Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-05
SHERIFF TO TRY
TO STOP RIOTS
TAKES CONTROL OF AFFAIRS
IN CHICAGO
SwEARs IN MANY DEPUTIES
Mayor Dunno Makes investigation and
Declares That Police Can Ham
die situatIon--No Hope Of
Peace Agreement

Coal company and receive no more
coal from It. Young was then in
formed that the contract would not be
cancelled and that the company would
continue to receive coal from the Pea
body company w. D. Mahon. presi-
dent of the national organization Of
street car men, was In the city and
after looking into the situation he
tonight ordered all members of the
Street Car Mems union to continue
at work. They were under agreement
he declared, with the Union Traction
company and this agreement would
not be broken.
Notwithstanding the constant fight
ing in the streets and the numerous
attacks made upon non-union men. the
large drygoods houses and wholesale
grocers tonight reported that they
were steadily making progress and in
creasng their shipments.
The express companies were inter-
fered with but little and much prog
ress was made toward relieving the
congested situation at the various rail-
road stations.
Cooperate With Employers
The South Water Street Commission
Merchants association, an organiza-
ton with membership of over 400,
decided today to cast its lot with the
Employers association and to receive
goods from any firm, regardless of
whether such deliveries were made by
union or non-union teamsters.
There was less disturbance today in
the wholesale district, but the fighting
went on with its usual persistency in
the shopping district. A number of
nom union men were dubbed and
beaten, and their wagon guards and
the police retaliated with vigor upon
the rioters. In every instance the
crowds were dispersed after brief
scrimmage, which was however, in
cases of rather sharp character.
The number of injured was from all
accounts about the same as that of the
last three days. About thirty or forty
men have been cared for at the various
hospitals and there are fully as many
more who have received medical at
tendance and whose names are not
known to the police.
Striker Is Stabbed
In riot tonight at Eighteenth and
Dearborn streets Thomas McCracken,
a striking teamster was stabbed in
tho noel. ap5 baa to,, ovar tba hand u-it
a revolver in the hands of a coored
non-union man.
A number of the colored men who
work for the Employers Teaming COM
pany were leaving the barns at 1917
Dearborn street when a crowd of
strike pickets hooted and commenced
throwing coal and stones. A hand-to-
hand fight resulted, during which Nc
Cracken was stabbed and beaten.
riot call was sent in and when the
was raging all over the street inter-
section. Tire police dubbed right and
left and soon scattered the fighters.
McCracken was found unconscious
when the others fed. No arrests were
made.
In an attack made this evening upon
five coal wagons belonging to the
Standard Coal company, While they
were passing Harrison and Desplaines
streets, volleys of stones were hurled
at them and several of the policemen
and drivers We're struck.
A fruitless conference was held by
the strike leaders and Levy Mayer, at
torney for the Employers association,
this afternoon.
Attorney Mayer asked President Shea
on what terms he would call off the
strike.
Demands of Shea
Shea replied: I'VE will call the strike
off on condition that the employers dis
charge all the non-union men they have
imported and take back the old men in
their places"
"The employers can't accede to that
demand replied Attorney Mayer.
"Why, you have been importing
negroes by the hundred" said Shea.
do you mean to say that you refuse
to discharge negroes and relnstate
white men?
$50 long as teamster does his work
he will not be discharged, be he black
or white" replied the lawyer.
THAT is an outrage" said President
Shea. you have brought these negroes
i'm here to fight us and we answer that
we have the right TO attack them
wherever found"
"Then do SO at your peril" retorted
Mayer.
Shea said that the union wanted the
strikers reinstated, after which the EN-
ployers would be asked to arbitrate the
underlying differences which brought
on the strike. The reply of the attorney
TO this was:
I'VE have nothing TO arbitrate. We
assert our right to use the public
streets for the transactiO of our right