Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-02


the communities in general. Our cause Is
Just and victory awaits our efforts"
Cheyenne Expects Trouble.
Cheyenne has become the most important
center Of the Union Pacific strike activities.
The company is hiring men and putting
them to work there and some vital devel-
opments are looked for at that point within
the next twenty.four hours The company
and strikers are contesting bitterly for
every foot Of ground. and while the TIDE
now seems to be drifting toward the COM
pany's side, the strikers declare their con-
hdenee in the ultimate outcome.
General Manager Dickinson and Superin-
tendent McKeen have gone to Cheyenne TO
be personally in touch with the situation.
As was stated in a special dispatch In The
Bee this morning, the company had up TO
last night secured $50 men who were TO
20 on the payrolls at once and be ready TO
begin work at any time. The strikers had
received no official information as to TINS
up to noon today, but one OF the leaders
said they did not doubt the accuracy oil the
report, as they had been advised that the
company was shipping men into Cheyenne.
He said a carload had gone out within the
last twenty four hours. and that they
looked for the company 10 make an EFFORT
to start the shops there with the normal
force. Some OF these men are said TO be
from the strikers own ranks and those who
formerly were employed in the shops.
There certainly will be trouble out there
at Cheyenne" said a striker this morn
ing. "tf the of1ciais really attempt to put
these men to work. Here In Omaha do
not believe the men will ever be forced to
violence, for we are determined to night
this thing out peaceably, and II We cannot
win IL that way. then we will give in before
we resort to other methods, but at Chey-
enne IL is different. There is a more Bit
ter feeling there and the men are not nat
urally as easily restrained"
None OF the Union Pacific ~oficials would
make a statement this morning as to the
conditions here in Omaha, but the strikers
claim that 10 men have gone to work and
tina the situation remains about like 1t
has been for the past few days.
Reports from Armstrong say that seven
blhcksmiths and ten machinists. nine union
and one non-union; haye struck. One
man, the strikers say, is at work
in Grand Island. and all the force
remains in the company's service at Evans
ton. The strikers here say they expect
different reports from Evanston by night.
A strong influence is being brought to bear
upon the men there to join the strike.
Buay at La Temple.
Labor Temple is the scene OF busy opera
lions. II is the headquarters for all the
local strikers and from there close touch
is kept on the entire field west and south.
Neither the machinists or boilermakers had
any particular developments to announce
this morning as to the situation here, and
they say they are simply taking things easy
for a day or two, but not worried over the
situation. 1t is the belief among some OF
the men that the Union Pacific will make a
bold effort to reopen its shops at Cheyenne
and possibly increase facilities in Omaha
within a day or two.
President Burt did not Join the other ON
cials in their trip over the western divi-
sion. but remains in his private ONCE al
headquarters in direct communication witt
the entire system. lie had no statement
to make oil the subject this morning.
One Of the leaders of the striking ma
chinists said this morning:
I'VE still take issue with President Bur
that the piecework system would be ar
Improvement over the old daily wage scale
We do not think It would enable any mer
to make as much as they made before. We
think 1t would reduce their wases in every
. case" ~ ~ = q
Non-Union Men mt Work.
DENVER. July live n~on-uniop me1
are working In the Union Pacific shops In
this city, All the men belonging to the
union, about nifty in number. we're paid of
and discharged and they are now endeavor'
ing to induce the Ave remaining in the
shops to quit.