Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-11
That Is the Attitude Of the Chicago
Freight Handlers.
VOTE TO CONTINUE STRIKE.
Action Taken by the Local Unions,
Which Include All the Freight
Men of the various Railroads.
Many Teamsters Quit Work.

ACIII ItI uSiI VI NV lllNuGb
ton Of Labor to help them, This az
ton was taken by Polk local union,
consisting of men employed by the
Rock Island. Baltimore and Ohio, Lake
Shore, Nickel Platte, Great Western,
MOnOn and Chicago terminal transfer
roads and the Western local. comprise
ing men in the warehouses Of the Bur
lin%ton. Chira go and Northwestern. st.
Paul, Fort Wayne ana Chicago and
Alton roads. one thousand members
were present at the meeting.
President Curran of the Freight
Handlers union advocated accepting
the terms offered by the railroads and
returning to work to await an oppor-
tunity to retaliatc upon the Transfers
union and the Chicago Federation Of
Labor His proposition was entirely
lost in the excitement that followed.
and by a standing vote the strikers
not only decided to stay out, but to
fight to the last ditch without seeking
cooperation or support.
Following the action of the Polk
union, the Northwest local, comprising
men from the st. Paul, Panhandle and
Galena and Wisconsin divisions Of the
Northwestern, and Central local, en-
bracing the Illinois Central, Wisconsin
Central and Michigan Central, voted
to continue the strike
At a meeting held later Healey local
union, to which belong Erie, Grand
Trunk. Wabash and Chicago and East
ern Illinois warehousemen, voted to
continue the strike.
New Men to He Recognized.
W. G. Brown, vice president of the
Lake Shore road. upon hearing of the
action Of the strikers issued an ulti-
matum declaring that If the men We're
not back TO work within twelve hours
the nonunion men who have been hired
in their places would be recognized ar
cold employees"
President Curran at Il meeting Of the
Central local declared his intention of
making another attempt to secure the
official aid of the Chicago Federation
OF Labor and Of the Tcamsters' union.
Following the meeting Of Polk and
western locals. delegation of thirty
strikers visited the Burlington yards
and persuaded all the transfers deliv-
cring or receiving freight. except those
Of Marshall Field 4 Co., to drive away
with their work uncompleted. The del
egation then started for the Rock Is
land yards. The action of th~n team
sters is contrary to the orders of the
officials of their union.
James LnnderS. freight HANDLER.
mas been killed. his death being tire in
direct result of the strike. Lanlers
announced that he intended to return
20 work today. and a group of freight
handlers to whom he made the decla,
ration began to abuse him. \ short
time aftcrward he was found in a hall
way, his throat being cut. He was tax
en- 10 the hospital. where he died. The
police have arrested Daniel Grogan,
another freight handler. whom they |
susprc, Of killing I.anders.
Picketing the Frcighthouses.
Mr.. Browns ultimatum was received |
quietly by the men. Meanwhile the
decision OF the men to fight to the bit
ter end was made evident by decisive
Delegations of pickets of /
numerical strength march
ed to all the freighthouSeS. They stop |
ped wagons and vans and chiefly by |
persuasion, although there We're a few |
scuftlps, got the drivers to turn back
with their loads.
The scene ut the Burlington ware
house was typical of the others. Two
hundred wagons We're lined up on Ca
nal street when the delegation of
strikers arrived. Members of the del
cation mounted platforms and wag-
,ns and made speeches appealing to
The transfers "in the name of union
brotherhood to stand by the freight
landlerS.' The speeches went on for
fully half an hour. Meanwhile other
trucks and wagons continued to ar
i've, and Canal street and its intcrsec-
ions near the warehouse were soon
for M, "ks. In the cOnfu-
sion somebody turned in Il riot call.
nut the police who came rushing to the
,oing away empty or partly loaded
Speaking of the sympathetic action
# the transfers, President Hugh Nc
lee of the Truckmen's union said.
1--WE have not given our men author
ty to strike and are declaimng against
UGH action. We are insisting on our
members living up to the contracts we
ave made with our employers, but
hey will not listen to us. and | be
eve 1000 teamsters will be mixed
p in the struggle before night. We
ave done our part and intend to re
lain true 10 our trust. but if the m n
trile despite all our efforts to re-
train them we are poWerleSS and can
OF be held responsible for their at
ions"