The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-08
Business Men Of Chicago Claim
th, Advantage
UNION MEN ARE MORE QUIET
One Thousand Wagons Will Be Start
ed This Morning With Non-
Union Men, Each Protected
BY Deputies.

BY Deputies.
Chicago, May 7.-This week will either
bring an end to the teamsters' strike in
Chicago or else develop one of the worst
industrial upheavals in the history of the
city
The present trouble, which has lasted
for two weeks, has reached a point where
the business men involved in the diff
Guilty appear to have gained a decided
advantage, and the teamsters appear now
to be in a position where they must either
yield or decide to extend the strike by
calling out thousands of other workmen
engaged in affiliated unions. This. the
strike leaders up to the present time have
refraned from doing while on the other
hand the business men today made prepa-
tions which, II carried out successful
tomorrow, would indicate that the team
sters will be compelled to surrender or
call on the other unions for assistance.
The Chicago Federation of Labor. the
central body for all the unions in the
city, met today, but took no action look-
ing to an extension of the trouble. A
great deal of incendary talk was in
dulged In, but nothing was done with
the exception of the passing of the res
olutions charging the employers assoca-
tion with conspiracy and asking that
States Attorney Healy start an investiga-
tion into their business methods.
Business Men Increase Efforts.
Commencing tomorrow msrning the
business men will increase their efforts
to bring the strikers to terms. Arrange
ments have been made by every business
house involved In the trouble to at least
double its force of nen-union men during
the day. Tonight 1t was said that all
preparations had been made to start out
1000 wagons tomorrow morning manned
b. aon-union naen. Zach of these wag-
ons will be guarded by deputy sheriffs or
policemen, and each one of these men
has received explicit Instructions from
their superior officers to prevent disturb
ances of any kind whatever in the streets
such as were witnessed during last week.
The instructions to each of the deputy
sheriffs and each of the policemen are to
use every peaceable means In their power
to quiet the rioters but II this means
proves unsuccessful, to use their re-
volvers and use them to kill.
1t is not believed the guardians of the
wagons will be called upon to use such
strenuous measure to insure the delivery
of merchandise by the non-union driv-
ers, as the strikers and their friends dur
ing yesterday showed little inclination to
clash with the deupty sheriffs or the po-
licemen.
Express Companies Busy.
Today the seven express companies
made deliveries in all parts of the city
Each of the wagons carried two armed
guards and in not a single instance, 1t
was asserted tonight, had any of the
wagons met with opposition. During the
meeting of the Federation of Labor sew
eral of these wagons passed and re-passed
unmolested In plain view of the labor
men attending the meeting. During the
day several of the firms involved In the
strike succeeded In reHlenishing their
coal supply. which in many cases had
dwindled down to nearly nothing All
these coal wagons were driven by nom
union teamsters, but no opposition was
met with on the part Of the strikers and
their friends. This was rather an agree
anticipated trouble, and Is pointed out
by them as an indication that the strik-
ers are losing heart and are about ready
to surrender.
viii Aid Dunne's COMMITTEES.
The Employers association, through
their chief counsel, Levy Mayer, an
nounced that they would do everything
in their power to assist the committee
appointed yesterday by Mayor Dunno to
Investigate the causes of the strike.
Charges of conspiracy by both sides is
the reason given by the Mayor Tor the
OF the Investigating commit
tee. President Shea of the Teamsters'
union also said tonight that the unions
would be found ready to assist Mayor
Dunne's committee In every manner pos
sible to bring to light all tne ldcts con-
cerning the difficulty
RetaIiate on Banks.
The Chicago Federation OF Labor at its
meeting decided to withdraw labor union
funds from the banks which subscribed
to the $4,000 fund to aid the Employers
association, and to urge the individual
members to do likewise, and to attempt to
secure the Indictment of the officials OF
the Employers association ON charge
of conspiracy against certain team own
ers.
Levy Mayer. chief counsel for the EN-
Movers, association. and Clarence S. Dar-
row, chief legal adviser of Mayor Dunno.
had a long conference tonight. the ma
ture of which as guarded carefully but
was believed to pertain to plans for a
settlement of the strike.
The peace commission Of the Chicago
Teamsters' association will renew its ef-
forts tomorrow to bring about an adjust
ment of the strike. The committee will
confer with President Shea of the Team
sters' organization In the morning, and
later will meet with number of the
Employers association.
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