The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-14
BoSToN'S STRIKE is OVER.
Conference Held at once of Gov.
Crane Brings Splendid Result.

Boston. March fS.-Through the eff
forts of the representatives of the great
mercantile bodies of the city, seconded
by the chief executives of city and
state in conference. with the recognized
leaders of organized labor, the great
strike of freight handlers and kindred
trades represented in the allied freight
transportation council was broken to-
night. Fully 10000 men, who have
been idle for four days, will go to work
in the morning.
This result was attained at a con-
ference this evening at the office of
Gov. Crane. The decision was at once
reported to the allied Freight Trans
portation Council at a special meeting
Z to-night and unanimously indorsed.
All of the old men for whom places
can be found will be taken back by
the railroads tomorrow. Transfers
and longshoremen will find an unpre-
cedented demand for their services
and traffic of all descriptions which
has been virtually as a standstill for
the past three of four days. will be
resumed tomorrow with rush.
The Brine Transportation Company
the loading and unloading of whose
non-union teams precipitated the strike
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford freight handlers, does not APP
pear to have figured in the settlement
of the present controversy. Under the
new arrangements, however, union
men will not be required to load or I'M
load that company's teams.
G"Od Result of Conferences.
Boston, March 13.-The day was filled
with conferences kSpween representa-
tiVes of the various labor unions and
the city's business interests, in which
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Easley of the National Civic FEEDER
alton, and the state board of arbitra-
ton took an important part.
Secretary Easley met number of
labor leaders at Young's Hotel, where
their side of the controversy was ex-
planned to him in detail.
At II o'clock those in attendance pro-
| ceeded to the rooms of the state board
of arbitration at the state house and
met representatives of various mercan-
tile bodies of the city, the officials Of
the various railroads and Mayor Col
Inns, when a free interchange of ideas
was had for more than three hours.
The outcome of the meeting was the
appointment of committee to devise
some plan that might be mutually
agreed upon as a basis of settlement
in consultation with Gov Crane. The
committee. which consisted of Judge
Board of Arbitration; A. a. Law
renee, George II. Leonard and John
Mason Little on behalf of the mer-
chants. and Thomas II. Canning, G.
| o. Powers and Thomas Mahoney rep
! resenting the unions, together with
Secretary Easley, then waited upon
| the Governor and were closeted with
him for two hours. Meantime large
number of labor leaders had arrived at
the state house and they went into
| conference in the council chamber,
which adjoins the Office of the Gov
ernor.
The Governors Proposition.
Gov! Crane, while impressing upon
those present the fact that he had alb
solutely no authority to make pledges
for any of the interested parties, made
the following proposition:
"If the strike is declared off and those
of the men who can will return to their
work. 1 will. as Governor of the COM
ronwealth use my best efforts with
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company to have them
ADOPT rules that will be in conformity
with those already adopted by the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad regarding the
loading and unloading of teams"
The Boston and Maine roads rule is
that freight handlers are not required
to go upon trucks of forwarding con-
Germs and assist in unloading freight.
The Governor further agreed to see
the officials of the Boston and Maine,
Boston and Albany and New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroads.
and the various steamship lines, and
urge them to reinstate as many men
as they possibly can.
Gov. Crane impressed everyone pres
ent with his interest in the matter, and
it was largely through his influence
that the representatives of labor pres
ent unanimously agreed to recommend
to their various unions that the strike
be declared off. and that every man
now on strike return to work to-mor-
row