Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-14
Union Delegates Meet with Officials and
Employers Representatives.
oVERNoR CRANE ACTS AS PEAcEMAKER
Brings Factions Together and Effects DissO-
luton of Tieup,
FREIGHT MEN AGREE TO RETURN TO WORK
Fully Twenty Thousand Workmen.
Idle for Four Days, VIII he
Affected by the Arbi-
tratIon.

BOSTON, March 1S.--Through the unitcAs
efforts of representatives of the great mer-
camille bodies of the city, seconded by the
chief executives of the city and state, in
conference with the recognized leaders of
organized labor, the great general strike OF
freight handlers and kindred trades repre-
sented In the Allied Freight Transportation
council, was broken tonight. Fully 10000
men who have been idle for four days will
go to work in the morning. This result
was attained at a conference this evening
at the office OF Governor Crane. The ds-
cision was at once reported to the Allied
Freight Transportation council at a spe-
cial meeting tonight and unanimously an
dorsed
The settlement was the result of an ex-
pressed determination OF Governor Crans
and those representing the merchants of
Boston to bring all possible pressure Ia
bear upon the New York. New Haven a
Hartford Railroad company to adopt the
rules In force upon the Boston & Maine
railroad forbidding freight handlers to un.
load teams except at their own option and
risk.
Preference to Old Men.
All OF the old men for whom places can
be found will be taken back by the rail-
roads tomorrow, but owing to the sudden
ness with which the strike was ended and
the large number of new men WIN havs
been installed it is likely that many of tina
old employees will tomorrow nnd no yacan-
cfes ready for them Eventually II ia be-
lieved they will all regain their old most
tions.
Transfers and 'longshoremen will find an
unprecedented demand for their services
and traffic of all descriptions, which ha,
been virtually at a standstill for the last
| three or four days, will be resumed tonor-
row with a rush.
The Brine Transportation company. ths
loading and unloading OF whose nonuniou
teams precipitated the strike of the New
fork' New Haven C Hartford freight hand
iers. does not appear to have figured in the
| settlement OF the present controversy ana
as far as that company is concerned ~.
sentiment against It on the part OF the Iabcr
| unions is as bitter as ever. Under thA na,,
arrangement, however, union men will not
be required to load or unload that COM
pany's teams
Day of Conferences.
The day was filled with conferences be-
| tween representatives of the various labor
unions and the city's business interests,
In which Governor Crane. Mayor Collins,
Secretary Easley of the National Civic Fed
|
| took important parts.
Among those present at the decisive con.
ference were: Mayor Collins, ]. Richard
Carter and John M. Little, representing the
Associated Board Of Trade; A. A. Lawrence.
A. c. Farley, e. B. Wilson and b. H. Wal
cott, representing the Merchants associa-
| tion; Jerome Jones and George H. Leonard
representing the Chamber Of Commerce;
| President Lucius Tuttle OF the Boston &
Maine railroad, General Manager Barnes OF
the Boston Albany railroad, General Man
ager w. e. Chamberlain Of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad, President
Arthur Cox Of the Allied Freight Transpor-
tation council, President Hartnett of the
Teamsters' union and many other off1cials
of the various labor bodies of the city
Committee to Formulate Plan.
The outcome Of the meeting was the ap-
pointment of committee of seven to de-
wise some plan that might be mutually
agreed upon as basis of settlement in
consultation with Governor Crane. Mean
time a large number OF labor leaders had
arrived at the state house and they went
into conference in the council chamber,
which adjoins the office OF the governor
Governor Crane, while impressing the fact
that he had absolutely no authority to make
pledges for any of the interested parties.
made the following proposition:
II the strike is declared off and those OF
the men who can will return to their
work, l will, as governor of the common
wealth; use my best efforts with the New
have them adopt rules that will be in con-
formity with those already adopted by the
Boston g. Maine railroad regarding the
loading and unloading OF teams.
The Boston Maine roads rule is thai
freight handlers are not required to 60
Upon trucks of forwarding concerns and
assist in unloading freight.
The governor further agreed to see the
ofhcials of the Boston & Maine, Boston &
Albany and New York. New Haven & Hart
ford railroads and the various steamship
lines and urge them to reinstate as many
men as they possibly can.
Governor ia saccessfuI.
Governor Crane impressed everyone pres
ent with his deep interest in the matter
and 1t was largely through his influence that
the representatives of labor unanimously
agreed TO recommend 10 their various unioni
that the strike be declared on and that
every man now on strike return to work.
This decision was received with intense
satisfaction by all who participated In the
conference. for although II was not efec-
tive until It had been ratified by the in
, dividual unions II was conceded II meant
the termination Of the gigantic battle be-
tween unionism and nonupionism which has
. crippled the commerce of Boston for the
past four days and has oceasloned great in
: convenience and expense upon Its mer-
, chants and citizens.
; After the committee had left the gov-
ernor the latter to the newspaper repre-
sentatives expressed his great pleasure with
: the result attained by the conference. Said
he;
/ "Inasmuch as the strike has been de-
elared OF. it now becomes the duty OF the
public to do its part and of other employ