The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-10
THEY WILL MEET TODAY
Chairman Job the Author Of This
Move For Peace.
THE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT VERY WIDE
Recognition Of the freight Handlers Union
Practically The Only Thing at Issue.
TIE Men Less Rig in Their
Demand.For This.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, July S.-Through the efforts
of Chairman Job, of the State Arbitra-
ton Committee, a series Of meetings
have been arranged for 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning between the general
managers of each of the roads and a COM
mittee of five men from the same line
Chairman Job went to each railroad
separately and asked the general man
ager if he would receive a committee of
the strikers.
In every instance he was informed that
the committee would be received if it
came from the employees of the railroad
and not from the freight handlers.
Mr. Job secured the consent of the
men to the meetings. Whatever the
agreement may be, if any agreement is
reached at the meeting, it will be re-
ported back to the officials of the union
at 2 p. m. for approval, and no action
will be taken until it has the sanction of
the officers of the union.
Chairman Job said tonight that he
thought he had inserted the entering
wedge for the settlement of the strike.
1.-THE men have all along insisted" he
said, that they would not meet the man
ayers unless they were received as mem
bers of the union. The managers have
said that they would confer with the
men at any time, provided they came as
employees of the road with a grievance
to be adjusted. OF course / cannot tell
what will come from the meetings, but
the difference in the demands of the
men, and the concessions of the roads
are so slight that recognition of the un-
ion is practically the only thing at is
sue. The men show a disposition to be
less stiff III this respect and | hope that
we have entered upon the beginning of
the end.
handlers, issued the following statement
tonight:
1--WE have offered to submit the issue
to arbitration. / had a long conference
tonight with Mr.. Job of the State Board
of Arbitration and we went over the sit
uation fully. He suggested that com
mittee of five freight handlers in each
of. the fifty or more freight houses in
Chicago be appointed to call upon the
railway managers by whom they are en-
ployed and present our grievnces.
readily agreed and the committees will
be appointed at s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The reports of these various COM
mttees will decide the duration of the
strike I feel assured, however, that
the difficulty will be amicably adjusted
before tomorrow night.
At all the freight houses pickets en-
deavored to dissuade newcomers from
taking jobs and sought to lure men away
already at work. At the Wabash depot
but ten men. were found at work, and at
the Michigan Central and Wisconsin
Central, where hundreds of men went
out, scarcely any were found at work
About fifty per cent of the wholesalers
reported a curtailment or almost COM
plete stoppage of business with outside
points, while the remainder seemed to
be forwarding about as usual. The
teamsters formally decided today not to
aid in the strike.
Secretary Hurley of the Transfers
Union issued the following:
1.-THE Transfers National Union Of
America, in reply to John G. Driscoll,
Secretary of the Associated Teaming in
terests, who called on the officers of the
Transfers National Union at 2 p. M,
stated over the signature of the Secre-
tary E. L. Turley, of the Transfers Ma
tional Union, that under the agreements
now existing with the team owners of
Chicago they cannot take part in the
present strike of freight handlers as
they are powerless to assist in any mat
ter in the strike.
1.-THE Transfers National Union will
carry out to the fullest extent the or
ders they receive from their employers
as to the handling of freight and deliv-
ering of same. They cannot afford to
violate the existing agreements and con-
ditions.
"The freight handlers cannot consist
emily call upon them for assistance In
this matter, as without consultation with
or advice from the Transfers National
Union, they called this strike.
(Signed) "E. L. HURLEY"
Secretary of the Transfers National
Union
Freight Handlers Ordered to Chicago.