The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-14


devise some plan that might be mutually
agreed upO as a basis of settlement in
consultation with Gov. Crane.
The committee, which consisted of
Judge Warren A. Reed. chairman of the
state board of arbitration; Amory A.
Lawrence, George II. Leonard and John
Mason Little, on behalf of the merchants,
and Thomas H. Canning Godfrey O.
Powers and Thomas Mahoney, represent
ing the unions, together with Secretary
Easley then waited upon the governor
and were closeted with him for two
hours Meantime 8 large numbed of la
Dor leaders had arrived at the state
house and they went into conference in
the council chamber which adioins the
Office Of the governor.
Governor Pledges His Aid.
The door between the rooms was open
much of the time and there was a gen.
eral exchange of ideas and propositions
between the two deliberatIve bodies. Ev-
cry one was given an opportunity to ex-
press his opinion. Gov. Crane while i'm
pressing upon those present that he had
absolutely no authority to make pledges
for any of the interested parties, made
the following proposition:
If the strike is declared off. and sLose
OF the men who can will return to their
work, WILL as governor of the common
New York. New Haven a. Hartford rail-
road to have them adopt rules that will
be IN conformity with those already
adopted by the Boston & Maine railroad
regarding the loading and unloading CT
teams"
The Boston & Main roads rule is that
freight handlers are not required to go
upon trucks of forwarding concerns and
assist in unloading freight
The governor further agreed to see the
officials of the Boston & Maine, Boston &
Albany, and New York, New Haven e,
Hartford railroad and the various steam
ship lines and urge them to reinstate as
many men as they possibly can.
Gov. Crane impressed everyone present
with lis deep interest in the matter and
it was largely through his influence that
the representatives Of labor present unan-
imously agreed to recommend to their
various unions that the strike be de-
clare. off and that every man now on
strike return to work tomorrow
Public Must Do It's Part.
This decision was received with intense
satisfaction by all who participated n tie
conference for although it was not ef-
fective until it had been formally ratified
by the individual MONS, it was conceded
that it meant the termination of the
gigantic battle between union and non
union men which has crippled the COM
, merce of Boston for the past four DAVIS
and has occasioned great Inconvenience
and expense upon its merchants and citi-
zens.
When the conference with the governor
ended nothing remained for the COM
mittee except to make it's report in the
board of arbitration rooms to the meet
ing which had delegated it. after the re-
port had been adopted, the meeting dis
solved.
Immediately the decision to call off the
strike had been reached, the labor leaders
hurried from the state house to put them
selves in touch with their respective
unions, special meetings of which were
being held in anticipation of the neces-
sity for quick action of some kind.
After the committee had left the gov
ernor, the latter, to the newspaper rep
resentatives, expressed his great pleas
ure with the result attained by the con-
ference. 81
Said he: 'Inasmuch as the strike has