Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-05
PRESIDENT BURT IS EXCITED.
Again Upbrsids Newspaper Bspsrtsu, buf
Rsfusss % Give Information
strikers sTll CLAM ADVANTAGE


Reports from cut On the roas indicate
that TIE Union Pacific motive power q be-
ginning 20 ahear pIainly ths elects Of the
strike q ths shopmen and strikers claims
are such a. 70 sustain these reports. but
the company sal persists IN denTinw that
4 has been affected b. the strike and re-
pudiatss an the cIaims o. Che men
President Burt ssized another secession
yesterday Of entering = general denial
q the strikers claims as published m ire
papers and upbraiaing the reporters. vhose
duties nre to gather strike news. A re-
porter for The Bee wsa detained ~ the
president again yesterday and informed
IN very trite language Of Mr.. Burt'B ais
pleasure.
The reporter was passing cut Of the gen
ernl headquarters building Of the Union Pa
cifc and rezchsd the lover staircase
the president called 70 hims
well. how Il the striker
On. not much development, President
Bart 80 far &c I can see was the reply
Prom your accounts one would think Il
was g terrible Affair." rejoined the execu-
tive head Of the Union Pacific.
TO what acccunt DO you refer, President
Burfs"
''oh. to them an; one is As bad as an
ether; they're all alike. ! think you are
one Of TIE strikers. aren't yous Il GER
tainiy locks that way.
And The president disappeared e. he vas
asked 70 designate any report which he con
rstcrsd oTrrsrnwn o Inaccurate ana cufliae
the real situation
From the ssde Of the strikers st1l come
reports q dsfections among the nonunion
men. A Communication from cheTenne
naya that since saturday thirty-two
nonunion men have left the shops. cor
ristinB Of blarksmiths. hammermrn and
hne weldcrn. ana that besides these twenty
one Italians who were At work IN the
ronndkouse before the strike have quit be-
cause they were refused higher wages.
North Platte sends word that Ave men
left the shops Sunday ana hat there are
not a. NAM left as has been Represented.
No engine failures are reported 81 North
Platte. but three are said 70 have died on
The Beatrice and stronsburg division
In Omaha nine Of the nonunion men are
aid 10 have left The shops Sunday. eight
nachlnists and one blecksmifh. Five more
are said to have gone ont yesterday
Pleased with s~ifuatisn-
John D. Lennon Of Chicago. treasurer Of
ne American Federation Of labor. and
Thomas L Kidd Of Indianapolis. hfth vice
president 81 the Federation and secretary
u The Amalgnmated Wooduorkerg union.
stopped in Omaha yesterday On their way
EAST after attending the meeting o. the *
bcutive beard Of the American Federation
- N-e--.- $780, -
dressed The strikers IN Labor Temple n TIE
Afternoon.
Both gentlemen expressed themselves as
highly aatisned with the progress Of the
strike n the methods pursued BY the
anion men enEnged Ia H. They expressed
lhe belief that the strikers are gaining
ssrenslh every Gay. while me c1mpany IL
losing power and IN the nlsimafs outcome
ihey hold that the strikers viii score 4 de-
;i1sd Victory over me Union feeIn6.
no innoynfions IN the conduct Of the
Ttfike was proposed NJ either 81 the Amer
can Federation Representatives. but they
lnid that the strikers. with whom they
are directly AFFILIATED. viii receive the
Enrmest sympathy Of the federation and All
ne material support possible. which have
been dispensed freely fron the nrst when
sxer required.
The threatened trouble among the brick
ayers a. thu new shops received = setback
yesterday BY TIE prompt and aggressive
action q he Building Trades council rep
f~eaonteflre1- The proposition Of the CON-
,any, through ttH general foreman. Mr..
Ned, 70 aupplant the union bricklayerg In
he erectioR Of the new shops. a supposed
. be still under consideration. and the
snlon men are simply waiting % see What
hsps ne company really win take n thiI
natter.
snsa one Of the representatives Of Ii.
eafIdlng Trades council last night;
~Ths Unlon Faclae Win hnd = giant fnsf
n ~ hands II Il undertakes anything o.
his kind. II rfli not only have ths unloI
srieklsyers 70 bshL but the whole Band
ne Trhdas council. which = a formidabl'
1odg. We yin ne up the entire operations q
"a 1er nAsps ana fhtT viii loae time ani
noney ~ the process Of trying 70 crpwI
,nk union men for noDunlaR men and th'
sdopflon 81 the contract system