The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
APPEAL FOR
 ASSISTANCE GOmperS Asks Financial Aid For Strikers. BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT Employers Predict Speedy End
 of Trouble. Drivers Say That With Money They Expect to Receive From Outside Unions Their Interests Will
 Re Furthered.


 Chicago, May 15.-A practical armis- tice in the teamsters' strike was de- clared tonight to last until the of- ticers of the Information Brotherhood of ficers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters meet here on Wednes-
 At a meeting Of the teamsters joint council held tonight to reconsider the action Of Saturday night, when 1t was decided to refuse the demand of the Team Owners Association that de- liveries he made to houses where strikes exist, the members of the coun- cil reatfirmed their stand and decided that they would not accede to the de- mands of the Team Owners Associa- ton. It was known to members of the latter organization that this action would be taken and the proceeding was In fact Of perfunctory character, it having been agreed that the matter should await the arrival of the national officers of the Teamsters' Union.
 The Lumbsrmen's Association tonight passed resolution calling upon the teamsters to denne their position as to what might be expected when the lumber firms of the city called upon them to make deliveries. The Asso- citation declared that 1t was In favor
  strike and announced that drivers who refuse 10 deliver goods as ordered would be discharged. The lumber con cerns represented at the meeting em- ploy 1,200 teamsters and a strike of these would mean great embarrassment to the building operations in the city It is not expected, however, that the Lumbermen's Association will push matters until after the officials of the teamsters have handed down a decision. If that body refuses to sanction the de- livery to the boycotted firms the lum- bermen will at once order deliveries and the large team owners w.ll do likewise, with the result of adding to the ranks of the strikers about 5000 men.
 Chicago, May 15.-As a result of to- days developments in the teamsters strike the employers predict It's speedy end, while the labor leaders assert that the strike will spread and will be aided financially by unions all over the country. An appeal for funds has been sent out by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, which gives color to the latter conclusion.
 What the employers take as sign of the end of the strike was a tele- gram sent by President Shea of the Teamsters Union to President Comp CTS. The message arranged for the ex ecutive body of the American Fedora ton of Labor to be called near the end of the present week. President Shea also telegraphed the members of the executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to come to Chicago forthwith. It is expected this body will meet in Chicago on Wednes- day or Thursday. These officers have the final word in challenging or is put ting an end to strike of the team sters' organization. They are the same men who were called to Chicago last year to put an end to the strike of the teamsters at the stock yards and it is believed by the employers that they have now been summoned for a similar purpose.
 The employers today operated 2.00O wagons practically without interfer- ence, many of the deliveries in the res- idence portion of the city being made without police protection. It is as- serted that the number of wagons in service today will be increased by 250 tomorrow and that this ratio will be continued until the full number of wa gons Is in service again.
 The Federal InjunctiOns.
 At 10 o'clock tomorrow Judge Kohl saat of the United States Circuit Court will listen to argument on a motion to dissolve the eight orders of injunc- ton against the strikers secured by the Employers Association and the seven express companies. In connec- ton with these matters the Jurisdiction of the Federal Court in taking up the strike trouble will be attacked by the attorneys for the teamsters.
 At the hearing before the master in chancery this afternoon c. s. Clark, a former cab driver for the Scott Trans fer Company and now on strike. to- gether with other employees of that cor poration, said that he had been em- ployed by the Scott Company for four years and that he does not know even now why he was forced to strike.
 we had no grievance at all." de- clared the witness. "I would rather work for Scott than any man I know. We were called out and we had to go. Every man that is now out from the Scott barns would be tickled to death to get back"
 Clark said that W. J. Gibbons. busi- ness agent for the Cabmen's Union, and T. F, Doherty, president of the organi- zation, called at the barns two weeks ago with three other men and told the men to quit work at once. One man named West, Clark said. declared he would not quit.
 ''Then," said Clark, T heard one of the men say, If you take a wagon out of here you will never get anywhere. So I went and put up my horse. We were not striking for anything, but were just called out as I am telling you.'
 well, why didn't you stay at work?" he was asked.
 "Because didn't want to get brick on my head. That's why we all had to quit" replied the witness.
 Edward Mansfield. who was a wit ness at the morning session, was re- called late in the afternoon and pro- duced a copy of one of the Immunity orders," issued by the teamsters of- fcials, giving wagons the right to go unmolested through the streets.
 Appeal for Aid.
 An appeal to organize labor of the country for financial aid to the team sters' strike has been sent out by the American Federation of Labor. It reads as follows:
 ITO All Organized Labor:
 Dear Sirs and Brothers-You are doubtless aware of the fact that the teamsters of Chicago. members of the international Brotherhood of Team sters, have been on strike for fully six weeks. The Employers Association. together with the other employees in- voIved in this controversy. are concen- trating every effort to crush out the