The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-12
Chicago Board of Arbitration Paves
ence Set for This Morning.
SERIOUS RESULTS OF FAILURE
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TEAM
STERs WILL GO ON STRIKE.
Demands of the Men-RiOtous Out
breaks QueIIed by the Police Be-
fore They Become Dangerous.

CHICAGO, July I.-Mutual concessions
by the freight handlers and by the rail-
roads have paved the way for conferences
between the managers and their employees
which, it is hoped. will lead to the settle
ment of the freight handlers strike These
conferences. which will be the result of the
work of the Chicago Board of Arbitration,
will be held tomorrow morning in the Of
fees OF the respective general managers
After working all day on the situation the
Board of Arbitration tonight made the
following recommendation, which has been
accepted by the railroads and by the freight
handlers:
That a committee of five, four of whom
must be employees of their respective rail-
roads and having full power to act meet
with the proper officers of the said rail-
roads during the forenoon of Saturday,
July IL, to settle the existing differences
between the railroads and the freight
handlers"
While not so expressed in the recon-
mendation, 1t is understood by parties that
the fifth member of each committee is TO
be a member of the executive committee
of the freight handlers.
President Curran, of the freight handlers.
has from the first Vehemently opposed the
meeting OF any of the employees of the road
with its officers. unless an officer of the
union should be with them. The raiIroa dis
raaON "A
times TO listen TO the demands of their
employees, but would not transact business
through third parties. The agreement
reached tonight Is. therefore, slight con-
CeSsion on both sides
The Board of Arbitration made its recon-
mendation tonight. and the executive COM
mittee or the freight handlers went into
session to consider it An hour later II
was announced that they were unapinous-
ly in favor Of the recommendation. and il
was said by the Board of Arbitration that
the railroads would receive the commit
tees, with one officer of the union included
After receiving the consent of the freight
handlers, the members of the Board of Ar
bitration prepared the list of demands for
the men 10 present to the railroads to-mor-
row morning. In drawing them up thev
said they were assured that they would be
acceptable 10 the railroads. The general
managers said that they had not heen CON
suited about the list of demands 10 be nre-
sented In the morning, but added that they
would meet the men and use every possihIe
means 10 reach settlement. These de-
mands follow:
Abolition Of the time of proba ton for
new men, all freight handlers to receive
| full pay from the start; Is cents an hour
Tor truckmen 1.-THE railroads offer Il centsl.
time and one-half tor overtime
ii was stated by one Of the high officials
OF the union that the last demand u-o,ld
not be made an insupera BILE objection ~
| the settlement OF the strike. II the roads
| shall make strong hight on il the men
| will give way 10 this point On the first
| TWO propositions, however, the men will no;
| surrender
Early tonight the Board of Arbitratio
! had not made much headWay in the settle
ment of the strike and wished to LEI the
matter go over until tomorrow. To this
/ the officers of the Tsamsters' Union made
! strong objection. saying they must have
/ something TO tell their men to-night or
! there would certainly be a strike of the
! 5,p0 members of the organiza ton i'm the
morning. They said that II would he abso-
/ lutely impossible TO hold them longer Wfth
! this incentive. the board renewed IFS labors
! with the freight handlers and railroads
| and finally secured the compromise. Tho
members of the Board OF Arbitration. the
! ofhcers OF the Teamsters' Union and fhe
+ officers of the freight handlers unite i'm the
/ belief that the troubles viii be adjusted al
[ the conferences tomorrow morning.
There was more rioting to-day than yes.
| terday. but nobody was seriously iniured
The chief sufferers were teamsters vbo
! tried 10 deliver goods at the freight houses
All the streets leading TO the depots were
! picketed and il was impossible for a TEA m.
ster TO get load TO any depot without be.
I ing stopped. ~
J. 6. Klein, driver for the Acme Flexi.
oie Clasp company, was stopped a the in
tersection or Sixteenth and Clark streets
this afternoon by crowd of pickets They
| boarded his wagon and. finding that hs
l had load Of freight consigned 70 the Erie