The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-09
The CHICAGO STRIKE
ro.pAY,s CONFERENCES WILL DE-
eide ISSUE.
ARBITRATION is AGREED UPON
GENERAL MANAGERS WILL MEET
COMMITTEES.

Chairman Job of State Arbitration
Committee Gets in Good Work.
practically the Only Question at
Issue Recognition of the Union
and strikers Are Weakening on
This-GeneraI Managers Are Will
ing TO Meet Their own Employees.
Result VIII He Submitted to Union,
However.
Chicago, July s.-Through the eff
vorts of Chairman Job of the State
Arbitration Committee a series of
meetings have been arranged for 20
o'clock tomorrow morning between
+he general managers of each of the
roads and committees of five men each
from the lines.
Chairman Job went to each railroad
separately, and asked the general man.
aeer if he would receive a committee
of the strikers. In every instance he
was informed that the committee
would be received if it was understood
that it came from the employees of the
road and not from the Freight Hand
lers' Union. Then Mr.. Job secured
the consent of the men to the meet
ings. Whatever the agreement may
no. If any be reached at the meeting,
II will be reported back to the Off
Gals of the union at 2 p. m. for APP
proval. and no action will be taken
until it has the sanction of the off,
GERS of the union.
chairman Job said tonight that he
thought he had inserted the entering
wedge for the settlement of the strike.
THE men have all along insisted" he
said. that they would not meet the
managers unless they were received as
members of the union. The managers
have said that they would confer with
the men at any time, provided they
came as employees of the road with a
grievance to be adjusted. OF course, 1
cannot tell what will come from the
meetings. but the differences in the de-
mands of the men, and the concessions
of the roads are so slight that recog-
milton of the union is practically the
only thing at issue. The men show a
disposition to be less stiff in this re-
spect, and l hope that we have enter
ed upon the beginning of the end"
Position of the Men.
President Curran of the freight ham
dlers issued the following statement to-
night:
1--WE have offered to submit the issue
TO arbitration. l had a long confer
ence tonight with Mr.. Job of the state
beard of arbitration, and we went over
the situation fully. He suggested that
committee of five freight handlers in
each of the fifty or more freight houses
in Chicago be appointed to call upon
the railway managers by whom they
are employed and present our grew
ances. I readily agreed and the COM
mittees will be appointed at o'clock
tomorrow morning. In the reports
of these various committees will de-
eide the duration of the strike. l feel
assured. however, that the difficulty
will he .amicaisly adjusted before to-
morrow night @
But Few Men Mt Work
At all the freight houses pickets en-
deavored to persuade newcomers from
taking jobs and sought to lure men
away already at work. At the Wabash
depot but ten men were found at work
and at the Michigan Central and Wis
consin Central where hundreds of men
went out, scarcely any were found at
work
About 80 per cent. of the wholesalers
reported a curtailment or almost COM
piete stoppage of business with out
SIDE points, while the remainder said
business was going forward about as
usual The transfers formally decided
lnls afternoon not to aid the strike.
Transfers Cannot Take Part.
Secretary Hurley of the Transfers
Union issued the following:
The Transfers National Union of
america in reply to John c. Driscoll,
secretary of the Associated leaning
interests. who called upon the officers
OF the Transfers National Union at
Z p m. stated over the signature of
the secretary E. l.. Hurley, of the
leamsters' National Union that under
their agreements now existing with
the team owners of Chicago, they can
not take part in the present strike of
Inc freight handlers, and that they
are poWer;ess to assist in any manner
In the strike.
The Transfers National Union will
carry out to the fullest extent the or
oerS they receive from their employers
Is 10 the handling of freight and de-
IVering of same. They cannot afford
10 Violate the existing agreements and
conditions.
Inc freight handlers cannot consis-
.enty call upon them for assistance in
tnis matter, as without consultation
WIN or advice from the Transfers
NATIONAL Union they called this strike.
stoigned) "E. l.. Hurley,
secretary of the Transfers National