The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-15
THIS WEEK WILL
TELL THE STORY
Chicago Strike Will Involve Thous-
ands Unless Settled.
ANOTHER MEETING CALLED
TRANSFERS MAY RECEDE FROM
THEIR POSITION.

Chicago, May 14-Unless compro-
misses are offered by all the opposing
Interests in the fight now in progress in
Chicago between capital and labor, the
teamsters' strike will spread many fold
during the next forty-eight hours. The
refusal Of the teamsteTs' joint council,
representing $4,000 union drivers, to ac-
cede to the demands of the Chicago
Team owners association to handle
merchandise for all business houses
having contracts with the members of
the owners organization without dis
eliminating against the firms involved
i'm the present strike, has brought the
controversy to a point where a speedy
settlement will have to be made to pre-
vent an extension of the trouble.
More Time Given.
There Is a proba bility. however. that
the whole trouble may be satisfactorily
adjusted without resorting to such
DIRE site measures After receiving the
announcement of the teamsters' joint
council. refusing to obey the UltimatUm
of the Team Owners association. a
meeting Of the latter organization was
held and it was decided to give the
teamsters more time to consider the
proposition
At first it was the intention of the
team owners to put their UttjmatUm
into effect tomorrow morning but be-
lieving that the teamsters could be in
dUced to change their minds they were
given until Tuesday TO make final an
swer to the proposition Information
which the team owners say they. re-
ceiyed today. that the teamSterS' Joint
council was not a unit last night in its
determination to fight the owners. was
given by the owners as the reason for
the postponement of the enforcement
Of the uItimatum until Tuesday.
Another Meeting Called.
That last nights decision of the
teamsteTs viii be recOnsiderej was
evinced tonight when a call was sent
out for another meeting of the team
Sters' Joint council for tomorrow night
In addition TO this meeting of the Off
ciaIs of the Teamsters' union another
call was issued today for a meeting on
Tuesday of the executive committee Of
the International Brotherhood of Team
sters. This committee IS the controlling
body of the teamsters' organization.
and il is this body of officials that or
ders or has the final word in the set
Element Of q strike OF their members.
Refusal Means Discharge.
The Chicago Joint Ljverymen's asso-
citation has become involved i'm the
/ trouble. and d strike of the eco drivers
employed by this organization Is immi-
nent. The trouble was brought about
by the union carriage drivers refusing
10 carry patrons of the association to
the .trike-boUnd department stores. \
/ statement WAS given out by the aSso-
citation tonight that commencing to
morrow the men would be compelled to
carry all patrons TO their destination
and that refusal meant immediate
discharge. The officials of the Cab
Drivers union declared tonight that
their men would all be ordered on
strike if but even one member of their
union was DISCHARGED for refusing to
1 obey the command of the association
Should this strike be called it VIII in
VoTve the heaTSe drivers and II was
said tonight. would UeceSsitate the Use
of mounted guards to escort funerals 10
outlying cemeteries should II be ucces-
sary to use noU-U7iOu drivers
Colored Man Killed.
Another death was added 10 the list
of strike victims today In a COutTo-
versy arising out of the strike. between
/ John CahiU and two companions. with
James Jennings. COlOTed. the latter Was
( shot in the head and killed CahIll. who
did the shooting and who is under ar
rest. declares that ne killed the negro
/ i'm SeIf-defeuse- While arguing over
the merits Of the strikers and the
strike breakers. Cahin says. Jennings
rushed at him with Il club and knocked
him down Cahill says the negro was
about to strike him again when he
drew revolver from his pocket aud
! fired. The bullet struck Jennings in
the face. and he died instantly.
l. I.aErOEoris. an owner of 4 lunch
wagon i'm front of which the shooting
took place, Was attacked by friends of
Jennings later and beaten until he was
unconscious. LagroEoris' condition Is
serious and ne Will probably die.