The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
.DASHES CHICAGO'S
HOPES OF PEACE
Strike Leader Declares Teamsters
Will Not Accept Backdoor
Settlement.
GOMPERs SUPPORTS
HOSTILE ATTITUDE
Meanwhile Strike-Affected An
pear to Be Working with
Less Hindrance.

Chicago. May 1s.-President Cor
nellus P. Shea of the Transfers Inter
national union threw cold water today
on all peace moves. He declared that
ne had not considered arbitration in any
form between the Teamowners' asso-
citation and the Transfers union and
that he had never agreed to arbitrate
the question whether the teamsters
should deliver to boycotted houses.
Shea's declaration came as sur
prise to all concerned, as it was ex-
pilc1tly stated last night and today that
Shea had made such an agreement.
At the time of Shea g statement, the
team owners were in conference select
ing their member of the arbitration
board which they declared both they
and Shea had agreed to.
Shea Won't Arbitrate.
II am not going to arbitrate the
question OF how they shall conduct
Will be no back-door settlement. When
L am beaten I shall come out and saw
SO.
1.-The teamsters are still running this
strike,'' he said. EDO you think we
are going to arbitrate the question
whether or not merchants may deliver
goods2 That is what this proposition
to t9, arbltrate means. Do you think We
all want to go to jail? We have not
received any notice of an arbitration
propositions
1.-The Teamsters' joint council is here
to- decide such matters. It has not
taken any such agreement up. The
team owners are talking great deal.
They are meeting to appoint their
representative to act upon an arbitra-
ton committee. They have to do some.
thing to keep the Employers associa-
ton crowd off their necks.''
Gompers Like Shea.
Like Mr.. Shea, President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor, professed today to be surprised
to read In the papers that the teamsters
had agreed to arbitrate the teamowners
proposition. He said:
- have made no proposition to ar
bltrate this strike. I would not If I
could, and could not if would All
=! can do is to pave the way, if possible,
for peaceful settlement. But the mat
ter Of settlement must be taken up by
! the officers OF the two respective organ
lzatlons-the Employers association
and the teamsters.
"Any statement that has been pub
lshed that 1 have proposed arbitration,
or attempted to effect settlement, is
untrue. I, have no authority to take
such a course. The best I can do is to
work for peace and try to bring the
| two opposing parties together. If [ can
find a plan by which they can meet,
then they must pass their own judg-
ment upon whether that plan is right or
not. That is the limit Of my power
here. 7 wish to make. that very plain.
No Attempt to Interfere.
~ have not attempted to interfere
with the legal or official right Of either
| the employers or the unions involved
in this fight. think I have been mis-
represented as to that. This statement
from me is final. l am merely endeavor-
ing to find way to bring about peace
and then to submit that plan to the two
Mayer, attorney of the Employers as
ISOLATION, some time today
| Mr.. Gompers said he would leave to-
night for Dayton, Ohio, where some Ia
Dor matters demand his attention, and
that he will return to Chicago either
Saturday night or Sunday. He expects
to meet representatives Of all the Chi
cago labor organizations Sunday to re-
view the labor situation.
No Rioting in Streets.
! mo CQdu20 WAS uOtlCou. GOudy III LILO
method Of conducting street traffic by
the houses affected. There was no
abatement Of police vigil and the dep
| uty sheriffs manned wagons. Rioting,
however, did not hinder the transac-
tion of business to any extent.
Alderman Dever, chairman Of the
city council "peace' committee, has
not lost hope. He says there are so
many in a receptive mood that he would
not be surprised if his committee, in
it's conference with President Shea this
afternoon, accomplished step toward
bringing the transfers to a middle
ground with the employers.
Non Union ~Sluggers.
James Sullivan, union driver en-
ployed by the Schaffer claiming COM
pany, was attacked by colored strike
breakers while driving wagon. With
out provocation, so far as eye witness
ses could see, the crowd tore off Sui
Ivan g union button and chased the
wagon, throwing stones and pieces Of
coal. The only thing that saved him
was that he had a speedy horse.
AWNING T MUDnCDc