The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-18
CHICAGO STRIKE SITUATION
The Railroads Declare They VIII
Offer the Men the Same Terms
That Were Rejected.
OTHER UNIONS BeIne DRAWN INTO II.
A GeuersI Belief That There Are Hut
slight Chances For an Early settlement
and That IL VIII Ne Flight to the Fin
ish-Every Teamster Votes tn Nathan
die Freight.

Chicago, July 13.-final ovetrures
for the settlement of the strike OF
freight handlers and teamsters were
made at meetings Of the two unions
tonight. At the instiga ton of mem
bers Of the Chicago board OF arbitra-
ton the freight handlers agreed TO
send committees TO all the railroads
tomorrow morning. This agreement
was made after the board announced
to the union men that eight OF the
largest railroads entering Chicago
agreed to pay l7h cents an hour 10
truckers, and pay for overtime ana
to do away with the demand for Q
probationary period of service.
The general managers Of the rail
roads declared they had agreed to no
such proposition. They declared that
when the committees shall visit the
railroad Offices tomorrow morning
the roads will offer them the same
terms as those which were rejected
by the union men yesterday. The
statement from the general managers
destroyed the hope of a settlement
of the strike tomorrow on the basis
OF the terms suggested by the gem
eral managers of the railroads.
Even if the general managers had
not insisted upon maintaining their
position it is not probab bile that a set
Element could be effected. The freigh'
handlers agreed TO max another ef-
fort to reach a settlement with the
railroads only to please the team
sters. who previously had indorsed
the attempt of the board of arbitra-
ton TO settle the strike.
There is lack of evidence OF thei
attempt to make a serious effort 70
settle the controversy. President
Curran Of the Freight Handlers
union stated tonight that the com
mittees tomorrow morning will insist
on the pavment of Is cents an hour
instead of 17h cents, which the ran
roads are reported to have offered.
lie also stated that the freight
handlers will make no more over
lures and hereafter will reject al
p~roposals which shall not stipulatt
for the payment of the wage scale
as formulated by the union and the
recognition Of the organization.
With the general managers and tbs
unions both maintaining these re
spective positions it is believed tina
there is slight chance for a settle
ment tomorrow, and that when tina
opportunity shall have vanished
will be a fight to a finish.
Every teamsters' union in Chicago
that has members handling freight
voted to-day to refuse to take team
to the freight depots-
|, Longshoremen OF Chicago who hav
been in only partially organized cor
dition were formed into a union 70
: dav. They are out now in sympath
, with the freight handlers, but e
morrow may i%naugurate an indepenc
ent strike Of their OWL if their seal
of wages for loading and unloadin
lake freight boats shall be refused.
The ice storage employees have ais
agreed not TO ice refrigerator car
nor to visit railroad yards. This
virtually a sympathetic strike. an
until the railroads shall settle III
trouble with the freight handlers II
: ice storage points along the railroa
lines will have TO be closed.