Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-04
All the Old Men Are to Be ReinstAted
Without Discrimination.
PIECE WORK WILL NOT Be ENFORCED
Employees May Go on Piece Schedule or Not,
as They Please.
AVERAGE INCREASE IN WAGES GRANTED
Conference for Purpose of settling
BIacksmiths' strike Begins Imme-
diately After Close of ses-
sion with Machinists.

STRIKE DECLARED OFF June and men
return to work June ..
ALL OLD MEN kElNSTATED, without
AVEhAGE INCREAsE in wages of about
NATTER Of PIECEwoRK left to discre-
ton Of employees.
The Union Pacific machinists, after being
on strike for over eleven months, yesterday
reached an agreement with the company,
the essential points of which are those
stated above. The boiler makers having
previously adjusted matters with President
Burt and President Hartman in New YORK,
only the black9miths now remain without
the fold and they began negotiations for
peace with President Burt yesterday i'm
mediately upon the conclusion of the ma
chinists affairs. They will continue their
conferences until an end is reached. Every
indication points to settlement with them.
The final settlement of the machinists
was effected and ratified yesterday after
noon For three days the five members of
the machinists international executive
board had been in conference with Presi-
dent Burt and superintendent McKeen at
headquarters here The local and district
committees took no active hand in the de-
liberations until the terms of the agree
ment had been reached and then the local
and district men were invited to participate
in the ratification. This procedure was mu-
tually agreed on at the outset. From the
first Of this conference the utmost secrecy
as to the deliberations has been observed.
The only statement made came at the con-
cIusion yesterday afternoon.
Announcements from both sides.
Hugh Doran. chairman of the machinists'
executive board, officially announced for the
workmen that the strike had been settled
along the lines indicated above and. that
the terms were entirely satisfactory to the
men.
Late in the day this statement was made
oficlally to a reporter for The Bee at
Union Pacific headquarters, comprising
the cardinal features of the settlement:
1. The settlement was made on the Same
basis substantially as that of the boiler
makers. which. was In accordance with the
recent telegram OF Mr.. Hartman to Mr..
Mcneil.
g. Ali old men are to be reinstated without
discrimination, II they desire to be and
make application within sixty days
g. Strike is declared OF June and men
return TO work June g.
4. The matter of piecewor5 is to be left
to the men themselves.
& All men are to return to work in the
spirit of friendliness, cherish no animosity
and old discipline Is to obtain.
o.
ing the sixty days within which old men
are given to return to work
The machinista say their wage schedule
has been raised a graduated scale. aver
aging about per cent. The question of
what 10 do with the nonunion men who
took strikers places and those who were
employed In the shops when the strike
began and remained there was not dealt
with in the terms Of peace but was left
HNa yhn mr. nNny
boarding at the companys quarters will be
notified to secure other boarding places.
Fall statement May Come.
Neither side would give out full copy
OF the terms of the agreement, as II was
mutually decided not to disclose this until
after the blacksmlths had held their con-
ferences and matters were entirely settled.
Then probably copies of the agreements
with the three crafts will be given out.
Speaking of the conference and its re-
suits Chairman Doran Of the international
executive board said;
'aThe settlement is entirely satisfactory
10 US OF course we think We have done
we'll The two salient points were piece
work and the reinstatement OF the old men
ana they both were disposed OF to ouI
satisfaction. That one point of the dispo.
sition of the nonuniOn men now in the
shops was left to adjust itself. Nothing
Is said OF II in the agreement. Our ex
perience has taught us that time will solve
that problem. The agreement specifies that
the old men are to be taken back without
discrimination. and that is fair without
going any further, we think ! think l car
voice the sentiments OF my associates OF
the committee when l say that we wer,
treated with consideration by Presiden
Burt and Mr.. McKeen and parted unde
che most nleasant circumstances "
six Hundred Machinists.
About COO machinists went out on strik
June q OF that number which applie
TO all the shops over the system, man!
are now at work I'm other places. naturally
These may or may not return to worl
under this agreement, just as they please
but II they choose TO return they must d.
so within sixty days. for after that tim
the company win not be responsible 70
their places The machinists think al
overwhelming majority OF this numbe
will return. At present In Omaha ther
are sixty-hve of the old machinists an,
eleven helpers. They all viii go back,
Besides Hugh Doran Chicago. chairman
the members Of the international executiv
board who participated in the regular con
ference are; NJ. J. Ford. New York; f. 1
Tucker, Washington; II, +. Garrett Al
lanta. James A. Reynolds Cleveland.
The district executive board. which wit
rom L. Wilson. fourth vice president @
the international Association OF Machinists
by whose order the strike was originall
declared. June p. 1902. that met with IN
oficials and the International board an
ratihed the articles of agreement. consist
OF these representatives from the variou
lodges along the Union Pacific system
b. F. PERI. Cheyenne, president; Waite
Grace. North Platte. secretary treasurer
w. L. Hughes. Rawlins: George w smitl
A. S. Mildred Robert Muir. Omaha. T. "
Towner. Kansas City; John Umland. c.
lumbusi Paul Biseheld, Grand Island
George Harris. Cheyenne; George FIN
North Platte; Emil Berne Denver.
President John slocum OF the Internl