Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-27
WILL CONFER ON STRIKE
President Of Trainmen Says Officials
Invited Talk.
ARBITRATION NOT CONSIDERED
Leaders Express Utmost Confidence
in steadfastness of Ranks Of
the Men who Are
out.

CLEVELAND, July B-President w. @.
Lee OF the Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men left Cleveland yesterday for
Toronto, where he will meet President a.
b. Garretson Of the order Of Railway Con-
ductors. MIR. Lee said that he was going to
Toronto on the invitation OF high railway
officials and that developments were point
ing to a settlement being reached.
A conference is expected to be held to-
morrow at the Canadian city between the
two union leaders and officials OF the
Grand Trunk railway. but union leaders
here declare that Mr.. Lee will under no
circumstances admit Of a compromise, but
10 prepared 20 hold out for the full terms
asked by the strikers.
SIX FreiEhts Dispatched.
TORONTO, Ont, July 2,-Carrying out
| its promise to resume the movement of
! freight, the Grand Trunk railway today
dispatched six freight trains from the
yards at Mimloo, three to the west and
three to the east. Ten freight trains were
sent out from other points in the prov
ince. All the trains started from here
with full crews and without interference
| by the strikers.
| MONTREAL. July 3.-with the hope Of
arbitration lost TO sight, today for the
first time since the strike started both
sides claim that the days developments
mean ultimate victory. The Grand Trunk
railway officials ucIR Jubilant tonight
I'VE announced this morning Just what we
Intended doing today" the Official state.
ment declares, and We are pleased to be
able to say that we did q great deal more.
On the eastern division We stated that
fourteen frelghts would be operated. The
| records up to 8 o'clock are twenty three
and more are going out. Reports from
other divisions are Of a like tenor All we
want is protection for the mon willing te
work and VIC will do the rest"
Statement Exaggerated.
THE statements of the company regard
ing the operation OF freight trains are
very much exaggerated" said Mr.. Muir.
dock, vice president OF the trainmen. III
is true It is running a few freights, but
they no not amount to 2 per cent Of the
normal business of the line"
COLUMBUS. o., July 25.-one hundred
arrests were made by the police tonight
, during rioting incident to the street cal
strike At 1910 the Columbus Railway ant
Light company gave UP efforts to operat,
, cars until tomorrow.
Mayor Marshall at two riots was in per
Sonal charge of the police. A hostile dem
onstratlon was made against hAm by {
crowd OF union sympathIzers, but II wa.
checked by city firemen with streams o.
water.
Half a dozen people were injured, includ
ing two city detectives and a patrol wager
driver. None was seriously hurt.
CHICAGO, July ga general tie-up o
: building operations in Chicago. involving
sympathetic strikes Of 1900 construction
mechanics was decided upon. today by tn
Chicago Building Trades council, effectiv
Wednesday unless employers yield mean
5 time. The action was taken at a secre
A meeting to compel the Otis Elevator com
|. pany to reinstate striking members Of tn
Y Elevator Constructors union, whose place
: are being filled by members of the Inter
Q national Association Of Machinists.