The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-24
GOVERNOR DENEEN HOLDING
HIS TROOPS IN READINESS
Increased Rioting is Feared Judge Kohl
sat Orders President Shea and
Union Leaders to An
sWer Questions

Chicago, May 29,--All prospects Of
peace in the teamsters' Strike have
disappeared and it will he open war
from this time on. The last confer
ence LOOKING toward a peacaable al
iustment was held tonight between
James b. Garry. business agent of the
express drivers union and local man
ayers Of express companies.
When the meeting finally took
place the conversation vas brief and
pointed. Barry opened the negoiia-
lions by saying:
Our position Is this: want all
the men reinstated except those gull
ty Of violence. / cannot do anything
different. That is what the local union
wants and thars what local officers
htss tala n1e a demand. That's all |
can ao The nsen tola me they I'LL
want to 40 back It'll 4 body, or they
won't go back All all. That's the po-
sition OF the union and uniCn off.
cialsp
Companies Say No.
The reply by the express companies
was brief. II was:
Our opposition TO reinstatement of
the men win be the same four years
from now as it is today. We will not
take them back under any circum'
stances
This brought the conference to q
close and all parties concerned in il
Immediately left the city hall.
The spread of the strike today was
not as large as was anticipated it be.
ing understood in many quarters that
there was still a possibility OF peace
being reached
Lumber Drivers Co Out.
-Four hundred and sixty-two drivers
employed by twenty-eight firms be
longing to the Lumberman's associa
ticn went out today. In each case, the
men were ordered to make deliveries
to boycotted houses and the usual
strike followed Ffty-hve other firms
belonging 10 the Lnmberman's ex
change viii make similar requests Of
their men tomorrow and by night it is
expected 1000 drivers employed by
these firms VIII be on strike.
Will Force Others Out.
The United Employers association
of wood industries, composed of 1S'
firms owning lumber yards, planins
mills sash and door factories, etc.
today decided to call upon their driv
ers to make deliveries. This viii
force out 1900 additional men.
Edward Hines, president Of the as
tociation Of wood industries, said to
night that members OF the organiza
ton proposed to stand together III
declared they were ready TO fight !
out. and have the matter settled ono
and fer all.
viii Lead Them in Person.
Hines said he would start TO hau
lumber in yards the first thing tomor
row morning. but that as soon as /
was necessary to make outside deliy
er.es. he would lead the caravan o
wagons in person.
With union drivers employed by tn
Isumbermens association on strike,
will be only matter Of short tim
until outside unions will becOme In
volyed in the trouble
Strike Must Spread.
AS soon as building mueriT' o.
hand now has been used tp and al
attempt Is made to make deliverie
with non-union drivers other labo
unitns employed on the work will ol
der their men to refuse to handle nor
nion material, Unless the strike
settled within short time corpenter'
stone masons ana other affiliated o
gan cations are bound to become II
yolved In the difficulty.
Riotine May Increase.
Possibilities for increased riotin
are vastly enlarged by the spread {
the strike to lumber district II Is
district noted for fierce mobs whic
have marched through II during 70
mer strikes and Is q place which he
invariably caused more trouble tha
s,nv other part OF the city
City officials and Sheriff Barre
feel well nigh hopeless OF being alb
to maintain order III the lumber a