Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
WABASH STRIFE AVERTED
Increased Wages Granted to Railroad Men
on Both Sides Of River,
DISPUTE HALTs wARsHlP CONSTRUCTION
Union and N~enuniOn Men auarreI In
Brooklyn Navy Yard, stopping
work ON B~attIeship
Connecticut.

Increase equal to that Of connecting lines
will be granted.
The exact terms Of settlement follow:
1. The advance made on the western d.
conductors, brakemen and baEgasemen,
and IS per cent for conductors and brake
men In the rough, local, mixed and work
airy 1, 1902. This scale will be extended to
the middle and eastern DIVISIONS, when
similar advances are made on other com
peting lines In the same territory, with
the understanding hat the Illinois Cen
trail and the Chicago e. Alton shall be
considered competing lines of the middle
2 on the 1ssO-1sso and the 1--WE Council
Bluffs, Omaha and st. Louis ten-wheel
3. West of the Mississippi river the prac-
tice of using two engines on one freight
train. except under conditions where it is
unavoidable, Will be discontinued.
e. The rules and regulations governing
the service shall be made equally favorable
to employees as those of other lines operat-
ing In the same territory under simt ar
conditions, and TO effect that end the pres
ident, upon his return, or the management
OF the company, Will confer with employees,
both individually or through committees
Of employees, when desired, from time to
s. The schedule of wages and conditions
of employment, when so established. shall
be binding upon the employees and the
company. and shall not be changed without
6 All employees or former employees now
serving on the committees of organiza-
suit or not, shall be retained in or re-
stored to their respective positions, and
shall be assigned to and continue in the
service without prejudice or any kind on
account of their absence from duty or
service on committees.
Z. Nothing shall be done by the defend
ants in the pending suit, or by any EN-
ploye of the company, to In any way preju-
dice the rights or interests of any en-
ploye who has, in the course OF the litiga-
ton. made voluntary Affi0aXitA In hahalf
s. The strike order heretofore made shall
iZations.
9. The officers of the company will not
employee because of his brotherhood assoc
Citations.
10. Firemen on the Buffalo division will
be paid the same scale as on the Canada
Southern division Of the Michigan Central,
II there Is no agreement with the Grand
Trunk which ~precludes so doing.
After the agreement had been signed the
unions issued the following statement;
In the fnal settlement Of the wage con-
of fairness was displayed by Mr.. Ashley,
acting president, that 1t caused the COM
mittees of iremen and trainmen, and in
fact all parties concerned. to entirely for
get and forgive the past. b
Too much credit cannot be given Colonel
Blodgett and Mr.. Travous, counsel for the
Wabash, and Mr.. Judson, counsel for the
brotherhood, in bringing about necessary
meetings and outlining the plan of settle
with other late revisions of schedules.
The settlement Is entirely satisfactory to
All and the committeemen will return to
being compelled to remain here many
months, with only the kindliest feeling and
respect for their employers, and especially
for Mr.. Ashley, Mr., Biodgett, MT, Travous
and MI. MCGEE, with whom final settlement
was made.
The committee feels it was justified, in
asking for the same compensation and
working conditions granted employees of
other line in competitive territory. Moth
ing more was demanded at the time.
We have tried In handling this contro-
versey to demonstrate by our actions, TO
of organized labor are law abiding and
peace loving citizens. We leave our action
In this controversy and our past records
as organizations in the hands of the public
for approval or criticism.
G. A. LEwToN,
Chairman Firemen's Joint Protective Board.
Chairman Trainmen's General Grievance
Committee.
Approved:
j. j. MAMMALIAN,
Grand Master, b. of r. T.
w. L. LEE,
First Vice Grand Master, b. of R.. T.
Small Strike Hats warship.
NEW YORK, April "A struggle be-
tween union and nonunion workmen is de-
laying work on the new battleship Con-
n~ecticut at the Brooklyn navy yard. A
number Of the onunion men, through
alleged intimidation, did not go to work
today. These men are engaged on the
construction OF a crane without which
work on the warship cannot proceed.
WASHINGTON, April 4-Acting secre-
tary Darling received a report today from
Rear Admiral Rogers, commandant at the
New York yard, upon the ejectment from
that ward uaafardou 81 a uraIG4p1 dalaoafa
one c. s. Massey, representing the house,
smiths union OF New York. Admiral
Rogers says seven or eight working men
were approached by Massey and quit work.
The men were employed by a contractor to
install a big derrick which will handle the
material for the battleship Connecticut and
the extent OF the admiral's activity was
simply to prevent interference with the
working men while in the limits Of the
navy yard.
Theatrical Companies Stalled.
TOLEDO. O., April 4.-The strike Of
hackmen, instituted today. will make 1t i'm
possible for the Ben HUI and other the
atrical companies playing here to remove
their scenery and trunks TO the depots
tonight.
The employers association tried to post
pone the strike until Monday, but the hack
men scented a scheme on the part Of the
employers to do a big theatrical business
tonight and refused.
Cotton Trouble DraEs.
LOWELL. Mass. April six days have
passed since the Lowell cotton mills shut
down, but up to date no disturbances OF
any sort have occurred. So far as out
siders are able to learn a struggle OF
months Is in progress.
Drivers and Leaders strike.
SHAMoKIN. Pa, April 4.-The drivers
and leaders at the Philadelphia Coal and
Iron c~ompahy's Burnside Bear Valley and
Sterling collieries went on strike today be.
cause the company refused to agree to give
them nine hours work on Saturdays IL they
quit work at 3 o'clock. Heretofore they re-
ceived a full days work by starting at
a. m. and quitting at 4 p. m. Fifteen hun
dred men and boys were rendered idle.
MAHANoY CITY, April 1.-THE FIRST seri.
Gus hitch in this region over the hndinl
Of the anthracite strike commission oc,
Cured today when the employees at all tn,
oollieries walked out after working eight
hours.
The coal companies will not pay them
full day and the mine workers organiza.
tion threatens to declare future Saturday,