The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
EMPLOYERS GAIN
in CHICAGO STRIKE
Sheriff and Police Chief Succeed
in Quelling Violence to
Greater Extent.
BANKS AID FIGHT
AGAINST TRANSFERS
Head of Strikers Issues an Ar
raignment Of Labor Condi-
tions and Methods.

Chicago, May 5.-Bluntly warned by
Sheriff Thomas E. Barrett that troops
would be asked for by him if police
md deputy sheriffs together proved un-
lble to control violence, strike sympa-
'hlzers were less in evidence about the
many strike-bound stores and stables
today.
Sheriff Barrett has sworn in 200 depr1-
les who, with 1000 policemen on strike
!uty, are believed by Mayor Dunno and
he sheriff to be sufficient to preserve
he peace in the streets.
There have been minor additions to
he ranks of the strikers by the refusal
II drivers of several firms not hereto
lore involved to deliver goods to the
ooycotted stores.
The retail stores increased their de-
iveries in the residence district with
very little interference. Scarcely any
was experienced in making
deliveries to the wholesale and retail
merchants downtown.
The produce dealers are talking Of
closing their stores because the express
companies are still unable to deliver
shipments Of butter, eggs, ETC., from the
country.
President Shea Of the teamsters'
union issued statement claiming that
the employers association, by bringing
colored men from the south, is trying
to incite violence in order to crush
declaring in resolutions that state of
rebellion exists in Chicago.
There was less rioting than yesterday
and fewer people were injured.
A distinct innovation was made by
the police. Chief O'Neill issued gem
eral order to arrest all persons follow
ing Rollce-gparded wagons:
said Chief O'Neill, 'spersons followed
the wagons out of curiosity. Now they
follow them to incite riot. There will
be no discrimination by the police in
such cases in making arrests.
The sheriff's action in increasing his
force of deputies and detailing them at
once to strike duty, was taken after a
conference IRE 4s with Mayor Dune and an
city's chief executive. The mayor told
the sheriff that the city did not need
any assistance, and that until the city's
resources have been exhausted no appeal
would be made to the county.
Strikers Gain in Numbers.
Additions to the number of team
| sters on strike aggregate nearly 100 to-
day. The new strikes are confined to
/ individual concerns, chiefly wholesale
grocery houses.
/ All the principal wholesale grocery
| firms in the city are now under the
ban Of the teamsters, and the diminish
ing stocks in the retail stores are fur
| Their placed in jeopardy.
The union leaders also threaten to tie
up the river service by calling out the
tugmen and thus adding more Difficult
| ties to the transfer of goods from the
grocery warehouses. Union tugmen re-
ported that several large concerns were
utilizing the river route to move mer-
chandise.
Gompers Calls for Funds.
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor has rec
commended to his executive board that
| they vote an assessment for the strlk-
ing teamsters.
The transfers strike has attracted
many labor leaders from all over the
country, among whom is P. H. McCar-
non, treasurer of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, also is in Chicago.
A typical call upon Sheriff Barrett for
protection came today from James b.
: Glow & Sons, manufacturers Of plumb
ing supplies. Deputies were immediately
,, sent to the firm s store, with instrue-
tions to take seats on wagons sent out
by the firm and aid in keeping the
peace. Yesterday teamsters for the
} firm were struck by stones thrown by
/ persons in crowds near the Glow fac
tory. The police were unable to arrest
5 the offenders.
! Swearing in Deputies.
/ Sheriff Barrett announced today that,
pending developments, the swearing In
200 men. His reason was that the call
ing in Of additional deputies would be
> a burden upon the finances OF the
county.
Two thousand men constituted the pc
IS lice force available for strike duty to
n fcials expected to guard 1000 wagons
IS a decided increase over yesterdays to
y tai. Renewed confidence was expe
70 rienced by the police officials in their
- ability to exercise a reasonable degrees
y, Of control, taking into consideration
$, tumultuous conditions inevitable to I
p great labor disturbance.
- Menace to Car Lines.
ii The coal supply of the Union Trac
Or ton company, which controls over hal
Of the street car lines in Chicago, wa
placed in jeopardy today. Pickets Q
~ the teamsters' union were on duty 81
D. night to prevent shipments being mad
ly to six big powerhouses supplied wit
IT. coal by the Peabody company, an all
Of the EMPLOYERS leaning association
This watch continued today and ever.
union man that could be spared fror
@. the strike-bound yards of the Peabody
he Standard Wash, Hartwell, Pattison an
no Daniels Coal companies was sent to tn
RS powerhouses to hamper incoming shlI
he ments. The six powerhouses threatene
" each use from 35 to It's tons OF COS
Of q day.
Mob Attacks Negroes.
h. Bricks and baseball bats were use
;ts with blood-letting effect today in Dea
born street, near Nineteenth. Nearly
score of negroes, all non-union men
the Employers leaning company pr
as pairing to take out wagons to transft
he goods for various establishments, wei
ut, attacked by mob of strike sympathi
to ers. Several men were hurt severely.
The worst sufferer is Harry G. jam
ial Eson. bystander, whose head was CT
oh open with baseball bat. Jameson W,
he taken to a hospital, where surgeons sa
he had little chance of recovery.
MS A squad of police with swinging clul
to dispersed the rioters after beating mar
ill men over the head.
20 Wagons Are Followed.
a In defiance to Chief O'Neill's ord
IA issued today that all persons found fl
ga lowing wagons owned by the Emplo
Continued on Cd Psee. 4th Column.