Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-03-19
THE STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Mediation Favored by the Leaders Of
Boston's Labor Conflict.
INFLUENCE OF GOVERNOR CRANE


and Indirectly, Involved in the Strike
-Teamster Who Shot Boy in Mob
Discharged In Court-Business Affected
Boston, Mass.-The representatives of
great mercantile bodies of the city, sec
onded by the chief executives of the
city and State in conference with the
recognized leaders of organized labor,
have endeavored to end the great
strike Of freight handlers and kindred
trades. represented in the Allied
Freight Transportation Council About
10000 men were directly or indirectly
involved in the strike.
Mediation was decided upon Mt n
conference in the Office of Governor
Crane. The decision was immediately
reported to the Allied Freight Trans
portarion Council at special meeting
and unanimously indorscd.
The proposed settlement was the
outcome of an expressed determination
of Governor Crane and those repre-
ScntinS the merchants OF Boston to
bring all possible pressure to bear upon
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company to adopt the
rules in force upon the Boston and
Maine Railroad. forbiddinS freight
handlers to unload teams except mt
their own option and risk.
The Brine Transportation Company,
the loading and unloading of whose
non-union teams precipitatCd the strike
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford freight handlers did not
, figure ut all in the proposed settlement
of the present controversy, and as far
rs that company is concerned the SEN
timent against it on the part of the la
bor unions is rs bitter as ever. Under
the new arrangements. however. union
men will not be required to load or un-
load its teams.
1t was found. however, that it was
one thing for the Strikers Committee
to declare the strike off, but quite an
other thing to make the laborng men
believe that the matter had been set
tied satisfactorily. The feeling that
they had been badly beaten was bit
terly emphasized when upon reporting
for work the men found that hardly
) seventy-ilve per cent. of the old men
could get their jobs back. This was
especially the case with the freight
handlers, clerks and longshorcmcn. At
the three big railroad yards an cnor-
nous amount of freight was handled,
but on the docks practically nothing
was done.
AS the day wore on things assumed
a better look, and the longshorcmen
voted to return 10 work. The freight
handlers formerly employed by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
and the Boston and Albany Roads
voted not to return TO work unless
they were taken back in body. The
wool handlers took similar action. The
EXpreSSmen'S Union voted to go back.
The freight handlers of the Boston and
Maine Railroad voted to return, but
inasmuch as the company already had
number of men at work In their
places, many of the old employees did
not succeed In regaining their former
positions. 1t is believed that eventual
ly they all will regain their old posi-
tions.
The teamsters had little trouble in,
getting their old places again and very
little grumbling was heard from that
quarter.
The first bloodshed of the strike oc-
Cured when Il Brine fourhorse truck
was going TO the Boston and Maine
yards. in Charlestown. followed by Il
crowd of 1000. Nearing City Square
solhc DOyS tHIcW STONES III Driver bl'in-
cey. Clancy whipped out Il revolver
and fired point-b!ank into the crowd.
The bullet struck Patrick Keefc ci@h-
teen years old, in the teshy part OF the
arm. Clancy was arrested. Altogether
there was Il much more vicious spirit
shown by the strikers and fist fights
and stone throwing were common
sight.
In court Judge Bragg discharged
Clancy, and said that people who par
ticipatc in mobs must abide by the
consequences If man is driven To
an extremity it is not 9uIp"ising if lie
adopts the usual means of defense
During the strike the attempt to
move freight of any kind was almost
fruitless. Tho absence of coal dcliv-
cries was kecnly felt in many places.
especially by hotels, which depend on
daily deliveries