Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-06
GUARDS NAY FORM A UNION
Union Pacific PSlius Want InOrsass o
0ss Dollar a Day.
PLAN 70 PRESENT DEMAND TO COMPANY
Nonanaon shop Forces IN omahs
Meet TO Diseess Proposition
% Payinw Their IVA
Beard.


The latest development In the Union Pa
cinc strike movement is a plan for the or
ganisatlon OF the cempany's guards into q
union for the purpose OF demanding more
pay. There are 1o8 Of these guards In
Omaha ana they are getting 81 a day and
their board. h proposition is 70 ask for
80 q day. together with the oommiussry per-
q~uisitee.
IL is reported that one Of the strikers
who has been among the most active work.
ers from the beginning Of the present dim
~culties. Is taking some hand IN the agita-
tion for this union. A meeting OF the
guards has been held and Il IL said they
will present their case to the company
soon. whether h union Is to extend to
other places besides Omaha Is not known.
A Meeting OF the ~nonunicn force OF shop
men in Omaha was held Monday after
noon. The lssue was the boarding PROPOSE
tion. The company Il preparing q restau-
rant 1t which It WILL Il Is said. require tie
present shipment TO board at their own
instead Of the c~ompany's expense. n
nonunion men are said to be getting their
Eight imported men passed through
Omaha yesterday 70 Denver to work in
the Union Pacific shops. A party Of thirty
0A& ANlt RulINESs 4uFR1H OD18 |atuNAIA AHoAA
different cities, but sig jumped from the
train in eastern iowa, twelve left at coun-
ell Blnfis and I'VE quit the gang in
Omaha. while the remainins eight started
for Denver.
usfectsons I'm local shops
Six more Of the ~nonunion force are said
70 have left the Omaha chops. A letter
from Vice President Wilson Of the ma
chinists. who is now IN Kansas City. states
that he succeeded In getting the entire
force Of hfteen 70 ieave the Ellss. KAN.
shops. These were all union men who
had rsrnainsd At work. Nine Of them
went out some WeokB AGO. but we're in-
duced BY the business men Of the eity to
return 10 work.
Word has been received from North
Platte that the tracks there are still
blocked with freight cars and that Super
intendent Of transportation Buckingham ~
there e~ndeavoring to clear up the nitua-
tlon. Another letter was received By Dis
trlct Secretary Grace from San Francisco.
saying that nine professional cabs" had
left the Risdon iron works and were
headed for the Union Pacific. Deecrip-
tlons Of the men have been sent and the
strikers viii be on the lookout for them.
Strikers cay they are constantly receiv-
ing nnanciaf help from labor union men
IN Inherent parts Of the country. Yesterday
meEnine 4 voluntary contribution from
mechanics In the Northern Pacific shops
at Brainerd, Mimi. came to Mr.. oracs
and q party Of painters in Ogden, Utah.
sent . small cheek.
santa re Boiler Makers.
The press reports from the Santa Re
that the boiler makers had won q partial
victory IN their strike. Is commented on
by President Kennedy a. a material vic
tory. He says the boiler makers on the
western divisions were getting s7M cents
an hour and demanded 40. They have
been granted 80 as q compromise ana to
Offset their concession Of 1 cent. It is
underrtood that they have secured the
Reinstatement By the company OF two
men whom the compAny had on the black
HAT.
District Secretary Grace last night re-
ceived reports from Cheyenne that eleven
more Of the aonunion men had jumped their
contracts with the company and joined the
strikers. In addition 70 this the report
stated that the foreman Ct Cheyenne had
discharged seven Of the nonunion force.
Reports from RAEiins state that the
pieoework system was introduced there yes
terday.