Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-23
GOVERNMENT: 5 PROBLEM.
Trouble Feared at Brooklyn Navy
Yard Through Efforts to Organ
ize Workmen There.
RECOGNITION OF UNIONS IS SOUGHT,
Omaha Said to BE Near Settlement
Road to Make Concessions-Con-
ference Over Mobile & Ohio Strike
AT Denver and Other Points.

New York, May 2O.-The officials at
the Brooklyn navy yard are some.
what apprehensive of trouble on &C.
count of information received by
them that determined effort is be.
Ing made to get every workman in
the yard into labor union. For the
last month the unions have caused
almost constant annoyance to the
heads of the various departments,
but have not been successful in tying
up any of them completely. It is be-
lieved that the union men are at
tempting to get all the workmen in
the yard into their organizations, in
order that demand may be made
for recognition of the unions.
To Grant Material Concessions.
New York, May 20.-President Burt
and one or two other officials of the
Onion Pacific railroad are holding a
session with representative of the
roads laborers now on strike at
Omaha. Unofficially, it is stated that
an amicable settlement of existing
differences will probably be reached
shortly. Details as to terms are not
Forthcoming, but it is believed de-
cision has been reached by the COM
pany to offer material concessions to
the employees.
Strike Practically over.
Mobile, Ala, May 20.-W. G. Lee
first grand master of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, and C. H
o. Ia
Order of Railway Conductors, held q
conference with Gen. Manager Clarke
and General Counsel Russell, of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad, Tuesday with
view to settlement of the strike.
Mr.. Lee is in receipt of a dispatch from
Grand Master Morrissey conveying as
surances of confidence and the support
of the National Order of Railway
Trainmen now in session in Denver.
The railroad officials claim the strike
Is practically over.
No Change at Denver.
Denver, COL, May 20.-No change has
taken place in the strike situa ton here
since Monday. Boycotted houses in
various lines are resuming business
with non-union forces as rapidly as
possible, but labor leaders assert that
there are no fewer than 1000 members
of unions still out. The state board OF
zarbitra ton has been blocked in it's eff.
forts to bring about arbitration in con-
sequence of it's failure to secure the
consent of the Employers Citizens
Alliance, but committees from the
printing trades ard business interests
have undertaken to mediate between
the labor executive committee and the
alliance.
More Workers Idle at Chicago.
Chicago, May 20.-More than 1000
workers were added Tuesday to the
number idle because; of labor strife.
None of the industries halted as re-
suit of the conflict between the owners
and operators of machinery resumed
generations. Other strikes are threat
ened.
Developments in the labor situation
Tuesday were as follows: Pinkerton
detectives go on strike for higher
wages; settlement of Deering harvest
'er strike is to include all employees of
international Harvester company; de-
mands to be made on Peoples Gas
Light and Coke company for reinstate-
ment of 1913 discharged men; Allis-
Chalmers plant shut down on account
of strike; railway managers and mer-
chants join to resist demands of
freight handlers; engineers are Ii
censed at city hall to fill places of strik-
tinues, ,'.-a
g. -"