The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-15
THE CONFERENCE|S
VOID OF RESULTS
Strikers and Managers Reach
No Agreement,
UNION MEETS TONIGHT
To Accept or Reject Terms offered By
the Roads.
TRANSFERS PRACTICALLY ON STRIKE
The Freight Handlers viii Make an fort Il
Call Out The Railroad Swchmen.
The Longshoremen May be
Called On Also.
Called On Also.
fBy the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 12.-Conferences between
the striking freight handlers and the
managers of the railroads did not pro-
duce any definite result today. All the
railroads, with the exception of the
Chicago and Northwestern, Erie and Illi-
nois Central, refused to recede from
their position, and declared that the
men must accept the terms offered them
on July 1st. This means seventeen cents
an hour, and period of probation for
new men.
The demands of the men were IS cents.
time and one-half for over time, and
no period of probation, all men to receive
full pay from the start. The North
western Road offered 171a cents an hour,
single time for overtime for men en-
ployed by the day, but not for men whose
wages are paid by the month.
The Erie offered II cents, single time
for over time. and no period of proba-
ton.
The Illinois Central declared that it
had made an agreement with it's en-
ployes since the Inauguration of the
strike, and that it would do no more.
The men must accept that or remain on
strike.
Although it had been the understand
ing of the members of the board of arbi-
tratfon, and that of the general managers
OF the railroads, that the committees
which were to call on the railroad man
ayers, would have full power to accept
or reject all proposals from the roads,
the committees announced at the conclu->
sion of the conferences, that they did
not possess this power, but were COM
PEELED to report back to the officers OF
the union. They declared they had been
sent to the conferences with instruc-
tions to demand IS cents. but if that
was found to be impossible to obtain,
to take 17k, but even this must not be
accep..ssf ssntil the officers of the union
ifad~been cof1sai.cd.
general meeting of the freight hand
lers will be held tomorrow night at
which the )advisability of accepting the
offers of the Northwestern and Erie
Roads will be discussed.
Numerous meetings of teamsters will
be held tomorrow to call a strike in
sympathy with the freight handlers but
the officials of the organization declare
that no strike will be carried by the
organization as long as they can pre-
vent it. While there may be no official
strike of the teamsters, the condition is
the same as though one existed. The
truck teamsters refused today to ac-
cept freight for the freight houses, and
in many of the wholesale houses they
were informed by their employers that
IL 1t was impossible to deliver the freight
they need not attempt to do so.
The railroads deprecate this attitude
on the part of shippers, and say that they
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brought to them. They claim that the
strike of the teamsters is a matter be-
tween their employers and the transfers,
and that it is no affair of the railroads
and they do not see why they should
make further concessions to the freight
handlers for the sake of producing peace
between the shippers and their men.
The freight handlers, who are nov
fully assured of the aid of the teamsters,
whether a strike shall be sanctioned by
that organization or not announced to-
right that they will make an effort to
call out the railroad switchmen by ap-
healing TO them not to handle cars of
freight that are loaded by non union
men. 1t was announced at the head
quarters of the Freight Handlers Union
that this had been done, but Grand Mas
ter Hawley of the Switchmen's Union.
who Is in the city on business having no
connection with the strike of the freight
handlers. said that he had received no
such request and that under the rules
of his organization it would be out of the
question for him to call a strike, and he
did not believe that there was any pros
meet of the men going out to aid the
freight handlers.
The national convention of the long
snoremen is now in session here, and
Grand Master Keefe, of that body, said
tonight that he had not been approach
cd in the matter OF sympathetic strike.
but that the freight handlers could pre-
sent their request to the convention on
Monday if they should desire to do so.
What action would be probable in such
an event. Mr.. Keefe declared he could
rot guess.
Heavy pressure was brought to bear
ON the Chicago Federation of Labor s
officials tonight and a petition calling for
special meeting on Tuesday night was
received and acted upon by president }.
II BOWMAN In the meantime the ex-
ccutivo committee of the Federation will
again try to bring about a settlement
end that falling will recommend call
for n sympathetic strike in all hrancnes
of trades which affects the railroads.
unI..o5o ohiects to the NOtOrietV.