The San Francisco call., 1905-05-24
Chicago Strike Resolves
Itself Into a Fight to
a Finish and Will Spread
in Various Directions
SHERIFF DECLARES
TROOPS MUST COME
Will Be Unable to Cope
With the Situation to Re
suit From Calling Out
of Thousands of Men

CHICAGO, May 25.-Au prospects of
peace IN the teamsters' strike have dis
appeared and II Will be open war from
this time on. The last conference look
ing toward a peaceable adjustment was
held at 6 O'Clock tonight between James
B. Barry, business agent OF the Express
Drivers Union, and the local managers
OF the seven express companies. The
conversation was brief and pointed. Bust
ness Agent Barry opened the negotia-
tons by saying:
"Our position Is this: I want all the
men reinstated except those who have
been guilty Of violence. I cannot do
anything different That is what the To-
cal union wants and that is what the
local officers have told me to demand.
That is all I can do. The men told me
that they want 70 go back in body or
they won't go back at all That is the
position OF the union and the union Of
fcials."
The sply Of the representatives Of the
express companies was:
''Our opposition TO the reinstatement
Of the men will be the same four years
from now as il is to-day. We Will not
take them back under any circum-
stances"
This brought the conference to a close,
and all parties concerned in it immediate
ly left the City Hall
LUMBER TRANSFERS QUIT.
The spread Of the strike to-day was
not as great as was expected, it having
been understood in many quarters that
there was still a possibility of peace.
-Four hundred and sixty-two drivers en-
Tloyed by twenty-eight firms belonging
TO the Lumbermens Association went
out In each case the men were ordered
1-nF~ --f.- %od
and the usual strike followed. Other
firms TO the number of ffty-five belong
ing TO the Lumbermen's Exchange will
make similar requests of their men to-
morrow. and by night it is expected the
full number Of 20OO drivers employed by
these concerns will be on strike.
A meeting of the United Employers
Association Of Wood Industries, which is
composed Of five associations embracing
135 firms owning lumber yards, planning
mills. sash and door factories etc, was
held to-day, and IL was decided TO call
upon their drivers to make deliveries.
This viii force out 1900 additional men.
Edward Hines, president of the sAsso-
citation Of Wood Industries, said tonight
that The members of the organiza ton pro-
posed TO stand together and when asked
II peace was in sight, said:
"Peace2 I am not looking for peace
I am in this thing now TO fight II out
We may just as well have it over once for
all"
WILL INVOLVE MANY UNIONS.
With the union drivers employed by the
Lumbermen's Association on strike, Ii
will be only a matter Of q short time
until outside unions will become in
volved- Just as soon as the building ma
terial on hand now has been used up and
an attempt is made TO make deliveries
with non-union drivers the other labor
unions employed on the work will order
their men 10 refuse 20 handle non-union
material Unless the strike is settled
within a short time the carpenters. stone
masOns and other affiliated organization
are certain to become involved.
The city officials and Sheriff Barrett feel
well nigh hopeless Of being able to main
tain order IN the lumber district and at
the same time protect wagons in the
downtown streets. II would require a
force Of an least 1000 men to effectually
patrol the lumber district alone. 1t has
been determined therefore that at the
first outbreak Of rioting a call will be
made upon Governor Deneen for military
assistance. -Four thousand men are
awaiting the call. Every preparation has
been made for a prompt response by the