The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
NEWS OF THE CITY


that practically all of the non-union
men who accepted employment in the
Swift plant while the strike was on will
leave their places when the union men
return. 1t was said that the strictly
non-union men are not nearly so OBJ
jectionable as are those members of the
union who returned to their old places,
and it is admitted that the half dozen
who did this will be given a merry
time.
Pickets Called Off
Early yesterday morning the picket
system was abolished, although num-
Der of volunteers stood about the en-
trance to the plant and took note of
those coming and going. The women
strikers who have been doing picket
duty and who had not been relieved
until today, were on hand early, and
some of them could not understand
why 1t was not possible to return to
work at once, the strike having been
settled
The executive committee of the
union had a conference with j. S.
Bangs, the manager for Swift & Co.,
as to the time that he expected the
men to return, but Mr.. Bangs could not
state When he would begin reinstating
the men and resume operations, as he
had not received official notice of the
settlement of the strike He. told the
committee that he would be ready to
put number of the men to work to-
day.
The saloons and hotels of South ST.
Paul have reaped a rich harvest as a
result of the strike. Not only was the
contest of such short duration that
most of the strikers had money when
1t was settled, but there were daily
hundreds of visitors, some Of whom re-
manned in the tnWr, mo %
hotels were constantly filed, the sa-
looms well patronized, and other bust
ness ventures also were benefited.
Social Relations Strained
1t is said that one result of the
strike will be to reconstruct the best
society of the town. Joseph Burns,
superintendent of the plant, and Mayor
George L. Lyle are not only neighbors,
but were great personal friends, their
families being leaders in the social set.
The same good feeling does not exist
between the men now. Mayor Lyle
announced yesterday that he intends to
spend some days at Wildwood, where
his family is summering, expecting to
recover from the effects of the long
strain on him during the strike
THOMAS LaWler, arrested at the in
stance of Judge DosS, was yesterday
released from custody and there will
be no prosecution, Lawler announcing
that he would not attempt to make
further trouble for Doss whom he &C
cuSed of having drawn a revolver.
In speaking of the adjustment of the
strike, Secretary c. P. Slime, of the
Commercial club, said:
THE agreement to arbitrate the
matters at issue between the employ
ers and the workmen is fine logical
step. 1t sets precedent because the
f,~1r<.
week of determined action, which
threatened to seriously disturb not
only economic but also actual physical
peace throughout the country
NJ. Doran, the well known broker,
said: 1.-THE willingness of both sides
to submit their differences to arbitra-
ton is a good thing for the interested
parties, and it is a much better thing
for the public at large.
Expensive to the Public
s'The public always has to pay the
| bills of every disturbance of this char
acter in one way or another, and con-
sequently it is to the interest of the
public to have a strike or lockout just
| as short as possible. In fact most of
| us would rather see no strike what
ever. On the other hand, suppose it
| does the men some good to get to-
| gether and under trying circumstances
to learn who are their friends and who
are not
General Passenger Agent A. M.
| Cleland, of the Northern Pacific rail-
| road, said:
"a great step forward has been
| taken in economics. 1t speaks very
well for our civilization that the en-
| ployers and the workmen in the late
difficulty have farseeing acumen
enough to bring about an acceptance
| Of arbitration.
Strikes are wrong when they affect
the rights and liberties of the general
public, and viewing the case broadly
| it would be hard to select any partic-
ular strike that does not do so directly
or Indirectly. OF the basis of the late
trouble am not very familiar, but the
strike itself certainly exemplifies the
| truth of what say