Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-18
SPIRIT OF UNREST PREVAILS
Central Labor Union Fears Offensive Con-
bination Of EmplOyerS
BUlDNe TRADES IN UNSETTLED STATE
New Scales of Various Unions, TO CO
into Eject May 1, Are Submitted
TO the Central Body and
Approved.

There was a spirit Of unrest which BODIES
III for peace in the labor world manifest
at the meeting OF the Central Labor union
last night. The men fear a combination of
employers seeking to disrupt the unions.
The matter did not come up until late In
the session, when L. v. Guye, from the
committee appointed to try to settle the
bod carriers strike. reported that both the
contractors and the material men had re-
fused TO accept arbitration. A delegate
from the Hold Carriers union reported that
construction at the Union Stock Yards at
South Omaha had been suspended in the
afternoon upon the orders Of the stock
yards company at the solicitation Of the
contractors organization Of Omaha, the
contractor at the yards bsIng willing to
continue and pay the union scale. An
other delegate reported that a car of ma
terial purchaAed in Denver had been side
tracked as soon as word was received from
Omaha and that It Is now impossible to
get building material over the roads II
consigned to Omaha.
A third delegate reported that grocers
and butchers had notified men that after
May 1 credit would be suspended until
after all labor troubles are settled.
After the matter had been threshed over
for an hour II was decided that all inter
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men out Of town until the trouble is set
tied.
The arbitration committee was given
power to act, being increased by the ad-
dition of Joseph Scheid and Charles Hart.
Broatch Gets Attention.
A delegate from the bartenders' union
reported that w. ]. Broatch had personally
secured the discharge OF a member Of the
nnfon for aWnraaaiuu HE nrafpranna for
mayor previous to the republican primar-
les, but that the union had secured the
reinstatement Of the mar with an apology
from Broatch, The action OF the head of
the Fire and Police commission was roundly
denounced by members present.
b legislative committee reported that
Representatives Koetter and Shelly avoided
voting on the exemption law, that Speaker
Mockett had broken his word with the
laboring men and that with the exception
Of Gilbert all other members Of the legls-
lature from Douglas county favored the
bill; that a committee from the Real Es-
tate exchange, from the Grocers' associn-
ton and other organizations, had appealed
to the governor to sign the bill, but that
ne had vetoed Il. For this veto he was
given a vote of thanks by the union.
The walters reported trouble in getting
their scale signed, and that the employers
are organizing to oppose the demands.
The scale OF the Walters union was read,
the only change being a change from seven
to six days in the week. 1t was endorsed.
The scale of the Bakers union, providing
for a six-day week at SIG for foreman, $4
for second men and s13 for bench men, was
approved. lhe scale OF the structural iron
workers providing for an eight-hour day, q
minimum scale OF 40 cents per hour, with
~ cents per hour additional for men In
charge Of work. with no piece work, and
arbitration In case Of trouble, was en-
dorsed over the protest Of the plumbers.
The scale of the-beer bottlers. providing
for an eisAt-hour day. arbitration in case
of trouble, 81 and $3.50 per day for hllers
and $3.50 for other employees, was approved
Meat Cutters scRIe.
The scale of the Meat Cutters union
p viding for closing OF shop at $50 every
day except Saturday. for Sunday %closini
between October / and May 1, with thre'
hours open shop Sunday morning between
May 1 and October 1, was approved. These
kreies are all to go into effect May 1, al
though many of the shops and factories
have already agreed to the terms.
he Bartenders' union proposed the or
ganization Of a business agents league, thu
business agents to meet at least once
wock. The matter was referred to thu
agents.
new delegates admitted were: Bakers
Fred Carpenter, j. w. Post; sheet meta
workers, c. w. Adair; freight handlers. A
F Hanson; meat cutters. j. M. Huba
wagon workers, Max A. Roessig. William
La Page, c. A. Fenton; cracker bakers
John Yecha. Henry Gross, William Rooney
glass workers. Elmer Woodcock, Harr,
Wakefield, Frank c.. Latsch.