The Washington times., 1905-05-01
Strikers Decide to Fight
to the Finish" and
Win Out.
1000 POLICEMEN WATCH
Strike Breakers Are Imported
From St. Louis and
Country Towns.

| CHICAGO. May 1.-Long continued ef-
forts of the Chicago Federation of
| Labor Associated Employers, the mayor
and citizens whom he called into con-
| sUltation Sunday resulted in no sign
OF peace. May Day opened with pre-
mentions of strife in the streets.
| No concessions were made by the en-
/ pioyers; none Were given by the en-
| pleyes. Five hundred delegates from
various labor unions gathered at the
meeting of the Federation and all heart
lily subscribed to the sentiments of
Charles Dold. president. when he made
| fiery speech, the A,xt of which was
"A Fight to the Finish -
On the part of capital, the work OF
importation of strike breakers was ac-
lively pursued during the day, and this
morning 800 men arrived on a special
train from ST. Louis. Five hundred
more strike breakers are scheduled TO
come to Chicago tonight from the same
and other sections.
Farmers at $2.so a Day.
Tney are men said TO have been re-
cruited from farms. They are given
assurance that their employment is 10
be permanent and that their stipend
y
OF these imported men are negroes. OF
all strike breaking elements the negro
IS considered to be the most likely to
preeipitate active hostiIities.
The available strength of the Chica go
police department was thrown into the
struggle this morning. Chief 0'Neill has
delivered an ultimatum that Traffic
must be u1impeded and disorder must
stop
There is to be no more temporizing. he
says. and no more waiting for shots to
De nred before police action Is taken
One thousand bluecoats have been
| ordered to see that these commands
| are carried out.
mo Concealed Weapons"
The concealed weapon is to be elini-
Eated in accordance with a procIama ton
issued by Mayor Dunno. Along this line
| orders have been issued to arrest ali
| persons found with firearms without
authority Of law. Rigid instructions TO
! search men in the crowds when suspi-
| cIon arises and 10 investigate the sus-
/ pected armament of trucks and delivery
! wagons have been given
/ Further Federal interference is expect =
| ed 10 come today when the ATTORNEYS for
! the Employers Teaming Company sub
nit to Judge Kohlsaat the names of q
j number of union men, possibly 100 in
/ contempt proceedings. Affidavits of a
| large staff or detectives in the employ
/ OF the Employers Association are now
| IL the hands of their counsel regarding
| alleged acts of violence
! injunction proceedings on behalf of
| the seven express companies are also
| declared TO be imminent. It is not ex-
| pected that the strike leaders will meet
I the aggressive moves of the employers
! this morning otherwise than in the
manner pursued during the last week.
IInioY,
For the present the union men expect
to rest upon resolutions adopted at the
| labor fedora ton meeting Sunday which
! empowered President Dold 10 appoint d
committee to call upon Mayor Dunno
Governor Dineen and President Roose-
welt. asking these executives TO make an
investigation before sending the militia
or Federal troops TO Chicago
| Whether this strike will extend to the
stock yards, as was threatened Satur-
! day Is a question which only eXtrao ord
| mary conditions Will answer. The
| packers, it is now said. are disincIined
| to force the issue. They are trying to
| avoid entering the strike by having
those boycotted business houses dealing
! guarded wagons.
I Although downtown Chicago wit
/ messed no violence Sunday there was
! slugging on the West Side and the list
of injured contains seven known to have
| been badly hurt. There were many
! other instances of Il trivial nature OF
which no record was kept. The funeral
/ of one victim was held in the afternoon
Business Tied UP.
The business suffering the most at this
stage of the teamsters' strike is that OF
| the large department stores in State
| street and the commission merchants in
South Water street Among the latter
business is almost entirely suspended
The commission men figure that their
| losses Saturday and Sunday are between
$4,000 and 100000
Another fatality was added to tho
strike this morning when Sergt. Richard
Cummings, the police officer run down
by a union teamster, died at the county
| hospital Cummings ribs were crush
e. ana MS liver Tuptured by the weight
or Il Wide-tired truck wheel which
passed over his body. He was guarding
the truck as 1t was being driven by 8
strike-breaker last Thursday
| Alongside the truck an omnibus that
hauls passengers from depots TO the re.
tail stores Of Marshall Field & Co. was
driven by Charles Teresa union team
ster. At moment when the police wer.
not watching the bus but were busy
| keeping crowd from obstructing tht
passage of the trucks, Cummings was
near the wheel of the vehicle
SFushed by Wheel.
The hus ran against him and knocked
him under the rear wheel of the truck
Before the cries of the spectators were
| understood by the driver, the heav,
wheel. bearing q weight of tons of mer.
chandise, passed over the body of the
policeman. Teresa was arrested He de-
MED having deliberately run the police
man down. as some witnesses charged
and says the Injury was due to an un-
lavoidable accident.