The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-20


tract with Mr.. COnnors Must Be
AbrOgated Before They VIII Con-
slider Proposition to Resume
Work-Other Unions to Join.
BUFFALO, May 19-The grain shovel
ers tonight adopted resolutions repudia-
ting all agreements made with the Lake
Carriers association and demanding the
unequivocal abrogation of the contract
with Mr. Connors. The striking freight
handlers at their meeting voted to ig-
more the advice of Bishop Quigley in
which he urged them to return to work
under the terms granted by the asso-
ciated lake lines at the conference this
afternoon.
The action taken at these two meet
ings tonight, 1t is thought, will end for
some time to come the negotiations
which have been in progress for nearly
two weeks to bring about settlement
of the dock troubles. The grain shovel
ers will refuse to make any further prop
osition to either the lake carriers or to
the contractor and as the lake carriers
the conflict the indications are that the
strike will be permitted to wear itself
out.
The final conference between Contrac-
tor Connors and the men was held this
afternoon. The men announced before
they took part in 1t, that If 1t did not
result in some agreement they would
break off negotiations. At this confer
ence- the strikers proposed that th> e be
inserted in the agreement already re>>ch-
ell with the Lake Carriers association
a clause governing the appointment of
boss scoopers. This clause provided that
the grain shovelers should submit the
names of ten men for each elevator, out
of which list the contfctor should select
his boss scoopers. Mr.. Connors refused
to agree to the proposition and the men
left the conference.
STRIKERS FURIOUS.
A o'clock tonight President Mcmahon
reported to a meeting of grain shovelers
the result of the conference A wild
scene ensued. The men poured out their
wrath upon the president and the COM
mittee for having attempted to make
such terms; declared that they would
have refused them even if the contractor
had accepted them, and the midst of de-
nunciations of the contractor the commit
tee, and even Bishop Quigley, resolu-
ton was adopted to the effect that the
executive committee representing the
strikers should institute an Office and
wait there for the Lake Carriers associa-
ton to come to them and agree to break
the contract with Mr.. Connors.
Another resolution was adopted prohib-
iting the officers of the executive COM
mittee from negotiating further with Mr.
Connors, 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 Seamens union is tc
take part in the struggle. 1t is claimed
that the crews on the vessels are assist
ing in the work of unloading grain here
A committee of members of the union |:
pose of inducing the crews Of lake yes
sells to leave their ships.
ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
Representatives Of the Buffalo Iak
lines and elevators met at the Iroquo
hotel, late tonight, and, after full dis
cussion of the situation, a staement ad
dressed to the public of Buffalo and al
the lake cities, was adopted. The state
ment. in part, is as follows:
1.-The grain scoopers'' demands, whicl
did not include increased pay, were set
tied by the efforts of Bishop Quigley, VIII
appointed the inspector provided for b,
such settlement, thus fully protecting tn
interests of the men.
1.-The freight handlers, who strucl
wholly out of. sympathy with the scoop
ers, now make a demand for increase
wages, averaging about 40 per cent fo
work in freight houses and 20 per cen
for work on boats.
There are more men,, perfectly quail
fed and willing to do the scooping an
freight handling in Buffalo, than can b
employed.
1--WE ask the public to accept our as
surances that the reforms demanded b
the men have been fully granted, and tn
men in fairness should go to work, an
we request the public outside of Buffal
to refrain from public expressions, com
menting on the labor situation at Buffalo
assuring them that we, being deeply in
terested in the solution of the difficulties
are doing for the interests of commerc
and men all that can be reasonabl
asked