Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-01
Says President Burt Will Start West Friday
to Confer with Men.
EXECUTIVE BOARDS HOLD JOINT SESSION
statenent Made After the Adjournment
Of This Meeting.
ocAL MEN TALK ON THE SITUATION
nsist that whatever Else f. Agreed
Upon Piece work Must BE Aban-
doned and the scabs
Must Go.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-(speclal Tele-
kram. )-That the ofncials OF the Union Pa
kcifc railroad and representatives OF the en-
tployes OF the company have arrived at a
Satisfactory agreement In regard to the
arievances OF striking shopmen, which
Threatened serious trouble on all the Har-
triman controlled roads became definitely
Iknown today, when a report was made to
tthe executive committee of both the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific railways that
the strike was over. While Mr.. Hartman
maintains his characteristic reticence con-
cerning the situation, q director Of the COM
spany said today:
"a most satisfactory report on the labor
situation was presented to the executive
committees today President Burt is ex-
pected to go west on Friday to thorou~'
put the case to the men. A comm :
has been effected, but l cannot q, It's
details. Not only has the stri shop
men been terminated, but .freatened
sympathetic strikes are ldrted by the
fair ssRd the officials have taken toward
49, hn Charles II. Tweed Of the South
ern Nc company attended Mr. Tweed's
resignation as chairman OF the Southern Pa
cifc board, not a member. was accepted.
although nothing has been done toward
eNANNSANb MO eNNNoSSSAs
J. w. Kline executive committeeman for
the Union Pacific blacksmiths, says that
negotiations between the strikers and
Union Pacific officials in the east have as
sumed a more favorable aspect than the
press dispatches even Indicate He has
been in daily communication since last Sat
urday with President Slocum Of the Inter-
national Brotherhood OF Blaeksmiths, who
is In New York. The supposition OF some
is that the Union Pacific officials sought
FIRST to deal with the three crafts, machjn-
lists. hlacksmiths and boileTmakers, sep
Rrately. but finding this disagreeable to the
strikers, they yielded to the only alterna-
tive OF meeting the labor leaders ,lto-
gether. Mr.. Kline however, does not take
this view.
Mr., Kline says the one point at issue
upon which there viii be no compromises
the disposition OF the strike breakers
These men must leave the shops uncondi-
tionally or there will be no abandonment ol
the strike.
II Strike II Not Settled.
1--WE will effect one OF the biggest mo.
tive power strikes In the history OF the
country" said this leader, "if the Unior
Pacific fight is not settled as a result o.
the negotiations in New York We have
the moral support OF our men everywhere
and will have ample financial resources
We will be prepared to wage the war a
long as the railroads can. We must fgh
this out to the finish. We cannot listen Il
compromise. We started in six months
ago to settle the question of piecework ant
settle IL right and we will not stop unit
that result is accomplished. The life o
our unions is at stake. II the Union Pa
al ah Wiz nd Iptr
piecework on its system. which would meai
on the entire Hartman system, It woult
simply be the opening wedge that woul
fatally split our organizations and adml
the introduction of piecework throughou
the country. And whenever that Is done
whenever plecework is In general operation
the unions are done for. Piecework is tn
death knell OF organised labor"
The resignation OF Chairman Tweed ere
ates new interest in Omaha Strikers con
tend that It has special Significance an
interpret Mr. Tweeds action to indicat
the stubborn opposition OF some member
OF the Southern Pacific board to the polio
OF the Union Pacific. II is believed her
that the Southern Pacific's avowed polio
is to steer clear of any further trouble an
by all means to see that the strike is 10
complicated so as TO involve that roaC
The only method for accomplishing thi
purpose, according TO the strikers, is 70
the strike to be settled forthwith.
One Of the most conservative leaders {
the strike last night informed a reporte
for The Bee that pledges have been re
eeiyed from shopmen on the Baltimore
Ohio to cooperate actively with th
Union Pacific strikers II they fail In the
negotiations at New York. II already hs
been stated that the Northwestern. SAINT
Fe and, OF course, the Southern Paeif
shopmen are pledged for a sympathet
strike II the settlement fails.