Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-16

restaurant workers are concerned. as It
will simply be the means of letting down
the bars to the other restaurant keepers,
all OF whom will sieze the. opportunity to
fall into line.
on the other hand this theory Is secuted
by the press agent and other representa-
tives OF the Business Mems association,
who claim that the Calumet, Maurer's, the
One Minute and every other large restau-
rant, when 1t opens, will continue to oppose
the unicn scale. Maurer's will open Sat-
urday and the others Sunday or Monday.
Laundries to start UP.
A claim Dimllar to the one made by the
walters Is made by the laundry proprietors
with reference to their resumption of bust
ness. They assert that a number OF the
union members have turned in their cards
and will return to work Monday against
the unions protests. James Ainscow, man.
ager of the Model laundry, said: j.,
I'VE will all start up Monday. We may
not start all our wagons until we are as
gured Of absolute protection to our driv-
/ ers. AS to the unions, four of the 1--WE driv-
ers of Model wagons will send in their
cards and return to work. Our other forces
are nearly all nonunion. anyway, so we
can start UP with almost a complete force.
During the period of idleness we have been
paying our loyal help, just as II they had
been at work. We are paying more than
the scale in many cases and our people
! never had any real complaint" u, fs.
THE laundries will be able to DO all the
work that Is sent to them. but they may
not be able to send their wagons for work
for a few days-until- the excitement, sub
sides The Model willrsend- out one wagon
Saturday and start It's machinery up Sun
L daV an Ra N Uaf f0 anftoo Co. AE~saNup
tssecvEaU4shRypsw6F sUHf6k.
L. v. Guye. who as chairman of the Cen-
trail Labor union arbitration committed 10
In touch with all the striking bodies, se3d
regarding the laundry workers easel
1T is Incorrect to say that the Laundry
Workers union will be broken by deser-
lions. The laundry workers started In the
weakest union of all; today It is the strong-
est. All the members are getting their pay
just as II they were at work-that is, all
who are not otherwise provided for, and
not one has sent in his card or minated
that he intends to. The union Is intact.
The men and women would be foolish TO
go back to work without winning their
fight. now that they have been placed on a
substantial basis. A new scale has been
submitted by the union and until IL is
signed there will be no returning to work.
The new scale fixes the minimum weekly
wage at $3.50, whereas It now is $3.50, paid
to girls. The present minimum is too low
for anyone who has to- work"
The laundry proprietors assert that GER
tain provisions Of the new scale are un-
reasonable and impossible OF their APP
proval. They say they are willing TO take
back their old employees without reference
to their standing on the question of union
ism. This scale has as yet been signed by
only one 'laundry-thO Garrett, which was
but recently started.
DOnneIIy Confers with Packers.
No new Developments have transpired in
the situation OF the meat cutters. M. Dom
nelly. the national head OF the union. yes
terday held an informal meeting with
representatives of the packing plants at
South Omaha, but owing to the recent alb
sence from the city OF =. Cudahy, the
packers said they had not had sufficient
time In which to thoroughly consider the
{ schedule submitted by the employees. The
? packing house employees are working in
; harmony with the meat cutters In Omaha,
who are on the verge OF a strike, and Mr..
! Donnelly agreed to an extension OF time to
l consider this schedule. He probably will
confer with the packers Tuesday. Mr.. Don
nelly says he does not look for. any trouble
The Egg Inspectors and Butter Makers
union has placed MS men, on whom there
are about 100 on strike, on weekly dement's
The president OF the union says the bene.
4 fits will be sufieieht 70 sustain the mer
while they are out. ,
Business Men's As~aOeiation. F.,
The press committee OF the Business
Mems association yesterday made tn,
statement that that organization wa
steadily increasing In membership. nov
having between 800 and 1000 members, an,
would take In about $50 at its next meeting
Certain restrictions are made which hol,
the membership down" said the spokesman
OF the committee. but our growth is stead,
and substantial. The kindred organisation
at Kansas City has a membership Of sew
eral thousands, hut some OF the member
are not really employers. but head EN-
ployes. These are not admitted to our as
sociation. Nor are certain employers. Thi
IL strictly a business mems affair. The az
ISOLATION is d~etermihed IN It's stand on tn
questions involved IN the present struggl
and will not give In 0ntn matters are set
tied. and settled right"
Chief IssueS utimatums
Chief Donahue issued another strike ultl
mstum yesterday. It Is addressed {
saloon keepers and Is to the effect that
any OF them harbor hoodinms and other
VIII run out and interfere with teamster
their places will be closed indefinitely
Seven or eight saloons have been found /
have been used as places OF refuge b.
gangs who preysd upon the tAAmsters. I
several Instances they stoned unonendln
farmers and others who had no eonnectio
with the strike For the most part thes
saloons are located out from the bushes
districts and the only way to reach then
according TO the chief. is 20 close them,