Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
STRIKE DEPRESSION
Trouble at Chicago Took a
New Turn.
LABOR MEN IN QUARREL
THE TRANSFERS AND BUILDING
TRADES MEN LOCK HORNS.
Efforts to Settle Contest Amounted to
Nothing-Critical Stage Has Ar
rived-Leaders' Opinions

CHICAGO, May 27.-Whie numerous
small riots were in progress today. both in
the downtown streets and at the lumber
yards, the leaders of the teams;ers strike
and the officers of the building trades
were engaged in quarrels of their own.
The action of the building trades last
night in Withdrawing from the teamsters
tier financial and moral support angered
the teamsters and the latter lost no time
today in calling on the representatives of
the building trades and demanding what
they meant by going back the team
sters In the thick Of the fight.
1t was made plain to the tearlsters that
In the opinion of the building trades. the
drivers had overstepped their jurisdiction
in causing members of their union to do
constructive work. The particular cause
of complaint was that the teamsters EN-
ployed in handling safes and vaults had
placed the safes in buildings. This part
of the work, the building trades contend
belongs to the builders.
President Shea of the Teamsters' Union
declared that he would order out every
safe mover and machinery rigger in Chi
cago by Monday morning, and stop work
on ell buildings where the members of the
building trades employed. No attention
was paid to this threathy the building trades
representatives, and finally "a committe com
posed of Michael Casey of San Francisco,
John Sheridan of Chicago and Edward
Gould of New York, all members of the
executive council of the teamsters, was
appointed TO confer with the building
trades over the question of jurisdiction.
No time specified for the meeting.
Peace Efforts Futile.
Several new efforts We're made during the
day to settle the strike. but none of them
amounted to anything.
Levy Maher. attorney for the Employers
Association, and James B. Barry, business
agent of the Express Drivers Union, both
left Chicago for the east today Neither
man would state the object of his journey
President Mulligan of the express driv-
ers tonight said:
II have heard of such a thing as an eff
fort to call out the drivers in other cities
l understood that the drivers are well or
ganzed in Boston, but do not know what
is the situation in New York"
The general opinion regarding the visit
Of Mr. Barry Is that he has gone east. not
much for the purpose of arranging SYM
pathetic strikes, as with the object of Sc,
curing financial aid for his men.
1t is admitted by the labor leaders that a
critical stage in the strike is at hand.
Charles Dold, president of the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, today said:
Reached Danger Point.
"Organized labor has reached the danger
point in this strike. l do not mean that
the strike must be called off, but that for
the sake Of the unions well as for the
sake of the business interests of Chicago, it
should come to an end
There were numerous fights between no
lcemen and strike sympa thizers in all
parts of the city today. Most of the scrirn-
images, however occurred in the lumber
yards. AT Western avenue and West 26th
street a crowd of several hundred attacked
a wagon belonging to the Rittenhouse G.
Emhree Company, and Thomas Benson
non-union driver, was cut with a stone
which struck him in the face.
large number of women and children
were IN this riot, and made much trouble
by getting in front of the officers when the
policemen charged on the male rioters. Mrs
Anna Corcoran was arrested as she stood
with armful of bricks hurting them as
fast as she could at the police One brick
struck Officer Christopher Dressler on the
head, knocking off his helmet.
Attempt to Smash Wagon.
AT Market and Randolph streets, in the
heart OF the wholesale quarter a number
of street car men attempted to smash a
wagon by jamming 1t between their cars.
The police had great difficulty in opening
path for the wagon, and in the fight
Motorman ]. ]. Doherty caught the hand
of Police Sergeant Alcock in his teeth and
lacerated 1t severely. Alcock dubbed the
motorman into submission
William Van Droski, non-union team
ster employed by Rothschild & Co., was as
saulted by union plckets at Ogden avenue
and 40th court and severely injured. His
nose was bitten and his head cut. There
were probably score of similar .episodes
throughout the city during the day, and by
nightfall twelve strikers had been arrested
charged with assault.
Arrest of Alleged sluggers.
Police Inspector LAWN today arrested
Nicholas Rechart. james Collins. John H.
Doherty and Shoulders" Wahl on the
charge of consp:ring to slug H. F. Jones.
barn steward of the Wells Fargo Express
Company and w. Z. Ellis. superintendent