dummies would not be
placed on the payroll; that represen-
tative citizen of Buffalo would be APP
pointed with power to investigate all
complaints made by the men in the
future, and that the men would receive
1 l,r-l ,aI- ,ial,
scale fixed last year.
Mcmahon Refuses Even a Vote.
President Mcmahon declared immedi-
ately after reading the proposition, that
he rejected ii and would refuse to sub
nit it to the men. The committee of
labor men urged him to permit the men
to vote on the proposition, but Nc
Mahon refused. Instead he walked to
the front of the stage and said: "A
fake proposition has been submitted to
US by the Lake Carriers, association. AS
it provides for a continuance of the
contract system I have rejected it in
your behalf" The grain shovelerS
cheered the announcement enthusiast
tically. President Mcmahon then an
nounced that the men would have moth
ing more to do with the Lake Carriers
association. but would fight the matter
out on the docks. The state arbitrator
declare that the position of the men is
absurd; that the contract with Gamers
cannot be abrogated.
Application to Bishop ouIgley.
The state board has asked Bishop
Quigley, of this Roman Catholic do
cese, to endeavor to induce the men to
go to work. Nearly all of them are
Irish and Roman Catholics. The bishop
took the matter under advisement. The
monthly men at the elevators will stay
at work until the contractor gets new
men, when the former will strike. 1t is
asserted that a number of men came to
the city yesterday to work for Corners,
but the union got hold of them and en-
ticed all but fifteen away, the new men
saying they had been misinformed of
the situation. The union men now want
the city to send the newcomers back to
New York.