New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-12
CHICAGO STRIKE QUIET.
WitnesSeS Examined IN Injunction
Casc-Rebuf for Labor.

Chicago, May 1.-THE teamsters strike to-day
was quiet, driving storms of wind and rain
drove the pickets from their posts There was lit
tie disturbance in the business quarter. On the
outskirts. however. there few attacks made
the, drivers of delivery wagons, but, with the
exception of one negro, who vas knocked senseless
with stone. nobody was injured
The most important part of the strike to-day
was the examination of witnesses before Master
in Chancery Sherman who is taking testimony
relative to the alleged violation of the federal in
junction granted in favor OF the Employers Asso-
citation and the seven express companies
Adolph Pfei, for eleven years an employee of the
United States Express Company but now a striker
refused TO answer questions on the ground that he
might incrminate himself. The queries put to him
by the attorney for the Employers Association
covered the grounds Of the cause of the strike and
whether the officers of his union ordered advised
him to strike. To all of these questions Mr.. LIE
Boskey attorney for the defendants, made
strenuous objections, with the result that there
were many disputes between him and Mr.. Mayer
acting for the plaintiffs.
The wrangles Were finally terminated by the
statement of the master that the matter would
he certified to the federal court as whether the
witness had proper grounds which to base his
refusal TO answer questions Edward Buckley, a
striking union driver told of being ordered by Off
Gals of his union to put his wagon in the barns
When asked why he did not continue at work, he
replied: Because I did not want to be killed
went out?" he was asked
Buckley hesitated. and then said Because there
were riots on the streets, and l wouldn't sacrifice
my life for a job"
The hearing before the master in chancery will
be continued tomorrow.
Joint committee. representing the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. the United Garment Workers Of
America, the International Brotherhood of Team
STEERS, the Printing Trades Council. the Building
Material Trades Council and the Associated Build
ing Trad rel a hands
OF Mayor Dunno this afternoon. The committee
waited on the ctys chief executive with request
that order permitting policemen to ride on the
wagons Of the firms against which the teamsters
strike be countermanded on the ground that
the police being used in a manner 10 dis
criminate against the strikers.
The Mayor told the committee that he had issued
the order ena bling the police 10 ride the wagons.
that he would be personally responsible for the
effect Of that order and In many words said that
he did not consider that the police exceeding
their rights or powers all He held that under
normal conditions the wagons would be moved at
a pace that would preclude the possibility Of the
police keeping up with them foot. He also
declared everything in the situation warranted the
police rding on the wagons.
4 number OF transfers were discharged to-day
for refusing make deliveries 10 the boycotted
stores. on the other hand, the drivers of feed
wagons refused strike when ordered to make such
deliveries the ground that they did not want
10 the horses starve. The union officials have
as yet taken no action regarding these drivers
4 squad Of police had 10 be sent TO a school where
several hundred children struck because coal firm
under tho ban was delivering coal to the school
induced to resume their studies. but the others
went home.