Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-20
TOACT WITH CAUTION
Employers Organization in New
York Won't Hurry Labor War.
YALE STUDENTS DEFY STRIKERS.
They Move Their Racing Shell Amid
Shower of Vegeta bIes-Many
Injured I'm Riot mt Bridge
port, Conn.

port, Conn.
New York, May 18.-It is the purpose
of employers in the building industry
to proceed cautiously and erect every
safeguard against action which might
jeopardize the effectiveness of the
movement. Charles L. Eidlitz said that
the employers union would be simply
protective organization for some
time to come. The reason for this is
tions in the building trade and the en-
ployers' unions have contracts with
their labor unions which do not expire
until May 1, 1904. One Of the COM
plants of employers has been that
some of the labor unions break these
contracts. Nothing will be done by
the employers to invalidate contracts.
The exact programme to be followed
by the employers union will not be
known until after meeting of the
executive committees of 20 organiza-
tions in the Building Trades associa-
ton Tuesday night.
Deaed by Students.
New Haven, Conn, May 1S.-When
the eight-oared shell of the Columbia
freshmen in which they will row the
Yale freshmen in the spring regatta,
Saturday arrived here, the trucking
firm that had been engaged to take the
shell to the training quarters on Lake
Whitney was unable to get men to
move the boat, as it's employees are on
strike.
A call was issued for volunteers
among the Yale men, and about so
students, including some members of
the varsity crew, responded. The
students went to the railroad station,
where a crowd of striking truckmen
and sympathizers was gathered. Word
went round that any attempt to move
the shell would cause trouble. The
Yale men said they were ready for any
sort of trouble.
One of the biggest trucks was taken
to the station and the shell was placed
upon it by the Yale men, amid the
jeers of the strikers. The studen ts
drove the truck through the streets,
all so of them mounting guard for the
shell, which the mob threatened to
smash. Decayed vegetables and coal
were hurled at them, out not one of
them moved. The police soon put in
an appearance and prevented serious
trouble. Two policemen were engaged
to ride on the truck, and the students
made up purse for them.
May Soon End.
Omaha, Neb., May 1e.-The strike in
this city of trades unionists seems to
be nearing an end, so far as the shut
ting down of business is concerned.
The first break in the transfers
ranks came Sunday when 25 men en-
ployed by one of the large delivery
companies decided to return to work.
A meeting of the teamsters' union
also decided to withdraw the obiec-
on employers, but it was stated that
the latter would also demand a lower
scale of wages. To-day several of the
large downtown restaurants will
open their places with nonunion men,
most of whom are colored. The en-
ployers have made a concession thus
far and state the plan of arbitration
proposed by the strikers will not be
accepted. To-day the laundries will
resume operations with nonunion
men, although number of the old
employees will be retained. The
union laundry workers have arranged
to enter into active competition with
the laundries, having established a
large number of offices in this city
from which they will send their work
to laundries in the small outside
towns. By the laundry proprietors it
is stated that wagons will not be sent
out at present, but work received at
laundries will receive attention.
Riot in Bridgeport.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 1S.-The at
tempt made by the officials of the Con-
necticut Railway and Lighting com
pany to run their cars with nonunion
men Sunday resulted in riot in which
at least 80 men were injured. The
sheriff says that another such out
DI6dk DIS OCCuI1cu kouHQtN Will I1d hG
the calling out of the state troops in
evitable. At the present time it is
possible that the county sheriff will
supersede the police in the control of
the city. During the riot deputy sher-
Mayor Mulvihill, before ordering
out the fire company to scatter the
mob, took hand in the riot and
ordered the sheriffs to release man
whom they had arrested for throw
ing a stone at a car. He was struck
on the head himself by a stone and
bruised. Sheriff Hawley said Sun
day evening he would countenance
no further interference by the may
or In all likelihood the Connecticut
naval militia will be ordered by Gov.
Chamberlain to aid in supppressing
violence.
Bakers Quit Work.
Bloomington, ILL.,, May 1S.-All the
oilers Of RlOOmin UtOD ara on Strilo