Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-28
U. P. STRIKERS SEEK AID
Ask Employees on All Other Hartman Lines
to ASSIST Them.
ARBITRATION MAY AVERT COTTON WAR
eattIe street Car Crashes Into OBJ
structiOn P1sced on Track and
MOtOrman Draws Gun on
HOwIinE Mob.

CHEYENNE, March 27.-The striking
Union Pacific machinists, boiler makers and
blacksmitbs are preparing affdavits to be
presented to the national meeting of the
machinists at Milwaukee on May 4, declar-
ing that many Of the engines now in use
on the Union Pacific are the property Of
other roads. principally the Southern Pa
cifc.
An appeal will be made to the employees
Of all the Hartman lines for assistance in
the strike.
May Avert Cotton strike.
LOWELL, Mass, March 27.-The strike
declaration made last night by the union
operatives of the cotton mills Of this city,
although anticipated, resulted in consider
able activity today.
The agents Of the seven corporations
which will be affected by the strike order
came together early.
The members Of the State Board Of Arbi-
tration also began work early in the day in
the hope Of bringing together the agents
and employees committees.
Place Obstruction on the Track.
SEATTLE, Wash, March 27.-The street
car strikers placed a truck on the First
avenue car tracks near the postofice today.
A new motorman lost control OF a double
truck car and crashed into the obstruction.
A bowling mob followed the car back to the
barn after the motorman had drawn a gun
on the men who were trying to put him of
the car.
Divers Go ON a Strike.
CLEVELAND, O., March 27.-The divers
employed on the lake have gone on strike
to enforce their demand for higher wages
and a recognition Of their organization. The
men have been getting from IS to Sc per
day and now demand a fiat rate OF $40 per
day. Failing to get this they quit. The
strike will delay the breakwater repairs,
extensions and harbor work.
NOnuniOn Men mt work.
~PITTsBURG. March 27.-The American
Bridge company put twenty nonunion men
at work In their yards today under guard.
A large number Of strikers loitered about.
h"- =" rovPmert was made to interfere
with the new men.
DricN "a. ers Quit work.
WOODBRIDGE, N. j.. March 27-Five
hundred employees of the brick and terra
Gotta plant of Henry Maurer at Maurer,
N. j.. went on strike today.
Girl strikers Refuse Reasons.
PAssAIC, N. j., March 27.-Two hundred
Polish girls in the handkerchief factory of
Heller and Long went on strike today. They
refused to give a reason for their action.
1t is said that the girls organized a union
and as soon as the officers were elected
they called a strike, but without any cause
known to their employers. Four hundred
girls who refused to Join the union remain
In the factory.
Hartford Men Get Raise.
e HAVEN, Conn, March 27.-It was
announced this afternoon that the new
schedule granted the freight handlers of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
gives them virtually a 10 per cent increase
and a nine-hours day. Nothing is said
about overtime work and, IL is expected the
men will ask TO have this matter taken up
later.
The telegraphers and telephone operators
have been Informed that their new schedule
VIII give them something like a 10 per cent
increase.
Compulsory Arbitration.
ALBANY. N. Y, March 27.-The six
teenth annual report OF the State Board Of
Mediation and Arbitration disapproves of
the compulsory incorporation of labor
unions, but advocates compulsory arbitra-
ton as a condition to granting public SER
vice franchise.
With respect to disputes in industries not
thus affected by a public use the board be-
lieves the most satisfactory remedy thus
far devised to be the trade agreement be-
tween associations of employers and en-
ployes.
The board announces its determination
hereafter in cases where the mediation of
the board is declined, after the exhaustion
Of all other methods to reach a settlement,
to make a public investigation OF disputes.
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