The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
ARBITRATION NOW
ORDER OF THE DAY
Meeting Will Be Held For That
Purpose At Once.
coMpeRs HAS LEFT CHICAGO

&SOWpehS 1AS LETT S0tSA1O
The Teamsters' Union In Order to Pre-
vent q spread Of Strike Will un-
doubtediy Agree to Arbitrate With
Employees.
Chicago. May 20.-OvertuTes looking
to Q peaceful settlement of the team
sterS strike here was temporarily set
aside today. Through the departure
Of President Gompers for Dayton, O.,
last night the chief influence upon
which hopes Of peace were centered
Vas removed.
The defiant attitude of International
President c. p. Shea and his bitter
ness toward the state street mer-
chana, whom he accuses Of cOnspir-
ing to wreck the teamsters' organiza-
ton seemed to preclude the POSSIBLE
fly Of any definite steps toward an ad-
5ustment of the strike before the re-
turn Of Mr.. Gompers. Encouraged by
president Of the National Federation
Of Labor will hasten back to Chicago
and expects to renew his negotiations
tomorrow. Mr.. Gompers admitted be-
fore his departure that the various
conferences between representatives OF
10th sides In the controversy had pro-
duced q more pacific feeling and this
he argued would accomplish much to-
ward fixing q common ground upon
which terms Of peace might be ar
3aneed. The aldefmanic council held
conferences today with representatives
Of the teamsteFs and with Attorney
Levy Mayer for the employers. Chair-
man W. Fl Devereaux expressed him
self - satisfied with the progress
made.
= The most encouraging phase OF the
situatioa today was the change Of front
Ing into negotiations with the team
0wlers and considering q proposition
from that body to arbitrate the ques-
lion Of delivery 70 the boycotted
houses. Should the teamsters' council
Ct its meeting tonight accept the team
owners arbitration prefer 1t was gen.
orally believed today that the end of
the strike In at hand. An adverse de-
eision Of IN arbitration committee
.0ompelling the drivers to deliver goods
wherever their employers should de-
sire would be the signal for raising
the strike against all business firms
now affected except the State street
department stores. the express compa-
ajes and the coal concerns.
D OMcials Of the teA6hsters' union,
While admitting that the arbitration
0soposl Of the team owners would be
accepted b. the teamsters' joint coun.
eli tonight. denied today that this was
- be taken - showing any weakness
n the part Of the strike against strike
bound houses.
ITO be sure this il arbitration Of .
principle rather than q conditi'
said A. J. Reed, secretary of the Fur
niture Drivers union today. 1T is
bad thing to arbitrate, for It sets a bad
precedent. However. in this case il
may be the equitable thing to arbitrate
It, so that general tie up of the team
ing industry may be averted. If the
principles Of delivery TO strike bound
houses by union drivers is submitted
to arbitration in tilis case il will only
be for tbs one case and then solely
for the purpose of preventing d general
spread of the strike 70 all the roaming
interests in the city"
T. J. Cavanaugh, one or the prom
inent owners, said today there was no
doubt in his mind than the teamsters
would agree to arbtrate the delivery
question tonight. principle or 10 prin-
ciple.
1.-The strike will end tonight or to-
morrow There will be no claim of
victory or defeat by either side. The
employers will take back the team
eters who are worthy and desirable
men and who have not violated the
law"
This declaration was made by Sher-
if Thomas E. Barrett today and was
confirmed from several sources. Sher-
III Barer began at once to call in
the extra deputies engaged in guard
ing wagons of the employers teamins
company, and discontinued the ap
pointing OF new deputies.
Mayor E. F. Dunno asserted that he
had information from a source in
which he has implicit confidence thai
the strike will come to an end within
"a hours or within IS hours az the
latest. There will be no formal decia
ration of calling OF of the boycott
he said.
The men who are re-emp1oyed vii