The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-01
BRIBERY LOOMS UP.
In Connection With Investigation OF
the Chicago Strike.

Chicago, June Implied charges
were made today that the teamsters'
strike, which has caused fearful riots
here and widespread paralysis of
trade, grows partly at least out of an
tagonfsm between two business rivals
of this city. President Shea of the
teamsters' union and former President
Albert Young made the statements
from which the inference is plain as
to the alleged origin of the strike.
Shea and Young asserted explicitly
today that $4,000 was offered the
teamsters in the presence of a promi-
nent business man identified with ~&lae
present trouble if the teamsters would
bring about a similar strike against a
certain competitor some time ago.
The offer was refused.
''Since this strike has been on has
any money been offered to you?" Mr..
Shea was asked.
IF they knew replied Mr.. Shea.
referring to the employers, "the team
sters had solicited or accepted a bride,
these fellows would be the first to tell
the grand jury about it. Now is their
golden opportunity. If they know of
any such thing let them now speak
or forever after hold their peace"
Speaking of efforts alleged to have
been made by the coal dealers to force
the Office building managers to use
coal throughout the year instead Of
substituting gas during the summer
months, President Shea said:
1.-The records of the teamsters show
that the strike benefts-some $4,000
were not. paid by the teamsters' or
ganizatiOn."
Tried to Bride Shea.
The teamsters' leader made a sim
liar charge with reference to the
street car strike of 1908.
THE coal teamsters went out, ne
said tfrTlaa1 tried tn hrihe me- TO order
the men back to work.
Ten thousand dollars, he declared,
was the price to have been paid for
the use of his power over the men in
his organization.
II was called to a meeting of the
teaming interests he said When I
left I was followed out into the hall
and told that there was 5000 in it
for me if I would do what those men
wanted. I said I would not call off
the strike for 800. 900"
The interest in the strike today cen
tered in the grand jury investigation.
President Shea and Albert Young
said they were going to tell the grand
jury the $4,000 story and give the
names of those present when the offer
was made.
1t was stated today by President
Shea that the strike would end if the
employers other than the express
companies would take back their
men without requiring them to collect
packages for the express companies.
President Shea said that the ex-
press companies alone stand in the
way Of a settlement of the strike.
"Just as soon as the other employers
agree to allow the strikers to go back
to work and not ask them to do the
work of the express drivers-that is.
picking up and delivering goods for
the express companies-the strike
can end" said Mr.. Shea.
Efforts toward a settlement were
made today by the teamsters opening
negotiations with the individual mem
bers of the employers association. A
committee consisting Of three mem
bers of the department store delivery
drivers union was appointed by the
Transfers joint council to call upon
the state street merchants. The terms
upon which the committee was aur
, thorized to treat with the employers
appeared to be practically the same as
those previously rejected by the mer-
chants as a body. namely, that in
event of raising of the boycott with
reference to the members Of the en-
ployers' association the teamsters
Should not be required to deliver or
to receive goods from the express
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