Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-15
STRIKE WILL SPREAD
Condition at Denver Grows
More Troublesome.
ARBITRATION FAILED
PROSPECT THAT MORE MEN WILL
GO OUT
Danger That Valuable Products Will
Spoil in Railroad Yards-The
Situation Elsewhere.

DENVER May 15-It is likely that many
more unions will be called out on strike to-
day owing to the rejection of the labor COM
mittee's proposition by the Citizens Alli-
ance yesterday Already there is total
of more than 5000 men on strike. Among
those most likely to be called out today are
the garment makers. brewery employees,
bartenders. retail clerks. carriage and hack
drivers, engineers and firemen, candy max
ers and ash haulers.
BY the calling out of the engineers and
firemen there is danger that 100000 worth
of meat in the refrigerators at the stock
yards will be spoiled.
There has been some disorder, but moth
ing of serious nature. The police depart
ment has increased its force to handle the
situation.
The situation between the contending fac
tions Is Il deadlock this morning. Presi-
dent Craig announces that the Citizens
Alliance will not accede to the unions de-
mands. and President Coates is equally
sure the labor committee will not arbitrate
with the alliance
Labor leaders object to further negotia-
tonS with the alliance on the ground tina t
in it's membership are included not only
employers of labor, but many non-union
wage workers, whom they regard as strike
breakers.
Application for Injunction.
At 10 o'clock today counsel for the trans
fer and van owners of the city applied in
the federal court for an injunction against
the Teamsters' National Union of America
the transfer drivers local and van drivers
and helpers local. and all members belong
ing to these organizations. The plaintiffs
asked for an injunction restricting defend
ants from interfering with the business of
the complainants as common carriers of
freight between states of the United States
or from hindering or obstructing wagons
or vehicles engaged in carrying freight and
articles of interstate commerce, etc.
Judge Iallet refused to grant the in
junction without hearing. The attorneys
for the defendants stated that they had not
had time TO examine the bill of complaint
aud asked for further time. They promised
in the meantime to do nothing in conflict
with the terms of the injunction asked for.
The Judge then granted u continuance to
next Wednesday.
Labor Situation in New York.
NEW YORK. May 15-Members of the
EXcavators and Rockmen's unions held a
joint meeting today and discussed their
differences with the contractors, especially
those concerned in the subway work. These
strikers decided to maintain their position
ana Keep away from work. There were no
special incidents to the meeting.
Pickets of strikers in groups of five were
stationed on all the corners in the Italian
quarter. They talked with strikers who
seemed to be inclined TO go back to work,
but far the police on duty there could
see their talk was of an expostulatory ma
ture and no attempts at intimidation were
made. The police had little work to do,
and all of the strikers appeared to be in a
conplacent mind despite the fact that
had fob air
places.
Extra Police Force at Omaha
OMAHA Neb., May ia hundred depu-
ties and twenty-five bicycle patrolmen were
distributed throughout the residence por-
ton of the city today to aid the regular
police force maintain order.
No early calls were received by the police
and no disturbances were reported this
morning. From the police station it was
stated that preparations were making for
securing an additional force if such precau-
tions We're found necessary.
One restaurant signed the walters scale
and opened for business today. At a meet
ing of the walters union a resolution was
adopted cenSuring yesterdays violence and
declaring that any member of the union
proved guilty of overt acts would be ex-
PEELED.
Decision Against Strikers.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE Chicago board
OF arbitration last night made its award in
the trouble of the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company and employees who charged
the company with dismissing them because
they Were members of a labor union
The hoard held that the safety of the
public is involved In the gas supply and
that 1t would be dangerous to have the gas
plants in THE charge of collection of
men who are subject to the absolute orders
d IL NNb a may haN ha
eral good of the public at heart.
The board found that the men dropped
from the pay rolls of the company before
the strike was threatened had no Just
ground for complaint. but that those dis
charged during the controversy should be
given their former positions. The board.
however. bars from reinsta tcrnent those
who conducted themselves improperly dur
ins the strike and those who left the en-
plOy of the company without orders from
their union.
I'm its different departments. and the board
protected them by Il decree that the COM
pany shall mot discriminate against meu-
bcrs of any labor body"
Switchmen Strike.
FL PASO. Tex. May 13.-All the switch
men at FL Paso and Southwestern railway
yards are out on strike today because the
night men were discharged for demanding
extra help.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, May l5-The con-
ductors and motormen employed by the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Com
p8uy here went on strike today tying up
all the lines I'm the city. The company of
fered slight increase in wages. but re-
fused recognition of the union. About 221
men are out
CHICAGO, May 1j.-Six thousand en-
ployes OF the DecrinS Harvester Company
after strike OF three weeks. returned TO
work today. pursuant to the agreement
made last night.
MELBOURNE. Victoria. May l5-Premier
Irvine announced in the legislative assem-
bly, today that he had received letter from
the officials OF the Engine Drivers Asso-
citation declaring tie strike off and sub
mitting unconditionally.
The pre- sident Of the Engine Drivers AS
sociation, In an interview. said the surren-
der due to the drastic ma ture of the
strike bin. which was sure of adoption. and
increased the number OF men returning to
work. IL WAS only fair. therefore to place