The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-19
PEACE HANGING
IN THE BALANCE
President Shea Is Now the Stun
bling Block.
GOMPERS GOES TO OHIO
CHICAGO THE SCENE OF A RIOT
YESTERDAY.

= HICAGO, May 1S.-Peace in the
IL teansteTs strike is still hanging
in the balance, and, thought is
generally expected that a settlement
viii soon be reached. it seems Sonight
further away than it did twenty-four
hours ago.
It was confidently asserted by the
Team Owners association that the
teamsters had consented to arbitrate
with them the question Of whether or
not union teamsters should make de-
tiveTieS to the bOycotted houses. PreSi-
dent Shea. of the Transfers union. to-
day upset this arrangement entirely
declaring that he had never agreed TO
any such proposition. Members of the
Team Owners association, however,
stated just as positively that the Off
Gals of the Teamsters' union had
agreed to such an arbitration
Meeting Was Arranged.
This misunderstanding caused a halt
in the impending settlement and
meeting was arranged for tonight be
tween the team owners and the teams
tiers
At the headquarters of both organi-
cations it was denied that such a meet
ing was to he held.
1t Is positively known. however, that
arrangements We're made for the con-
ference.
Riot Yesterday.
For the first time in several days p
riot broke out today aud there were
numerous fights between non-Union
men and the union teamsters. One Of
the disturbances at TWenty-secOnd
street and Indiana avenue, blocked all
an hour The police were compelled
10 use their clubs vigorously in order
TO diSperse the crowd and made several
arrests. One of the nOn-uuion drivers for
the wholesale grocery house of Steele.
Weddles & Co. who was the original
cause of the outbreak through no cause
Of his own, was badly beaten before
the police could save him.
Union Transfers Attacked.
In some portions of the south side
vigorous antagonism to union men has
developed. Several union teamsters
were attacked today near TWenty-siXth
street and Wentworth avenue and their
union buttons torn off The men were
X Vigorously punished before making
their escape.
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation of Labor. who has
been i'm Chicago for the past two days
negotiating for peace I'm the present
trouble, left for Dayton. Ohio. tonight
Before leaving the city Mr.. GomDers
said that SO far he had accomplished
very little. but the prospects. were that
both sides would soon be able to reach
2 basis where a settlement of the diff
HcUltieS satisfactory To both inter SITS
would be decided upon.
While I am anxious to see am annie
able adjustment of the difficulty. said
NIT. GOmpers. still 7 am not in favor
-f
Citionaily and ] am Of tn opinion that
they viii not have 10 do So If the
trouble still exists when I return to
Chicago next Saturday I viii take UP
the matter where I eft.of this after
noon and continue my efforts to bring
about settlement of the controversy
Refused to Answer.
President Shea. of the Transfers
union. was the chief witness i'm the
hearing today before Master i'm Chan
Gerry sherman He refused to answer
the great majority of questions put TO
him. declaring that his answers would
tend TO iurTimiuate him. His evidence
was interrupted by repeated uTauEIes
between the attorneys which consumed
much time and i'm which both sides dis
played much bitterness Finally. i'm
order TO allow the p .IIiEereut LAWYERS
sufficient time in which 60 cool their
= passions the master adjourned court
until tomorrow morning
The parents of six school children
v no have taken part in the strikes he
cause of delivery of coal by uar-uufon
men were aTraiG ueG today before
Justice Hurley and each one ur them
fined $50 and costs for NOT sending fine
children to school.
Other arrangements viii be made to-
morrow
End in Sight.
The team owners and the officials or
the Transfers union held e. urntrr.tad
meeting tonight To discuss the 4rFf
tration of the question of whether or.
not the members of the union oru
pIOyed by the members of the Team
Owners association shall make Ga-iy-
cries TO houses affected 10y the strike
The team owners demanded that
drivers should make deliveries to ar.-
place to which, in the ordinary course
Of business. they might Dee sent Tho
teamsters accepted this but STIMULATED
that the rule should not apury In
houses where the boycott existed The
difference between the TWO nrour-fr7o-s
really covered all of the questions i'm
voIved in the present strike and al
100 IN the morning the meeting broke
I'D. the members of the Teawsters'
Joint council announcing that they
would make a reply TO the team own
ers tomorrow night. Upon this answer
depends the possible spread of the
strike or its virtual end.
The cab drivers. at meeting which
lasted until after midnight. decided
that they would hereafter deliver .na--
seugers TO whatever point they wished
10 go. no matter whether "a strike ex-
~ no FaT M