Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-20
UNION PACIFIC QUITS
Settles Differences with Looked 0lt Boiler
Makers and Maohinist
IT cONFtRs WITH REPRESENTATIVES
Company Comedies All Principal Points
10 Striking Mechanics
PIECE WORK SYSTEM TO Be ABANDONED
Furthermore, Wages at the Shops Are
to Be Increased.
ALL OLD UNION MEN TO Be REINsTATEO
Results of the Conference Held In
New York Between PreuidenS
Burt and Representative
of the strikers.


of the strikers.
President Kennedy Of the boiler makers.
| who is In New York in attendance at tho
| Union Pachc strike conference, tele-
| graphed yesterday 10 the local com
mittee that every main point had been con-
ceded the strikers. All the OLD men are to
| be reinstated. increase IN wages IL
allowed and the piece work system is
| abandoned.
| Strike leaders in Omaha received emphatic
news of settlement from New York In a
| matter-of-fact way, yet manifested a great
| deal of delight at the thought of reaching
the end of tho long and severe struggle
which began June Is, 1907 They had been
looking for settlement and therefore were
| not surprised
Whatever terms OF settlement are made
| with one of three crafts will apply TO both
the others, they all. the blacksmiths
machinists and boiler makers have stood
together throughout the fight and long
| ago resolved that no settlement should be
made with one that did not extend to ALL
| Therefore the 1900 or 1900 men who went
out, the machinsts. boiler makers, black
smiths, their helpers and apprentices will
be included in the number that are to re-
turn to work, large number of these
men have gone of to other places to work.
but the plan is for all TO return and accqi1NL
| their old places as soon as the final ~
tlement is made. Only four of this ltrge
lot ever deserted and went back to work
| in the shops. Three OF these were boiler
makers at Kansas City, and one machinist
| at Sidney, all OF whom were promoted to
foremanships
| Up to a late hour last night the strike
leaders had no more information than they
had early in the evening when code came
saying that all the main points had been
conceded, which involved the abandonment
of piecework. the discharge Of all nonunion
help, reinstatement of all old men and
raise Of wages in some cases. Inquiry at
Union Pacific headquarters brought the
reply that no advices had been received
there to the settlement.
Must ne RatAed Here.
All that is done in New York must be
ratified in Omaha before the men return
to work. This Is ~ accohdaaoe with con-
stitutional provisions governing the vari.
Gus crafts involved. The three trades will
! be represented in conference with Mr.. Burt
and other officials by a delegate of the
blacksmiths boiler makers and machinists
from every place on the system. There
is no thought that the terms will not be
approved. Asked how long he thought 1t
would take TO bring everything up to
final adjustment, Sam Grace, secretary of
the machinists, said II no time was lost,
ten days more would the men ready TO
go back to the shops. It is not definitely
known by the men here VIXEN the Omaha
conference will be held but It is presumed
within few days. as their representatives
and Mr.. Burt are expected to leave New
York at once.
The conference in New York was delayed
day or two owing to the tardiness of
Dominick Kane, vice president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler Makers
and Iron Shipbuilders, in reaching the EN-
pire City. The local boiler makers are
disposed to give Kane credit for the sue
cess of the negotiations.
News from other Sources.
''Bache says he understands Union Pacific
strike will be settled in near future. Men
are here and an agreement practically de-
termined on"
This announcement was flashed across
private wires from New York to Omaha
yesterday. being received at the office
of McWhorter, Hollinger & Sunderland 2l3
Chamber of Commerce building, at 1:32
1t came from ]. S. Bache & Co., one of the
big firms of New York and agents for the
McWhorter people.
BY l:l5 2. m. the market generally had
gone up in consequence, from $3.50 TO S.
as reported from Wall street. This fact
leads the Mowhorter, Hollinger & sunder-
land company TO give credence TO the re-
port.
Tom L. Wilson and the other machinists'
delegates who attended the international
convention in Milwaukee have returned TO
Omaha, Wilson arriving yesterday. They
express the most hopeful feelings as to the
, prospects for a settlement. While i'm
pressed with the need for conservative
speech at this critical time, they admit that
certain negotiations are on which seem to
warrant a peaceful adjustment of the long
pending struggle The machinists sent
delegation from Milwaukee to meet Presi-
, dent Hartman and President Burt In New
York. Joining President Mcneil. Kennedy
; and the other boiler maker representatives
who left Omaha several days ago for the
conference.
Wall street Believes II.
? NEW YORK, May 1s.-(special Telegram.)
President Horace Burt OF the Union Pacific
railroad has undoubtedly settled upon ae-
ceptable and favorable terms to both
parties the strikes OF the mschinists. boiler
makers and other shopmen with the lat
I ters' representatives who came here yester-
2 day for the purpose OF conference
{ President Burt arrived yesterday and
Wall street had II that he held late in the
5 afternoon conference with committee
of striking boilermakers and other shop
q men, Later this conference was denied by
!. officials at the Union Pacific offices, but,
as everything. true or untrue, big or little.
Z is always denied habitually at that once.
0 the belief that the conference was held
q was unshaken. Later Union Pacihe man
% admitted there had been short confer
0 ence by saying:
, 81 am not prepared 10 deny the report"
Y This morning, however. II was freely ad-
mitted that President Burt was In confer-
u ence with representatives. of the strikers.
n From a private source, always well in
| formed. because closely connected with
Union Pacific management, II was said
n tonight that the Union Pacific people were
T. expecting 10 end the trouble amicably and
A fsvorably TO both parties, although all
official channels OF news al the Union Pa
i ci6c's odaces were religiously closed The