Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
Labor Leaders Charged.

The charges against the labor leaders 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 would in reality leave all the MEM
bers of the union who have been on strike
out of positions. The plan. as stated by
several members OF the employers associa-
ton, and which they assert came from
President Shea of the teamsters' union. was
TO call the strike off for twenty-four hours.
during which time the leaders of the union
would get out of town.
All teamsters now working for the employ
ers association. according to the alleged
plan, should be allowed to retain their places
without interference by the unions and all
strikers should be reinstated for the period
of twenty four hours. At the expiration of
this brief period the employers We're to be-
free to discharge all the union men they de-
sired President Shea, when the charges
made against him were brought 10 his at
tention, declared with vehemence that there
was not a single word of truth in them. He
asserted that he had made proposal of
any kind to the employers, nor had any
other officer of the teamsters' union.
The insistence of the charges induced
Mayor Dunno this evening to appoint a
commission to investigate the matter, and
he issued the following proclamation to the
people of Chicago:
Mayors Proclamation.
ITO the Citizens of Chicago:
"In the present crisis, arising out of cons
flict between the teamsters' union and the
employers it would seem that to avoid
further trouble and bitterness the public
should have full knowledge of conditions.
precedent and existing. Charges have been
freely made that certain members of the
teamsters' union in the positions of au--
thority have been guilty of blackmailing
employers and breaking contracts. If these,
charges are proved the guilty men should
be held up to the opprobrium of their fel,
lows whom they have betrayed and the
public to whom they a menace, and
should be eliminated from the situation, :
ION the other hand it is charged thar
in times of peril and excitement certain OF
ficials 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 De
provocative of passion II TINS be proved
it may be stated that it is hard 10 pre-
serve the peace when war is being sought
for.
IF the chosen representatives of either OF
both parties to the conflict guilty as
charged the party or parties thus guilty
of fomenting diScord should no longer DO
permitted to plot against the peace ana
the general welfare of Chicago. L nave
named Il commission to investigate IRE
facts in the dispute and shall make public
the findings
Members of Commission.
sion are Graham Taylor, 7. X Webster and
William c. Boyden. In the interest of right
Judgment only to be obtained through
knowledge of such facts I request all par
ties aggrfeved to report to this commission
such facts as are capable of proof.
LAS executive of this city. upon whom
rests the heavy responsibility of preserving
the peace / request that both employers
and employees be temperate and careful IN
their dealings the one with the other. ana
| again warn those who would oostruct
traffic in the public streets, or VINO may
be guilty of violence or threats of violence,
that 1 shall use to the utmost all the force
available or obtainable thSt may be needed
to maintain the peace that l am sworn to,
and shall, preserve
The mayor tonight expressed himself as
confident that the serious part of the strike
is over and that there would be no more
disturbance in the streets. Sheriff Barrett
expressed similar view. During the day