Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-27
Strikers Fail to Return to
Work, as Directed, for
Firms Which Have
Conceded Demands.
ZIMMAN MAKES LITTLE
PROGRESS IN MEDIATION
Building Trades May Reject
Materials Hauled by
Non Union Men.

Although directed by the Central
Labor union to resume work for
those firms which had conceded the
demands made by the union, none
of the striking teamsters and truck
drivers had returned to work for
these firms up to late hour las: J:
night. Some opposition to the pro-
posal made by the central organiza-
ton at the meeting Wednes day
night is being manifested on the
grounds that should the recomm en-
dation be complied with, the strike
would end in failure.
In the meantime the efforts Of
City Commissioner Zimman towards
conciliation are no nearer success.
With the knowledge that a general
sympathetic strike is out of the
question at present, employers are
strengthened in their determination
to defeat the strikers.
Aiding Mr.. Zimman in his effort
to bring employers and strikers to-
gether are four prominent Omaha
business men, according to Thomas
Menzies, chairman Of the genera..
strike committee.
Promise Satisfactory Settlement
1t was on the strength of prom
ises made by these four business
men that the Central Labor union
refused to take strike action at the
meeting Wednesday night. 1t was
promised officials of the union that
if they prevailed upon employees, of
fair" employers to return to work
every effort would be made by the
business interests in the city, NOT
affected by the strike, to have the
controversy satisfactorily settle!
Mr.. Menzies refused to divulge the
names of the four business men
Definite information as to TIE
outcome of the efforts of these bus
mess men will probably be received
late this afternoon, Mr.. Menzies
said.
Should the instructions issued by
the central body to the delegates
of the various locals be carefully
carried out many intermittent
strikes of a minor nature are
threatened.
A great portion of the building
material is at present being hauled
by non-union teamsters employed
by the large building material COM
panies. AS all locals are pledged
to refuse to handle material trans
ported by non-union men there is
strong possibility that the men en-
gagged in the building trades may
walk out unless the contractors at
the particular places where they
are employed refuse longer to deal
with the firms employing non
union drivers.
Mayor Makes Statement
In signed statement Mayor
Smith answers the charges lodged
against him by organized labor.
He says:
Resolutions do not hurt me in
this emergency. If | can assist in
preventing a sympathetic strike in
Omaha at this time or can assist in
getting employees back at work, l
will have done more for union labor
and for the wives and children de-
pendent on that labor than all those
who would make a Winnipeg of
Omaha or who threaten anarchy or
10 stop all the wheels in the city.
"The fact that no general strike
has been called shows that reason,
good Judgment, and good citizen
ship is still in the majority in the
Central Labor union, very few
agitators and unreasonable disturb
ers to the contrary notwithstand-
ing"
The Federal Labor board, it was
learned, is to be asked to inves.i-
gate labor conditions in the city.
Officials of the board wilt be re-
quested to use their efforts to end
the present controversy