Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-12
LABOR TROUBLES
The Freight Handlers
Strike Still On.
The BoiIermakers' Strike Was
Settled.
Poles Imported to Take Strikers
Places Driven From Town.
A UNIVERSITY STFlKE.

Chicago, July 12.-Practically all
truckmen in the city engaged in
freight teaming refused to work this
morning pending a settlement of the
freight handlers strike. The strike is
simply cessation of work by the men
as individuals and has not been author
lied by their unions. If the freight
handlers strike is settled today the
teamsters will at once resume work.
Should a settlement fail, it is said the
commission merchants will lose $780,
900 through the destruction of perish
able goods today The freight handlers
held meetings this morning, at which
committees were appointed to visit the
railway managers in accordance with
a plan proposed by the Chicago board
of arbitration last night.
At the headquarters of the team
sters union it is said there are 5000
teamsters out. This brings the total
men on strike to about 10000 men.
A number of teamsters were as
saulted. They were dragged from their
seats and the horses either unhitched
or the harness cut.
At 1905 p. m. five committeeman of
the freight handlers returned to union
headquarters and reported that they
were unable to confer with officials of
the roads. 1t was reported lAat the
managers and superintendents them
selves were holding a meeting.
Finally it was learned the managers
and superintendents had been holding
in hn
but before a messenger could reach
there the meeting had adjourned. The
effect of the failure to find the railroad
men is almost instantaneous. Word
went out that the meeting would be
held at 8 o'clock. The object of the
gathering, it is said, is carry the
strike order over the heads of ojcials.
The sentiment is so strong the fear
was generany expressed that the
strike once called. would extend to
other unions not directly interested in
the freight handlers strike. The ac-
tion by the ice men today is indicative
of this. 1he ice men refused to haul
ice to preserve goods held up by the
strike or take ice to cars transferred t
other points. Joy Morton, head of the
big salt firm of Joy Morton & Co., de-
livered a load of salt himself today,
forcing his way through the company
pickets before whom mis- regular driv-
ers had turned back. When Morton S
drivers reported that they could not
pass the pickets he cried to his super
intendent: Discharge those men
now I'll take these wagons through or
block the street.
He seized the reins of the first and
with his office employees following as
drivers of other trucks he forced the
caravan through.
At a meeting of teamsters this after
noon it was stated a committee will be
appointed to call upon the switchmen.
numbering 5000, to strike if the freight
handlers strike is not settled by to-
night The teamsters assert the
switchmen are ready to strike. At 2:15
p. IN. 1t was reported at strike head
quarters that practically all railroads
refused to pay over II cents an hour,
thus bringing about a deadlock. Sew
eral conferences, however, are still on.
The executive committee OF the
freight handlers union this afternoon
decided to formally ask the switchmen
to strike The committee Immediately
started for the various yards TO make
the request.