Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-18
COLD WATER ON PEACE
Shea Says He Has Not Con-
sidered Arbitration.
CHICAGO SITUATION
SAYS THERE WILL BE mo BACK
DOWN SETTLEMENT"
Surprise Expressed by President
Gompers Over Newspaper Publica-
tions-States His Position.

CHICAGO. May 1s.-President Cornelius
p. Shea of the Transfers International
Union threw cold water today all peace
moves. He declared that he had not CON
sidered arbitration in any form between
the team owners association and the team
sters' union, and that he had never agreed
to arbitrate the question of whether the
teamsters should deliver to boycotted
houses.
The declaration OF Shea came as a sur
prise to all concerned. as IT was explicitly
stated last night and today that Shea had
made such an agreement At the time OF
Shea's statement the team owners were ir
conference selecting their member OF the
arbitration board. which they declared both
they and Shea had agreed to.
Il am not going to arbtrate the question
of how they shall conduct their business"
said President Shea. There will be nc
backdoor settlement. When l am beaten
shall come out and say so.
This declaration on the part of Shea
threw the whole peace move up in the air
Members of the team owners association
started out a: once to find Shea and get
some idea of how and where they stood
How the report that he had agreed to arbi.
Shea. but he denied that he had ever made
such agreement
Declaring no such proposition as the al
legged arbitration OF the boycott had been
considered by the teamsters, President Shea
called the story a subterfuge by the team
owners 20 pacify the employers associa-
ton.
Still Running Strike.
THE teamsters are still running this
strike" he said. do you think We are
going to arbitrate the question whether or
not merchants may deliver goods? That Is
what this proposition to arbitrate means.
Do you think we all want to go to jail? We
have not received any notice of an arbitra-
ton proposition. l have right to make
such agreement was printed in the
morning papers. The teamsters' joint coun-
ell is here to decide such matters. 1t has
not taken any such agreement up The
team owners are talking great deal. They
are meeting 10 appoint their representa-
tives to act upon an arbitration commit
tee. They have to do something to keep
the employers association crowd off Their
necks."
A j. Reed a prominent member of the
teamsters' joint council. confirmed Pres-
dent Shea's declaration that no agreement
to arbitrate with the team owners had been
made.
Like Mr. Shea. President Samuel F. Com
pers of the American Federation of Labor,
professed today to be surprised to read in
the papers that the teamsters had agreed
to arbitrate the team owners proposition
He said:
II have made no proposition to arbitrate
this strike. l would not if / could and L
could not if l would. All | can do Is TO
pave the way, If 1t is possible, for a peace
full settlement. But the matter of settle
ment must be taken up by the officers OF
the two respective organtzations-the EN-
poyers' Association and the teamsters. Any
statement that has been published that L
have proposed arbitration, or attempted TO
effect a settlement, is untrue. have no
aut thority to take such a course. The best
l can do Is to work for peace and try TO
bring the two opposing parties together. II
| can find a plan by which they can meet
then they must pass their own judgment
upon whether that plan is right or not
That is the limit of my power here L wish
TO make that very plain. | have not at
tempted to interfere with the legal or ofil-
cial right of either the employers or the
unions involved in this fight. | think have
been msrepresented to that. This state
ment from me is final. l am merely here
endeaVorng to find a way to bring about
peace and then to submit that plan to the
two organizations. | expect to meet At
torney Levy Mayer of the Employers AS
sc cation some time today. The hour and
place l do not know, but am to hear from
him as to that
Mr.. Gompers said he will leave tonight
for Dayton. Ohio, where some labor matters
demand his attention, and that he Will re-
turn to Chicago either Saturday night or
Sunday. He expects to meet representatives
of all the Chicago labor organizations Sun
day to review the labor situation.
Later President Shea said: We would be
crazy to accept any such scheme as pro-
posed. We not through fighting yet"
Can Mr.. Gompers and Levy Mayer set
tie the striker Mr.. Shea was asked.
Mr.. Gompers may bring us proposition
from the employers, was the reply. IF he.
does we will consider it, just are al.
ways ready to do. OF course. any settle
ment would hinge on how many men would
be reinstated."
Does that mean that all strikers must be
reinstated?'
II have never said So" replied Shea The
joint council will have to act on anything
that is done"
Conference Last Night.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Ame-i-
can Federation of Labor, and Levy Mayer,
representing the Employers Association OF
Chicago, held a four-hour conference last
night at the Chicago Athletic Club When
they separated they had not settled the
teamsters' strike but they had arranged
for another meeting today
Present also at the conference We're
Clarence S. Darrow and George Perkins.
president of the Cigarmakers' Union.
At the close of the long session between
these men Mr.. Gompers made this state
ment: Mr.. Perkins and | met Mr.. Oar
row and Mr.. Mayer and went over -he
strike fully. We discussed its causes, re-
suits and present condition.
mo propositions for a settlement were
made by any of the people present. We
simply expressed the desire of the partici-
pants that the matter be adjusted soon
as possible
II have seen the mayor and many PROM
inent citizens, and they have all assisted
me in arriving at an understanding of the
conditions. / have authority to act in
the matter but only intermediary,
as Ii were"
Mr.. Mayer left the club shortly after Mr..
had ed 8
to say" declared the attorney for the en-
ployers' association. Mr.. Gompers Mr..
Perkins Mr. Darrow and l had a long con-
ference, during which we discussed every