The Washington times., 1905-04-09
FIGHT TO FINISH
IS PROMISED BY
TRUCK DRIVERS
Chicago in the Throes
of Another Big
Strike.
NUMEROUS ENCOUNTERS
Eggshells Filled With Acid
Are Missiles Used by
the Mob.
NUMEROUS ENCOUNTERS

CHICAGO, April S-"The teamsters
are going to fight to a finish, and the
only ray they can be beaten is for
the employers to bring the militia here
said Hugh McGee. president of the
Truck Teamsters' Union. today:
This evidences the spirit with which
the strike is being conducted against
Montgomery Ward & Company. and
which threatens to tie up the industries
of the entire city, and eventuate in
another bloody contest with the authori-
ties similar to the one in June, 1902. III
which this same organization was in
| volved.
! Today was one of exciting incidents
from early morning until late afternoon.
| Police strikers, and thousands of SYM
pathizers had many encounters, and
though clubs were freely used by the
police and missiles OF many kinds were
buried by the opposing factions; no
serious consequences resulted.
Attacked Mob of 5000.
| Police with drawn clubs attacked a
mob of 5000 men, women, and boys,
who had surrounded an express wagon
of the Welis-Fargo Company in Maii-
son street. Just west Of Wabash avenue
shortly after noon. The strike sympa-
thizers refused to be dispersed by the
police and returned to the attack The
| boys armed win clubs and men with
! stones assaulted the officers. Several
men and boys were dubbed by the police
/ and women ran screaming into the
stores TO escaoe the violence.
The crowd was finally beaten back
and the wagon conducted to its destina-
! tion
AT the Twelfth street viad1ct under
| Y hich the police had to pass to conduct
a caravan to a freight depot bricks and
debris were hurled at police and driver.
Eggs Contained Acid
/ An unusual missile was introduced this
afternoon in another locality. Eggshells
containing acid were hurled at the police
and non-union men with a caravan of
wagons from Montgomery, Ward & Co.
The wagons were being unloaded at the
Northwestern freight depot. North State
street and the river.
John ". Meyers, a policeman. was
| struck by one of the missiles. The acid
blistered his right hand. Several of the
loaded eggshells hit a team of horses.
The acid burned the horses and caused
| them to prance about IN a frenzy OF
pain. In the face of dangerous missiles
:, police charged the mob and drove #
back for 4 block
The foregoing are only a few of the
numerous encounters, but serve as an
index to the situation
Threaten a Lockout.
The American Express Company. il
!. is reported, is threatening to lock out
: all its drivers Monday because of a
t number of them refusing to deliver
$ goods to Montgomery, Ward & Co. This
2 is denied by the company, but they in
sist. as the other express companies
that their drivers must deliver goods
regardless of strike conditions or sub
: NIT to discharge. Twenty drivers wer.
dismissed today.
The State board of arbitration pro
posed this afternoon to obtain a set
n tlement of the strike Members of tn,
Chicago board arranged to meet repre-
q sentatives of the two sides A specia
a meeting Of the Chicago Federation o
V Labor is to be held tomorrow afternoon
and then the delegates will conside
Il whether to extend the strike of team
n SterS 10 Olner HT1nS IN the Natlona
8 Wholesale Taliors' Association, who's
: members have declared for the opel
C shop against the Special Order Carmen
5. Workers Union.
Will Confne Boycott.
% The teamsters' officials who are now il
=. direct charge of the strike, say that 70
q the present the drivers will confine thei
boycott 10 Montgomery, Ward & Co.
Two thousand five hundred pickets viii
be put on duty Monday.
The freight handlers decided not t
g join any move to strike.
A statement was given out by the rail
:, way express companies to the effect tha
o no lockout would be declared, but tina
= the companies insist on discharging me
n who refused to handle the work of tn
:. concerns.