Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-01
ACTION TO END STRIKE
New Committee Named by
Chicago Team Owners.
AFFECTS MAIN SUPPORT
BUILDING RECORDS FOR MAY
SHOW EFFECTS OF TROUBLE.
Some Disagreeable Revelations Expect.
ed in Testimony Before the Grand
Jury-Damaging Stories.

CHICAGO, June 1.-Implied charges were
made today that the teahsters' strike has
caused fearful riots here and wfdssnrea =
paralysis of trade grew partly at least. ont
of antagonism between two business riva ls
Of this city. President Cornelius p. Shea of
the teamsters' union and former President
Albert Young made the statements from,
which the inference is plain as to the al
legged origin of the strike Shea and youn,
assert explicitly today that $4,000 was Of
fered the teamsters, in the presence of a
prominent business man identified with the
present trouble, If the teamsters would
bring about a similar strike against A GER
tain competitor some time ago The offer
refused.
Since this strike has been on, has any
money been offered to your" Mr.. Shea was
asked.
If they knew" replied Mr. Shea. refer
ring to the employers, that the teamsters
had solicited or accepted a brbe these fell
lows would be the first to tell the grand
jury about it. Now is their golden oppor-
tunity. If they knew of any such thing
let them now speak or forever after hold
their peace"
Speaking of efforts alleged to have been
made by the coal dealers to force the Of
flee building managers to use coal through
out the year instead of substituting gas
during the summer months, President Shea
said:
CHICAGO, June 1.-Action calculated to
bring a quick ending to the teamsters'
strike has been taken at a meeting OF the
Chicago Team Owners Association. a new
committee being appointed to demand of
the teamsters that the right of the team
owners to make deliveries to strike-bound
houses be submitted at once to arbitration
The new committee takes the place of a
similar body appointed some days ago to
negotiate with representatives of the driv-
ers on the question of appointing a board
of arbitration to decide whether the team
ing contractors shall deliver merchandise
to struck houses. The latter committee
sought several conferences with q commit
tee representing the teamsters, but no re-
suits were accomplished The new commit
tee was instructed, it Is said to reach an
understanding within five days with the
teamsters regarding their intention to SUBJ
NIT the question at issue to arbitration
Should the drivers refuse to agree to this
proposition a meeting of the team owners
will be called, 1t is understood, and a vote
taken on the question of making deliveries
to strike-bound firms. Should an aff1rma-
tive vote be taken--and there are many
team owners who are in a mood to take
this step-the main support of the team
sters' union would be taken away and more
than 1900 drivers added to the idle army
that has been created since the strike
against Montgomery Ward & Co. was
called, April 6.
Effect of Strike.
The effect of the teamsters' strike is seen
in the building transfer records for May,
which fall short of maintaining the same
increase over a year ago as was SHOWN in
April. There were 794 building permits
issued during April for structures to cost
SO. 100. $50. while In May the permits num-
bered 638 structures, to cost 81, ,498, $50
Efforts toward settlement of the strike
were made today by the teamsters opening
negotiations with the individual members of
the Employers Association committee
consisting of three members of the, Depart
ment Store Delivery Drivers Union was ap-
pointed by the teamsters joint council to call
upon the State street merchants. The terms
upon which the committee was authorized
to treat with the employers appeared to be
pr actically those previously rejected by the
te,imsters as body, namely, that In event
of the raising of the boycott with reference
to the members of the Employers Assoola-
tttn the teamsters should not be required TO