Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-21
STRIKERS CLAIM STRENGTH
1Ochioists Promise TO Spring New Trick on
Union Pacific.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEN NOW OUT
Local Lodges Arrange 60 Furnish
Fnnds Needed and Lenders Say
Fight win he Carried
ON TO Victory.

Additional financial strength has been
promised to the Union Pacific strikers. The
machinists have met with admirable re-
suits, they assert. in their plan to secure
the thorough cooperation Of all their local
lodges and pledges and offers are coming
Tn daily, the officers say, which places the
otrikers upon a hrmer footing than ever
and warrants a prolonged fight.
A district officer Of the machinists' or
ganization from District No. Z Of Chicago.
was in the city a short time yesterday to
address the men. He spoke to them at
Labor Temple and took the train in the
afternoon for Lincoln. After his visit one
Of the leaders Of the machinists said:
We will spring something this week
which | think will surprise the railroad
company and even many OF the strikers. We
ere not ready to say what our new plan Is,
but 1t is designed to be an effective step
TO the advantage Of the strikers. We are
not standing still. but are pushing our
fight every day, quietly, OF course, and
We are more confident Of victory now than
ever"
Expect to Call out workers.
Tho machinists are still claiming that
the company cannot get skilled men, and
that those Il has secured are not perma-
nent and It was intimated in other quart
ers that a movement Is on foot which is
intCrded to result in the wholesale with
drawal from the shops Of the entire force
now at work.
Mschinists' leaders last night claimed to
have received Information from Evanston
that the UnI~n Pacific had stopped accept
ing time freight at that point. which is an
icing station. Word was also claimed to
have been received by the same individuals
that cars Of sheep were rejected at Ogden.
These reports and limitations of impaired
facilities are pcrsistently denied by the
railroad officials.
Local machinists will be the benenciarie1
CT a concert In a tent at Seventeenth and
Paul streets this evening. They will con-
tribute from their own talent somewhat
TO the program. A ball was given at North
Platte Friday evening for the benefit OF
the machinists on a strike and a fund OF
$400 was obtained. Money derived from
such sources is devoted to the strike bene-
ut fund.
Four men who work on the big hammer
in the blacksmith shops in Omaha were
said to have struck Saturday, but inter-
Views with two of these men failed to sub
stantiate this report. They said they were
all still at work and had no immediate n
tention Of striking.
Blacksmith sim CONFIDENT.
The blacksmiths were in session yester-
day morning at the hall at sixteenth and
Cunning streets from o o'clock in the morn.
ing until noon. They said their meeting
was entirely routine in character and that
nothing Of public interest was done.
Several Of the blacksmiths have re-
eeived substantial offers from union shops
in other cities. but none have decided Il
leave Omaha, preferring to remain here
and fight out the issue with the Unior
Pacific. Three OF the men had more thar
one offer made them, and in nearly every
case a time limit OF thirty days within
which the propositions were to be &C.
cepted was given. Secretary Grieve Of the
local blackmiths' organization is one who
has received tempting offers. but he In
sists he will not accept, but will stay II
Omaha and "see the fight through" Mr.
Grieve was also offered transportation Il