Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-05
MANY WANT STATE TROOPS

nv Associated Prcss.l

CfilCAGO, Ills, May 4.-Sheriff
Thnnas l.. Barrett. of Cook county
will take active control of the strike
situation tomorrow morning So much
pressure has been brought to hear on
hin, and on Mayor Dunno by business
men. who believe their interests to he
seriously imEeriled by the constant
riotins in The streets, that the sheriff
has sworn in Il large force of deputies.
and he Will take active steps TO do
away with tho present disorder.
Two hundred deputy sheriffs were
sworn I'm this afternoon at the office of
Sheriff barrett and it is expected that
1000 deputies will have been enrolled
by tomorrow evening.
a committee of prominent business
men, headed ny John C.. Shedd, of Mar
shall Field q 70, went to Springfield
this afternoon to lay the situation be-
fore Governor Deneen and to declare
that i'll their opinion conditions In
Chicago were such that the militia
IS impcratiyely needed,
Clearing House Association Acts.
The Chicago Clearing House Assc-
ciatio,ta adopted sweeping resolutions
declaring that the riots in the streets
were constantly increasing in fury AMI
had gone beyond the power of the civil
authorities ofsthe city and the county
10 control. 1t was. therefore, the OPT
ion of the members of the clearing
house that tho State troops SHOULD he
at once called out. Roth Mayor
Dunno and Sheriff Barrett have been
heluge,l during The day with letters ami
messages. declaring that conditions
had become insupportablc and that n
stop tc the rioting should he made n.
once
Notwithstanding the pressure for
troops. Sheriff Barrett is determined
To take the situation in hand, dcclar-
Ing until he has done all he could he
would not be justified in calling Coz
the militia.
Mayor Dunno, for three hours this
afternoon. rode through the down town
streets iii a buggy and on his return
to the city hall. declared that ne hal
seen no violence and lie believed the
rolice TO he fully able to cope with the
situation.
Point to List of Injured
Business men who are anxious fol
troops. point as an argument to the
long list of injured which is printed
every day and declare that this alone
is sufficient evidence to prove that the
rictiEg is not suppressed. They de-
clare that they are unable to make de.
tailed deliveries in any part of the
CITY pnI that but for the fact that
many Of their men are accompanied by
guards carrying rifles and shot guns.
the drivers would be murdered in the
streets.
conference was held late this af-
te:noon. between Levy Mayer, attor-
ney for the Employers Association
and The leaders Of the Transfers
Union. 1t resulted in nothing.
President Shea. of the Transfers
lnioii, asSeTte,t lnat The teamSterS
were not responsible for the acts of
non-unlon men and the riots In the
streets. Attorney. Mayer declared with
much emphasis that the transfers
were responsible for the entire trou.
hlc. The labor men Loft and the con
ference closed
Street Car Men Are Firm.
The Transfers, made an attempt this
afternoon to call out the employees OF
the Chicago Union Traction, which OPP.
crates al street cars on the north and
The west s:das of the city and Is In
charge of receivers, appointed by the
United States courts. Albert Young
representing the Transfers, sailed
upon General Manager Roach, of the
traction company and demanded that
tho company Immediately cancel it's
contracts with the Peabody Coal Cont,
rany and receive no more coal from II.
w. NJ Mahon. president of the Ma
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