Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-24
All Hopes Of Peace Aban-
doned in Chicago Strike.
Men Insist on Reinstatement
Express Cos. Refuse.
Thousands Will Be Involved Sheriff Ready
TO Call for Troops.

Chicago. May 23.-All prospects of
peace in the teamsterS strike have
disappeared and it will be open war
from this time on. The last conference
looking toward Il peaceable adjustment
was held, tonight, between james F..
Barry, business agent for the Express
Drivers Union. and the local mama
gers of seven express companies. Bus
mess Agent Barry opened the negotia-
tions by saying:
''Our position is this: l want all the
men reinstatcd. except those who have
been guilty of violence. l cannot do
anything different. That is what the
local union wants and that is what
the local officers have told me to d.
mand. That is all can 60. The men
told me they all want 10 90 back in Il
body or they wont go back at ALL
This is the position Of the union and
the union oiiiciaIs.'
The reply of the representatives. Of
the express companies was:
Cur opposition To the reinstatement
Of the men will be the same four years
from now us it is today. We Will not
take them back under any circun-
stances"
This brought the conference to Il
close.
The spread Of the strike. today, WAS
not as l.lr3" as was anticipated it be-
ing understood in many quarters that
there WAS still a possibility of an
agreement being reached. Four hun
dred and sixty-two drivers. employed
hV ~ firms hoI IN T Ia,
mems Association. went out, today.
In each ease tn" men were ordered to
make deliveries to boycottcd houses
and the usual strike followed. Other
firms to TIL" number of 81 belonging
TO the Lumbermen's Exchange. Will
make similar requests of their mcn
tomorrow. and by night it is expected
that the full number of 1000 drivers
employed by these lumber concerns
will be on strike.
a meeting Of the United Employers
Association Of Wood Industries which
is composed of five dissertations en-
bracine 13J firms owning lumber yards.
planning mills. etc, WIS held. today.
and it was decided to call upon their
drivers to make deli, cries. This will
force ont 1900 additional men.
Unless the strike is settled within
short time. the carpenters. stone ma
sons and others affiliated organiza tions
are hound to become involved in the
difficulty. The possibilities for increas-
ed rioting are vastly enlarged by the
spread of the strike to the lumber dis
trict. The territory which generally
goes unde this designation extends
about 1-2 miles and for probably a
mile to the north and south of the
stream. 1t is a district noted for the
fierce mobs which have marched
through it during former strikes and
is the place which has invariably caus-
ed more trouble than any other part
of the city.
Sheriff Barrett said. tonight:
AT the first outbreak of trouble,
which in any way approaches the riot
ing we have had. shall call for troops.
will do everything in my power To
maintain order but the minute it gets
beyond me I viii appeal to the Gov
ernOr and the troops will be on the
ground within less than two hours"
Every preparation has been made for
Il prompt response by the National
Guards and large consignment of riot
cartridges has been received. These
differ in that they contain three buck
shot each in place of the single steel
bullet.
Judge Kohlsaat. of the United States
district court ruled. today, that OH
GERS of unions must answer the ques
tions put to them in the hearing before
Maser in Chanccry Sherman.
Judge Kohlsaat also ordered that 81
men be called into court to show rea-
son why they should not be punished
for contempt in violating the injunc-
tion Of court forbidding interference
with the management of wagons of
the seven express companies. Twenty
four men We're ordered to show why
they should not be punished for con-
tempt in violating the order of court
issued for the protection Of the wag-
ons of the Employers Teaming Co.
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