Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-19
Thrown on Peace Moves
in the Chicago Strike
By Pres. Shea Of Transfers
Not Thinking Of Arbitration.
6ompers Also Surprised at Report Strikers
Not Yet Done Fighting.

Chicago. Nav .3.-Peace in the
Transfers strike is still hanging in the
balance. and although it is generally
believed that a settlement will soon be
made. it seems farther away than II
did 81 hours ago. 1t is confidently as
serted by the Team Owners Associa-
tion that the teamsters had consented
to arbitrate with them the question of
whether union transfers should make
deliveries to bOycotted houses. Presl-
dent Shea of the Transfers Union, to-
day declared that he had never agreed
to any such proposition. This misun-
derstandng caused a hitch in the i'm
pending settlement. For the first time
in several days riots broke out, today,
and there were numerous fights be-
tween non-union ard transfers.
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, who
has been in Chicago for two days ne
gOtiating for peace in the present
trouble, tonight, left for Dayton, Ohio.
President Gompers said he had ac-
complished little, but would soon re-
turn to Chicago.
President Cornelius p. Shea, of
the Transfers International Union,
threw cold water, today on all
peace moves. He declared that
he had not considered arbitration in
any form between the Team Owners
Association and the Transfers Union.
as reported, last night. This declara-
ton, he said. was a move up in the
air. Shea called the story subter-
fuse by the Team Owners to pacify
the Employers Association.
Like Mr. Shea, President Samuel F.
Gompers of the American Federation
prised to read in the papers that the
teamsters had agreed to arbitrate the
Team Owners proposition. He said:
81 have made no proposition to ar
bitrate this strike He added that he
expected to meet Attorney Levy May
err of the Employers Association some
time, today.
Mr.. GOmpers said he would leave to-
night, for Dayton, Ohio, and return to
Chicago, either Saturday night or Sum-
day.
Later President Shea said:
eve would be crazy to accept any
such scheme as proposed. We are not
through fighting yet"
Aside from the presence of Mr..
Gompers the influence that gave
greatest promise of settlement
of the strike, today, was an ar
bitration committee appointed by the
Chicago Team Owners Association and
the Transfers Union. The committee
is expected primarily to clear the con-
troversy which has threatened to result
in a general strike. The team owners
have been conceded by many to hOll
the key to the situation in as much as
the attempt by the team owners to force
houses would apparently n!ean an i'm
mediate spread Of the strike.
The question to be arDitrated is the
justification of the transfers in re-
questinc to make such deliveries. In an
ticipatiOn of a favorable verdict, large
team owners prepared, today. to begin
hauling to the strike affected stores.
The arbitration committee consists of
one team owner. one toamster and an
umpire chosen by the other two.
Samuel Gonnpers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Levy Mayer, representing the Employ
ers Association of Chicago. have held
a four hour conference but when they
separated they had not settled the
transfers strike. Another meeting will
be held. today. Clarence S. DarrOw and
George Perkins, president of the Cigar
Makers Union, were also in the con-
ference.
At the close of the long session be-
tween these men, Mr.. Gompers made
this statement:
Mr.. Perkins and I met Mr. barrow
and Mr.. Mayer and went over the strike
fully. We discussed it's causes. results
and present condition.
mo propositions for settlement
were made by any of the people pres
ent. We simply expressed the desire of
the participants that the matter be ad-
justed as soon as possible.
II have seen the mayor and many
prominent citizens and they have all as
sisted me in arriving at an understand
ing Of the conditions. 7 have no au-
thoiily to act in the matter but am
only an intermediary as it were.'
We went over every phase of the
STRIKE" said Levy Mayer.
No propositions FOR the settlement
Of the strike were made by any of the
people present. There is nothing to ar
bitrate i'm this natter
Representatives of the team owners
met, today, and appointed their MEM
Der of the arbitration committee. He
was said to be Edward 7. Hines. of the
Hines Lumber Co. 1t was said that the
transfers had appointed William ].
GiobonS. president of the teamsters
joint council as their member Of the
arbitration board. These two after APP
pointing third would it was ANNOUNCE
ed, proceed to settle the question as to
whether the teamsters should deliver
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