The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-20
Under No Other Conditions Will They
Go to Work.
Bishop Quigley's Advice
Ignored.
Strike VIII Be Allowed to Wear
Itself Out.

Buffalo, N. Y, May l9.-The grain
shovelers tonight adopted resolutions re-
pudiating all agreements with the Lake
Carriers association and demanding the
unequivocal abrogation of the contract
with MIR. Corners.
The striking freight handlers at their
meeting voted to ignore the advice of
Bishop Quigley in which he urged them to
return to work under the terms granted by
the associated lake lines ct the conference
this afternoon.
The action taken at these meetings to-
night, 1t is thought, will end for some
time to come the negotiations which have
been in progress for over two weeks to
bring about settlement of the dock
troubles.
The grain shovelers win refuse to make
any further proposition to either the lake
carriers or the contractors and as the lake
carriers some days ago decide to with.
draw from the conflict the indications are
that the strike will be permitted to wear
itself out. The final conference between
held this afternoon. The men announced
before they took part In 1t, that If 1t did
not result In SONS Agreements they would
break of negotiations. At this confer
ence the strikers proposed that there be
inserted in the agreement already reached
with the Lake Carriers association, q
CLAUSE governing the appointment OF boss
grain shoveiers should submit the names
OF ten men for each elevator out Of which
the contractor should select his boss
scooper. Mr.. Corners refused to agree to
the proposition and the men left the con-
ference. At nine O'Clock tonight Presi-
dent Mcmahon reported to meeting OF
grain shovelers the result OF the con fer
ence. A wild scene ensued. The men
poured out their wrath upon the presi-
dent and the committee for having at
tempted to make such terms: declared
that they would have refused them even
II the contractors had accepted them and.
in the midst Of denunciations Of the con-
tractor, the committee aud even Bishop
Quigley. a resolution was adopted to the
eject that the executive committee rep
resenting the strikers should establish
an office and wait there for the Lake Car
riers' association to come to them and
agree to break the contract with MIR.
Corners. Another resolution was adopted
prohibiting the officers or the executive
committee from negotiating further with
Mr.. Corners or making any advances to
the Lake Carriers association.
This afternoon Bishop Quigley re-
opened st. Bridget's hall for the use Of
the men. The grain shovelers, however,
refused to occupy 1t and established head
quarters elsewhere.
The International Seamen's union is to
take part in the struggle. 1t is claimed
that the crews on the vessels are assisting
in the work of unloading grain here. A
committee of mem ers of the union is to
begin work immedi ately for the purpose
of Inducing the crews of lake vessels TO
leave their ships.
lines and elevators met tonight and after
full discussion OF the strike situation.
statement addressed to the public of
Buffalo and all lake cities was adopted.
The statement in part is as follows:
The grain scoopers demands which
did not include increased pay, were set
tied by the efforts of Bishop Quigley, who
appointed the inspector provided for by
such settlement, thus fully protecting the
interests Of the men.
The freight handlers who struck wholly
out of sympathy with the scoopers now
make demand for increased wages.
averaging about ~ per cent for work IN
freight houses and 20 per cent for work
on boats.
There are more men perfectly qualified
and willing to do the scooping and
freight handling in Buffalo than can be
employed. We ask the public to accept
our assurance that the reforms demand
ed by the men have been fully granted
and that the men, in fairness, should go
to work