Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-15
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the company would be willing to take
back as many as possible, but the
question OF requiring the men to sign
an agreement has not yet been ar
ranged. In cases where men are taken
back, seniority in service will have the
preference. The Governor said that in
his talk with the men, today, some of
them wanted the railroads and steam
ship companies to take back everyone
who went out, but there We're others
of the labor leaders who said they
would be satisfied if ma jority of them
We're given their old places at once.
provided the company made every ef-
fort to find places for the others.
He had advised the men to go back
to work. even though some were un-
able as yet to find positions. On the
whole he considered the situation en-
couraging.
The Governor gave his entire day to
the work of adjusting the situation,
and although very much fatigued, will
be at the State House, tomorrow morn
ing. He had planned to go to his home
in Dalton. tonight, to spend Sunday,
but gave this up. He said that he did
not expect a conference with the rail-
road officials, tomorrow.
The executive committee of the Boston
Associated Board ofTrade at a meeting,
/ this afternoon, passed the following res
olutions:
Whereas, in the conference with thu
committee at the State House. the first
! vice president of this association pledged
himself to use his best endeavors to carry
out certain suggestions of Gov. Crane
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Resolved. That the directors of the Bos-
ton Associated Board of Trade recon-
mend to its constituent bodies that their
members use their influence to have the
former employees re-instated in their O!d
positions as far as practicable
Representatives of the transatlantic
steamship lines plying to this port met
at the Chamber Of Commerce. tnis after
noon. and passed resolution that II the
regular longShoremen, who left them,
Wednesday, did not return, Monday
morning. they will not be afforded an op-
portunity to return on the former terms.
: Tonight, Noodles Island Assembly OF
, I.ongshoremen met and formally voted to
return to work. This action relieves all
Knights of Labor longshoremen from the
strike.
The freight handlers formerly employed
by the New Haven, New York 4 Hart
ford and the Boston q Albany, held a
meeting tonight. and voted not to return
| to work unless they were taken back IN
body. The wool handlers also took
similar action.
The Expire essmen's Union was addresse
| by Secretary George InniS of Detroit, CT
the National Teamsters' Union. and other
| labor leaders. who advised those of the
men, who had not already returned to
work to do so in the morning. 1t was
voted to go back, tomorrow.
The freight handlers of the Boston d
Maine voted tonight, to return in the
morning but inaSmuch as the company
has already a number of men at work
! in their places and is reported as having
! 2O0 more new men to put on in the morn
| ing. it is not Just clear how many of the
| employees will succeed in regaining their
| former places.
| The members of the O'Donnell Assem-
| bly,. 71.4. Longshoremens' Union OF
! CharleStown. tonight, expressed their de
! termination to apply for their old jobs, to-
morrow
! The steamship lines entering Charles
| town have quite n number of Italians
and Canadians taking the places of tn"
| strikers. but a majority If not all of the
I latter will probably be taken back.
| The action of the lumber dealers, yes
| terday in closing their yards until next
| Monday was taken by the lumber team
| ers as amounting to a lockout and con-
| sequently tonight, no vote was taken
! that the men return, tomorrow. 1t is
| practically certain that when the yards
( are opened. Monday, all the old employees
I will be found waiting to be reinstated in
| their former places.