Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-15
STRIKE MAY Be
CALLED OFF SOON.
Shea Requests Gompcrs to Call
Meeting Of National Board Of
Federation OF Labor
TRANSFERS NOT WEAKENING,
Their President SAYS that Legal Pro.
seedlings VIII be Lett 10
Employees,

Chicago May l5--possiblo nigns Of
the end OF tho te0myters strike began
20 grow today President shea, Of the
ToamNcrs' union, cent telegram TO
President dompors ~ the American
Federation Of Labor requesting mcot-
Ing OF the national board Of that body
10 be held IN chicago ut the end of thu
week, The report was also confirmed
that President Shea hn1 loloWnphe !
tho national officers of the International
brotherhood OF Transfers 10 come TO
Chicago forthwith, The toomsors en-
ccuUyo beard VIII be IN ToFslon about
Wednesday or Thursday Some Of the
mcmbprH are already here. one "
them, Vice President Casey ~ cu tuuN
from san Francisco,
The move of bringing the national
board of the American Federation %
Labor together was viewed by the
team owners, who, through their Narl.
Gus associations, have been striving 10
bring about u Cancellation between tn
strikers and their employers ana Wy Ia
Dor officials generally ns important IN
the direction of a settlement TINS
may take the form of calling on tho
strike,
Tho telegram TO President Gompcra
uskcd that he call n meeting 10 be held
IN Chicago not later Than saturday
The following are the executives NJ
the national central labor body ~
America Samuel Oompcrs presidents
James Duncan, FIRST vice. president,
John Mitchell, second Vice. president,
James O'Connoll third vlco,prosIdcnt,
Max Morris, fourth vlco.preeIdenti
Thomas l. Sidd nfth o'prcsldentj
Dennis A Hayes, sixth vlco'pdcsldcnG
Dan j, koefe, seventh ylco.presidcnl,
William j. spencer, eighth Vlce.pros-
dont D. y, Lennon, trcasurcri Frank
Morrison, secretary,
International President shcaa utter
Nncos today contained no note indls
eating n purpose 90 surrender
1.-THE papers say we are Weakening
he said, "but ! want 20 say mat n any
tcnmetcr comes into the meeting to-
night and advocates surrender ! viii
not answer for HIM"
| "Aro you going to take any further
legal proceedings IN The prosecution Of
| the strlke2" he was asked,
Legal proceedings" he exclaimed IN
| apparent disgust I'VE VIII leave That
| 10 the employers, They have Hn m.
lNllAllNIl INN llllNlAllNllN wv ll'A w " '
| WAGONS We shall not resort 10 legal
proceedings Tho strike win be- won
| by the strength OF the toamstors' or.
| gnnlsntIon"
Influences In the tcnmstoW Joint
council, nj work 10 halt a general strike
movement including All toometcW m
| Chicago are expected 20 bear fruit at
| II meeting of the council tonight ana
avert new ana greater industrial mp.
htaval here, Rumors that the executive
| board OF tho international Brotherhood
| Of Toamstcrs would meet In Chicago
tomorrow and the action Of lee wagon
| drivers IN accepting the wage schedule
| Of last year, coupled with reports that
| dozens of strikers have applied for thoir
| old positions at the department stores
sustains a belief among the employers
| that the cnd Of the strike N not far
distant
| \ moolng Of the Joint LivcrSmcn's
| association is called TO consider action
IN relation to n threatened strike Of
| 1000 cab drivers, who refuse tu take
| thoir uaFsCngcra "a stores under tho
| union BAN The cab drivers situation
| N I'M allegiance, ~ the men say they
| win not withdraw from the position
| taken when tho ultlmatum was dee
| llVcrcd,
The llvcwmon say they VIII not
| withdraw the ulimntmh Tho result
depends on the determination " the
| itnmstors' Joint council tonRht
Before Master IN Chnnccry sherman
| hearing of the federal injunction eases
| continued today, attorneys for the ON.
| ploycra wording hard 90 obtain light
ON the alleged smuggling feature Of
| the strike "a show that violence CONS
mlttoos' exist for ovory union during
| times 0f strikes, and that mon are
| trained for "angglng" work ana cn-
| ployod exclusively for that purpose,
| II wna declared today that n tho
union men called as witnesses continue
| IN their refusal 10 nnaWor questions
orders citing them for contempt would
| surely follow,