Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
Seek to Force Settlement of
the Strike of Freight
Handlers.
MOVE AS INDIVIDUALS
Union Has Nothing to Do With IT.
Police Guard All Depots-chicaao
Board of Arbitration Endeavors to
Bring About Settlement.

chlcago, July 12.-Practically all
truckmen in the city engaged in freight
teaming refused to go to work this
morning pending settlement of the
freight handlers strike. The strike is
simply a cessation of work by the
men as individuals and has not been
authorized by their union,
Say Non-Union Men Are at Work
Many teamsters gave as an excuse
Tor their refusal to receive or deliver
goods at the freight houses where non.
union men We're at work. was their
fear of personal violence. Many. how.
ever, frankly admitted that the real
reason was the desire to aid the strik.
ing freight handlers. While tho Team.
sters are making the situation ex.
| tremely embarrassing, the freight
handlers are holding meetings at
Whlch committees were appointed +o
Visit the railroad managers in accord
ance With the plans promoted by the
fGhlcago board of arbitration LAST
night.
Police Guard Depots.
Inc ponce guard at all depots was
reinforced this morning by bringing
IN more men from outlying districts.
After series of conferences lastinn
from . o'clock yesterday morning nm.
I'll ~ O'Clock last night the Chicago
board OF arbitration thought il had
Drought the strike of the freight hand.
lers nearer to settlement. This was
accomplished when the union receded
from its stand that it would treat o.,11,
as general body, and agreed to sep5
committees of employees to tbei, 10.
|spectlve roads to seek permanent
settlement. ~
Z. Ihese committees will meet their
various general managers TODAY ana
VIII submit the scale offered hv tba
roads themselves on July /. with tho
exception that they will demand tba1
the truckers, who form the greate,:
percentage of the members, receive IL
cents an hour, instead of IL cent. ~,
Tered by the roads. They also will ash
.hat there be no. period of probation
for any of the new men; that at least
regular pay be granted for overtime
Ihese demands were practicaIlv
framed by the arbitration board and
some OF the roads already have given
indications of accepting them =
me railroads have commended from,
the start tnat they would confer onlv
|, Win their own men. bat until yester.
day afternoon the Freight Handlers,
union has held to its right" to act a.
a general body. The union had "a,
fused to do this when asked to do "a
by Chairman F. w. Job of thu stata
Board Of Federation, but Yesterday II
gave in on the appeal of the Chicago
arbitrators.
Transfers Are Out.
Chicago. July 12.-At the headouar-
tiers OF the TeamsteIs' union it was
|, said that 5000 Transfers are on. Iaav.
ing less than 200 men at work. all Of
whom would quit as soon as word
reached them. There are now about
sixteen thousand men out on strike.
Cedar Rapids f,;en Out.
Ceuaf RaplCS. gully 12.-(SpeciaO-.
Twenty-Five Rock Island freight hand.
lers who were taken from Cedar Ran.
ids to Chicago have joined the sarik.
ers. The company at srst refused To
return them to Cedar Rapids. but when
the men started fer the federation
headquarters, thsy issued transporta.
: ton.
To Call Out sw;tchmen.
, Chicago. July 12.-At a meeting OF
the teamsters th's afteracun it was
stated that a committee will be an
pointed to call upon thu sw:ichmen.
who number 5000. to strike, il the
freight handlers strike is ne. seir.ed
. by tonight. The teamsters claimed
that the switchmen were ready 10
7 strike. 1t is reported at the strikers
!. headquarters that practically all of the
y railroads had refused to pay over II
, cents per hour thus bringing about
! deadlock. Several conferences. how
: ever, are still on.
> Ask Switchmen to Strike.
!. Chicago, July 1.-THE executive
t committee of the freight handlers un-
: ion this afternoon decided to formally
ask the switchmen to strike. The
committee has started for the various
yards to make the request
: FARM HAND SUICIDES.