The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-13
Refused to Haul Freight and
Blocked Things Up.
CONFERENCES OF NO USE
Big Chicago Strike Far as Ever
from Settlement.
RAILROADS REMAIN FIRM
Refuse to Recede from Their Position
and Contest Goes On-There May
Be No Official Declaration Of
Strike by the Teamsters.
but the Effect is
the Same.
(EE Associated Tress. }

CHICAGO. July l2,-Conferences be.
tween the striking freight handlers and
the managers of the railroads did not
produce any definite result to-day. All
the railroads. with the exception Of the
Chicago and Northwestern, Erie, and
Illinois Central refused to recede from
their position, and declared that the men
must accept the terms offered them on
July 1st. This means Il cents hour,
and a period OF probation for new men,
The demands of the men were IS cents;
time and one-half for overtime. and no
period of probation, all men to receive
full pay from the start, The North
western road offered l71-2 cents an hour,
single time for overtime for men en-
ployed by the day. but not for men
whose wages are paid by the month
The Erie offered Il cents, single time
for overtime, and no period Of probation.
The Illinois Central declared that it
had made an agreement with its en-
ployes since the inauguration of the
strike and that it would do no more.
The men must accept that or remain on
strike.
HAD NOT FULL POWER.
Although it had been the understanding
Of the members of the Board of Arbitla
tion and that Of the general managers
OF the railroads. that the committees
which We're to call on the railroad mana
gers would have full power to accept or
reject all proposals from the roads. the
committees announced at the conclusion
of the conferences, that they did not
possess this power. but We're compelled
TO report back o the officers of the
union. They declared they had been
sent to the conferences with instructions
to demand IS cents, but if that was
found to be impossible to take Il 1-2.
but even this must not be accepted until
the officers Of the union had been con-
suited.
A general meeting of the freight han
dlers will be held Tomorrow night, at
which the advisahlity of accepting the
offers of the Northwestern and Erie
Roads will be discussed
TRANSFERS TAKE PART
Numerous meetings Of teamsters Will
be held tomorrow to cali a strike in
sympathy with the freight handlers. but
the officials Of the organization declare
that no strike will he called by the or
Eanzation as long as they can prevent
il While there may be no official Strike
of the teamsters. the condition is the
same as though one existed. The truck
teamsters refused to-day 10 accept
freight for the freight houses. and in
many of the wholesale houses they were
informed by their employers that if il
was Impossible to deliver the freight
they need not attempt to do SO.
The railroads deprecate this attitude
on the par; OF the shippers. and say
that they are prepared TO handle freight
If it is brought to them They claim
that the strike of the teamsters is a
matter between their employers and the
teams;ers. and that it is no affair of the
railroads. and they do not see why they
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freight handlers for the sake of produc-
ing pence between the shippers and their
men.
MAY CALI. OUT swITCHMEN
The freight handlers who are now
fuiiy assured OF the aid of the tealnsterS.
whether a strike shall be sanctioned by
that organization or not, announced to-
night that they will make an effort to
call out the railroad switchmen 10y ap-
pealing TO them not TO handle cars Of
freight that are loaded by non-union.
men 1t Was announced at the head
quarters of the Freight Handlers Union
that this had been done, but Grand
Master IIawleE. of the Switchmenis
Union. who is in the city on business
having no connection with the strike
Of the freight handlers said that he had
received no such request and that un-
der the rules of his organization II
would be out Of the question for him to
call a strike and he did not believe that
there was any prospect of the men Soins
ou> TO aid the freight handlers.
The National Convention of the Long
shorenen is now in session here. and
Grand Master Kecfe, of that body, sad
tonight that he had not been ap-
preached in the matter of sympathetic
t,rike but that the freight nandlefs
could present their request to The con
venton on Monday if they shonlo de-
sire to do so: What action would be
rroba ble in such an event Mr.. keefe de-
clared he could not guess.