The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-17
WORSE, Then BETTER
About Represents the Daily FIuc.
tuat ons in the Chicago
Strike of Freighters
TRANSFERS WANT TO TAKE A HAND
While Believers i'm Arbitration are
Busy and Hopeful, Too, at
Latest Adyices.

Chicago. July 11-Business men Of
the city took an active par, in attempt
ing to settle the strike OF the freight
handlers yesterday. and some little
progress was made. An agreement was
secured from the Freight Handlers
union that the organization would
abide by the decision of the Chicago
board of arbitration. if that organiZa-
ton could arrange meetings with the
the general managers OF the railroads,
and secure their consent also TO arbi-
trate. The request for arbitration was
not submitted 10 the railroads until to-
day. There is grave doubt that the
proposition will be favorably received
by the railroads when it comes.
What the Roads Are to DO.
But the arbitration people were OPP
timistic. 1t was said by Il member of
the Chicago board of arbitration that
he had assurances that the railroads
would submit proposition today that
would be satisfactory TO the men. The
roads will not arbitrate but will post
in their freight houses n statement of
what they are willing to grant and the
prediction is made that the men will
find it satisfactory
Views of General Managers.
General Manager Hit. of the Rock
Island, and General Manager Barrett,
of the Alton, said that they did not see
what there was to arbtrate. The gem
eral manager of another large western
road said that while. he did not care
to be quoted personally ne was con-
fdent that no proposition for arbitra-
ton would be entertained by his road.
Scheme TO Secure Arbitration.
The officials of the strikers, it was
decided. were to be asked to agree on
an arbitration committee whose ac-
ton would be final with them Should
the strikers accept the same terms
were TO be presented to the railroad
managers. In this way. ii was figured,
an arbitration committee agreeable to
both sides might be secured. The bus
mess men who will be present at the
meeting will explain to the strikers
the immense financial loss certain to
follow a prolonged struggle.
Hopes for Peace Were Vain.
The foregoing was the product of a
wild day among the strikers. Things
We're mixed yesterday morning, for in
some quarters it was believed that the
strike was practically over. while in
others the view was that it was hard
ly begun. The latter appears to have
been correct. for. after three of the
most exciting meetings known to local
unionism. the freight handlers decided
to reject the terms offered by the rail
roads and TO continue their strike
Within an hour after the close of the
meetings the strikers. by an appeal to
the teamsters. had stopped the cart
age of goods to and from nearly every
freight house in the city. The team
sters acted as individuals in listening
TO the appeals of the strikers. By this
means they hope to get around the
contract made by the union at the re-
cent strike. which prohibits ''sympa
thy" wa,kouts.
Teansters Had Another Plan.
Later Il committee of ten from the
local teamsters unions decided 10 cal
general meeting of the teamsters
last night TO decide whether or not 9
strike should be declared The plaI
was to take the matter out Of the
hands of the officers of the nationa
union. y crowd of freight handler:
opened the coercion campaign yester
day. when 300 of them persuaded 15(
wagon drivers TO unload no goods a
the Chicago. Burlington and Quinc!
freight house.