Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-10
IET SATURDAY ON OMAHA STREETS
Police officers Find No Disturbances and
Make No Arrests
RAFFlc SHOWS SIGNS OF OPENING UP
Transfer Companies Gradually Re-
sumo Operations and some Coal
Dealers Succeed In Making De
IIvertes 60 Their Customers.
The Conference Committees.
FoR EMPLoYHRs: FOR sTRGKERs:

y: Z. Bruce. G. +. Hart
! 4 ! s%aSsTiand 55dss,.. y y. i. Il NIL %dor.
A. G. smith, j. 10. Crews
T. j. Mahoney. T. w. Mccullough.
The Business Mems association and the
Central Labor unions arbitration commit
tee yesterday appointed separate commit
tees OF seven to meet Governor Mickey In
Omaha tomorrow for the purpose of ar
ranging a definite basis for arbitrating the
differences between the $500 strikers and
their employees. II is the hope that the
governor and these committees can come
to a satisfactory agreement as to the
method of procedure and that the governor
will appoint a board of arbitration that
will take up the strike at once insuring the
promise of an early termination of diffi-
cultes. In this connection It is also hoped
by the governor and Mayor Moores that
the strikers will agree to return to work.
providing the arbitration board is ap-
pointed pending the settlement. Strike
leaders will not now commit themselves to
this. however.
The employers committee Is composed
OF Euclid Martin. e. z. Bruce, w. 9.
Wright ], A. Sunderland. J, f. Carpenter,
A. c. Smith and T. ]. Mahoney, attorney
for the Business Mems association.
The union mems committee consists of
l.. V. Guye, president BARRIERS union: C. f.
| Hart business agent Waters union; G.
w. Miles, president Carpenters union; w.
II. Bell, president Central Labor union;
w. H. Moore, president Hodcarriers' local
No. 1O,1SO; ]. z. Crews, president Team
Drivers union. and T. w. Mccullough OF
the Typographical union.
The employers committee was appointed
! by the executive committee of the Busi-
| ness Mems association, which met at the
Commercial club rooms yesterday after
noon. and the strikers committee was
named by the special arbitration committee
of Central Labor union
Fear stilI Entertained.
While this step toward a possible ad.
justment of differences is generally COM
mended and tends to brighten the situa.
| ton considerably, a fear is still enter.
tanned. based upon the tenaclty with which
! both strikers and employers cling to their
positions on the one issue of recognising
! the unions, that the task of arbitration
may be rendered exceedingly difficult and
| the settlement be delayed. Neither side
! tries to conceal its determination I'm this
regard.
The strikers contend that recognition OF
| the unions must be accorded or a settle
| ment cannot be made and the employers
| contend with equal vigor that they cannot
! accord the recognition OF unions that is
demanded. Notwithstanding this seeming
deadlock those who are anxiously await
| ing the end of the strickland this includes
the parties engaged on both sides--are zeal
/ GUS I'm the hope that some way aroung thii
obstacle will be found and that a common
/ ground can be decided on
/ It is known from his own lips that Gov
ernor Mickey is deeply interested in bring
ing about a settlement out OF this proposed
| arbitration and Mayor Moores already has
shown his anxiety for the same thing
| They will exert their best endeavors.
therefore to conciliate where Cancellation
is possible and TO intervene where inter.
venton is desired and would ofrer any
promise OF relief. The mayor and gov
ernor, as the official heads Of the city and
state, respectively simply embody the sen
timent OF the people whose moral support
they have in their undertaking
No Trouble ON streets.
For another day Omaha. though in the
unproitable grasp of one of the severest
| of labor struggles. has enjoyed freedom
from the unpleasant features usually at
! tending strikes OF This proportion. The
chief of police and the sheriff Of the county
still have enlarged forces Of officers on the
! streets, but not since the sheriff appointed
his sixty extra deputies nor the chief put
on his extra men have there been any ar
rests or any disturbances. The strikers
seem 20 be fulfilling their word given to the
mayor and chief OF police TO cooperate with
them in maintaining order and suppressing
| violence. This finds practical proof I'm the
fact that channels OF business that were
congested by the strike are slowly but
gradually opening up. Yesterday more
teams were on the streets than at any time
since the strike began and for the first
time coal companies started their delivery
wagons The transfer companies had for
some days been gradually resuming their
trafic, but the coal dealers were simply
resting upon their oars. awaiting develop
ments. One restaurant, the United States.
on Dodge street. opened It's doors. employ
ing nonunion help.
Several OF the coal companies had teams
on the streets yesterday and by Tuesday
they say that all signs of the coal famine
will have disappeared. 1t is expected that
today a large contingent OF nonunion driv-
ers will arrive from different places and
more tomorrow, 30 that business may be
resumed.
Drivers Become OmceFG.
Yesterday ]. A. Sunderland. before start
ing his teams out on the streets had each
driver sworn In as a deputy sheriff 30 that
ne could deteno hlmselt shoulu occasion
arise. Mr.. Sunderland and other coal deal
ers had expressed the fear that their men
might be molested, not while on duty. but
after night.
The Hotel and Restaurant Keepers as
socistion has held several meetings during
the last few days and the impression has
been given out that I'm a few days most
OF the restaurants will make an effort 20
open their doors The restaurant men who
conduct bars in connection with their places
are complaining OF the difhculty IN getting
ice. since the strikers will not allow the
ice wagons 10 stop at their places 90 long
as the restaurants or cafes are held 10
| b. unfair" The press committee OF the