The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-15
NO SETTLEMENT IN CHICAGO
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NContlnued from First Page) remoye from them all the goods that haa been consigned to them, much of Wnich IS being rapidly ruined. A mes sage was sent to Mayor Harrison ask Ing If police protection would be given mem and the word was received that ample protection would be afforded. Just at this time, however, word was received that President Young Of the Teamsters' National union had reached the clty and that a meeting of the executive officers of that body would be held tonight to consider the advisa- Dility Of ordering the men now on strlke, to return. or Of calling out ev- cry teamster in the city, who is af1liat- ed with the union. The merchants then decided to await the result of this meeting. A mass meeting of the com mission men will be held tomorrow morning to take action. It is not likely the teamsters will return to work even II ordered by their officers.
 During the day the officials of the Erie road sent a communication to Chief of Police O'Neil saying they had been informed that merchants in the city were preparing to deliver freight to the freight houses of the Erie rail- road and demanding that the police furnish them protection while it was being done.
 The letter was referred to Corpora ton Counsel Walker, who decided that 1t was the duty of the police to fur nish such protection and the Erie people were informed that protection would be given them.
 Charges of bad faith were numerous between President Curran of the freight handlers union, Secretary Driscoll of y the Chicago arbitration board and some of the railroad managers. These tri- angular accusations were made after the various committees appointed to- day had gone to the railroad managers with an amended schedule of wages and with power to act.
 The general managers tonight issued Statement which in part says:
 As has been stated before, an advance to freight handlers was made by the railroads in April. There was fur ther advance made effective from July l. At the same time the officers of the companies expressed their willingness to meet their employees to confer with them about wage scale or any other grievances they might have. On July the freight handlers stopped work on all roads, without notice or conference. During the last ten days great pres sure has been brought to bear upon the railroad officers to make anw conces- sions that could terminatet the strike and the teamsters of Chicago, in viola ton of the pledges of their authorized officers and against the advice of their officers, who were disposed to stand firm, have struck in order to bring fur tIler pressure to bear upon the rail- roads.
 Railroad companies are as much con- cerned in the welfare of Chicago as any other vested interest, yet they are opposed. to making any concessions that will result in yielding control of their business to any labor organization Aside from this fundamental reason, there are many other considerations which may be mentioned.
 First-The offers made by the railroad companies April IA and July gave a substantial and adequate increase of wages.
 Second-In all conferences held be-
  tees of employees, it has been conclusive lY shown that as individuals the men are satisfied with the terms offered them. In other words, the Instructions in the way of settlement come from the officers of the union who will not al- low the employees to accept the terms the railroads have offered.
 Third-A large number of the em- ployes have already returned to work and many others have expressed will ingness to do so as soon as the prevail ing disorder has passed.
 Tn this strike a singular spectacle is presented on the part of organized labor. There is, on the one hand, a union, the members of which struck without notice, and whose officers would not permit it's members to deal with their employees. while on the other hand another union, whose members without grievances of their own, have gone on a sympathetic strike, in complete vio- lation of their own agreements. This situation must have it's discouraging as- pect to the law-abiding rank and file among the labor unions, so many of whom as individuals, realize the abso- 1ute necessity of maintaining the integ- rity of contracts and agreements, and must deplore their own inability to maintain such agreements with their employers, when made. as in this case through the intervention of the union.
 The strike reached the rioting stage this evening and it was only after the police had charged on the crowd re- peatedly and arrested eleven men that a semblance of order was restored.