Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-09
Both Sides to Appoint Committees to Meet
Governor Monday.
PEACE TO PREVAIL IN THE MEANTIME
Plan for Amioable Settlement is Considered
to Be Under Way.
BOARD OF ARBITRATION is PROBABLE
Labor Representatives Want Governor to
Appoint ArbitratOrs.
HIS EXCELLENcY PROMISES TO DO so
President Martin Says He Feels Sure
That Business Mems Association
VIII Agree to Plan for
Arbitration.
BOARD OF ARBITRATION is PROBABLE
HIS ExcELLENcY PROMISES TO DO SC

To the Citizens. Of Omaha: Having been
invited by the mayor of your city and the
sheriff of your county yesterday to come
to your city for the purpose of comforting
with them and others to aid In arriving at
an amicabe settlement Of the labor trou-
bles in which your city is now involved
met with the Business Mems association
last evening and heard their discussion re-
latlng to the matter and was enabled to
get some Information as to their attitude
and complaint, and this afternoon at the
Millard hotel l met a delegation represent
ing the labor unions as previously ar
ranged and on Invitation to myself and
mayor and discussed with them their com
plants and attitudes in relation TO the sit
uation.
After this brief and fair consideration on
my part with both sides, l asked that the
labor unions appoint a committee of seven
and the Business Mems association a com
mittee of like number to meet me on Mon
day evening, May H. at p. m. at the
Millard hotel for the purpose OF mutually
considering the matters in controversy and
arriving at an amicable settlement to all
interested. JOHN H. MICKEY,
Governor.
Omaha, May 8.
virtual truce was yesterday established
between the 27OO strikers and their employ
ers in Omaha, Pending its dissolution a
board of arbitration is to be appointed by
Governor Mickey to assume the task of
settling the strike. When this board takes
up its work 1t Is hoped the strikers will
return to their labors and await the out
come. Each side to the controversy is to
appoint a committee of seven to meet the
governor here Monday night and arrange
for q final basis of settlement.
Result of Conferences.
This progress in the labor situation was
accomplished as the result of the gov
ernors meetings Thursday night and yes
terday with the Business Mems association
and the strikers. Thursday night at Schlitz
hall he heard the side of the business men
and at the suggestion of and with the
mayor he met thirteen representatives Of
the unions involved in the strike and 9TH
ers yesterday afternoon In his room at
the Millard hotel. At this meeting the plan
of arbitration by a board to be named by
the governor was agreed to by the strikers
and later by representatives of the en-
ployers. The governor returned TO Lincoln
at 4:1O. Just before leaving he said to the
reporters:
There are certain features of the sit
uation encouraging for a settlement, but
there are some that are not so encouraging.
We can at least feel satisfied that the sit
uation is peaceful, and that is a good dea!.
The contentious between the employers
and their employees are grave In character
and will have to be seriously considered
and soberly dealt with. Neither side must
expect a settlement without some yielding.
Each must look at the case from the other s
standpoint II we would get the best re-
suits. 1t Is no time for contrary conduct.
What we want to do is to get the best e
suits in the shortest time. The city is suf-
fering from the present state of AFFAIRS.
believe IL a commission is appointed that
is satisfactory TO both sides a satisfactory
settlement ought to be made"
Representatives of Labor.
Those who met the governor yesterday ct
the Millard hotel were: r. F. Sturgess OF
the Typographical union; L. v. Guye,
chairman of the Central Labor union arbi-
tration committee; j. Z. Crews, business
agent of the team drivers; Thomas A. Cole
man. first vice president of the intsrna.
tional body of teamsters. from st. Louis
H. C. Stevenson, business agent of the
Building Trades council; Oscar Mast
president of the Longshoreman and Freight
Handlers union; W. II. Moore. president oi
the Hod Carriers union; George NJ. Miles
president Of the Carpenters union; c. F.
Hart business agent of the Walters union
w. H Bell. president of Central Labor
union John Barth, business agent of the
| Meat Cutters union, and James A. Brad
| ford, its secretary, and II. G. Smith, presi
/
From this conference the governor, with
| Mayor Moores, proceeded in a carriage tC
/ the office of Euclid Martin, president of tn
! Business Mems association, where a brie
| conference was held. Mr.. Martin, Will
not speaking for the entire association
| told the governor and the mayor that h,
| felt certain the plan Of arbitration woul,
meet the approval of that body and that i
would appoint a committee TO confer will
the governor and the unions committee.
Governor Consents TO Appoint.
No one union man acted as spokesman
the conference with the governor but al
had a free say The situation was thor
ouehIy gone into and when the union mel
became reticent in offering suggestions o
advancing information the goyerno
prodded them with questions tending L
bring out all the available facts The mayo
| was of much assistance in this direction
II was the prime object of the labor lead
ers 10 have the governor do the appointing
of the arbitration commission, but the gov
ernor AT first thought best to leave this I
other movers However, he finally yields
10 the urgent solicitations of the union me
and agreed that he would name the boar
that should undertake this difficult task.
was the governors earnest desire that al
the strikers should return to their work a
soon as this arbitration commission wa
appointed and began its work. II Is be
Ueyed the strikers will agree to this pro
vision.
Euclid Martin, president Of the Bushes
Mems association. was seen at his ONCE a
Parlin. Orendorf & Martins, at Ninth an
Jones streets after he had met the gov
ernor subquent to the strike conference an
said:
IT told the governor / could not spea
fully for the association, but I thought
could give him assurance enough that th
association would readily agree to the pla
devised and agreed TO by the strikers. W
are always ready and glad to appoint cor
ference committees and enter into any pla
of arbitration. We would like very we
indeed TO have this controversy settled an
will do all that is required Of us TO brin
about a settlement"
Outlook L. EncOuFnEinE.