The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-25
CIVIL LAW HOLDS
SWAY IN CHICAGO
Troops Not Called Out and Au-
thorities Hope to Retain
Control. .
TRACTION STRIKE Is
THE LATEST MENACE
Teamsters Strike Spreads Less
Than Was Feared-Lull Be-
fore Storm.

Chicago, May 25.-No troops were
called today to control the strike situa-
ton and none may be tomorrow. With
$500 deputy sheriffs on duty today and
900 city police energetic in furnishing
protection for teaming, the city author
tiles agreed with Sheriff Barrett IN
making the positive statement that SOL
diers were not needed yet.
Responses to the mayor call for
1000 citizens to volunteer for special
police service were few, but he did not
become discouraged. e -
The absence of any serious form OF
strike violence in all strike-affected sec
tions did much to encourage the author
tiles.
Strikes Spread Checked.
Spread of the strike in the lumber
district was confined chiefly to the marc marc
wood lumber yards, and did not affect
as many firms as members OF" the Lum-
bermen's association feared.
But many thought today lull before
q storm. Altho President Shea of the
teamsters made light of fears OF EN- en-,
plovers, that the lumber tie-up would
soon affect 100000 men in the city s
vailed that the action of the carpenters
and other artizans in openly boycottlng
supplies from "struck' firms would
eventually lead to an industrial .paraly-
sis that would make the situation too
serious for the civil authorities to cope
with.
Traction Trouble Again.
Feverish labor conditions were aPpar-
emit Not the least sensational OF the
days developments was re-entry OF the
Union Traction phase of the situation.
Important demands for increased wages
and other requests made by employees to
the receivers of the big street railway
system today brought the company
again to the verge of a strike.
Delivery of the so-called tunfair'
coal to the traction company s power
plants, has heretofore caused serious ap-
prehension, but pending a new agree
Streetcar Mems union compelled the
union fremen to handle the coal
Now the crystallized demands of the
employees are: Increase of gripmen s
pay from 20 to "a cents an hour and
reduction Of the probationary period
from six months to three months.
Detectives on Guard.
Efforts to increase the force Of police
on active duty. guarding wagons for
strike-b bound houses, were carried on
today with the utmost vigor. To such
extent was this done that every de-
been assigned to work ordinarily done
. by uniformed police. Sixty detective
sergeants, many Of whom had not car.
ried a club for fifteen years, found
themselves marching today from the
city hall armed with the regulation
hickory The serge sa dsu were rteps taken te
Sheriff Barrett continued to swear in
DEPUTIES. The number sworn In since
the beginning Of the strike is now
1000, one-fourth of whom are active
deputies assigned to protect non-unior
drivers and wagons.
100000 Will Be Idle.
G. s. Wicke, secretary Of the Hine:
Lumber company, said today that inside
of a week 100000 men who work il
wood will be out of employment, if the
tie-up of the lumber district continues
The woodworking mills are already at
fected.
F. D. Smith, of the hardwood lumbe
firm of F. R. Crane company, ASSERTED
that already 5000 lumberyard worker:
have been laid off on account OF lack Of
business. Fifty mills<will be forced t.
shut down within a week. Lumber AM
sawmills in the northwest are beginning
livery of lumber to Chicago have bee1
Cancelled.
"1diocy,' Declares Shea.
PRESIDENT Shea OF tne IeamSCeTs
union held a different view Of the pros
pect for complete tie-up Of the WOO
and building Industries. He did no
agree with the prophecies of the lumbe
dealers He said
I" All this talk of tying up the build
ing industry is idiocy.'
Before leaving for Judge Kohlsaat
court to answer to charge of contempt
Shea conferred with Dor representa-
tives and outlined plans for carrying O.
the strike today and tomorrow. Late
he remarked laconically: ~ have onl
one conference on today. That one
with Judge Kohlsaat.'
Shea in Contempt of Court.
Referring to defiance of the cour
Mr.. Shea said: 81 am in contempt Q
court. They will put me in jail. The
may never let me out. If they keep m
in jail until lose my contempt,
not know how many years [ may hav
to serve. The whole proceeding
worthy of contempt. 1t was the mos
outrageous thing in the name Of iustic
l have ever seen anywhere. 1t did nc
resemble a court in any way.'
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