The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05

SuiCdSO, MAY 6.-tNeuueTeu UtSptT-
ate by the tremendous influx of men
from the west and south, all Of whom
have been sent here by representatives
of the Employers association to take
the places Of the striking teamsters,
the latter have been strenuously try
Ing today to persuade the men-coal
cart drivers, men employed by food
stuff and milk houses and even the
drivers employed by hospitals to ex-
press their sympathy by going out.
That they have not succeeded as yet,
apparently, has not discouraged them
and tonight they declared that before
tomorrow's sun had set they would
have accomplished their end and have
tied Chicago up as it has not been
/ tied before.
: That they will not be successful, the
Z business men throughout the city are
Saying openly and these men further
declare that tomorrow will see the end
Of the famous strike. They are just
rs open in stating that the reason they
Are warranted in making this asser-
ton is that they have imported more
than 1000 additional drivers from in
and out of town; that these drivers
will have ample police protection and
that before the end Of tomorrow night
the conflict between them and their
former employees will be thing of the
past.
Others besides the employers agree
with them in a measure but they quail
ify their statements by saying that II
tie strike does not come to and end
tomorrow; If the boasts Of the en-
ployers that they intend to send out
their delivery wagons regardless OF
the consequences are made good
then, either the strike will come to an
inglorious termination-as far as the
strikers are concerned-or, else, Chi
cago will witness one of the bloodiest
labor wars it has witnessed since the
Haymarket riots.
To meet the demands of the Employ
ers' association that they be given
proper protection, Mayor Dunno to-
day had sworn in more than 1,200 ex-
ira policemen. This number does not
include the hundreds of strike break
ers" who were this morning made
"constables." This fact allows the
non-union drivers to carry arms, de-
spite the protests of many citizens,
who argued that the drivers for the
most part were negroes and had no
idea of the responsibility they incurr-
ed in the permit to wear concealed
weapons. 1t also resulted in Mayor
Dunno issuing a proclamation warn
ing citizens against following delivery
wagons or to in any way aid In con-
gesting the public thoroughfares. This
proclamation was by order of the
mayor posted on all the dead walls of
the city.
1t has been agreed by the Employ
ers' association that wnen the 1900 ex-
ira drivers are placed in commission
tomorrow, they will not start out in
caravan form-that they will not at
tempt to do anything spectacular or
that would seem sensational. But they
do declare that these men will all be
driving wagons and that from tomor-
row on the people Of Chicago will no
longer be inconvenienced by the fact
that they are not able to obtain the
goods they buy and pay for.
Some riots quelled in their incip-
iency by the police-others more seri-
GUS In their results occurred tonight
rs the non-union drivers were on their
way to their lodging houses. In one
case, pursued by an enormous mob, a
negro of the name of Carter, driving a
coal wagon, drew his pistol and fred
into tho crowd. Apparently he fired
to kill. One of his bullets struck a
citizen who was removed in an uncon-
Scious condition to the Samaritan hos
pital