The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-24
It Will Be Fierce and Open War HencefOrth. CONFERENCE A FAILURE Probable That Troops Will
 Soon Do Duty. Sheriff Barrett Announces That Tele- gram is all Necessary to Quickly
 Summon state Militia to
 the Scene.
CONFERENCE A FAILURE

Chicago. May 2s-An prospect of peace in the teamsters' strike have dis appeared and 1t will be open war from this time on.
 The last conference looking toward a peaceable adjustment was held at 6 o'clock tonight between James B. Barry, business agent of the Express Drivers Union and the local managers of the seven express companies. The conference had been set for an early hour in the afternoon. but owing to the failure of MT. Barry to receive proper notice it was postponed until this even ing. When the meeting finally took place the conversation was brief and pointed. Business Agent Barry opened the negotiations by saying:
 "Our position is this: l want all the men reinstated except those who have been guilty of violence. I can not do anything different That is what the local union wants and that as what the local officars have told me to demand That is all I can do The men told me that they all want to go back in a body or they won't go back at all. That Is the position of the union and the union officials. The reply of the representatives of the express companies was brief. It was:
 Our opposition to the reinstatement of the men will be the same four years from now as 1t is today. We will not take them back under any circum- stances"
 This brought the conference to close and all parties concerned In 1t im- mediately left the city hall.
 Spread Rather Small.
 The spread of the strike today was not as large as was anticipated 1t being understood in many quarters that there was still possibility of peace. Four hundred men belonging to the Lumber mems Union went out today. Many additional firms to the number of fifty five belonging to the lumbermen's ex- change will demand of their men to- morrow that they deliver goods to boy cotted houses.
 A meeting of the united employers of wood industries. which is composed of live associations, embracing 135 firms owning lumber yards, blaming mills. nash and door factories, etc, was held today and 1t was decided to call upon iheir drivers to make deliveries This will force out 1.so0 adltional men.
 Edward Hines. president of the As- Hociation of Wood Industries, said to- Hay that the members of the organiza- lIon proposed to stand together and when asked if peace was in sight, said: SPeace am not looking for peace. Sm in this thing now to fight 1t out. H4e may just as well have 1t over once Tor all The Employers Association of Wood Industries is affiliated with {he Chicago Employers Association, which has been fighting the strike thus lar. and of course we will work in con- junction with them"
 With the union drivers employed by the Lumbermens Association on strike 1t will be only a matter of snort tune until outside unions will become ln- volved in the trouble. Just as soon as inc building material on hand now has been used up and an attempt is made to make deliveries with non-un1on drlV- CTS. the other labor unions employed on the work will order their men to re- fuse to handle the non-union material. Unless the strike is settled within short time the carpenters, stonemasons and other, affiliated organizations are bound to become involved in the difh- culty.
 The possibilities for increased riot ing are vastly enlarged by the spread of the strike to the lumber district. The territory which generally goes un- der this designation extends along the river from east to west about three and one-half miles and for probably mile to the north and south of the stream.
 A Fierce District.
 It Is a district noted for the fierce mobs which have marched through 1t during former strikes and Is the place which has invariably caused more trou- ble than any other part of the city. The city officials and Sheriff Barrett feel well nigh hopeless of being able to maintain order in the lumber dis trict and at the same time protect wa eons in the down town streets. as they have been doing thus far in the strike It would require a force of at least D. 900 men to effectually patrol the lum- her district alone and this number the tn has therefore been determined that at the first outbreak of rioting, such as marked the strike ten days ago, the call will be made on Governor Deneen for military assistance. Sherin Bar rett said tonight:
 which in any way approaches the riot ing We have had I will call for troops will do everything in my boyer to maintain order but the minute 1t gets beyond me I will appeal to the Gov ernor and the troops will be on the ground within less than two hours"
 The troops which will be first or dered out compose the first brigade of the Illinois National Guard, command ed by Brigadier General George M Moulton. It comprises the 1st, End, 7th and Sth regiments of infantry, the last being a negro regiment, and the first regiment of cavalry, in all about 4,00O men.
 Every preparation has been made for A prompt response by the National Guard, and a large consignment of riot cartridges have been received They differ from the ordinary rifle bull let in that they contain three buck shot each in place Of the single steel bullet
 NOn-UniOn Man Assaulted.
 George Custer, a non union teamster employed by the McNeill & Huggins Company. was struck on the head with a brick today by one of a crowd of young men, who surrounded with hos tile demonstrations a wagon Custer was driving In Milwaukee Avenue. He was taken to the county hospital un- conscious and is said to be fatally hurt. When the deputy sheriff guarding the wagon leaped from his seat and at tempted to arrest several of the youths. one of them hit Custer on the head with brick.
 An injunction restraining the Good rich Transportation Company from re- fusing to accept goods consigned to