Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
TRANSFERS DENY DESERTION
Declare Jardine's Claim that striku Will
Return Absolutely Unfounded.
LAUNORlEs AND RESTAURANTS TO OPEN
They win Resume Operations with
independent" Forces, but Laun-
dry Proprietors VIII Not
start Up Any wagons.

We have made a canvass of all our
men and fail to nnd one who Is going to
desert the union and return to work Mon
day or until the strike is settled."--R l..
Wilcox, treasurer of the Team Drivers
union.
AT least twenty union teamsters have
agreed with us to return to work this
morning Other transfer companies will
have their quota. We will have ali of our
old men we will take back. w. s. Jar
dine, Omaha Merchants and Express Trans
fer company.
These conflicting statements were made
Sunday and indicate the confidence which
both sides to the strike manifest In their
respective causes and chances of victory.
In view OF the published plans of the
restaurants and laundries TO open this
morning a report became current to the
effect that the transfer companies, which
had been running short forces of wagons,
would today materially enlarge their serv-
Ice by the addition of many of their old
men who have been among the strikers.
The transfer men have taken the position
that enough will return to practically
break the backbone of the strike and pave
the way for the influx Of the rest. On the
forces are still intact and will so remain
until the present controversy is settled.
The striking teamsters have agreed TO
make one concession. They have proposed
to the transfer companies TO strike out
| Of their schedule of demands that clause
insisting on sympathetic strikes, which was
one of the cardinal points of the Business
Mems association against the unions. The
transfer men have not given their answer
| on this matter.
Up to the Employers.
1T is up to the employers now" said
| Treasurer Wilcox yesterday. I'VE have
agreed to withdraw this provision for sym
pathetic strikes and IL they will agree to
the remainder Of our demands the strike
can easily be settled tomorrow.
$50 far as our men going back TO work
lie concerned, 1 can say authoritatively that
after a thorough canvass we cannot flnd
any who will say they are going back. II
any break is to be made we are being KEEP
in ignorance Of It and we are convinced
that our forces are determined to stand oil
fall together. Some of the boys were said
TO have become uneasy last week wher
their benefits were a day or so tardy, but
the money has come all right and we heal
Of no complaint"
As the teamsters have been considered
the pivot Of the present strike the cours,
OF events today will be watched with grea
interest and 60 far toward forming a Vita
stage In the progress OF the general labo
situation in Omaha.
The lAundries and restaurants are al
expected to open today or tomorrow. Tol
Hansen and John Halpine. proprietors o
the Calumet and One Minute, respectively
the two largest restaurants now closed, hav
given It out that thsy intend opening will
independent" forces and say they will
have enough men to take care of thei
trade. The laundries likewise have deter
mined to put on independent" help. Boil
restaurant and laundry proprietors say an,
Of their old help oaIi return II they desir
and no questions will be asked as Il
} whether they do or do not belong to tn
unions
oficers OF the laundry workers and rest
aurant workers unions yesterday declares
that no breaks would be made in theI
ranks that all their members have beel
. amply provided for financially and ar
content9d to remain on strike some tim
longer Both crafts held meetings yeeter
day and bolstered up their forces. Th
laundry proprietors Sunday met and issue
this statement;
The Organized laundry workers OF omah
have refused to return to work under tn
pristorS OF the laundrles deem it best I
open their plants Monday morning and d
such work as their patrons bring in. Fo
Q the present wagons will not be sent ou
by the various establishments. They wi
, be ready for business, however, with sue
help as has proven loyal % Monoay mornih5 tnra
e Omaha. +. j. kiMBALL'
e The Injunction Proceedings.
n John O. Yeiser. attorney for the restaJ
L rant workers, will this morning undertak
8 the inquiry into the Injunction proceeding
9 the one brought by the Hotel and Restat
rant Mems association against the waiter
= and the counter action brought by tn
n walters. The inquiry was Instituted Z
9 Yeiser's request. T. J. Mahoney. attorne
q for the Business Mems association. wi
d take care Of the restaurant proprietor
l. case. The hearing takes place at II
70 walters headquarters on Farnam stree
a The idea is, according to Mr.. Yeiser,
% tring out all the facts on which the appl
81 cations for the injunctions were based, ar
le 10 this end deposltlons will be taken fro
le and by each side. Yeiser said that he hs
70 decided TO proceed with this schedule sim
% the arbitration proposition revived at Ce
g. tral Labor union Friday was not notic'
ie ofieiaiIy by the Business Mems associatio
1--WE will take up that matter of distri
re utinE unfair cards later" said Mr.. Yeist
5 II am not ready 10 say what will be do
n in view of the orders from the chief of p
In lice that this practice be stopped. The
rs Is no state law or supreme court decisi
D. on that question that know Of but the
ne IL district court decision which hol
Us that unfair cards may be distributed.
was on the winning side OF case in whi
this decision was rendered in Dougl
10 county. The court held that this practi
was permissible under the constitution
II law, which permitted free speech and fl
press privileges. and that it could not
cIrcumscribed any more than these Il
altIonaI rights could"