Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-04
PRATT LEAVES THE CITY
Leader for Strikers Goes to Toronto
to Attend Meeting.
BEN COMMONS REMAINS HERE
Company Announces Normal stree
Car Service VIII BE Restored on
All Lines in the City
This Morning.

C. o. Pratt, strike leader, left Omaha
last night for the avowed purpose of pre-
senting the situation here to the conven-
tion of the International Amalgamated
association at Toronto, Can. BY vote
of the striking car men assembled in
mass meeting at Labor temple Sunday
afternoon Pratt's trip to Toronto was
authorized and endorsed.
In actual developments the strike
situation Sunday was quiet The street
railway company employed twenty more
of the old men, according to the state
ment OF L. c. Nash, superintendent of
transportation. Sunday afternoon many
applications for employment were re-
ceived The service this morning, the
company says, will be complete on all
lines. with cars manned by permanent
employees. Many strikebreakers were
sent to Chicago Sunday night.
Service in full, with the union men
back to work, was resumed on the Raj
ston lines Sunday morning. The strikers
from this line accepted the company's
proposition to return to work under the
old terms They were assured the right
of committee conference for the settle
ment of grievances at any time.
Cars 10 Fort Omaha.
Today the Twenty fourth street cars
will be operated through to Florence to
accommodate the crowds expected to at
tend the military exhibitions at Fort
Omaha.
The strikers mass meeting at Labor
temple was addressed by c. o. Pratt, Ben
Commons, Rev. ]. L. Fisher and a num-
ber OF other men active in the work of
organized labor in Omaha.
There was much OF reinsurance in the
speeches made at this meeting. Efforts
were made to instill new courage into
the men. Those who the labor leaders
admitted had deserted the ranks of the
Garments union came in for vehement
and personal condemnation.
Mr. Pratt suggested hat II would be
a good thing to hold labor parade and
demonstration Wednesday, the big car
nival day. The idea seemed to meet with
approval and the matter is now in the
hands of a committee of the Central
Labor union.
Ben Commons, in the course of his ad-
dress. announced that his term of office
in the international organization expired
on Saturday and that in view of his long
service he was not a candidate for re-
election.
Politics Good Weapon.
Commons urged political activity on
the part OF the labor unions as an eff
ficient weapon. He suggested that
through an appeal TO the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, Samuel Gompers might
be brought to Omaha TO take up the
fight He offered encouragement TO the
strikers He declared that two women
were injured in the interruption of the
meeting at Twenty-fourth and Ames ave-
nue. and that they would institute legal
action.
Rev. J. L. Fisher discussed q visit to
the governor at Lincoln. He informed
the meeting that Governor ShanSnberger
had told him that he could not come to
Omaha to take a hand unless he was re-
quested by certain people here. Rev. Mr..
Fisher declined to say who these persons
were He announced another visit to
Lincoln today.
Ted Morrow, a member OF the strikers
executive committee. was mentioned as
a candidate for the office of sheriff This
met with approval from the strikers.
Morrow spoke. briefly. Among others
who addressed the meeting were Tony
Donahue, Charles Lear, president of the
local carmen's union. and o. j. Randall.
secretary. The meeting was attended by
about 400 persons. Many in the audi
ence were there as sympathizers.