Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-25
INDUSTRIAL WAR IN
The ''WINDY CITY"
Both Mayor and Sheriff Prepar.
To Give the Signal
WHICH WILL JAR CHICAGO CITY

ORGtG ilOOPS T1ClO III hSdOlnSSS 10
Check Any Advances Which May Be
Made by the strikers-Peace Signs
Are Fading Away.
Chicago, May 24.-The industrial
war, with possibility of martial law
looming up in the background, and
describes the situation which threat.
ems Chicago today, as a result of the
teamsters' strike.
Peace prospects have faded away,
the express companies having refused
to retreat one inch from their previous,
ly announced position. Employers and
teamsters are prepared for a fight OF
indefinite length.
Mayor Dunno and Sheriff Barrett
are prepared to give the signal which
will bring the state troops into the
streets of the city at the first indica.
ton of an outbreak, and Governor Den
cen is ready to respond to the call at
almost seconds notice
The lumber dealers aggressively
virtual lOckouts. A dozen lumber
companies were quickly added to those
previously involved in the ramifications
of the teamsters strike In each
case orders to deliver material to the
strike-bound firms brought a refusal
from the drivers. Discharge of the
driver followed instantly with quick
retaliation ensuing in a strike of his
fellow teamsters. The strikers to-
day made idle practically all of the
large yards in the district
"Ninety-tiye per cent of the lumber
business in the city is crippled" de-
clared Secretary Hooper, of the Lum.
bermen's association. 'It is only
matter of short time when the per
cent of the building operations of the
city will cease. We are now calling
on the employers association for team
sters and till we get them the build.
ing business will necessarily suffer"
international President C. P. Shea.
of the Transfers union, announced
his intention today TO defy federal Judge
c. c. Kohlsaat and master in Chan.
Gerry, Sherman, by persisting in refus.
Ing to answer questions at the re.
sumption of the hearing of alleged vic.
lation of the strike injunctions. Pres.
ldent Shea based his determination up.
on the fact that to answer might tend
to incriminate him. The strike lead.
er declared that he would suffer him
self to be sent to jail for contempt
rather than answer the questions. Rel
atiye to the prospect of calling out o!
state troops, Mr. Shea said:
Let them call the troops. That will
not alter the situation as far as the
teamsters are concerned The team
sters are not interfering with the oper-
at1ons of wagons on the streets and
not Neither will the strike be spread
to any great extent We are using
our best effort to keep it within it's
present limits
In announcing his refusal to be
questioned by the master in chancery,
Mr.. Shea said:
"I think they intend to send me to
Jail. Anyhow, 1 am not going to an.
swer the questions before the master
| will do my own thinking. The law
gives me that right. I honestly be.
lieve the questions will tend to incrim-
mate me. | might as well so to jai
for contempt as for conspiracy.
can run the strike from the Jail"
Continuing, Mr.. Shea said: "The
soldiers will not affect the strike break
ers 1t would seem to me that the
business men of Chicago would moi
want the soldiers here With a lot of
the soldiers here With a lot of
young men unaccustomed to scenes OF
excitement, armed with deadly weap-
ons, life will be in danger. At any
rate, thousands of people intending to
come to Chicago to buy gods will be
frightened away and the effect will be
serious to many business men. But
personally I have nothing to say
against the soldiers coming"