The Irish standard., 1905-05-06
LABOR LEADERS INDICTED
LATEST PHASE OF THE STRIKE
IN CHICAGO.
Grand Jury Finds Bills for Conspiracy
Against Twelve Men
Strike Spreads.

Chicago, May 1.-The strike extended
its tentacles Saturday, violence in more
pronounced form prevailed in the streets
OF the city, and employers and union
men through their boards of strategy
planned relentless campaigns, while civ
ic officials and committees representing
the general public made tentative moves
looking to the restoration OF peace.
Twelve indictments against labor lead
ers in connection with the Montgomery
Ward & Co. strike were returned by the
Cook county grand jury in it's final report
to Judge McEwen Saturday. The men
indicted include the International presi-
dent of the teamsters union, the presi-
dent OF the Chicago Federation OF La
Dor and officials OF practically all OF the
local unions OF teamsters.
Chicago, May 2. - An injunction,
sweeping and direct in it's nature, was
granted Friday by Judge Kohlsaat of
the United States circuit court, against
all labor unions and others, restraining
them from interfering in any way With
the operations Of the Employers Team
ing company. This action places the
employers under the protection of the
federal government. One hundred de-
PENDANTS are specifically named in the
writ, including the teamsters' joint
council. The order is temporary one,
returnable May 10, when the labor peo-
pie will be called upon to show why it
should not be made permanent.
One of the most significant features
of the strike situation Monday was TIE
arrival of the large body Of nonunion
teamsters from the south. Their COM
ing reveals the plan of the employers
to adopt the policy employed by ths
packers last summer and which re-
suited in the breaking of the stock
yards strike and the utter defeat of
the union.
Chicago, May 3.-Lawlessness pre-
vailed in Chicago Tuesday. The most
violent disturbances that have been
known here since the American Rail-
way union strike of 1894 marked the
bitter progress of the teamsters' con-
f1ict. And there now is no prospect of
peace. The outlook, however, is that
federal or state troops. or both, will be
called for inside of 36 hours.
From dawn until long after sundown
there occurred continuous series of
riots, characterized by shooting, slug
ging and all manner of brutality. The
union picl1ets, strikers and sympathiz-
ers assailed the hosts of negroes and
other nonunion men who have been
brought into the service of the employ
ers. And the negroes, armed and des-
perate, responded in kind. The net re-
suit is the third death directly trace
able to the strike, and list of injured
that may furnish other fatalities. The
police estimate that if the wounded
were all known they would number a
hundred. The Tribune prints a list of
more than 60.
Glenwood Springs, Col, May O.
President Roosevelt has agreed to give
the Chicago striking teamsters an op-
portunity to present their petition
when he reaches that city on May 10.
Word reached the president in his
camp on West Divide creek that the
strikers are preparing to ask him to
use his influence in their behalf SINH.
larly to the manner in which he ad-
Indicated the anthracite strike three
years ago. He has given the strikers
no encouragement other than agreeing
to receive delegation from the petit
TONERS. The president cannot give
consideration to the petition until he
reaches Washington.