Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-07-04
NEW MEN In SHOPS
Twsny-sevsn WOrkmsn Imported from
Chicago by Union Pacific,
FIVE QUIT THE JOB" BEFORE WORK TIME
Eat and Sleep on Grounds Under Protection
Of Private Guards.
UNION REAFFlRMS ITS POLICY OF PEACE
Will Prevail on Men to Leave, but Abstain
from Violence.
BURT SAYS EVERYTHING is LOVELY"
Fiction About Importation of PtnlSes-
INloN REAFFlRMs ITS POLICY OF PEACE
BURT SAYS EVERYTHING is LOVELY
Fiction AbOut Importation of PtnlSep-
tons Furnishes Amusement TO
Both strikers and Rail-
road omciaIs.

The fret tangible evidence Of the Union
Pacific replacing its Omaha shopmen who
are on strike with outsiders materialised
yesterday afternoon, when tventy-seven
strangers, imported from Chicago. reached
the city and were taken to the shops. Be
fore the men had time to assume their
labors, however. Ave quit, leaving twenty
two to start with this morning.
These men reached Omaha during the
afternoon At 2 o'clock President Burt was
asked by reporter for The Bee II any new
men had been imported or were being Inn
ported. II haven't heard OF any," was
the emphatic reply.
It is not known how the new men are
apportioned among the various crafts.
Some Of them are said to be uuskilled la
borers. Machinists and boilermakers ap-
parently are little disturbed over the pres
ence OF the new men.
will any effort be made to keep these
twenty-five from continuing at work?' was
asked Of Vice President Wilson of the
machinists last night.
Most assuredly," he said. ''But no vio-
lent means will be employed to bring
| about this result. The company has sur
rounded the new men with a large contin-
gent OF private guards. picked up here in
the city, but no infraction OF the law is
| contemplated by any OF the strikers that
will call for police protection OF the work
| men.
Eat and sleep at Shops.
The company has provided a car for ths
men to eat in and a tourist sleeper for
them to occupy at nights. They will not
have occasion to leave the yards unless
they do 30 Of their own volition.
The blacksmiths held a meeting late yes
terday afternoon, but aside from saying
| hat I'D ~ atrI lit ha
company receded from its determination
to enforce the piecework system was con-
| sldered nothing was given out leader
| Of the blacksmiths was seen late last night,
who said that his fellow workmen posi-
| lively would not submit to the piecework
| basis. This man among those dis
charged a week ago Saturday. The COM
pany informed him and others that their
discharge was due TO a scarcity of work,
but Tuesday the foreman sent for this man
to return TO work. He declined to do so.
however. He says he cannot understand
why there is any demand for his services
now IL there was not enough work to keep
| him busy a couple of weeks ago.
| The carbuilders are still at work. but
very dissatisfied with the present condi-
tions. They and the blacksmiths will in
sist on an early conference with President
| Burt.
| Burt II HAPPY.
Everything is lovely"
This is the way In which President Burt
Of the Union Pacific summed UP the
progress OF the strike yesterday to a re-,
porter for The Bee.
There positively is nothing new that
know Of" said the president. mo l have
held no conference today with any OF the
shopmen and will hold none before night
that l am aware Of. The men down there
seem TO be getting along all right without
any dissatisfaction and l apprehend no new
trouble. The Union Pacific railroad is
Nstill in operation and no plans have been
made for suspending business" the presi-
| dent remarked jocularly.
! President Burt seemed 10 be enjoying
comparative freedom from the anxiety which
| might overcome a man for whose mortal
safety a trainload OF Pinkerton detectives
had been summoned. He goes to and from
his once without the protection OF body
guard and laughingly said he thought he
| would get through the whole affair without
any bodily harm.
"No,' he said, ct have heard nothing au-
thoTtative OF any violence in the west or
anywhere else on our road, OF the de-
mand for police protection, nor do expect
TO hear Of any such thing"
No Word from West.
There was nothing new from General
Manager Dickinson or Superintendent Nc
Keen. said the president. and so far as he
knew things in the west were practically
unchanged.
Blaoksmiths and car builders have tho
center Of the stage in the Union Pacific
strike situation. Neither craft has yet de-
clared a walkout. but both may do 80
within a day or two unless matters can be
patched up with the company.
The car builders, with whom the oficials
entered into an agreement only last week,
are now claiming that notice of this agree
ment has never been posted on the bulletin
where such documents generally appear and
that the company now proposes TO abrogate
the compact by introducing piecework. The
blacksmiths are also complaining against
the enforcement of the piecewOrk system
and serious trouble Is brewing.
BIacksmIths Are Ready.
The blacksmiths are ready TO strike any
time 1t may become necessary from their
standpoint, as they already have obtained
the sanction for such action Of their ma
tional organization. Some Of their fellow
workmen are out now. Many OF those at
Armstrong went out when the boilermakerS
struck. This being the case no time need
| elapse between the conference OF the presi-
1 dent and the blacksmiths before the latter
decide upon a definite course. II they
fail 70 make terms with Mr.. Burt for the
elimination OF pieoework. according to
: their statement a strike will follow forth
| with.
But the car builders are not prepared TO
take such prompt action. They have not
yet obtained final word from their supreme
oficials and II they fail to reach a salts
factory understanding with the company
| thew will not be able TO declare a strike
until approved by headquarters.
The uprising OF the car builders Is a sur
prise to the officials, who believed that
when the agreement OF last week was
effected their troubles with the carmen
r were at an end and they would have been.
the car builders. assert, had the company
not sought 10 thrust pieeeWork upon than.