The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-28
Drivers STRIKE SPREADS
CHICAGO TRANSFERS LINE UP
FOR BITTER LAsoR WAR.
ALL BIG STORES ARE INVOLVED
Strikers Already Number More Than
Four Thousand, With Constant Ac.
cessons Being Made to Their Ranks.
Employers viii Give No Quarter.

employers VIII give No Quarter
Chicago. April 2S.--With over 1000
teamsters on n strike. with constant
acccssions being made to their mum.
Der aud with the express determine.
| ton OF the Employers association to
take Arm stand for the open shop"
and hight the teamsters' union to a
hniSh, Chicago. to all appearances,
stands on the eve OF one OF the great.
est industrial upheavsls In her history.
There was rioting in various parts
OF the city despite the strong guards
| OF police and the numbers Of private
| detectives hired by the Employers
association to protect their wagons
During the troubles three persons
were seriously injured, two OF whom
| will probably die, The injured are:
Richard Cunning, police sergeant, run
over by an omnibus driven by John
CrreSa, q union driver. Cumming
will probably die. Ceresa has been
arrested. Samuel Jackson, colored
tesmster, employed by the j. v. Far.
well company, attacked by a mob mum,
bering 200 He was badly beaten and
his head was cut by blow with a
shovel. Mark Moran, district messen-
ger boy. struck on the head by a
board thrown at nonunion teamster
from building at Van Buren, and La.
Sale streets; condition critical.
Big Store Drivers Quit,
The declaration made by the mem
bers OF the Employers association
that they would promptly discharge
any teamsters who refused to deliver
goods or call for them at the estnb-
lishment of Montgomery Ward 4 Co.
brought out the teamsters in many
downtown mercantile houses during
the day, and the number, ii Is said. |
will be increased largely. Strikes
have been declared against twelve |
leading firms and in addition to these |
the t"amsters employed by a number |
Of smaller firms were called out. The |
business agents of the teamsters
union declared that they will call on
strike 900 truck drivers and there.
by cripple to large extent the entire
transportation business in Chicago.
II was declared also that drivers for
grocery houses which delivered goods
TO any firm where a strike exists will
be ordered TO join In the lockout.
While the labor leaders were in con-
ference delegates OF the Chicago En-.
ployers association met al the Union
League club and declared that they
would hght 10 a finish for the open
shop" In Chicago. Subscriptions were
taken UP to strengthen the Bmploy y ers'
TeaminE company, the weapon with
which the tesmsters' union Is to be
actively fought. and President Mark
Morton Of tho company, who Is
brother OF Paul Morton, secretary OF
the navy. has over 81, ,0oO, 900 at his
stsvssores Join Fight
Tho strike was not confined entire.
ly to tesnnsters, but spread TO the men
employed on the tug Talbot, which Ia
owned by tho Chicago Lishterage
company. This attempted TO receive
gssas from tho docks OF Fsrweli q
Co. aaa thirty stsvsdOros refused to
handle the goods. Thsy wore prompt
ly discharged and nonuniou men TAX
On On In their places.
Tho situation Ia on the whole far
from resssurinS. Tho labor leaders
say that they will. II necessary, call
put svsrJ union driver In Chioa9o and
VIII make appeals to the freight hand
ers and to organizations OF railroad
mon II thsy nad they are not able to
win the strike by themselves.
The number OF teamstsrs on strike
was nearly doubled later. and asa re-
'uit nearly all the large stores on
state street are without drivers.
strikes were called In ave big depart.
neHt stores. One OF the largest de.
partmsst stores Ia the city did not
Walt for its drivers to strike. but told
hem that they could 60.
Many OF the large business houses
n the city have no teams OF their
'wA. but contract with team owners
or their hauling. A meeting OF these
cam owners was held TO determine
What action they would take in the
'trike, and II was decided that II any
" their teamstsrs were interfered
With while attempting to deliver coal
here was nothing to do but have them
sturR to the yards. This was equiva-
ent to declaring that the team owners
would take no part In the strike.
Three firms refused to accept this
tand taken by the team owners and
from the Team Owners as
ociation. Strikes were called on ,
hem ct oac&