Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-03
DESPITE INFLUENCE
OF LABOR ADVISORS
STRIKE fever GAINS
1900 Men, Including Coal
Haulers, Threaten, While
Employers Stand Pat.

| Des Moines, Ia. oct. q Every team
ster in the city may go on strike within
| the next As hours unless the transfer
transfers strike is settled and the
coal haulers are granted their wage
! Increase. Fully 1000 men will be in
| Nolved II Il general strike of transfers
develops
| The seriousness of the situation was
made public in labor circles last night.
when it became known that tcainsters
anxious to strike. All want better
| wages. better working conditions and
the protection of the union. AT pres
ent the union officials are sitting tight
| on the lid and refusing To permit any
extension of the strike.
The general temper of the men was
shown yesterday afternoon when seven
drivers employed by the Ware Transfer
company voluntarily went ON strike.
They had not Joined the union and the
organization was not opposed to their
continuing at work. They refused to
stand the jeers of the people ON the
streets and went on strike and joined
the union.
Another example of the view which
thc transfers as Il whole are talking
of the present situation was given
when the coal llaulcrs employed by
the Madison Coal company went out
Yesterday morning The union of
iici;tls were not consulted and the
strike Mas wholly unauthorized. The
men inailN were prevailed upon 10 re
turn To work until some definite agree
men! or Disagreement between the
union and the coal dealers is reached.
l.. Il. Macarthur, general organizer
for the union. c. r. Curtis. business
agent and A. L.. Trick, president of
the Iowa Federation OF Labor. arc
working TO prevent spread of the
strike of tcamsters, amy strike OF coal
haulcrs or any extension OF the strike
of transfer transfers.
They say that ii they are able to
hold the present men who are on
strike and there Is no Violence they
will be able to win the transfer strike,
hands down. With victory here. they
believe they will be able to demand and
get the wages and conditions for the
other Transfers without a fight
Tho first step TO prevent general
strike and walkout of the coal
h;tulers was taken today. The coal
dealers have been asked to name
committee to confer with the union
on the wage demands. This evening
the coal haulers will meet and name "A
committee to confer with representa-
tives of the dealers.
The coal haulers are worked mp be-
cause a majority of the coal dealers
have declined to sign the contracts
which were presented to them ii week
terday These contracts provide for
average increase of about Is cents
ton for hauling coal. instead OF re
ceiving from 45 to 10 cents ton. az
at present the coal haulers arc to get
from 60 to 30 cents under the new
scale.
The unionists are against amy coal
haulers strike because of thu great
Inconvenience which such a strike
wond cause the public. The coal deal
crs are from ono to two weeks behind
in their orders. This means that the
consumers large and small. are short
of coal With cold weather due in
few weeks
Following their action in attempting
to do business with barn and office
employees acting as drivers. with a few
regulars, the White Line. Red Line.
Blue Line and Merchants companies
held a meeting yesterday afternoon.
The Ware company. too. is included in
the conference now. Later r. j. Mills.
of the White Line, who has been act
ing as spokesman announced that all
of the companies intended Ia stand pat.