The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-03
One Thousand Bought to
Intimidate Strikers.
BREAKERS POURING IN
The RiOting Grows More Open and
Vicious. Mayor Dunno Declares
the Police Will Not Be Permit
ted to Authorize the Carry
ing Of Arms.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Chicago, May Conditions in the
teamsters strike were worse to-day
than at any preceding time. The strik-
was more open and vicious, and the
attacks on non-union men were more
frequent and daring than at any time
since the beginning of the strike.
The chief cause for the increased
belligerency on the part of the strik-
erS and their friends is the fact that
the Employers Teaming Association
today brought 1900 men into Chicago
to take the places of strikers and 900
more are said to be now on the way
and will arrive within twelve hours.
These men will receive the full pay
of union men, and it has been guaran-
teed to Them that their positions will
be permanent. Among the strike
breakers are 200 farmer boys
Tomorrow whenever a wagon of the
Employers leaning Association goes
through the streets a rifle will be car
ried on each wagon in open view.
During the last week there has been
much complaint on the part of the
strike SympathiZers of the readiness
with which non-union men, particu-
larry negroes. have used reVolverS. A
number of strike breakers nave been
arrested on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, and today the attor-
neys for the Employers leaning AS
ISOLATION called on Chief of Police
O'Neill and asked if their men had
not the right to carry weapons, pro-
vided they were held in open view.
Chief of Police ONeill replied that
there was no law against it, and ar
Engagements were promptly made by
the employers to place rifles ON every
one of their wagons.
Drivers Carry Rifles.
Over 1000 rifles were purchased
to-day, and during the latter part of
the afternoon a number of wagons
went through the streets with a rifle
lying across the knees of the driver
and his assistant.
When Mayor Dunno was informed
of the fact that rifles would be carried
by non-union men, he was ViSibly dis
turbed, and he declared that the police
would not be permitted to authorize the
carrying of arms by any one, whether
i'm the employment of the Employers
Teaming Association or affiliated with
the strikers.
There was q report late this after
noon that Mayor Dunno was about to
force an adjustment of the trouble,
but this, he declared tonight, was in
correct
FIVE men were seriously hurt DUR
ing the fight today and many others
were injured.
No decided increase in the number
of men on strike was made today.
The most important accession to the
teamsterS was the drivers of the de-
livery wagons of retail grocery stores.
These declared that they would not
call for goods at any wholesale estab-
liShment where a strike existed.
The Employers Association this af-
ternoon drove a wedge into the ranks
of the Chicago team owners aSSocia-
ton. This latter organization is COM
posed of men who do teaming for
many of the large business houses and
particularly in the matter of hauling
coal. They have fought shy so far of
aiding the employers. The employers
this afternoon informed the largest
five team owning companies that ii
coal was not delivered all of their con-
tracts would be cancelled at once and
they would not be renewed at anytime
hereafter, strike or no strike. The
team owners agreed to make the de-
liveries as demanded The union la
Dor leaders who were indicted last
Saturday in connection with the strike
appeared at the criminal court build
ing to-day and gave bonds in the sum
of 1900 each.