The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-12
STRIKERS REJECT
THE CONDITIONS
They Refuse to Work With
Non-Union Men.
The UNION BACKS THEM
Central Labor Body of Norfold in All
Night Session.
RIGID BOYCOTT AGAINST THE COMPANY
Arbitration Committeee Deny Strikers Claim
That twas Understot the Latter Must
Not be Required to Work
With Scabs.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, March 10.-The Central La
Dor Union of Norfolk today stood by the
strikers in their determination to stay
out so long as the condition requiring
them to go back to work with non union
men was in force, notwithstanding the
decision of the Board of Arbitration
named by the Chamber of Commerce.
The Central Labor body refused to
raise the boycott against the railway
company, but much excitement was
caused in the meeting by some members
leaving the hall because electric lights,
furnished by the railway company,
which has been placed on the unfair list,
were used.
The Portsmouth Central Labor Union
tonight adopted resolutions declaring a
boycott against the Norfolk Railway
and Light Company, and severely CEN
surfing and denouncing Governor A. J.
Montague for calling out the, militia.
Nearly every organized labor union in
Norfolk has placed fines ranging from
so to $50 for any patronage of the COM
pany or for doing any work for it.
Present Commemorative Attorney W.
II. Venable, who is also counsel for
the Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
has withdrawn from the race for re-
election at the May election Cards de-
nouncing Mr.. Venable's connection with
the company and city jointly have been
largely circulated during the strike. Mr..
Venable declares he had decided not to
be a candidate one month before the
strike occurred.
More trouble was expected to-
night but little materialized, the
placing of railway torpedoes on the
car tracks, smashing windows of cars
and a general obstruction of tracks be-
ing the principal features.
A report reached military headquarters
that cars were being fired upon near the
esry, nmfss two accompanies OF militia
were rushed to the scene. A young man
with some buckshot and a beanshooter
was the cause of the trouble.
The action of the strikers in refusing
to accept the decision of the arbitration
committee is explained in the following
resolution adopted by them:
Whereas we submitted to a commit
tee of non union employers as a trib-
unal to arbitrate our differences with
the Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
under the assurance by said tribunal
tempted to force us to work with scabs.
would be respected; and, whereas. said
tribunal violated that assurance and at
tempted to force us to work with scabs.
Resolved, That we cannot thus vio-
late our oaths and return to work with
the scabs imported by said Norfolk Rail-
way and Light Company"
The members of the arbitration board
emphatically deny that any such under
standing or agreement existed.
At 1880 the Central Labor Union is
xtill in session and reports from the in
side prophesy an all night session.
No inkling of what is going on can be
secured.
The Norfolk Central Labor Union also
adopted resolution condemning Mayor
Beaman, of Norfolk, and Sheriff Crowell,
of Norfolk county, for asking military
aid and denouncing Governor Montague
for furnishing it.