Willmar tribune., 1903-05-20
DEADLOCK ON At denver.
Many More Unions Stand Ready to
Strike at Once Unless Agree
ment Is Reached.
SOME DISORDER, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS
Residence Portion of Omu ha Guarded
byDeputies and Bicycle PatrO1men
as Well as POMce-In the East Rail-
way Lines Are Tied Up and Build
ing Operations stopped.

Denver, COL, May 16.-The joint ex-
ecutive committee of organized labor,
owing to the refusal OF the Citizens
alliance to agree to arbitration be-
tween employers and employees dl-
rectly interested in questions at issue,
called out 1000 additional union men
during the forenoon Friday, increas-
ing the total number of strikers in this
city to more than 1000. The unions or
dered out Friday are brewery workers,
beer bottlers, beer wagon drivers, re-
tail clerks, garment workers and horse
shoers. The unions that had previous
ly struck are teamsters, eXpressmen,
butchers, and meat cutters, cooks,
walters, restaurant helpers, bakers.
grocery clerks, grocery salesWomen
aE egg gamblers. The total number of
union members in the city, exclusive OF
the railway organizations, is 17,l23'
and it is the intention of the labor
committee to keep on tying up one
branch of business after another, so
far as lies in it's power, until the en-
ployers agree to some method OF ar
btration that is satisfactory to the
unions. So far no serious disturbance
has occurred. The regular police force
has been doubled and it will be further
enlarged, if necessary, to cope with
any outbreak of violenc that may take
place.
There has been some disorder, but
nothing Of a serious nature. The po-
lice department has increased its force
to handle the situation.
The situation between the contend
ing factions is at a deadlock. Presi-
dent Craig announces that the citi-
zens' alliance will not accede to the
unions demands, and President Coates
is equally sure the labor committee
will not arbitrate with the alliance.
Labor leaders object to further
negotiations with the alliance on the
ground that in it's membership are in
cluded not only employers of labor,
but many nonunion wage workers.
Deputies Guard Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May 16.-A hundred
deputies and rs bicycle patrolmen were
distributed throughout the residence
portion of the city Friday to aid the
regular police force in maintaining Or
der. No early calls were received by
the police and no disturbances wera
reported Friday morning. From the
police station it was stated that prep1
arations were making for securing an
additional force # such precautions
were found necessary.
One restaurant signed the waiters11
scale and opened for business. At a
meeting of the walters union reso-
luton was adopted censuring Thurs
days violence and declaring that any
member Of the union proven guilty of
overt acts would be expelled.
Try to Break Strike.
Chicago, May 16.-Laundry owners
throughout the city made concerted
effort to start their plants but with
two or three exceptions the effort met
with entire failure. Pickets of the
union were on the alert, and kept their
headquarters constantly informed by
telephone of the progress of affairs.
IOmpelled to quit.
indianapolis, Ind. May 16.-On ac-
count of the strike of the sawyers and
other employees of the Bedford Quar-
ries company, all the stone settlers on
the new federal building in this city
were compelled to quit work. There
are no developments in the strike at
Bedford and the trouble seems no
nearer adjustment than on the first
day.
Switchmen Go Ont.
El Paso, Tex, May 16.-All the
switchmen at the Ell Paso G. South
western railroad yards are out on
strike because the night men were dis
for demanding extra help.
=. .s=s's. Workers Warned.
New York, May 16.-When the Ital-
ian subway strikers threatened a work.
man in the Bronx Friday he brandished
q revolver. A policeman arrested him
while the strikers escaped. The work.
man was subsequently released by the
before whom he was ar
raigned. Two hundred Italian strik-
eIS WdTlhcu 10 NOIAutA Ill OAC III OAA
to quit work on pain of death. Four Of
the strikers were arrested.
Building stopped.
Auburn, N. Y, May 16.-All building
operations are suspended here, 300 car
penters having gone on strike for high
er wages. The demand is for 80 cents
an hour minimum and 36A cents for
foremen.
Railway Tied Up.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 16.-The con-
ductors and motormeA employed by
the Connecticut Railway and Lighting
company here, went on strike, tying up
Ill the lines in the city. The company
offered a slight increase in wages, but
refused. recognition of the union.
About 225 men are out.
students Drive eTrucks. .r'
New Haven, Conn. May l6-About
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