Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-25
No Tangible Result is Reached and
They Will Meet Again.
ARBITRATION STILL PROPOSED
Company Fears Signing Agreement
Would Recognize Union.
CLOSED SHOP IS THE BUGABoO
Moral support of the other
Unions aud Profess 10 he
Comfortable.
PRoeRnss oF STRIKE.

PROGRESS OF STRIKE.
Five mayors and President wattles con-
fer for two hours without definite results.
Another conference this morning when
something is expected.
President wattles looks for some Sangi-
BILE solution OF the problem.
Seven riot calls come in in one-half
hour. street GERS are stoned and carmen
injured.
strikers hold mass meetings in five
cities.
other unions pledge financial and moral
support to strikers.
Cars do not run after p. M.
Yesterday was day of high tension and
great activity i'm the street car strike. Riot
calls followed each other into the police
station i'm rapid succession the police and
deputy sherffs were kept busy and in some
instances had to use force. while street
cars we're stoned and women's lives ieopar-
died in at least one case The conference
between President wattles Of the street car
company and the mayors Of the five cities
affected by the strike produced no tangible,
or at least define, results 1t continued for
two hours in the office of Mayor Dahlmau
and it's results wilt he submitted by Mr..
wattles to his board OF directors this morn
inE, following which another conference
with the mayors viii be held. The com
pany did not attempt to run cars after
z p m.
Mr.. Wattes, as he left the meeting room
would make no statement of any kind say
ing the mayors would disclose the little
there was to say about the conference.
1--WE haven't much to give out" said
nah 70 ho, At
settlement, but stil have hopes. Mr. Wat
ties will take up some matters before his
board of directors and we are TO have an
other meeting Saturday at II o'clock"
'Is the question before YOU whether or
not the differences arc to be settled by ar
bitration?" Mayor Dahman was asked.
I'VE have agreed TO make no statement
as to what passed I'm the conference room.
can't say anything about that. All 1 can
say is we are making some progress and
we hope to reach a settlement before long"
The announcement that the conferees are
stilI at sea was a decided disappointment
TO those who had waited outside the door
for over two hours to hear some word from
within. The statement that some progress
had been made was somewhat cheering,
though rather indefinite
WattIes Expresses Hope.
just utluit ne went lllO conference with
the mayors Mr.. Wattles said, I'VE hope
to evolve something out Of the situation
soon"
1t was a busy forenoon for the president
Of the street railway company. shortly
after o'clock he called The directors of
the company together and a session was
held until almost II o'clock. II is under
stood the suggestions made by the mayors
the day before were taken up and dis
cussed along with the general progress Of
the strike.
At II o'clock Mr.. Wattles went into the
conference with the mayors and remained
in the room with them two and three
quarters hours. 1t was close to o'clock
before the conference quit.
All the mayors in the conference are
very close-mOuthed about what took place.
While they would not admit it, It is under
stood the principal effort of the officials
is to secure acceptance of the offer of the
strikers to arbtrate all differences with
the understanding that all men now out
be taken back and given their old places
If an agreement to arbitrate under these
conditions is acceded to by the company
the men promise to return to work imme-
dlately and accept the findings Of the arbi-
tration board.
While the strikers do not demand recog-
fear the signing Of an agreement would in
effect be a recognition of the union and
would give that body much prestige
among the employees that the company
practically would be unionized.
More Cars I'm Service.
More cars" Asslstent General Manager
Leussler says, were in service today than
have been any day since the strike. and
old H.
strike have been reserved. are at work"
The action of the labor unions Of Omaha
i'm relation to the street car strike is now
directed through the committee Of the Cen
tral Labor union toward the financial as
slstance Of the strikers and the cultivation
of general sympathy and moral support
A committee, headed by o. j. Randall
who is also corresponding and recording
secretary OF the Carmens union, IS in
charge Of the arrangements for the solicit
ing Of financial aid from the outside
unions This committee will call on the
various unions as they gather at the
Labor Temple on their regular meeting
dates. At this meeting each union will de-
eide for Itself what aid be extended To the
strikers.
We are not yet IN need Of any con-
siderable financial aid said Mr. Randall
Most Of the men are able TO stand a
layoff Of a couple OF weeks all right, and
we have been out only six days now. IT,
however, in the course OF a month, should
the strike last that long, there should be
any general call for help, it ought 70 be
a good evidence 10 the people that the
street car men need better wages
There have thus far been but two ap-
peals 10 the union for help, one OF these
comes from a death i'm the family Of the
workman and the other from sckn We
are taking care of these $50 cases By
a subscription.
just One DesertiOn.
we have had but ono desertion ana
that was by a man hired by the company