Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-17
GOMPERS MAY
SETTLE STRIKE
HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH.
LEADERS
DUNNE'S THREAT HAS EFFECT
Both Sides Tire Of the Struggle and
Are Willing to End ia
Negro Shoots a
Sohoolboy
Rv Associnted Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 16.-Although nc
facts have transplred to fully warrant
the prediction 1t is asserted both by
members of the employers association
and the conservative element in the
ranks of the teamsters that the present
strike will be called off. probably within
forty-eight hours and certainly by the
end of the week.
1t is not likely that any definite
action looking to an adjustment Of the
trouble will be taken before the meet
ing of the national officers Of the union,
which it is expected will be held here
tomorrow.
Chief among the causes which led to
the prediction of settlement are the
firm stand taken both by Mayor Dunno
when in conference with President
Shea and officials of the local Team
sters union he informed them that any
further spread of the strike would
make it necessary for him to call for
troops, and the arrival of President
Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
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this evening.
Gompers Confers With Leaders
Although not possessed of executive
powers in the settlement of the strike,
President Gompers declared that he
had every hope that it's end was not
far distant.
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cago anyway at the end of this week."
said Mr.. Gompers, but after holding
conversation over the telephone with
Mr.. Shea yesterday / decided to. make
my visit here sooner 1 shall do all in
my power to end the strike, and 1
have great hopes of success"
Early tonight, Immediately after
leaving his train, President Gompers
went into conference with President
Shea and local officials of the team
sters union. This conference lasted
until a late hour tonight
After leaving the meeting of the la
Dor leaders, President Gompers met a
number of the team owners who have
stood by the unions for the greater
part of the strike, and they informed
him that the time had come when they
could no longer refuse to deliver and
take goods from boycotted houses
without losing all of their business and
facing financial ruin
To Call Strike Off
1t is said on good authority that the
teamsters will accept any plan of set
tlement that will enable them to call
off the strike gracefully, and they will
accept any plan that President Com
pers may propose. 1t is now said that
Mr. Gompers will suggest to the team
sters that they allow the team owners
to do business with the boycotted
sters will accept this proposition, and
in this manner the strike will be called
off.
Three hundred and fifty men were
brought into the city today to take the
places of strikers, and as many more
are expected tomorrow
At meeting of the board of educa-
ton tonight warrants were sworn out
for eight boys who have been leaders
in the recent strike at the schools in
sympathy with the strike of the team
sters.
The threat of arrests of the parents
whose children did not attend school
had the effect of settling three of the
strikes today, and a normal attend
ance of pupils is expected tomorrow.
Enoch Carlson, years of age, was
shot and killed today by negro,
former employe of the Peabody Coal
company, which has sustained an ac-
tive part in the teamsters' strike.
Two negroes were walking along
Twenty street, when some boys
who We're playing ball in an adjoining
lot hooted at them. One of the men
drew a revolver and fired at the boys.
Just as he did so the Carlson boy
came around the corner, and the bullet
struck him in the left groin. He died
while being taken to the hospital. The
negro escaped.