Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-12-31
After Discussing the Situation Adjournment
is Taken Until Friday,
RAILROAD MAN SAYS TROUBLE IS OVER
Declares Issues Practically Settled and No
Danger of Sympathetic Strike.
HARTMAN STILL DENIES THE CONFERENCE
All Such Abortiye Attempts of Com
cenIinE COmpRBy's Anxiety 10
settle Are Defeated by
Actual Statements.

This telegram was received yesterday aft
ernoon a little too late for publication In
the evening paper:
NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.-The Omaha Bee,
Omaha: James O'Connell, John IdcNeal,
John Slocum, David O'Donnell, E. f. Ken
and JIdge Cornish this morning and after
Two hours conference IL was decided 60 ad-
20 .r,, Irn TN Friday, January 2, for further
pleasant and harmony prevails.
THOMAS L. WILSON.
The gentlemen mentioned in Mr.. will
sons message are respectively the interna-
tional presidents Of the machinists, boiler
makers and b'aoksmlths. the local presi-
dents OF the helpers and boilermakers,
fourth vice president Of the International
Association Of Machlnists, president and
vice president of the Union Pacific railroad.
While many conflicting reports have been
received from New York end others not re-
ceived have been manufactured in certain
quarters here and published in certain
newspapers, this dispatch comes directly
from one of the conferees, the man who de-
clared the strike for the machinists and has
led 1t for them from tho first. II ought,
therefore, to set at rest all other reports
regarding this conference, including those
sent out from Union Pacific headquarters
In New York to the effect that Mr.. Burt,
Mr., Hartman and other officials were ig-
norant Of any conference being held.
Hopeful of settlement.
Mr.. Wilson sent telegram to his sssoci-
ates in Omaha yesterday morning stating
that he and others of the conference did
not reach New York until Monday night,
precluding, therefore, the possibility OF a
meeting with the Union Pacific officials
Monday, as was heralded in an Omaha pa
per.
From the latter report Of Wilson's II Is
believed by the strikers here that no ten
tative agreement has yet been reached, but
that favorable developments will follow the
resumption of the conference Friday. There
is no thought of final disposition Of af-
fairs at any New York conference, since In
the nature OF things the ultimate settlement
must be made In Omaha through the chan
nels Of the district iodgeu. whatever ac-
tion is reached in the east WILL therefore,
be tentative and require approval or disap-
proval OF the district lodges.
Mcneil Talks for Men.
NEW YORK, Dec. SO.-(specal Tele-
gram flames o'Connell and Thomas l.
Wilson OF the machinists, John Mcneil, z.
F. Kennedy and Dave oDonnell. represent
ing the boiler makers. and John slocum of
tnb ulhChbHllIbt Oh ln6 uSleBaLlOn,
representing the Union Pacific shopmen, this
afternoon, at the office Of NJ. J.. Ford,
member of the executive board of the In
ternational Association Of Machinists, Nc
Neil acting as spokesman, said that a con-
ference was held this morning between
president Burt Of the Union Pacific and
representatives OF the three striking
bodies.
THE conference was of a pleasant char
acter," said Mcneil land the questions at
issue we're thoroughly discussed. No de-
cision was reached today, however, but an
other conference was arranged to take
place on Friday morning"
All the men were very secretive about
the matter and refused to answer further
questions beyond saying that the confer
ence lasted nearly two hours and that the
situation was hopeful.
Three men. who looked like prosperous
western mechanics, walked into the main
ONCE OF the Union Pacific railroad, at 1870
Broadway. this morning and we're con-
Quoted by a company porter to another
part of the Union Pacific Offices. The ap-
pearance of the three men started afresh
the rumor that delegates OF the striking
mechanics had arrived from Omaha to hold
their unlimited conference with President
Burt of the Union Pacific or With e. H.
Hartman. president OF the Southern Pa
cihc and actual head OF the Pacific system,
including those two roads and the Oregon
Short Line, etc. But Mr.. Harriman's sec
retary said when seen later that things
stood today just as they did yesterday.
namely. that the officers OF the Union Pa
cihc and Southern Pacific had not had any
conference with any labor leaders from
Omaha and saw no reason why they should
hold such n conferpnce az all the nlacaa oF
the strikers had been filled.
A director, who declined to be quoted,
said that matters we're practically settled
and there would be no further strikes in
sympathy.