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Show HARRIMAN'S WORK TO END THE STRIKE Telegram to McNeil That Brought About Settlement of Long-Standing Long-Standing Trouble. The settlement of the Union Pacific bollermakers' strike, which had been on for nearly a year, was brought about by the following telegram sent by E. H. Harrlman to John McNeil, -grand president and organizer of the Brotherhood Brother-hood of Boilermakers', while Mr. Harrlman Harrl-man was hurrying home from the West over the Lake Shore railroad on May luth. "Rather than permit a condition to be brought about whereby men's homes woBld be broken up and their families, wives and children be permitted to suffer suf-fer through no fault of their own, I will recommend to Mr. Burt, president of the Union Pacific, and suggest to you for consideration the following: " 'The sympathetic boilermakers' strike on the Southern Pacific and other lines to be called off; Union Pacific strike to be called- off; matter of piece work to be left to the men themselves, and those already employed and to be employed hereafter by the Union Pacific, Paci-fic, and piece work not to be further extended on the Union Pacific and to be abandoned at the end of four months, if so determined upon by a representative of the company and the men, if they cannot agree, it to be referred re-ferred to other representatives not directly di-rectly engaged in managing the road or the strike; the piece-work system hot to be extended on the Southern Pacific or other lines, except after conference and agreement with the boilermakers; no discrimination to be made against" former for-mer employees on the Union Pacific when places are to be filled, and no discrimination dis-crimination to be made on account of their accepting temporarily the piece work or net, and any adjustment thereof there-of to be determined between representatives represent-atives as above provided. " 'In lieu of thi?. call off the strike, both sympathetic and oth?rwl.ne as above stated, and refer the whole Union Pacific controversy In Its present condition con-dition to arbitration to be agreed upon. , On account of the present conditions, it Is important that I see you all in New York not later than Monday next. Please arrange.' " Mr. McNeil replied to Mr. Harriman's telegram, agreeing to recommend his suggestion for a rettlerr.ent, and after a conference of several days at the company's offices in New York, the matter was finally adjusted on the-basls of the telegram. Thus- a satisfactory understanding has been reached and the rights of all parties interested have been protected, including the rights of the company and its new employees and of the old men who are to return to the employment of the company, and it is thought probable that the method here established will be conducive of lasting and beneficial results, and that it may be made a basts of settling any differences in the future. |