Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
IYOEN BROTHERS AGREE WITH UNION
Looked Out Teamstsn and Walters Are
Being Put to Work.
HREE RESTAURANTS SIGN THE SCALE
One Of the Big Ones Negotiating with It's
Former Employer
BUSINESS MEN REFUSE CONFERENCE
Result of Tuesday Nights Meeting
IL Communicated 20 the Conn
mittee of the Local
Unions.

Aside from the announcement of the
| Business Mems association through its
| president that II would hold no further
conference with the labor representatives
| until they had abandoned their position
on the recognition OF the unions by the
| employers, the chief feature of the strike
situation yesterday was the action OF Hay
den Bros Following in the lead of the
Bennett company Hayden Bros. came 10
an agreement with the officers of the team
sters union and their drivers will return
| to work today.
During the day the teamsters held con-
| ferences with a number of employers and
| have practically arranged to settle with
| them on the basis Of the individual employ
ers recognizing the union and contracting
with the men without the Intervention of
the Business Mems association The watt
ers union also made some progress along
this line, three restaurants, the United
States on Dodge street Miller Bros. 1909
| Howard, and the Commercial, 404-4O6 South
! Thirteenth street, signing the scale and
putting union employees to work. The pro-
prietor OF one OF the big restaurants is also
negotiating with its men, and the union
expects developments shortly In this case
A meeting Of the executive board of THE
Big Four" which comprises the white
|
| the bartenders, was held last night 10 con-
| slider a very important proposition looking
to a settlement. Nothing was given out,
as further conference was deemed nec-
essary by the men.
Reply from Business Men.
President Euclid Martin Of the Omaha
j Business Mems association sent the follow
ing letter to Louis V. Guye, chairman OF
the union labor conference committee, yes
| terday:
| OMAHA, May 20-Mf. Louis V. Guye,
| Chairman Union Labor Conference Com
mittee; Dear Sir-four communication OF
4 may ~, addressed 10 the executive COM
mittee OF the Business Mems association,
| mas been referred TO the associa ton IN gem
body 10 say in answer thereto that Il is the
opinion Of the Business Mems association
fruitful of good results. 80 long as the rep.
resentatiyes of the Central Lsbor union
the conference in the presence oil the gov
ernor on the evening OF the l1tn OF May.
the Central Labor union or the representa-
tives of the labor union involved in the
be no discrimination in employing workmen
! as between union and nonunion men, and
shall be abolished. the business Mems as
sociation will be quite willing to authorize
conferenSe that may b, be re ITeaWuIre1d ~ q +, Yours
very truly, ~ EONSLtD N.i MAhiLt,N,s aieia IN.
!
Guye IL Surprised.
IT am very much surprised as we'll as dis
! appointed by the action taken by the Bus
mess Mems association Tuesday night" said
Louis v. Guye, chairman Of the conference
committee of the labor unions. 1T had
been represented 70 our committee by
members of the executive committee OF
the Business Mems association that II We
would ask for another conference it would
be granted. These men are employers of
labor, and have always treated with union
mon and dealt fairly with them and as
they seemed in earnest In their representa-
tions our committee felt that IT could cas-
fly afford to take the frst step looking to a
settlement. For that reason. and on that
invitation, / was authorized to send this
letter to Mr. Euclid Martin;
OMAHA, Neb., May 10, l9O3.-To the Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the Omaha Business
Mems Association: -Realizing
affairs exists in Omaha as regards the
general industrial and business situation.
Conditions com ions is certain % to add to the already
great damage and loss incurred. and being
proiongation OF the present situation. /
feel justified in addressing you 20 the end
bedween the COMMITTEES OF which / am
chairman and committee representing
your body, TO the end that some basis tor
culties now existing may be arranged.
1t must be that there is common ground
| on which employer and employe can meet;
how TO reach that common ground Is now
} the question. 1t Is in the nope that the
path leading thereto may be discovered and
that we may be able to reach some method
of adjusting the relations between em-
gSyero oa Our ana eomRRss IS ' ling gov to meet
iike committee from your body. or your
determine the method to be pursued in
coming to a settlement Of what . we an Sd- I'd
oASd RwaitinS GH your Sr T plessSre in the matter.
am gentlemen very iTSiy I9Ey1gg goYSr'ia " iaUYE.
Chairman Union Labor Conference Com
E mittee.
President Martins Reply.
Mr.. Martins reply was received Wsdnes-
day morning.
THE gage is now fairly thrown down.
and there seems no course open to the
unions except to surrender or fight. Up to
date we have not felt that an early settle
ment was hopeless, despite the implied In
tention of the Business Mems association
10 crush the unions. Now that they have
openly come out and declared war, II is up
: TO the unions to take whatever action is
I accessory for defense II is a mistake TO
a think that they are weakening The early
I settlement of the Union Pacific strike after
n , a duration of almost a year. ought to show
I the business men who are anxious TO
E fight what the real temper OF the unions
: Is All the Omaha unions have now the
issue squarely before them and each will
take whatever action is necessary for It's
}. protection. Our committee on conference
), will now be dissolved. No one can regret
the outcome more than we, but the bust
!. ness men have been the aggressors from the
first and must accept the responsibility for
n the prolongation Of the struggle which now
seems very far from an end
Hayden's TehmsteFs Return.
: William Hayden stated yesterday that
he had had conference with the oficers
" Of the teamsters union. President ]. Z.
I Crews. and others, and that a mutual un-
derstanding had been arrived at whereby