Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-13
STRIKERS DEFY OPPOSITION
Defeat Every Scheme Made to Bring About
Cancellation.
OVER TWENTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE
Monsters Are Growing Daily n
Gravity Of Conditions BecOme
Alarming TO Business Men,
who Are Direct Sufferers.

BOSTON, March 12.-with twenty thou
sand men idle, their ranks likely to be
greatly swelled by sympathetic votes Of the
Building Trades council and the Boston
Central Labor union which meet tomorrow
night, and the city beginning to sufer
from the consested trafic, the only ray OF
light tonight Is the hope that the confer
ence arranged for tomorrow may lead to a
settlement Of the strike. This conference,
which is due In a large measure to the In
huence Of Governor Crane, was arranged
this evening at a meeting of the repre-
sentatives Of the Boston Chamber OF Com
merce, the Boston Associated Board Of
Trade and the Boston Merchants associa-
tion with the State Board Of Arbitration.
During the day Governor Crane had q
LOng talk with the committee Of the Allied
tt importation council having the strike in
charge. but at its conclusion he announced
that he could see no way at present to
solve the problem. Later he and Mayor
Collins were In conference for some time.
A little later the mayor issued q statement
that he had no power to act.
He said:
Exhaust Their Resources.
Until the transportation companies con-
gent 70 act on suggestions OF the arbitra.
NAaaAo NhOAO .L0k w
can do; The governor and myself have
done all in our power to aid. The answer
further opening for working for az imme-
diafe settlement. There does not appear
II There ee Any Il mo- ne Gtotinxy s f1T e aSsy Eb sse s sSsSe e
can the Rower to close them be exercised,
The railroad company against which the
strike Is chiefly declared, the New York,
New Haven q Hartford, shows no inclina-
tion to ask for interference by the National
Civic federation and reiterates what It has
said from the FIRST, that its duties as a
common carrier are defined by law and that
1t is compelled to handle all freight de-
livered to it, whether by union or non
union teams, and that 1t has no option In
the matter. This position. II adhered to,
may result in the refusal Of the federation
to interfere in the quarrel, as 1t desires a
request from both sides before taking UP
the matter.
Freight Business C~Ongested.
Freight business at the various railroads,
wharves and docks has been almost at a
standstill today and the moving Of accumu-
lated merchandise is becoming a most seri-
Gus matter to merchants.
The strike OF coal teamsters was one
Of the most aggrayatlng features OF the
day, and its effect was quickly felt at
hotels, restaurants and places having ac-
commodation for only q limited supply of
coal.
Many Of the teams OF the Adams, Ma
tional and local express companies whose
drivers are not affiliated with the team
sters' union were at work today, but 1t ID
stated that tomorrow all will be out with
the exception OF the United States Express
compauy,s men,, who belong to no union.
There Is q movement to call out the en-
pressmen who since the strike Of the Arm
strong's Transfer company's men have been
carrying more or less baggage across the
city.
Owing to the limited supply Of coal at
the breweries work will have to be sus-
pended by Friday II the strike continues.
Await Decision with Interest.
The meetings Of the Central labor union
and the Building, Trades Council tomorrow
night are awaited with interest. 1t ID
known the Central Labor union Is NOT
pleased with the manner in which the
strike is conducted, especially with the
fact that they were not consulted before
the strike was ordered. There is a very
strong feeling against ordering a sympa'
thetie strike on this account, but It is the
general belief that although such actor
Will DC piIturly 1ouBuL the moetlnB VII
indorse the strike to the extent Of ordering
out the ninety bodies afhliated In It's mem
bership. 1t is also believed that the Build
ing Trades council will take similar actor
as q matter Of principle. The effect OF thu
strike il being felt severely in nearb.
manufacturing towns. At Lynn shoe fac
tories employing in the aggregate 500
hands have been forced to shut down be
cause OF the failure to receive consign
ments of leather, and some other estab
lishments are running on half time.
At somerville q pork packing coucerl
which ordinarily employs 1900 hands, !
laying OF about half the men and may b
compelled to suspend operations entirely.
More Recruits Tomorrow.
Noodle Island assembly and o'conneli as
sembly Of Charlestown, the two remainin
'longshoremen's unions, will Join tn
strikers in the morning. The former con
trolls the men who load and unload tn
steamers Of the Cunard and Leyland line
IN East Boston. and has a membership 9