Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-14

WATERS secure promise OF nnanClAl as
sistance from national organization other
unions pay assessment for benefit Of
laundry workers.
Laundries postpone day of resumption to
Strike situation decidedly quiet under re-
straining influence OF two injunctions. Bust
ness men as well as strikers admit that a
more conciliatory feeling prevails and next
conference may produce results.
Transfer companies Import no more
teamsters.
The eighteen Omaha iuuudries that were
closed as a result OF the differences be-
tween the laundry owners and employees
will not reopen this morning. as was
planned. or at least given out by the pro-
prietors. The date for resumption of busi-
ness is now set for Monday.
The laundry workers, like the striking
walters, have come into possession of
financial resources that enable them to
withstand a longer siege of idleness in
their attempt to cope with the proprietors.
1t was thought when the laundry workers
went out, many OF them being on very
small wages, that within a few days they
would be forced to return to work. But
concerted action has been taken by other
unions of the city, fund collected and
maintained by contingent fees for the
benefit of the laundry workers. Each
striker will receive fair benefit. in every
case calculated to meet the actual needs.
This, and probably this alone In some.
! though not all cases, enables a continua-
ton of the strike.
AS for the walters, whose resources were
| also thought to be so meagre that they
would have TO give up in despair.
| they yesterday received advices from their
national organization that an allotment OF
$4,000 had been made to them and that
additional help would be given when neces-
sary. The national order has levied a tax
on all locals throughout the country to
support the striking walters in Omaha.
| The men and women affected by this move
ment feel encouraged TO undertake much
longer siege IL necessary, although they
assert their preference for seeing the strike
| soon settled.
With federal court Injunction hanging
over the heads OF the sstrfkers and a dis
/ trict court Injunction staring the employ.
ers in the face. the contending forces are
somewhat restrained. Yet things appeared
to be moving about usual yesterday-and
that means moving on a moderate scale.
The strikers are proceeding with their af-
fairs in quiet way, while little by little
certain lines of business that were tied up
by the strike are being loosened. What
will happen when the walters restraining
order gets to working real we'll cannot be
| told now, but a little incident transpired
yesterday to suggest that something
might happen. A contractor reported that
q certain firm had refused to supply him
with raw material and as the Injunction
specifically enjoins any firm from such re-
fusal, its application may bring matters to
a test. 1t is the intention to place the in
junction in effect oy applying it in specific
| cases like this.
Practically no tangible progress has been
| N n fn,.
several days. Not a single material break
has come about this week and nothing has
| arisen to stimulate hopes of an immediate
| settlement, though a manifest moderation
of sentiment at the Business Mems asso-
citation meeting Tuesday night offers some
encouragement. 1t is thought that after
another conference between the Joint
committees and the governor the forces
may be able to decide on some common
grounds.
No More ImpOrtatiOns.
Not since Sunday have any nohunion
men been brought into the city. OF those
who had come up to that time-about 15o-
something in the neighborhood OF 100 have
been sent out OF the city by the striking
teamsters; the remainder are at work for
the transfer companies. w. s. Jardins OF
the Merchants Express company said that
he had forty-seven teams at work yes
teroay and would put on seven more be-
fore night. He said his company had as
many as all the other companies together.
The total number OF teams at work is ap-
proximately seventy-hve The normal force
is 250.
The encouraging statement is made by
the transfer companies that the congestion
in freight due to the strike, Is being
relieved Mr.. Jardine said on that point:
There Is no congestion at all. now. We
have been making such steady inroads on
It that the congestion is entirely relieved
We are taking care OF the traffic very
nicely now"
Some more coal teamsters have Joined
the small caravan of wagons that now
travel the streets and for this there Is
some rejoicing The department stores arc
gradually starting up few teams. Theirs.
like the transfer and coal company wagons
are guarded by special officers. The special
officers have not had occasion for exereis-
ing their newly acquired authority as yet
in any positive manner. The strikers are
refraining from all violence.
Meat Cutters Are Waiting.
Still another feature has developed IN the
meat cutters relations with their employ
ers. Since the employers decided not TO
abide by their endorsement OF the union
scale and submitted one OF their own the
employees have decided to remain at work
until Thursday night when they hold a
special meeting at Labor Temple. They
have also interested the Packing Trades
council. including the packing house en-
ployos. in the fight. and this council will
hold a meeting Tuesday night at South
Omaha. or possibly sooner, and take up
the strike proposition with a view OF soma
sort OF sympathetic movement. Many OF
the meat cutters are also members OF tina
Packing Trades council. ]. A. Bradford.
secretary OF the meat cutters. Is president
OF the packers
! The freight handlers yesterday took
into their union twenty new members who
had been working as nonunion men They
took in thirty-three few days ago
More COneiIiatory Feeling.
: Two members OF the Business Mems as