Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-16
Declared in the Team
STEERS Strike at Chicago.
Until Meeting Of International
Officers, This Week.
Both Sides Claim Gains Strikers Send 0ui
Appeal for Financial Aid.

Chicago May 15.--An armistice in the
teamstcrs strike was declared, tonight,
tn last until the officers of the Internal
tional brotherhood of Transfers meet
here. Wednesday or Thur sday. AT
meeting of the Transfers Joint Council
to reconsider the action of Saturday
night when it was decided to refuse
the demand of the Team Owners Asso-
citation that deliveries be made to
houses where strike exist. the members
Of the council re-affirm their stand and
decided that they would not accede to
the demands Of the Team Owners Asso-
citation. 1t was known to the members
of latter organization that this proceed
ing would be taken and it was agreed
that the question should await the ar
rival of the officers of the Transfers
Union.
The Lumbermen'S Association, to-
night. published a request calling on
the transfers to define their opinion as
to what might be expected when the
lumber firms of the city called on them
to make deliveries. The Association de-
clared that It was in favor of making
deliveries irrespective of the strike,
and announced that drivers who refus-
cd to deliver goods as ordered would
be discharged. The lumber concerns
represented at the meeting employ 1900
transfers ana a strike of these would
near great embarraS spenu to building
operations.
1t was not expected however, that
the LumbermCns Association would
urge a decision until after the officer
n IF tpa
slers has handed dow. its decision. If
that body refuse to sanction delivery to
boycotted firms, the lumhermcn will at
once order deliveries and the large team
owners will do likewise, with the result
of adding to the ranks of the strikers
about 5000.
Chicago May 15.-As Il result of to-
days developments i'm the teamsters'
strike the employers predict its
speedy end. while the labor leaders as
sert that the strike will spread and will
he aided financially by unions all over
the country. An appeal for funds has
been sent out by President GOmpers of
the American Federation of Labor. and
this call gives Il color Of truth to the
STRIKERS assertions. The employers
take as n sign of the end of the strike,
message to President Shea from Pres
ident Gompers. today.
The union arranged for meeting of
the executive board of the Federation
to be neld in Chicago near the end of
this week. President Shea teegraphed
the chairman of the executive board
of the International brotherhood of
Transfers, to come to Chicago for the
Injecting. 1t is expected that the meet
ing will take place, Wednesday or
Thursday.
The employers. today. operated 1000
wagons with little interference. many
of the deliveries i'm the residence por-
ton of the city being made without po-
lice protection.
At the hearing in regard to an in
junction before Master i'm Chanccry
Sherman. this afternoon, G. Il. Clark.
n striking driver. formerly employed
by the Scott Transfer, said that he
did not know, and even now, why he
was forced to strike.
eve had no grievance at ALL" de-
clared the witness. 81 would rather
work for Scott than any man l know.
We We're called out and we had to go.
Scott barns would be tickled to death
to go back"
Clark said that w. !. Gibbons, bust
ness agent for the Cabmen's Union.
and T. r. Dohertv, president of the or
ganiZation. called at the barns. two
weeks ago. with three other men and
told the men to quit work at once. One
man. Clark said. declared he would
not quit.
"Then,' said Clark, 81 heard one of
the men say: If you take wagon
out of here you will never get any
where so | went and put my horse up.
We are not striking for anything. but
were just called out as 1 am telling
YOU
We'll. why didn't you stay at work."
he was asked.
"Because | did not want to get
| brick on my head. That's why we all
| had to quit" replied the witness.
Edward Mansfield witness. pro-
duced a copy of one of the Immunity
orders" issued by the Transfers Off
GERS. giving drivers the right to go I'M
moIested through the streets. This or
der read:
This will certify that the holder is
our driver and is all right. J Mccarthy.
business agent for the Truck Drivers
| Union"
William ]. Burke. a private detec-
| tive. also introduced an order that he
had copied. This allowed Traux Greene
& Co. to send wagons through the
| streets unmOleSted.