The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-07
THE WORST
 ABOUT OVER Comparative Quiet RcignS in Chicago Strike. WAR OF WORDS OCCURS Employers and Lab0rers Are Making Accusations. Mayor Dunne Issues Proclamation and Takes Omcial Consizance of This
 Latest Phase of the situa-
 ti0n Presented.
WAR OF WORDS OCCURS

d 1EW SCdLlcECu OulUEGahSg Dub blAS2S was a complete absence of the march, ing crowds that for days followed the wagons of boycotted firms through the streets and seized upon every opportu- nity to attack drivers and wagon guards. Although there have been no positive developments yet. there Is strong feeling both on the part of the employers and the strikers that the worst of the strike has been passed and that in a few days the streets of the city will be cleared for traffic.
 There were but two riots worthy of the name today. The first was started at Canal and West Madison Streets. A caravan of coal wagons under tho guard of a few deputy sheriffs was pro- ceeding south in Canal Street when number of union teamsters formed blockade. It was but a few seconds before a general fight was in progress and the non-union men were assailed with the usual rain of stones and bot ties. riot call was sent to Des- plaines Street police station and a strong force of policemen under the command of Lieutenant OConnor came charging into the crowd. They ham mered both sides indiscriminately and arrested twelve men and dispersed the crowd. Nobody was seriously hurt.
 The other fight took place at the
 
 Company at Crosby and Hobbie Streets. The Peabody Coal Company which has the contract to deliver coal to the power house had delivered 25O tons in barges and a large force of negroes was set to work wheeling the coal from the barge to the power house. The sight of the negroes angered the crowd of strike sympathizers which was around the building and the negroes taA Marft1 hpfa lra 1ed Jumps of coal. William Gilbert, one of the negroes. was struck on the head with a lump of coal. and seriously in- tured. A detail of police restored quite after few rnshes into the crowd.
 While the fighting disappeared from the streets in large measure, 1t broke out with great violence in war of words between the members of the Employers Association and the labor leaders Charges were also made against the police, 1t being said from the outset they have in many cases favored the strikers, refusing to ar rest them when they were seen as- saulting union men and lost no opportunity to take the latter Into custody whenever 1t was possible Tor them to find an excuse for doing so. If is said by members of the Employ CTS Association that captains and lieu tenants of police have been derelict in their duty in the suppression of dis order and charges will be filed against A. number of them before the police trial board.
 The charges against the labor lead CTS are to the effect that they planned an ostensible settlement of the strike which would give them the credit of gaining a victory, but which in reality would leave all the members of the union who have been on strike out or positions The plan as stated by sev- eraI members of the Employers Asso- citation aad which they assert came from President Shea. of the Teamster's Union, was to call the strike off for 24 hours in which time the leaders of the union would get out of town. All team sters now working for the Employers Association should be allowed to re- tain their places without interference by the unions; that all strikers should be reinstated for the period of 24 hours. At the expiration of this period the Employers were to be free to dis- charge all of the union men if they so desired. President Shea, when the charges made against him were brought to his attention, declared with vehemence that there was not single word of truth in them. He asserted that he had made no proposition of any kind to the employers, nor had any other official of the teamstcrs union. The insistence of the charges induced Mayor Dunne this afternoon to appoint A commission to investigate the matter and he issued the following proclama- ton to the people of Chicago:
 Mayors Proclamation.
 ''To the citizens of Chicago: Tn the present crisis. arising out of the con flict between the Teamster's Union and the employers 1t would seem that to avert further trouble and bitterness the public should have full knowledge of conditions preceding and existing. Charges have been freely made that certain members of the Teamster's Union in positions of authority have been guilty of blackmailing employers and breaking contracts. If these charge are proven, the guilty men should be held up to the opprobrium of their fellows whom they have betrayed and the public to whom they are a menace and should be eliminated from the situation.
 Tt is charged that in times of peril and excitement certain officials of the Employers Association are seeking to spread the strike by demanding such action of employers beyond contract relations, as is at such a time bound to be provocative of passion. If this be proven it may be stated that 1t Is hard to preserve the peace when war is be- ing sought for.
 If the chosen representative of either or both parties in conflict are guilty as charged, the party or parties thus guilty of fomenting discord should no longer be permitted to pHt against the peace and general welfare of Chicago
 q have named a commission to in- vestigate the dispute. and shall make public the findings. The gentlemen composing the commission are Graham Taylor, T. w. Brewster and William c. Boyden. In the interest of right judg- ment only to be obtained through knowledge of such facts, I request all parties aggrieved to report to. this commission such facts as are capable of proof. As executive of this city. upon whom rests the heavy responsibility Of preserving the peace, I request that both employers and employees be tenn porate and careful in their dealings, the one with the other, and again warn those who would obstruct traffic