Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-29
All Chances for Peace Vanish and Fight
Is on Worse Than Ever
Officials Will Call for Troops at First
Case Of Serious Rioting
Men High in Unions Indicted for Paying
Thugs to Kill and Main

Chicago, May 24.--All prospects OF
peace in the transfers strike have
disappeared and it will be open war
from this time on. The last confer
ence looking toward a peaceable adj
iustment was held last night between
James B. Barry, business agent OF the
express drivers union, and the local
managers OF the express companies.
When the meeting finally took place
the conversation was brief and point
ed Barry opened the negotiations by
saying:
Our position is this. 1 want all
men reinstated except those guilty OF
violence. I cannot do anything differ
ent That is what the local union
wants and that is what the local OFF,
GERS have told me to demand. That
is all can do. The men told me that
they all want to go back in a body or
they wont go back at all. That is the
position of the union and union OFF,
Gals"
Express companies OI0UU
The reply of the express companies
was brief. 1t was:
"Our opposition to the reinstatement
of the men will be the same four years
from now as it is today. We will no.
take them back under any circum-
stances"
Lumbermen Go Out.
This brought the conference to a
close and all parties concerned in it
Immediately left the city hall. The
spread of the strike yesterday was not
as large as was anticipated, it being
understood in many quarters that
there was still a possibility of peace
being reached. Four hundred and six
ty-two drivers employed by % firms
belonging to the lumbermen's associa-
ton went out. In each case the men
were ordered to make deliveries to the
boycotted houses and the usual strike
followed. Fifty-ive other firms be-
longing to the Lumbermen's Exchange
will make similar requests of their
men tonight, and by night it is expect
ed that 1000 drivers employed by these
concerns Will be on Str1Ke.
The United Employers association
of wood industries, composed of 1876
firms owning lumber yards, planning
mills, sash and door factories, etc.,
yesterday decided to call upon their
drivers to make deliveries. This will
force out 1900 additional men.
Prepared to Fight to the End.
Edward Hines, president OF the asso-
citation of wood industries, said last
night that the members of the organl-
ton proposed to stand together. He
declared that they were ready to fight
it out and have the matter settled at
once and for all.
Hines said ne would start to haul
lumber in the yards the first thing
this morning, but that as soon as it
was necessary to make outside deliv.
cries he would lead the caravans of
wagons in person.
Others Will Become Involved.
With union drivers employed by the
Lumbermen's association on strike IL
will be only matter of a short time
vOlved in the trouble. AS soon as the
building material on hand now has
been used up and an attempt is made
to make deliveries with non-union
drivers other labor unions employed on
the work will order their men to re.
fuse to handle non-union material
Unless the strike is settled within q
short time carpenters, stonemasons
and other AFFILIATED organizations are
bound to be involved in the difficulty
To Quickly Call Militia.
The possibilities for increased riot
ing are vastly enlarged by the spread
of the strike to the lumber district.
1t is a district noted for fierce mobs
which have marched through it during
former strikes and is a place which
has invariably caused more trouble
than any other part of the city. The
city officials and Sheriff Barrett feel
well nigh hopeless of being able to
maintain order in the lumber district
and at the same time protect the wag-
Ons IN downtown streets as they have
been doing thus far in the strike. II
has therefore been determined that at
the first outbreak of rioting,- such as
marked the strike ten days ago, cah
will he made on Governor Deleen for
military assistance.
The troops which will be first Or
dered out if necessity arises compose
the first brigade of the Illinois Ma
tional guard, about 1000 men.
Soldiers Already Prepared.
Every preparation has been made