Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-01

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Of machlnists are said to be favorable to
the pi~ece-work system, by which they be-
lieve they can earn more money than under
the Tally wage scale.
Communications were opened up with the
various divisions by the company authori-
ties, as well as the strikers and through
out the day both sides we're In close
touch with the entire field Of operations.
Each faction was claiming a victory up TO
last night. The strikers declare they have
no doubt Of the outcome, while the company
is sure the strike will be settled in its
favor because. as 1t holds, it Is in the
right.
Armstrong Disputed Territory.
Armstrong is a disputed territory. Ad-
day were to the effect that only half the
men there had gone out. This being one
Of the three largest places on the system,
the officials found special encouragement in
the situation there. Upon the other hand
the strikers at 6 o'clock last evening were
claiming Armstrong. A representative OF
the machinists stated that word had come
that all the m%achlnists and helpers at Arm
strong had quit.
The only two machinists at the Council
Bluffs roundhouse, and also two at the
transfer shops there, are said to have
struck early in the day. The men at Grand
Island had not quit and there was no sign
OF their quitting up to noon. according
to reports received at headquarters.
President Burt and General Manager
Dickinson both stated that they did not
look for the men in the smaller places to
cooperate with the rest OF the strikers.
They believe that they will remain at
work and thus the backbone of the strike
be seriously weakened.
Company Claims Enough Men.
by President Burt himself, that the COM
pany has enough ".nen" at every station on
the road to carry on the necessary work.
In the Omaha shops. where the strikers
claim a complete shutdown, President
Burt says there are forty-three men at
work and that there Is no indication Of
further trouble. Neither the officials nor
the strike leaders would yesterday venture
to approximate the total number now out.
1T Is the irst day OF the strike" said
Vice President Wilson, land too early to
make statements of that kind. As a mat
ter Of fact we are not disappointed that the
strike is not complete the nrst day, for 1t
will take time to get all the men in the
bHudilSE pihCcb OTBdulLtu anu IN llnct DuI
they Will come in all right"
AS these men in the smaller towns own
their homes in a large number Of cases and
would be forced to ~leave-if they quit work
the company maintains that there is no
serious probability of their joining the
strikers.
The boilermakers are not doing much at
present, but claim to be thoroughly organ
lied and we'll prepared to endure the strike
for an Indefinite time.
BOiIermakers out.
President Kennedy OF the Boi1ermakers'
union says there are three boilermakers
at work on the Union Pacific system, two
at Armstrong and one at Council Bluffs.
He says two nonunion' men who are at
work at Denver have gone out and this
statement is corroborated by General Man
ager Dickinson of the Union Pacific. Mr..
Dickinson, however, says that there are
still two men left In the Denver shops.
The car builders are at work and there
is no appaSant sign Of dissatisfaction
among them. Neither is there any evident
possibility Of the trainmen striking.
May Go Beyond Union PaciAc.
A strike leader said last night that II
necessary the fight would be carried be-
yond the Union Pacific to the Southern Pa
cihc and embrace all the Hartman ines.
James O'Connell OF Washington, the presi-
dent Of the international organization, will
be in Omaha July 7, and II by that time
some settlement has not been made or In
sight he will. II Is thought. take steps to
spread the strike. There is some doubt as
to whether the men will be successful in
enlisting the sympathy and cooperation OF
| the marhfnfafa and hnIIarpoaLara - A..
other lines. The officials scout at the idea.
Vice President Wilson made this state
ment yesterday:
THE international organization has put
Its business agents to work in all cities
OF the country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific to see that ~non-union machinists
are not being employed TO I'LL the strikers
places. A diligent watch will be kept on
the entire field and in this way we will be
prepared to thwart any attempt to sup
plant the men who have gone out"
New Men Working NJ Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE. wyo., June SO.-(specia.
Telegram.)-The strike situation this aft.
ernoon took an unexpected turn and from
present indications It is believed the move.
ment will fall through. Shortly after din.
ner the company commenced to put OF
new men as fast as they applied for worl
and when the whistle blew at $3.50 Their,
were about $50 men on the shop payroll. al
against twenty-five or thirty after the lock
out last week. 1t Is stated tonight tina
the company will increase the force a
this point as rapidly as the men can b.
engaged until a suficient number to maj
the shops and tai care Of the repair an
~overhsuling work has been secured.
The p~iece-work plan Of operating tn
machine shops will. however, prevail an
those who go to work do 80 with this un
derstanding. A prominent machinist sat
tonight that he believed the strike woul'
fall through all over the system for tn
reason that the better class of machinist
are In favor OF the piece-w work plan. a
they can make more money than under tn
stralght-salary plan. The chief Director
to the piece work. he said, are those mel
who like to put in their time with as It'll
work as possible and who haven't the snaI
TO make a good thing by rustling under tn
pieee-work plan.
The machinists say tonight only three o
their number are at work at this poin
The men are sanguine OF winning. A fore
OF men 10 hitting Up one OF the shops IS
lodging house, presumably for the me