Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-02
AOn MIMI nOOh UT1 L
Conductors and Trainmsn Agree to Accept
Wages offered By Railroads.
INSISTING UPON SHORTER WORK DAY
Delegates Say They Must Have Better
Working Conditions,
FEDERAL OFFICIALS HARD At WORK
Knapp and Nsill hold Numerous Center
enoes with Both Sides
FIREMEN MAKE A SIMILAR DEMAND
Length of working Day Only Issue
Left in Negotiations and They
WIN Strike II the Train
men Do.

CHICAGO, April 1.-The railway employees
IN the train service of the western railroads
have reduced their demands to a nine-hour
workday and the government officials who
came to Chicago last week TO bring about
q peaceable adjustment OF the threatened
strike are working hard TO overcome that
obstacle Commissioners Knapp and Neill
held an almost continuous session today
with the general managers and the repre-
sentatives OF the trainmen and conductors
The men today signifed their willingness
to accept the wage increase ofIered by the
railroads n the managers would grant
the demand for the nine-hour workday.
The labor delegates declared that the wage
increase asked for was minor consdera-
ton, but they could not face their con-
Btituents without securing improvements In
the working conditions.
1t was learned today that the nine-hour
demand Of the fremen was what has pre-
vented q settlement Of that end Of the
labor difficulties the western roads are ex-
periencing. While acting separately from
the conductors and trainmen the nremen
are standing out for the same demands,
and It is said in the event of a strike being
ordered they, too, would walk out
81. Louis brewers stiu out.
ST. LOUIS. April 1.-Ignoring the threat
made Saturday night by the owners Of
the breweries to declare open shops today
unless the striking employees resumed
work pending arbitration OF the scale dis
pute, the malsters, brewers, bottlers. fire.
men, oilers and laborers assembled this
morning in various halls for further discus
sion OF the situation. None returned to
work The boss brewers also held a con-
ference to decide what further steps to
take.
Negotiations looking to. the settlement Of
the strike are under way. Secretary Adam
Huebner OF the Interna' ional Brewery
Workers. union arrived from Cincinnati to-
day, ar with Io'er Kelaper another
secretary n the Ss " sC'nclnnati.
a srronsse ronssS Y ssIa rlt"tora for for.
OF the American Federation OF Labor. with
which the hremen. oilers. tenmsters and
engineers are ahiliated. arrived today. but
would make no statement concerning the
purpore OF their presence beyond that they
are here TO observe the strike conditions.
Although the ultimatum OF the employers
declaring an open shop went into effect to-
day. there was no rush OF nonunion men
20 take the places Of the strikers and COM
paratively few were secured
The conference between the union ofi-
cials and the brewers lasted until late
o. tonight and. while no agreement was
reached, both sides expressed the belief
that a settlement would be affected at a
meeting to be held tomorrow morning.
Trouble in Several Towns.
MILFORD. Mass. April 1.--About $50
stonecutters employed by three granite
companies in this town went on strike to-
day because OF the refusal OF the company
to grant them an increase OF cents an
hour In wages and a Saturday half holiday
throughout the year The men have been
receiving 40 cents an hour and have had a
half holiday on Saturday from April to
October. The strikers are members Of the
Granite Cutters union.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April l.-General
Manager Ragland OF the MONTGOMERY
Traction company announces that full car
service Will be resumed today and that
ears will be run tonight for the first time
at night since the strike was declared
Five strike breakers reached Montgomery
last night. Several of the nonunion men
have left the employ OF the company
READING, Pa, April 1.-Most OF the
mine workers throughout the anthracite
regions are idle today. They concluded TO
suspend today in commemoration of the
nine-hour day victory secured through
President Mitchell. and demonstrations
were held IN different mining towns. The
colieTies VIII resume work tomorrow.
DALLAS. Tex. April The granite cut
tiers IN all the large cities OF Texas struck
today. They demand an increase OF from
g to % cents per day. The master uasons.
II is said. will attempt to have open shops.
SAN FRANCIsCOs April i.-Twelve hun
dred laundry workers here and 600 In Ala
media county today voted 20 go on strike
when their employers refused to grant
them an eight-hour day and an increase
OF wages. Nine Iaundries here are closed
down. Only three laun6ries sgreed TO the
terms proposed By the union
VANCOUVER. b. c., April 1.-All car
penters and painters in Vancouver went On
strike today and building operations are at
sfandstill. Seven hundred and nifty car
penters attended mass meeting this morn
ing. when It was decided to strike until con-
tractors agree 70 Increase wages by 81 per
day.