Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-16
GREAT STRIKE
AT AN END.
The Railroads Have Won an Unqualified VIC
tory Over tho Freight Handlers
at Chicago.
RUSH BACK TO THEIR WORK
Trsachery Is Charged BY President Curran OF the
Freight Handlers unlun-Whsrever Possible the
Railroads VIII Re.EmpIoy the Old Hands
Teamsters Also Went Back TO Work.

Chicago, July 16.-The crisis of the
freight handlers and teamsters' strike
is expected today. All eyes are turned
on Wostas Hall, where the strikers are
holding a meeting this morning 1t is
almost sure to be a stormy one, as
President Curran has declared his de-
termination to oppose the agreement
reached yesterday with the railroad
managers. The wholesalers have
agreed to wait until two this afternoon
before attempting to force their loaded
wagons through the picket lines to the
freight houses.
THE STRIKE ENDED.
Chicago, July 16.-The association of
railway general managers, embracing
every road which enters Chicago, have
issued the following signed statement:
"All of our old men are here on hand
for work, having reported at the
freight houses at noon today and put
to work. No conference was held with
any committee or otherwise since Tues
day and no arrangement was made
The men simply reported for work,
and as they doubtless expect, will re-
ceive the pay offered July 1 and which
the railroad companies have been will
ing all along to pay"
After ten days of strife the Chicago
freight handlers strike terminated to-
day in an unqualified victory for the
railroads. The meeting of the strikers
presided over by President Curran, re-
suited in an almost unanimous vote to
return to work, leaving the wage scale
and other questions for settlement be-
tween the men and their respective
roads. At the conclusion of the meet
ing the strikers went by the hundreds
to the warehouses to apply for their
old positions, and the teamsters who
remained out in sympathy, again took
up the reins. BY noon the immense
quantities of freight, which were held
back for days, We're rushed to the rail
roads, or taken from the warehouses
and cars. The Chicago merchants ey-
pressed their unbounded relief at the
termination of hostilities, but they were
scarcely less happy than the men
themselves. 1t Is estimated that the
strike cost the Chicago merchants $1O,-
OOO, 900, to say nothing of the trade that
was permanently lost to them. The
little hall where the meeting of the
strikers took place was Jammed to suf-
dc bot
were unable to obtain entrance. 1t was
brief meeting and only long enough
for an angry speech by President Cur
ran and the vote which followed
Men," said Curran, 1--WE came out like
men; we acted like men and we should
not go back like sheep, but there has
been treachery in our camp. Yesterday
when I was about to use the telephone
the wire got crossed and I heard one of
the members of our executive commit
tee talking with railroad manager.
He was encouraging the manager to
hold out for he told him the strike was
almost broken. That is a sample of the
faith that has been kept with me. The
OFFICIALS OL Ile tIuCh uilScAS uiiioh
have not kept their faith, either, and
it seems useless to continue the fight
any longer. Shall we go back and ask
for our old jobs? In this simple form
the matter was put to vote and al
most Immediately a great chorus of
ayes had brought to peaceful end,
one Of Chicago's most serious and
threatening labor situations.
1t is believed that the roads generally
will allow the truckers II IL cents an
hour, and the minor concessions grant
ed by the proposition of July l. The
railroad managers when told of the
vote to return to work, said wherever
possible the old men would be taken