Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
R|0T|NG BY STRIKERS
Serious Disturbances in New
York Today.
WORK FOR THE POLICE
BLACKSMITHS ASSAULT NON
UNION MEN.
Six Thousand italian Subway Men
Vote to Hold Out for
Their Demands.

| NEW YORK, May 11.-Serious troubles
| arising out of the recent strikes inaugu-
| rated in Brooklyn occurred in various Sec
| tions of that borough today. gang OF
| striking blacksmiths descended upon two
| blacksmith shops in turn and severely beat
| a number of the non-union men employed
| there. In both cases the police were called,
| but the strikers fed before the arrival of
| the officers.
| delegation of Italians attempted to stop
| men at work repaving the streets. Wher-
| ever the strikers appeared they were met
by the police and dispersed. In some in
| stances the police were obliged to use their
| clubs.
At a meeting of subway strikers in this
| city today, which was attended by about
| 5000 men, it was decided to continue the
| strike for six months if necessary. The
| Italian subway excavators maintain that
their fight is against the padrOne system,
/ and assurances will have to be given them
by the contractors that they shall be hired
| through their unions representatives in
| stead of through padrones They also de-
| mand that some substantial increase in
| wages be guaranteed them, and they are
| unwilling to await the delay Of arbitration
on the question of wages
The Staten Island carpenters, 400 in num-
| ber, are again on strike. One of the firms
| in paying the men on Saturday morning
| told them to quit for the rest of the day
and deducted two hours time. The men re-
| ported to the union and all the union car
| penters on the island were called out.
Strike Situation in Omaha.
| OMAHA, Neh., May 1.-THE strike situa-
ton In Omaha was further complicated this
morning by the closing down of eighteen OF
| the largest laundries in the city and the
| locking out of 500 laundry workers. This
| action was taken by the laundrymen after
| an extended conference last night, and the
| reception by them of request from the
| Laundry Workers Union that they do not
attempt work for hotels, restaurants and
other places which have been declared "un-
| fair"
President Kimball of the Tri-City Laun-
| drymen's Club says the union does not rep
| resent majority Of the laundry workers.
| He said there were sufficient non-union em-
| ployes left to run the laundries, but he
| feared for the safety of the employees, and
| that therefore the laundrymen had decided
| to close indefinitely. Some work which had
| accumulated Saturday and Sunday will be
| cleaned up during the day in some of the
| largest concerns, however and then the
| shutdown will be general. Mr.. Kimball
said that there was an understanding with
| the laundries of South Omaha and Council
Bluffs that no Omaha work should be ac-
cepted by them.
few of the strike breakers brought in
| by the delivery companies were put to work
| this morning. Chief of Police Donahue
stated that he would follow the system be-
gun yesterday of arresting all men as
vagrants who came In as strike breakers
| and refused to go to work. A number
| were locked up last night.
Mobile and Ohio Te-Up.
| MOBILE, Ala, May 11.-Mobile and Ohio
railroad officials and clerks went to work
~;
| here to make room for incoming freight.
| Ten non-union men who arrived yesterday
| from st. Louis were met by a committee
of the strikers and prevailed upon not
to go to work. Two of the men applied
| to General Manager Clark for transporta-
| ton back to st. Louis, and were granted
| 1t. This morning five of the men went
| to work under the protection of special
officers. The company has posted this no.
| tice:
| "You are hereby notified that the trains
| Of this company are engaged in carrying
| the United States mails and interstate
commerce
Strike on Southern Pacific Averted.
NEW YORK, May n.-Ralph M. Easley
secretary of the Civic Federation, announc-
ed today that he had received telegram
| informing him that the Southern Pacific
| threatened strike had been postponed for
| fifteen days to give time for a settlement of
| the troubles
The boiler makers of the Southern Pacific
road were to have gone on strike today out
of sympathy with the Union Pacific ma
chinists' strike, which has been on for about
six months. Senator Hanna, acting for the
Civic Federation, asked that this sympa-
thetic strike be postponed pending efforts of
the federation to bring about settlement.
Earlier reports stated that the strikers
| had informed Senator Hanna that his re-
| quest came too late. but Mr.. Easley said
these reports were unfounded and that the
| assurance had been received that delay of
| fifteen days had been granted.
| The executive committee of the National
Civic Federation meets in this city on We'd
| nesday and the question of reaching a set
| tlement in the Union Pacific matter will
come UP then.
Lumber Inspectors Walk Out.
| CHICAGO May ia strike of 15OO
| tally men and lumber inspectors which
may develop serious trouble for the lum-
| bering industry of this city, was inaugu-
rated today. Seventy-fve lumber yards
| throughout the city invo i. Upon the
refusal of the employers to grant a de-,
mand for 30 cents an hour and a ten-hour
| day, the men walked out without any
warning, although an agreement had been
signed January 1 between the tally men
and lumber inspectors union and the en-
ployers, making the wages 22h cents an
hours for one year.
Louis Transit Company, who are members
! of the Amalgamated Association of Street
| Railway Employees of America, are voting
on the advisability of submitting to the
officers of the company demands formu-
| lated by the officers of the association. 1t
| is expected that the poll will be completed
Tuesday night.
The demands are recognition of the
union, a revision of hours and wages, ar
bitration of all differences and renstate-
| ment of discharged employees. members of
Division 315
The transit company employees 5000 men,
| the majority of whom are said to be men,
berS of the union.
MONTREAL. May 1.-THE striking
| longshoremen at meeting today decided
| to accept the terms of agreement reached
| by representatives of both sides.
Panama Canal Offer.
| PANAMA, Colombia May lit is cur
| rently reported here that the Panama Canal
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