New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-08
TRANSFERS FACE DEFEAT.
QUIET DAY IN CHICAGO.
Unions Must Surrender or Ertend
the Strike at Once.

Chicago. May AFTER stirring Week
throughout which street riots were frequent anu
the calling Of troops seemed imminent ana al
the end Of which charges were made against tne
peace officers Of Chicago the employers TO-DAY
arnarentIz have the advantage in the teamsters
strike The teamsters now appear TO ne IN
rcsition where they must either yield or declde
- extend the strike by calling out thousands OF
,-o-lr,en belonging to affiliated unions The
Chicago Federation Of Labor to-day took no az
zion looking TO an extension of the trouble al
though a great deal of incendiary talk was IN
dulged in Resolutions charging the EMPLOYERS
Association with conspiracy and asking that
States Attorney Healy start an investigation OF
their business methods Were passed.
The Chicago Federation Of Labor to-day at us
regular meeting. decided on two measures touch-
ing the transfers struggle against the employ eiS'
one is to withdraw labor union funds from the
hanks which subscribed TO the $4,000 fund to
sid the employers. and TO urge Individual union
members 10 DO likewise.
The other is to attempt TO secure the indlct-
rrent of the officials of the Employers Associa-
ton on a charge of conspiracy against certain
team owners.
Commencing tomorrow morning. the business
men will increase their efforts to bring the str1k-
ers TO terms Arrangements have been made by
every business house involved in the trouble 10
double its force Of non-union men. Tonight II
was said that all preparations had been made to
start out one thousand wagons Tomorrow morn
inC. manned by non-union men Each Of these
wagons will he guarded by deputy sherifs or
policemen, and each one Of these men has re-
ceived explicit instructions 10 prevent disturb
erces of any kind. The instructions of each
Of the deputy sheriffs and each Of the policemen
are to use every peaceabe means 10 quiet the
rioters. but if this proves unsuccessful TO use
their revoIvers and to shoot TO kill. The strikers
and their friends in the last days have shown
little inclination to clash with the deputy sheriffs
or the policemen.
To-day the express companies made deliveries
in all parts Of the city. Each Of the wagons
carried Two armed guards and in not a single
instance, il was asserted tonight had any Of
the wagons met with opposition. While the meet
ing Of the Federation Of Labor was in progress
to-day several OF these wagons passed the meet
ing hall unnlolested. In late rioting last night,
however Two men were fatally injured
Several firms involved in the strike to-day
replenished their coal supply. which in many
cases had dwindIed down to nearly nothing All
these coal wagons were driven by non-union
teamsters. but no opposition was met with on
the part Of the strikers and their friends. This
was rather an agreeable surprise TO the en-
ployers. who had expected trouble.
The Employers Association, through its
chief counsel, Levy Mayer. announced to-
night that il would DO everything possible
70 assist the committee appointed yesterday by
Mayor Dunno TO investigate the causes Of the
strike Charges of conspiracy by both sides
caused Mayor Dunno to appoint the investigat-
ing committee. President Shea of the Team
sters' Union tonight said that the unions
would be found ready TO assist the Mayors com
r1irtee in every manner possible to bring TO light
al the facts concerning the difficulty.