The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-15

vided on one side between twenty
four railroads, and on the other be-
tween 10000 men.
The situation tonight is more serious
than at any time since the commence
ment of the trouble, and at no time
since the Walkout have the points at
issue been SO obstinately maintained.
Three times today the freight handlers
sent committees to meet the general
managers, and three times they came
back without result.
The first call was made without Civ
ing warning to the managers, and
when the committees arrived they were
unable to find many of them, for the
reason that the managers We're having
a meeting of their own and were not
at their offices. The second call pro-
duced more effect, as several Of the
committees saw the managers, but
nothing definite resulted.
Curran Sends Committee.
The last committees were sent out
by President Curran, of the freight
handlers, at the demand of the team
SterS, Who~wanted something attempt
ed toward a settlement. This time the
committees were started so late in the
afternoon that it was foregone con-
clusion that they would not find many
of the general managers in their offices.
All the committees reported as before,
that they had failed in any result.
The committee that went to the Mil
waukee & st. Paul road came back
bearing the information that they had
been refused admission, and were in
formed that their former employers
did not care to receive them, that they
had all the men necessary in their bus
mess, and that hereafter no deputation
would be received from employees who
had gone on strike. The officials of the
road declared later that they would
maintain this position.
Fight Is on to a Finish.
After this had been reported at the
headquarters of the strikers, Presi-
dent Curran announced that the fight
was on to a finish, and that hereafter
when the railroads had any overtures
to make, or wished to do any business
with their employees, they would be
compelled to transact such business
through the officers of the Freight
Handlers union. Both sides now de-
clare they have reached the limit, and
that absolutely nothing will be conced-
ed. The men demand 171A cents; the
managers say that they will not under
any circumstances pay more than II
cents.
The business men of the city, par
ticularly those who deal in perishable
goods, are growing restiVe, and de-
clare they can endure the situation
but short time longer. 1t is costing
them more than either the strikers or
the railroads, and they say that if the
strike shall not be settled within a
week many of them will be badly
crippled. To bring about an end to
the blockade, which is maintained by
the strikers and their trends, the team
sters and the commission men of South
Water street met this afternoon to
take matters in their own hands.
Will Drive Their Own Wagons.
1t was out of the question for the
employers to look to the teamsters to
drive to the depots, and they, therefore
determined to drive their own wagons
to the depots tomorrow and remove
from them all the goods that had been
consigned to them, much of which is
being practically ruined. A message
was sent to Mayor Harrison asking if
police protection would be given them,
and the word was received that ample
protection would be afforded. Just at
this time, however, word was received
that President Young, or the Team
sters' National union, had arrived in
the city, and that a meeting of the
executive officers of that body would
be held tonight to consider the advisa-
bility of ordering the men now on
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