Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
BIG STRIKE At DENVER
Cooks, Walters, Butchers and
Bakers Go Out.
MAY BECOME GENERAL
MEETING OF UNIONS TONIGHT TO
DECIDE.
Fear That Every Industry In the City
May Be Tied Up in Con-
sequence.
MAY BECOME GENERAL

DENVER, Col. May 13.-Two hundred
cooks, coo walters. 500 butchers and 160
bakers were called out on strike this morn
, ing by the pure food council. Nearly all the
restaurants in the city are closed The
butchers walkout included those employed
at the stock yards and many of the meat
| markets. The union bakers were called out
from not only the houses deemed fair, but
also from those against which labor has no
grievance.
Tonight the retail clerks and international
stationary engineers will hold a meeting to
vote on the question of joining in the
strike. 1t is feared that these movements
will inaugurate a general strike of all the
trades and labor unions of the city.
The cause of the trouble is the refusal of
various bakeries and groceries to make con-
tracts with the unions
To Prevent Strike on Great Northern.
ST. PAUL. May 13-Representative busi-
ness men from Minneapolis and St Paul to
the number of nearly forty met today with
the Great Northern railway trainmen's
grievance committee. The meeting had been
called by ]. w. Cooper. president of the St.
Paul Jobbers' Union. who stated that
strike would be destructive to northwestern
business interests.
Messrs. Garretson and Newman, repre-
senting the brotherhood organizations
were present and had avowed themselves
anxious to avoid any action that would
work hardship to any interest, while al the
same time determined to protect the men
whom they represented. After prelimi-
nary open meeting the doors We're closed
and the matter was considered further in
executive session.
Civic Federation Meeting.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Members of the
arbjtr tiOn cOrnrnittae of tha No f,yi,.
Federation held their semi-annual meet
ing in the rooms of the organization in this
city today. 1t was an executive session.
1t was announced that the labor situation
throughout the country would be discussed,
but the local labor situation would not be
touched on, except possibly in an incidental
way.
The meeting was called to order by United
States Senator Hanna, and those present
were Archbishop Ireland, Oscar S. Straus,
President Eliot of Harvard University.
Lewis Nixon, Herbert H. Vreeland, John
Mitchell, Samuel Gompers, Col. John Nc
Cook, w. d. Mahon. James Duncan, Cor
nelius N. Bliss, d. ]. Keene. Charles II.
Taylor and Ralph NJ. Easley the secretary
OIL the national organization.
NEW YORK, May 13-Pending the arbi-
tration of their grievances. most of the
5000 strikers returned to work on the sub
way today. Twelve hundred members of
one union Of the rockmen and excayators
refused to obey the instructions of their
president to return to work. Their reason
was that If they did so they would be as
sessed for the support of other members of
their union who are on strike from varf-
Gus buildings. The Team Drivers Union
voted to resume work in the subway and
await arbitration.
Strike at a Funeral.
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 13.-During tho
funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Mary Kamm here the drivers of hacks
struck and refused to work. because the
hearse was driven by a non-union man.
The officiating undertakerS filled the strik-
ers places just in time to prevent scene.
as the casket containing the remains was
being taken to the hearSe Just as the af-
fair was Strengthened.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 13-There is no
probability of an early adjustment of the
strike of the brickmakers and clay miners
FROM indications the fight will be a long
one, as the HARRISON Walker Refractories
Company is determined to ignore the union
and the association refuses to work unless
the company recognizes it.
The Harbison-Walker Company intends
to try to run its plants with non-union
men, $50 of whom were taken from New
York to Clearfield yesterday. They were
met by the strikers, who persuaded them
not to go to work.
FREMONT, Ohio May 13-There was no
demonstration when the Clauss Shear plant
was re-opened early today, although
large crowd of men had gathered in the
neighborhood. Scarcely a score of work
men returned to work. Contrary to reports
the three negro prisoners who took part in
the shooting affray of Saturday night have
not as yet been brought back here. They
are still in jail at Norwalk.
Labor Troubles in Russia.
ROSTOFF-ON-THE-D Russia, May II.
The social democrats are doing their ut
most to induce the public to cooperate in
cta arfiv iCt,,r rhar l,I
row. The agitators are alleged to possess
arms and boxes of dynamite. The authori-
ties have posted placards announcing that
stringent measures will be adopted for the
preservation of order.