The age-herald., 1902-03-15
Some Dissatisfaction Over Set- tIenent and Situation is
 More Perp.eSing
INDEPENDENT UNIONS
 MAY ORDER MEMBERS OUT
Governor Crane Working Hard to Straighten Matters Out and Holds Several Conferences During
 Day-Feels Encouraged.

Boston, Mass. March l4-The labor situation in Boston tonight is extremely perp1exing. To give weight to state ments of labor men who speak without authority that harmony is not restored is to make the outlook far more critical than at any time since the Allied Freight Transportation Council began it's fight against the R. s. Brine Transportation Company.
 Governor Crane and the State Board of Arbitration believe that the problem is being solved quite rapidly, considering the immensity of the strike, The strike vas completely broken today, however, although troubles cropped out in many quarters, some of which were arranged without delay ard others dragged along in uncertain stages, so that they come in for consideratifa by the various labor bodies tonight. During these meetings independent strikes of bodies seem inn pending. but the leaders in the strike just ended are sangune that they will not again be obliged to order strike of the freight hant IS or a sympathetic strike of affiliated bodies Tomorrow will show more clearly the conditions.
 Found Many Places Filled.
 There had been more than 2O,00o places vacated, but fully 10 per cent of the men found their places filled today. This was the reason for friction all day.
 Today freight began to move at docks, freight sheds, from and to wholesale houses and factories and upon streets. With the breaking of the strike employ CTS of freight handlers team drivers or Jumpers. advertised for more help Even concerns which heretofore have been bound to unionism seem 10 have grasped the opportunity of hiring whom they liked. 1t is on this point of all others that the critical phase of the situation tonight hangs.
 The real battle today was between the men who control the strike and the rep resentatives of great interests who had been prevailed upon to consider proposl- tion as d way to a settlement of the trouble.
 Governor Crane is standing between the parties at issue The Governor received many delegations during the afternoon and by great exertion got together Presi- dent John M Hall of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad President I,tle of the Boston and Maine, and Samuel Hoar, general counsel for the Boston anu Albany at the state house at 4:3O o'clock. It is said that the general manager of the eastern division of the New Haven road was also admitted into the executive chamber.
 Labor Leaders Admitted.
 In the meantime d number of labor leaders who had been heading confer ences with the state board of arbitration and at the labor headquarters arrived and were taken into the council chamber. During these conferences Secretary Eas- ley of the Civic Federation came into the waiting room and saw the Governor. He was accompanied by Frank P. Sergeant of Cleveland, president of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen, and George E. McNeill of this city.
 MT. Paisley said that he had attended meeting of the long shoremen during the afternoon and spoke there with MT. Sergeant and MT. McNeill. McNeill said the men had all voted to sustain the officers and to return to work. The sev- eral conferences ended early this alter noon. The governor then said:
 ''The situation looks very much more encouraging than last night. The rail- roads have all agreed to take back as many men as possible without discrimina- ton. As far as the steamship lines are concerned I understand that the men have returned, or practically all of them. The railroads will not consent to dis charge men whom they have hired in place of the strikers but they are well disposed. to the men and are anxious to take back as many as possible. The question of the loading and unloading of teams, while it came up incidentally today, was not very much discussed
 The governor said some of the workmen no and steamship panies to take back all who went out, but there were other of the labor leaders who said they would be satisfied if ma- iority of them were given their old places at once provided the company made every effort to find places for the others
 Situation at Norfolk Unchanged.
 Norfolk. Va, March 14,-The strike sit uation today Is unchanged. Cars are running unmolested and to all appear ances the backbone of the strike has been effectually broken, The troops are still on duty, but excepting the suburban lines they are not doing guard duty aboard the cars save at night, when it Is deemed unsafe to operate the lines of the company without them The officials of the Norfolk Railroad and Light Com pany. it is stated. will not again treat with the union as a body Negro strike breakers continue leaving here for Bos- ton.
 Strike sympathizers in the suburbs con tinue to stone cars at every opportunity.
 F. L. Allen and H. J. Ruth, both for mer employees. who were arrested last night charged with shooting into and stoning cars, had their preliminary trial before Judge Carmine today and were ordered to be held for the action of the grand jury. The two men have employed 
 The trolley wire on Granby street, one of the principal thoroughfares, was cut at S:30 o'clock and all cars were tied up for over three hours while squads of cleo tricians in wagons were out trying to locate the trouble The track was greased in several places tonight and cars stopped. The cutting of wires caused cars to be sent in earlier.