Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-25
Mutterings Weak, But
Ominous In Chicago and
More Trouble May Ilnsue
MUCH DEPENDS NOW ON SHEA
Argument That Nothing Should be
Done Until President Shea Arrives
on the Scene, Prevails Against Talk
of General Strike - Sympathy for
tho Truck Drivers.

Chicago, July 25.-The shadow of the
"resurrected" transfers strike grew
darker yesterday. Determined not to
spare so much as union luton from
The spoils of victory, the employers
assumed an attitude of no quarter"
toward the truck drivers. The latter
promptly prepared for renewed activ
Ity.
All along the line of tile defeated
teamsters' unions followed respon-
sive note OF sympathy fol- the truck
drivers. 1t was weak but ominous.
Employers believe the sp lrk of life
remaining In the strike is MT sufficient
to rekindle 1t. but the leaders say they
have not yet had enough" Much
depends upon the return tonight of
President Shea. who may ia Ike a notion
to try to order general strike.
The employers during the day issued
a rebuke to the recalcitrant strikers.
They announced that no more union
men will be re-hired until the strike
has been called off as a whole. This
decision applies to the State street
stores and the express companies. az
we'll as to the firms. which. on account
of the. independent stand Of the truck
drivers" still are strike bound.
John v. FarweIi Exr lains.
The temper of the emp oyers was
displayed in the following; statement
issued by John v. Farwell Jr.. after a
general conference at he Union
League Club:
owing to the fact that the various
transfers local unions have refused to
call the strike off and to permit their
members to return to wor6, by which
action the teamsters are In state OF
unrest and their attitude towards their
employers uncertain, the members OF
the Employers Association have con-
cluded not to employ str king team
STEERS until the whole strike is at an
end
At the club conference were repre-
sentatives Of nearly 200 firms, embrac-
ing many lines Of business. The Com
mercial exchange and the Lumber
agreed to leave the question of but
tons" to the Employers association.
Declare for mo Qu arter."
The conclusions which he employ
ers came to were that partial vic
tory over the Transfers was not sut-
flcdent IL the chief fruit OF the battle.
the right to the free and unhampered
use of the streets, we're to lie establish
ed in Chicago permanently. They re-.
affirmed their stand to exact strict O.
bedience to barn rules" Including the
excluding of the union emblem.
Immediately after the meeting notic-
es were sent to each Of the State
street stores to stop hiri1g striking
drivers. Crowds Of department store
teamsters in the act of filing applica-
lions were turned away. They were
told to wait until every local union Of
teamsters had called off til lie strike.
Talk Of General Strike.
When the strike leaders heard OF the
edtct they seemed to be worried. There
was a much talk OF SUM noning the
Transfers Joint council in Special ses-
sion in the evening. Thsi did not ma
terialize, the argument prevailing that
nothing should be done until President
Shea arrives on the scene. He will
pressure dI Tie IS8uldI SOuHCi1 1leolAh6
tonight
The truck drivers were disposed at
night to be aggressive. Their head
quarters at 274 Madison street again
took on the scenes Of act witty which
marked the early stages Of the strike.
Officials were insyucting the men as
to which firms still are to be consider
ed on the "boycotted" list and Secre-
tary Conors was busily engaged in
making up the strike benefit" roll for
the week:
The Truck Drivers union has
membership Of over 5000 and only 100
men are on strike said oonnors. eff
our members who are working pay
dollar a week we can keep this fight
up for a year"