The Columbus journal., 1905-05-24
May CALL TROOPS
CHICAGO STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS
DECLARED OFF.
TROUBLE IS LIKELY TO SPREAD
StipuIations Agreed to Except as to
Taking Back Express Company
Drivers Unions Will Therefore
Pursue Plan Originally Mapped Out.

CHICAGO-The strike of the team
sters instead CT being declared of
will be spread to greater proportions.
This was decided Saturday night by
the members of the Transfers Joint
Council. which was in session until
midnight.
The council met at s o'clock to hear
the report Of the negotiations that
had heen in progress with the en-
ployers throughout the day. They
agreed to all the stipulations of the
employers with the exception of that
which declared that the drivers Of the
express companies should not be taken
back. This was the rock upon which
the peace program was wrecked and
after several hours of debate it was
decided that the Transfers union
could not leave the express drivers
to make a lone fight. but must stand
by them. 1t was decided to call OF all
the negotiations and prepare for a
further fight.
The sense of the meeting was ex-
pressed in the following resolution.
which was passed and given out as
defining the position of the teamsters:
1T is due to the members of the
public and members of the teamsters'
organization that a statement is is
sued relative to our position relative
to the proposition submitted by the
Employers association. The Employ
ers' association offered a proposition
which might have received favorable
consideration from the strikers and
their committee providing it carried
with it no proviso that would act as a
detriment to any part Of our organiza-
ton. Their proposition, however. car
ried with 1t that the strike against
the railway express companies be de-
clared of without those companies
agreeing to the proposition made by
the employers of any other PROPOSE
ton. they having made the statement
that they had held a meeting and de-
cided that no strikers would ever
again be re-employed as workmen for
the railway express companies-in
fact, to establish a blacklist against
all of their former employees. This the
teamsters' organization or its officials
could not accept.
I'VE believe that. the railway ex-
press companies are not justified in
their refusal to reinstate any OF their
former employees and believe that the
best interests of all would be served
had they agreed to the same PROPOSE
ton or a somewhat similar n to that
which the Employers. association sug-
gested.
Under these conditions it is in
cumbent on the members OF h team
sters' organization to continue the
strike until such time as the express
companies will agree to the same con-
ditions as those offered by the En-
ployers' association.
The methods Of the unions will not
differ from those which they have pur-
sued thus far in the strike. They will
continue the boycott against the
houses where the strikes have been
held during the last month. and if any
of their members are discharged for
refusing to make deliveries all of the
drivers employed by that house will
be called on strike at once. The first
effect of the spread of the strike will
be in the building trades and trouble
is looked for in this direction on Mon
day. The sheriff of Cook county gives
it as his opinion that troops will have
to be called.