Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
Thompson, BELpEn Go.
TN O A. BUILDING. COR. 10TH AND DOUGLAS sra

more pay. The company, which up to this
time had been on the defense, assumed the
aggressive and issued an order Saturday.
June 81, discharging a total Of 525 men
from it's shops in Omaha, Cheyenne and
Armstrong. Another telling blow was then
dealt by the Union Pacific when during the
present week 1t promulgated another order
letting out 500 more men at Cheyenne and
closing the shops. Still another effective
stroke came Friday when the company
practically depleted it's Omaha shops by
discharglng 1877 machinists and helpers.
In all there have been about 100 men sum-
marily discharged by the company within
about a week. This, in brief, is the his
tory and progress of the trouble.
Charge violation of Agreement.
One month ago the committee from the
machinists called on the Union Pacific off,
clals and presented grievances. At that
: time a 20 per cent increase in wages was
asked. twice as much as was asked in the
conference yesterday. After some DELHI
Grafton the machinists agreed to COM
promise and an agreement was drawn up
and signed by representatives Of both sides.
4. The machinists hold that the officials
2 have violated the provisions of this agree
ment and upon this basis new trouble was
precipitated.
Asked what bearing the strike would
have upon the remainder Of work and
workmen at the shops, q Union Peeihc ON
= ciai said:
None whatever so far as we are con-
cerned. As a matter eof fact ours' shop
force now is light, but our work Is like
wise short at this season of the year and
our equipment and preparation is first class.
We have enough help in all the shops to
carry on what work must be done. We have
made no plans for filling the places Of idle
Workmen in any department and contem-
plate none at present. We win not reopen
negotiations with the strikers. With them
we are through.
Company Relies on Trainmen'
'The company has reached satisfactory
terms with it's car builders and there will
be no trouble from them, nor is there any
likelihood Of trouble with the trainmen.
They have had their turn and so far as
we know are all satisfied with conditions.
Our trains are running on time and our en-
CINE accidents are not exceeding the aver
age per. day. So far as the trainmen are
concerned they are getting good money and
for that matter the machinists and boiler
makers were paid as high as any In the
country and higher than most"
II was learned Saturday at noon that the
Union Pacific had Just bought eighty new
engines, the hrst Of which are to be received
and put into service the latter part OF July.
The ofhciaIs claim they will then have a
surplus OF engines.
Vice President Webster Of district lodge
No. II SAID late yesterday:
1--WE go into this strike reluctantly and
after having exhausted every effort at eff
fecting peaceful terms, but we go into II
confident that W. are right and determined
and hopeful Of winning. We have the
heartiest support OF our International or
ganization, all our local and district lodges
as we'll as OF the B~ollermakers union. We
are we'll provided with financial resources
and can endure a long siege II we have to
The negotiations have already cost our dis
trict heavily.
Propose Peaceful CONTEXT.
zone thing we want to insist ON at ths
outset Of this trouble is that We propose Il
wage q peaceful contest and will not en-.
gage In OF countenance- any sort Of VIC
lenee. All the best influences of the or
Ganisations will be invoked at all times L
suppress violence in every form. Our mel
are not going to leave their RESPECTIVE
places Of residence for the present at least
We intend to stand our ground and night
out fairly and squarely."
When the strike order goes into enec
formally Monday morning mAchinists, help
ers aud roundhouse men IN tie following
places will be affected: Council Bluffs
Omaha, Columbus, Grand Island. Beatrice
North Platte. Kearney, Julesburg, Denver
Cheyenne. Rawlins. Green River. Evans
ton. ogden. Armstrong. Ellis and JunctioI
City. This completes the system.
Superintendent MeKeep says the forces Q
workmen In ell other departments Of tn
shops will be increased.
A strike leader said last night that tn
engineers and hremen would come in abou
the middle of July and demand more none
and Il refused by the company would strike
The onncials Of the company do not ~coun