The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-05-02
employers Will ARM
NON-UNIOH Transfers
ONE THOUSAND RIFLES BOUGHT
AND WILL BE ISSUED TO
MEN TO-DAY.

Chfcago's Chief of Police Says There Is
No Law Against Carrying weapons
in Open yiew-Mayor Declares City
VIII Not Tolerate Such a Thing
strikers in Ugly Mood-Condiiiops
Much worse-Five Non-Union Men
seriously Hurt.
Chicago, May Conditions in the
teamsters strike were worse to-day than
at any preceding time. The strikers
were in uglier mood, and the rioting
was more open and vicious, and the
attacks on non-union men more fire.
quent and daring than at any time since
the beginning of the strike. The chief
cause for the increased belligerency on
the part of the strikers and their friends
is the fact that the Employers Team
ing association to-day brought 1500 men
into Chicago to take the places of strik-
ers and 800 more are said to be now
on the way. These men will receive the
full pay of union men, and it has been
guaranteed to them their positions win
be permanent.
Tomorrow on every wagon of this
Employers Teaming association a rifle
will be carried in open view. During
the last week there has been much com
plant on the part of strike sympathiz-
ers of the readiness with which nom
nnion men, particularly negroes, have
used revoIvers. A number of strike
breakers have been arrested on charge
of carrying concealed weapons and to-
-, 1<xx,1
Teaning sssoc'n called on Chief Of Po-
lice O'Neill and asked if their men had
not the right to carry weapons provided
they were held in open view. Chief o.
Neill replied that there was no law
against it. and arrangements were
promptly made by the employers to
place rifles on all of their wagons.
Over 1000 rifles were purchased to-
day, and during. the latter part of the
afternoon a number of wagons went
through the streets with rifle lying
across the knees of the driver and his
assistant,
The reason for this move on the part
of the employers is that to-day, not
withstanding the utmost efforts of the
police, non-union teamsters did moi
have the protection that the Employers
association regarded as adequate. Dur
ing the morning Assistant Chief OF Po-8
lice Schumacher reported to the en-
ployers to refrain from making Ship
ments as he could not furnish sufficient
men to guard their wagons, because he
was compelled to make large details
at various railroads on account Of the
coming Of numbers of non-union mon.
When Mayor Dunno was informed
that rifles would be carried by non-un,
ion men, he declared that the police
would not be permitted to authorize the
carrying Of arms by anyone, whether
in the employment Of the Employers
Teaming association or affiliated with
the strikers.
THE chief of police will give no au-
thority to anyone to carry arms" the
mayor said. The city of Chicago will
not authorize the carrying Of arms. 7
Chief of Police O'Neill, however. de-
clared il the employers armed their men
the poiee could not legally interfere, as
| long as the weapons were not conceal-
| ed.
There is no law against the carrying
of weapons in the OPEN" the chdef de-
clared. If the men keep the weapons
in full view the police cannot interfere.
There is a law against shooting with
| i nthe city limits, and also q law
against brandishing a weapon In
| threatening manner, and both. of these
i laws will be strictly enforced. disap-
prove Of the arr1ling Of those engaged
/ in the strike, and as far as my influ-
ence goes shall discourage it.
| There was report late this afternoon
that Mayor Dunno was about to force
a nadjustment OF the trouble, but this
] he declared tonight was incorrect.
Five men were seriously hurt during
/ the fights to-day. They are: Otto
Helmer, shot in the leg; John Williams,
non-union teamster, beaten; G. E. Int
gals, non-union teamster, beaten; Will
I liam Crockett, non-union teamster,
dubbed and stoned until insensible;
1 Charles Kullett, non-union teaInster
I beaten. All will recover.
The Employers association this after
noon informed the five largest team
owning companies that il coal was not
delivered, all of their contracts would
be cancelled at once and they would not
4 be renewed at any time hereafter
/ strike or no strike. The team owners
agreed to make the deliveries as de-
manded.
The union labor leaders who Were
indicted last Saturday appeared at the
criminal court building to-day and gave
bonds in the sum Of $1,000 each.
The city counsel tonight passed a
! resolution directing the chief Of police
i to enforce that portion of the state
statutes which prohibits the carrying Of
rifles in the streets by unauthorized per-
/ sons.
President Shea of the Transfers un-
lion said tonight that If the Employers
I Teaming association armed its driver9
4 with rifles he would do the same with
union drivers. If it Is legal for the
non-union men to arm themselves he
said, sit certainly It not illegal for VI
to do likewise.
Com grafulates Dewey.