The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-06
CHICAGO STRIKE
APPROACHES END
Teamsters Wish to Set
tie War.
UNION WINS VICTORY
Federal Judge Said failing of Labor
Leaders Was Extraordinary Pro-
ceeding. Rioting Continues,
and One Victim of LawIess-
ness MAY Die.
ness May Die.
By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, June Negotiations look
sters' strike were RECOMMENDED to-
night, with some prospect that tang
ible result might be reached some
time within the next As hours.
Attorney Mayer, for the Employers
Association, after the failure of the
nounced that all conferences were off,
and that he would have nothing more
to do with the teamSters. Today he
was asked by members of the Team
sters' Joint Council if he would not
agree to meet a committee from them
with view to settling the strike. Mr..
Mayer replied that he would meet the
committee if it came to him with writ
ten power to act.
This was accepted by the Teamsters'
Joint Council, and at meeting tonight
a committee was appointed with full
power to meet Mr.. Mayer. No time
has been definitely set for the confer
ence, but it will probably be held some
time tomorrow.
Albert Young, formerly president of
the International Teamsters' Union,
for whom a warrant was issued
charging him with criminal libel in
connection with assertions made that
Robert j. Thorne, secretary of Mont
gomery Ward & Company had offered
$4,000 to have strike declared
against a rival house was arrested this
afternoon. He gave a bond of $4,000
for his appearance when wanted.
Non-union men are still being har-
raSSed by sluggerS. Albert Johnson
believed to be Il non-union teamster
was severely beaten today at Four
teenth street and Ashland Avenue,
When found by the police he was in
sensible and was bleeding from a
wound on the head. He was taken to
a hospital where it was found that
besides the scalp wound several of his
ribs were broken. He will probably
die
Rioting in which shots were fired by
the police occurred this afternoon in
an alley at Hoyne and Cornell Ave-
nues. The policemen were guarding
a wagon belonging to the Arthur
Gourley Lumber Company. While
the teamster was unloading the lum-
Der, a crowd threw missiles, union
teahsters in the meantime driving
their wagons to the ends of the alley
and forming a blockade. a heavy
plank and o large piece Of tiling were
thrown from the rear window of a
building near the alley, narrowly miss
ing policeman. The officer fired to-
ward the window but the bullets went
wide. Re-enforcements arrived and
the non-union teamster was enabled
to proceed to the lumber yard, after
having unloaded the vehicle.
Reports that President Shea alone
had blocked the peace overtures of
Saturday night were denied by the
labor leaders today. They all declared
that before President Shea appeared at
the joint council meeting, it practi-
cally was decided to refuse to accept
the employers terms. The attempt to
bar the union button was the main
objection to the pact.
"Our men are standing firm" said
President Shea today. "The sentiment
expressed in every meeting is lost, and
by the institutions which have made
1t possible for the men to have shorter
hours and better wages. No man has
yet expressed a desire to return to
work under other than union condi-
tions."
The strikers won a decided legal
victory today In the Federal District
Court Judge Peter s. Grosscup inti-
mated that the falling of two labor
leaders, President Mulligan and John
H. Donahue, for alleged contempt of
court, in refusing to answer questions, |
was a most extraordinary proceeding, |
in view of the fact that the purpose
of the testimony sought undoubtedly
was to establish link in the chain Of
evidence again them. The judge de-
clared that the right to refuse to testi-
fly on the ground that it might in
criminate was one of the sacred pre-
Cepts of the law. BY his order the |
men were released and admitted to
$500 bail each. to give the appellate |
court an opportunity to pass on the
question of contempt.