The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-26
HUGE SPREAD OF
STRIKE IMPENDS
Chicago Carpenters and Other
Workers in Wood Are Be-
coming Uneasy.
RIOTOUS OUTBREAKS
IN LUMBER DISTRICT
Shots Fired and, Arrests Made
No Troops Needed, Says
Mayor. !,

Chicago, May 26.-With the fiftieth
day Of The teamsters' strike comes in
creasingly serious apprehension Of
huge spread Of the industrial disorder
that has marked the progress Of un.
and it's dependencies hold the key.
Carpenters are FESTIVE and some are
refusing to continue at work where
"unfair' lumber is used. The carpen-
ters' district council has not ordered
action, but $4,000 carpenters may be
involved if the individuals persist in
their hostile attitude.
Trades, comprising craftsmen other
than the carpenters, will send delegates
to meeting, the deliberations Of which
may vitality affect the position Of 10000
workmen.
Significant Of the probable approach
of lumber famine in the manufactur,
ing industries was the shutdown today
Of the J. W. Lands milling plant. This
! company essayed to do business yester-
it up.
No Troops, Says Mayor.
| Vigorous enforcement Of the police
order to clear out saloons in the lumber
district and the movement Of consid-
cradle lumber under guard today
brought out several riotous disturb
ances. Shots were fred and many ar
rests were made.
In the face Of declarations by the
employers that the police department.
is absolutely inadequate to afford pro-
lection to property as result Of the
strike g spread to the lumber district,
! Mayor Dunno announces that there
will be no necessity to call for troops
this week.
The lumbermen are not SO optimistic.
They seem to be living in terror Of
braced by their yards, and plants-a
district peculiarly inviting to incen-
diarism.
In expectation Of trouble in the lum.
Der district the mayor instructed Chief
of Police O'Neill to close all saloons
where crowds were permitted to gather
inside or outside the premises.
| Raising Strike Funds.
| In preparation for protracted strike
siege, the transfers joint council has
arranged to send agents to all parts
, of the country to gather funds, IN an
Solicitors probably will start from
: Chicago next week on their mission.
They will visit every local union in the
United States, and in addition to urg-
ing financial assistance, will strive to
arouse organized labor everywhere to
sympathy with the present struggle.
One Of the first moves Of the strike
, leaders to keep the men in line will be
to increase the weekly strike benefits.
The drivers on strike now receive $40
/ a week. The Express Drivers union
} has arranged, according to the officials,
: to pay its 900 members $l2 weekly be-
ginning next Monday. If sufficient
, funds can be raised the benefits paid
5 to other strikers will be increased in
, proportion.
Tale of Dynamite Plot.
Reports that an attempt was to be
made to dynamite the barns Of the
! American Express company at Clinton
: and Sober streets, threw the police and
! officials Of the company into conster-
, nation at midnight. Orders were given
Night Superintendent @. H. Barr to get
all men and horses ! 1It of the 6 building ding
9 placed around the building and no one
+ was allowed. to 90 near the structure,
= while detectives were searching for
I the dynamite, which was supposed to
be in the basement.
:. The story told is that a man, said
to be union bartender, but now en-
chased the dynamite at store on Lake
street and laid the plans for blowing
= up the building, which is four stories
. in height and covers block.
In Jail for Contempt.
Judge Kohlsaat has committed Bern
: ard MuIigan, president of the Railway
: Express Drivers union, and John IL,
? Donahue, member Of the same Or
Q ganization, to Jail for contempt in re-
fusing to answer certain questions put
to them before Master in Chancery
Sherman. President Shea Of the Team
t sters' union was cleared OF the charge
|. Of contempt, as Judge kohlsaat decid.
r ed he had answered all questions put
j. to him except one, and that one wa
:. tend to incriminate him In the con-
j spiracy charge for which he Is now
a under Indictment.
g Sympathetic Strikes.
l. The building industry faced fresh
t complication ms ympathetic striker
e among carpenters and other workmen
q At dozen buildings the contractors en-
!, Icountored the alternative Of sending
e back lumber delivered by nonlunion
n teamsters or having strikes to deal with
}. In number Of instances the lumbe,
J. was accepted by the contractors, where
upon the carpenters and other workmen
o promptly laid down tools and quit.
n While the carpentpers' district coun
J. Gil has refused to authorize strike, the
: members Of the union declare there is q
v tacit understanding that they are moi
i REQUIRED to work under police protee
! tion or with lumber delivered under
J. police protection.