The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-15
THE CONFERENCE IS
VOID OF RESULTS
Strikers and Managers Reach
No Agreement,
UNION MEETS TONIGHT
To accept or Reject Terms Offered By
the Roads.
TRANSFERS PRACTICALLY on STRIKE
The Freight Handlers VIII Make an Efyt to
Call Out the Railroad Snilchmen.
The Longshoremen May be
Called On Also.
Called On Also.
(By tho Associated Press.)

IdilcU vi Also,
(By tho Associated Press.)
Chicago. July 12-Confegenees betw,en
the striking freight handlers and thc
managers Of the railroads did not pro-
ddce any definite result today. All the
railroads, with the exception Of tlt,
Chicago and Northwestern, Erie and Hi
nois Central, refused to recede from
their position, and declared that the
men must accept the terms offered them
on July 1st. This means seventeen cents
an hour. and a period of probation for
new men.
The demands Of the men we're is cents.
time and one-half for over time, ana
no period Of probation, all men to receive
full pay from the start. The North
western Road offered lie cents an hour.
single time for overtime for mon en-
ployed by the day. but not for men whose
wages are paid by the month.
The Erie offered Il cents. single time
for over time, and no period OF proba-
ton.
The Illinois Central declared that it
had made an agreement with its en-
p1oyes since the Inauguration Of the
strike, and that it would 90 no more.
The men must accept that or remain on
strike.
Although it had been the understand
ing OF the members of the board Of arbi-
t%ratfon, and hat OF the general managers
of the railroads.. that the committees
which We're to call on the railroad man
ayers, would have full power TO accept
or reject all proposals from the roads,
the committees announced at the concIu-
CSC rs tho -,
not possess this power. but were com
PEELED to report back to the officers OF
the union. They declared they had been
sent to the conferences with i~nstruc-
lions to demand IS cents, but if that
was found to be impossible to obtain.
to take liz, but even this must not be
accepted until the officers of the union
had been consulted.
a general meeting of the freight hand
lerS will be held tomorrow NIGHT at
which the advisability of accepting the
offers of the Northwestern and Erie
Roads Will be discussed.
Numerous meetings OF transfers Will
be held tomorrow to call a strike in
sympathy with the freight handlers. but
the officials OF the organization declare
mat no strike will be carried by the
organization as long as thew can IRE
''hC -. " Hlit lllGi e may De 10 official
strike Of the teamsters. the condition IL
the same as though one existed. The
truck teamsters refused today 10 ac-
cept freight for the freight houses. and
IN many of the Wholesale houses they
were Informed by their employers that
II 1t was impossible to deliver tho freight
they need not attempt to do so.
In" railroads daprecatn this attitude
on the part of shippers. and say that thcv
are prepared to handle freight if it is
brought to them. They claim that the
strike Of the teamsters is 2 matter he
tween their employers and The tcamstors.
and that it is no affair of the railroads.
and they dc not see why they should
make further concessions to the freight
handlers for the sake Of producing peace
between tho shippers and their men.
The freight handlers. who are noe
fully assured Of the aid of the transfers.
whether a strike shall be sanctioned by
that organization or not. announced to-
right that they viii make an effort to
call out the railroad switchmon by APP
realing 20 them not to handle cars Of
freight that arc loaded b. n]on-union
men. 1t was announced at the head
quarters of the Freight Handlers Union
that this had been done. but Grand Mas
ter Hawlev, Of the Syitchmen's Union.
who is in the city On business having no
connection with tho strike Of the freight
handlers, said that he had received no
such request, and that under the rules
of his organization it would be out Of the
question for him to call a strike. and he
did not believe that there was any pros
pect of tho men COINS out to aid tho
freight handlers.
The national convention Of Inc long
shorencn is now in session here, and
Grand Master Koefc. Of that body. said
tonight that he had not been approach
Cd in the matter OF a eymnathetic strike.
bur that the freight handlers could pre-
| sent their request to the convention on
Monday if they should desire TO DO 50.
What action would be probable in such
an event. Mr.. Keefe declared he could
rot guess.
Heavy pressure vas brought TO bear
en- the Chicago Federation Of Labors
officials tonight and a petition calling for
q special meeting on Tuesday night was
received and acted upon by President j.
H. Bowman. In the meantime the eT-
ccutive committee of the Federation viii
again try to bring about Q settlement
| and that falling Will recommend a call
| for a svmrathetic strike II al branches
OF trades which affects the railroads