Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-15
STRIKE TO TURN THIS WEEK
viii Either Be Brought to Close or Con-
tinued and Extended
PRESIDENT wNEn MAKES STATEMENT
Says Boiler Makers on Southern Pa
cihe Are Ready Go walk out the
Moment They Get WORD
from Hin.

! The Union Pacific strike. having reachea
Its crisis, now rests on a pivot. Al one
end OF the balance Is the settlement Of
tnis long and stubborn battle: at the other
continuation and extension to the entire
Hartman system Of railroads. A state Of
equilibrium seems TO obtain, the strikers
nope Tor peace, but fear more trouble, The
railroad officials AFFECT that same air Of
careless unconcern that has marked their
conduct from the first, but with President
burt fastening on to New York to see
What can be done toward a settlement this
apathy around headquarters looks rather
shamlike.
Some vital turn will come about nv
the middle Of the week. we oonadentIv .y,
pect," said President Mcneil Of the boiIer
makers last night before his departure
bor Kansas City, his home, where he was
4 called on a brief mission. I'VE think
something Will happen by Wednesday We
expect 10 hear from President Burt BY that
time. We hope and are almost ready TO
lend ourselves to the belief that the end
Is In sight. However, we are prepared for
the other result II It comes. We stand
rlgnt where we have on this engine promo
h,tion' which now seems to be the chief
: eieInsht OF trouble. II Hartman does not
oeclde to withdraw those engines I will
over the system, and they have given me
their word that they will respond to my
call without a moments hesitation"
MT. Mcneil will return from Kansas
Clty at once and remain here until some
decisive course has been reached.
Meetings at Labor Temple.
The boiler makers and their belnors vos-
tsrday held long meeting at Labor fem-
/ple and reviewed the general situation
me boiler makers. through President Nc
Nell and President Kennedy OF the local
ana district lodges, laid all the matters
Wnlch they have under advisement before
the helpers, and the helpers president
Dave o'Donnell reported his part in the
conference with President Burt Saturday
"hen Mcneil and Kennedy we're received
Ihe machinists are still as active and
SseresslVe as ever, as also are the black
smiths and there is harmony between all
the crafts They are working in oo-on-
Grafton and II is evident that n the boI,a-
makers should go out on the Southern pa
clnc and other Hartman lines the ma.
chlnists and blacksmiths will act like
wise.
letter was received by the machiuists
yesterday from their international presi
dent, James o'Connell at Washington. in
which Mr. O'Connell assures them that he
ana the other grand lodge officers are ex-
ertng every possible effort In behalf OF
the Union Pacific strikers and have infu-
ences at work with proper parties which
ought to yield favorable results Presi-
uent oConnoll urged Vice President Will
son and the other machinlsts to observe
the most conservative and cautious meth 1
DDS in all their deliberations. He in.
sists that 1t is time to move slowly and
carefully and discourages anything like
radical action.
should negotiations for settlement fail |
and the strike be extended to the southern |
Pacific 1t will add to the ranks of the |
striking boiler makers 15O, and IL the ma |
chinists strike 700 OF them.