Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-15
IN 0N|N0US OUTLOOK
The Strike Situation in Chica.
60 Beginning to Assume
Most Serious Phase.
Loss of Million Dollars Day
Making the Wholesalers
Desperate.
Talk OF Bringing Out the State
Militia-Arbitration Board
at Work.

Chicago, July 15.-Eight hundred po-
licemen We're held in reserve at the
down town stations or at the railroad
warehouses this morning in anticipa-
ton of possible attempt to raise the
freight handlers strike and sympathetic
walkout of the teamsters. The sltua-
ton is regarded as even more serious
than yesterday, as the failure of the
conferences scheduled for today was
| believed to mean that the merchants.
who are suffering a million dollars loss
every day of the strike. would assume
| a determined attitude. The extra large
force of reserve men handled this morn
/ ing at the police stations was Il ref1ec-
ton of feeling that today more than
jany other day since the strike began.
was Liable to bring forth trouble. Any
attempt of the South Water street COM
mission merchants to remove perishable
goods, scores of cars of which lay spoil
ing on the tracks or in warehouses, is
regarded as certain to preclpltate con-
fiicts between the police and pickets. n
tentative plan of the big wholesalers
/ and manufacturers to deliver freight
would, it was judged certain, result in
Isimilar conflicts Said one wholesaler
this morning: I'VE are waiting the re-
suit of today's conferences. Should they
\ q foil han
be a fight to the finish. We have got to
do business. even If the militia has to
be called out. A few hours are sure to
tell the story Others expressed them
selves in a similar vein.
| BY noon the good effects of the pres
ence of President Young, of the Team
sters' Union in the city. were apparent.
Thru the efforts of Young teamsters
working for South Water street COM
mission firms We're persuaded to carry
.perishable freight from straight cars.
BY straight cars is meant cars con-
tanning one kind of freight only md
consigned to one firm. The objection:
OF the teamsters to handling freight
touched by non union men now in the
warehouses was overcome by having
the teamsters take the freight direct
from the car themselves. In this way
much perishable goods reached the
street during the forenoon and the sit.
uation was partly relieved. Many
cars of vegetables and fruit, however
still remain in the railroad sheds as
the teamsters will not touch it afte,
nom union warehouse men have once
handled it. Another result of Young'a
efforts was the abandonment of a plan
to man the teams with their owners
in an attempt to move caravans unde,
police protection in and out of freight
yards. AT a meeting of the commits
sion merchants this plan was held ir
abeyance pending the success OF
9oung'S efforts.
Shortly after noon President Curran
received word that the Erie and Santa
Fe refused to entertain the compro-
mise proposed in the petition presented
by the committee of strikers. There is
only the barest possibility that the
other roads might prove less firm. for
as has been repeatedly stated. the
roads would take Identical action.
However, the Northwestern. Wabash
and Wisconsin Central told the COM
mittee to return later in the day. 1t is
believer the delay is wanted in order
that conference might be held with
the other roads. The Erie and Santa
Fe arrangements told the men they
would accept no other settlement than
that proposed July 1st.
A meeting of the general managers
and superintendent was held TODAY,
and at the conclusion it was stated the
managers still hold that IL cents an
hour is sufficient pay. An important
move to end the strike was made today
when a mass meeting of all team own
ers and business men was called for
this evening.
The full membership of the state
board of arbitration. headed by Fred
erick w. Job, held a meeting this morn
ing at which it was planned to resume
active efforts toward cancellations as
directed by Governor Yates yesterday.
tie up building operations in the CITY,
Several cars of bricks are on the
tracks today, where they have been for
some time. The supply comes in day
by day and it is said the present sup
ply will asst only a little time possibly
rot more than twenty-four hours. Bus
mess Agent Hanks. of the Brick MAX
ers Union. declared that should the
freight handlers continue to refuse
permission to move brick from the
freight wards, between 10000 and 10000
building men would be without work
within a week.