The labor world., 1899-05-20
SEAMEN MAY STRIKE
CRAM SHOVELERS' COMMITTEE
WILL ASK THEM TO QUIT.
They Adopt Resolutions RepudintinE
All Agreements Made with the
Lalxe Carriers Association, and
Demand the UneguivOcal AbrOSn-
tion of the COnners Contract-No
settlement Now Probable.

= BUFFALO, May l9.-The grain shovel
ers tonight adopted resolutions repudlat-
ing all agreements made with the Lake
Carriers association, and demanding the
unequivocal abrogatlon of the contract
with Mr.. Conners. The striking freight
handlers, at their meeting, voted to 1s-
more the advice Of Bishop Qugley, 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 meetings
today, 1t is thought, will end for some
time to come the negotiations that have
been in progress for over two weeks 10
bring about a settlement of the dock
troubles. ia@
y The grain shovelers will refuse to make
any further proposition to either the
Lake Carriers association or to the con-
tractor, and as The Lake Carriers asse~
citation some days ago decided to With
draw from the conflict, the indications
are that the strike will be permitted to
wear itself out.
The final conference between Contrac-
tor Corners and the men was held this
afternoon. The men announced before
they took part in it that if il did not
result in some agreement they would
break off negotiations. At this confer
ence the strikers proposed that there be
inserted in the agreement already reached
with the Lake Carriers association a
clause governing the appointment OF boss
scoopers. This clause provided that the
grain shovelers should submit the names
I Of 10 men for each elevator, out Of which
list the contractor should select his boss
scoopers. Mr.. Corners refused to agree
to the proposition, and the men left The
conference. ~" er
AT 8 o'clock tonight President McMahon
reported to meeting of grain shovelers
the result Of the conference. A wild scene
s5ensued. The men poured out their wrath
upon the president and the committee for
having attempted to make such terms;
declared that they would nave refused
them even If the contractor had accepted
them; and in the midst of denunciations
OF the contractor, the committee, and
even Bishop Qugley, a resolution was
adopted to the effect that the executive
committee representing the strikers
should establish an office and wait there
. for the Lake Carriers association to
come to them and agree 10 break the
contract with Mr.. Conners.
Another resolution was adopted prohib-
iting the officers Of the executive COM
mittee from negotiating further with Mr..
lit, dvo RI tho
Lake Carriers association.
This afternoon Bishop Quigley reopened
st. Bridget's hall for the use of the men.
The grain shovelers have refused to oc-
cupy it, and have established headquar-
ters elsewhere. js.-.
The International Seamen's union is to
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 is
to begin work Immediately for the pur-
pose Of inducing the crews of lake vessels
to leave their ships.
Representatives Of the Buffalo lake
hotel late tonight, and after a full dis
cussion of the situation, statement ad-
dressed to the public of Buffalo and all
the lake cities was adopted. The state
ment, 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 SCOOP
ers, now make a demand for increased
wages, averaging about 40 per cent for
work in freight houses and 20 per cent
for work on boats
''There are more men, perfectly quail
fled and willing to do the scooping and
freight handling, in Buffalo than can be
employed.
1--WE ask the public to accept our as
surances that the reforms demanded by
the men have been fully granted, and the
men in fairness should go to work, and
we request the public outside of Buffalo
to refrain from public expressions COM
menting on the labor situation at Buff
falo, assuring them that we, who are
deeply interested in the solution of the
difficulties, are doing for the interests OF
commerce and men all that can be rea-
asked''