New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
e. p. STRIKE NOT ENDED.
Demands of the Men Rejected 6y
the Roads Officials.

Omaha Jan sa-Presdent Burt of the Union
Paciac Railroad to-day met representatives OF the
striking shopnen of that system to continue the
conference begun in New-York three weeks ago
To-day's meeting resulted in the shopmen ieaNlns
him without reaching settlement ana 'heH "e
clare the strike win be continued hoehiii'elS
and win he extended over the southern @''ii'
system
President Mcneil Of the National Association o.
Boilernakers WAS spokesman for the strikers anu
told President Burt that thorough canvass %
strikers had been made, with the reSul' 'iS' '! ~
unanimously agreed that they could not accept the
piece work system.
President Burt replied that the men couid re'ui
IA work under no other condition and regretted
that the men would not give the system " "i''
The conference lasted fifteen minutes
Tho Labor leaders returned to Labor Temple anu
stated that = mass meeting would be called at once
and steps taken by the strikers TO eNteno 'he s"i
10 all parts Of the Hartman system
President Mcneil stated that no plah ma" ~
,o,r s,rance5 for action on the southern Pacihe.
as il had been expected that it would oe uiii'eoe
Sary to bring the men on tnat sSs'eih 'o -
strike and he added that such action ihlsh' "e
deferred He said there would be no further CON
e,ranco with President Burt present The South
en-, Pacific men he stated. Were ready to 9olh tne
ranks OF the strikers at any time
Thomas l.. Wilson, fourth vice-preslaenl OF uhe
Maebinists Union stated the American Federation
"a ,bo- will he asked TO take hand. and that
the strike would be carried more vigorously
Than ..s
Seventeen men composed the BODY thab Mdi'eU
,,ro,, President Burt who associated IN the
conference with ". Il. Mexican, superintendent OF
motive mower OF the Union Pacific company
At Union Pacific headquarters this afternoon the
following official statement was made concerning
the strike situation:
PIECE work has been a successful system IN the
shops Of our company for six months past anu Lll
committed representiiig the strikers was tod Iht1
10 change the system could be mace al uiIs
rIrne About S. per OF the work done IN tHe
I1na m sho71s i by piece work; 100 per cent OF II
~ Armstrong; and from 20 TO 100 per cent at other
Nc now have more men in the shops here thsn
We ever haG before and their character ana shiii
are an that we could ask A reduction soon NlIi
T. receSSarv because busiest season is nov
over The condition apples 10 an otIIeI G
on the line. With shops ana new hlachlIeIi
here The same number of men can 90 mere WoIh
rhsn formerly. In point of work done mere, We nav
rgeyer turned out many engines in the history oI
Tho shops as during the last six months anu ule
same is at Cheyenne =. .-,-
take back the strikers no" II noUlu
moan thai our force in the shops here would he
crowded out. and this dislike to do nut We
would not have room for two forces
our train service is becoming .oetteI, idsI t Mteh
weeks We are having some trouble TINS week
because of high winds and stormy Weaiher out
Wesf for which the strikers VIII pfobablE claln
credit Last week put twice as much coal lnto
Nebraska during any previous week or Ie tI
and every mine at Rock Springs Is running at ful
Six new engines have Just arrived. and four more
sre on the road. and an indefinite number OF new
engines will continue 10 arrive. We VIII soon ha Z
engineS To burn This strike is over so far as the
cnr1nanv is concerned. The men quit the service
last June and hired new men 10 MI ther llaceS-
That's all there is to it.