The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-28
CHICAGO ON THE
EVE OF TROUBLE.
Transfers Strike Will Precipitate
Industrial Upheaval.
EMPLOYERS REMAIN FIRM
THREE PERSONS SERIOUSLY IN
JURED YESTERDAY.

i lednlSterS on Slllke lollSuN. Win
constant accessions being made
to their number, and with the ex-
pressed determination OF the En-
pIoyers' association to take n firm
stand for the open shop and fight
the teamsters' union TO a finish. Chi
cago tonight to all appearances stands
on the eve Of one of the greatest in
dustrial upheavals in her history.
There was rioting in various parts
of the city today, despite the strong
| guards of police and private detec-
I tives hired by the Employers aSsoci-
alton to protect their wagons
/ Three Persons Injured.
During the trouble three persons
were seriously injured, TWO Of whom
win probably die The injured are:
! Richard Cummings. police sergeant,
run over by an omnibus driven by
J John Ceresa, a union driver Cum
! mings will probably die. Ceresa has
! been arrested.
Samuel Jackson colored teamster.
! employed by the J. V FarWell COM
pany, attacked by a mob numbering
200 He was badly beaten and his
! head cut by a blow with a shovel
Mark Moran. district messenger boy,
! struck on the head by board thrown
at non-uniOn teamster from build
ing at Van Buren, and La Sale streets
Condition critical.
Strikers Increasing in Number.
/ The declaration made last night by
the members of the Employers asSo-
citation that they would promptly dis
( charge any teamsterS who refused TO
deliver goods or call for them at the
esta blishment of Montgomery Ward
& Co, brought out the teamsters i'm
cos
during the day. and the number. it
I is expected, viii be increased largely
by tomorrow morning. Strikes have
/ been declared tonight against twelve
leading firms. and 1921 teamsters have
! gone out. In addition TO these nrmS,
! the teamsters employed by number
Of smaller concerns were called out
late in the evening. The business
/ agents of the teamsters' union de-
( clared tonight that by tomorrow they
/ viii call on strike 1000 truck drivers
| and thereby cripple to a large extent
the entire transportation business in
, Chicago. 1t was declared also that
[ drivers for grocery houses which de
livered goods TO any of he firms where
a strike existed would be ordered to
join in the lockout
Fight Over "open Shop"
. While the leaders were in conference
delegates of the Employers association
and the representatives of outside in
dustrials met at the Union league club
- and declared that they would fight TO
2 a finish for the open shop in Chi
cago.
Subscriptions were taken up during
the day to strengthen the Employers
& Teaming company. the weapon with
P which the Transfers union is to be
actively fought, and tonight President
Mark Morton of the company, who is
Il brother of Paul Morton secretary of
r the navy. had over $i000.0O0 at his dis
\ pOsal and had ample assurances from
i business men that he could have as
70 many times that amount as was neces-
; SaTy.
A, The strike this morning was opened
> promptly AT the wholesale and retail
! esta blishmentS OF Marshall Field q Co
. and of Carson. Pirie. Scott & Co, when
T. drivers who refused to deliver goods
= ! to Montgomery Ward & Co were dis
10 / charged. All of the union men quit
. and both firms were badly crippled
during the day. and retail out of tow
deliveries were not attempted by either
= The strike order calling out the OK
z press drivers went into effect shortly
/ before noon The first place visited 10y
d the business agents was the barn OF
= the American Express company at Sc
o Dor and Clint streets. where 500 mer
7. quit. Visits were made to the barns
= of other express companies and all OF
h their union men quit at once
Warnings Sent Out.
e Throughout the day officials Of tn,
= Transfers union were active i'm scat
" tering warnings where they had No
g ground according to their rule for TIN
: calling of a strike. one of the frs
e places where they called was the OttiC'
l. of the Parmelee company This com
- pSny has contract with all the rail
N roads entering Chicago for the trans
portation of all baggage between sta
10 / tiOnS and down town hotels and EN-
le MI They
III | that if they made any deliveries to q
!; | from any of the boyCOtted stores thel
men would be called on TO strike a
once. Similar warnings were given {
! baggage and parcel delivery firms am
r especially to coal dealers 1t is the i'm
= tention of the teamsters' union TO shU
off as far as possible all supplies O
- | coal from the establishments Wher
i strikes have been called.
l. Many Guards Employed.
-s In order 10 protect their wagons an
10 ! drivers from assault while paSsin
< through the streets. the Employers as
% sociation has secured the services of
% large number Of guards, and these me
,e have shown a decided disposition [
,e retaIiate vigorously when any attac
I'll is made upon them by strike sympa
thizers This afternoon wagon con
l. tanning twenty-five non-union colore
as teamsters was passing the corner G
s. it was attacked by a crowd of strik
sympathizerS, who ran out Of a Sd
loon. Several bricks were thrown an
one of the negroes was struck. where
upon he drew a revolver and fired int
$ the crowd, hitting nobody The mo
% broke and scattered.
re Small Riots.
of At West Taylor and Desplaint
re streets a dozen nOn-uniOn men wei
more or less seriously injured by mis-
siles thrown by a crowd
Another disturbance took place Z
- | state and Adams streets when IVY
r, | wagons loaded with coal were drivin
IN | past A man in the crowd struck OF
ok of the private detectives guarding II
n wagon and the detective prompt
70 knocked him into the gutter
Guarded by $50 private detective
employed by the Employers Teamir
company five coal wagons from II
an Daniels Coal company passed over II
es Grand street viaduct this dfternoo
y | Teamsters who were engaged arOur
"a the freight houses underneath the vi
ed duct jeered the nofffunion drivers al
commenced TO throS, Stones. A prom