The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-27
NECESSITY FOR TROOPS.
Mayor and Business Interests Hold DIFF
ferent Opinions.


Chicago. May 27.-The teamsters'
strike is running along like flood
tide, no barrier appearing in any direc-s
.tion to keep it within definite bounds,
and while it has been spreading inter-
est has shifted temporarily from the
strife between employers and labor
unions to differences between the bust
ness interests involved and the local
administration authorities.
In the face of declarations by the
employers that the police department
of the city is absolutely inadequate to
afford protection to property as a re
suit Of conditions brought about by the
strikes spread to the lumber district
Mayor Dune announced that there
will be no necessity to call for troops
this week
The lumbermen, the latest interest
to be affected by the strike, are not so
optimistic. They seem to be living in
terror of riotous uprising in the vast
area embraced by their yards and
plants-a district peculiarly inviting
to incendiarism.
In anticipation of trouble in the lum-
ber district the mayor instructed Chief
of Police O'Neill to close all saloons
there between the hours of 1 and Z
p. m in cases where crowds were per-
mitted to gather inside or outside the
premises.
In preparation for protracted strike
siege the Teamsters Joint Council has
arranged to send agents to all parts Of
the country for the purpose of gather
ing funds.
RloTING IN LUMBER DISTRICT.
Police Compelled to Draw Revolvers
and Charge Mob.
Chicago, May 27.-Strike riots have
ber district. At Thirty-fif and Nor.
gan streets twenty lumber and shaw
ing wagons, guarded by upwards of
forty police, were attacked by crowd
of more than 400 strike sympathizers
with bricks, stones and slingshots.
While the police confined themselves
to clubs the fighting waged indecisive-
ly. FINALLY the police drew reyolvers
and charged the crowd. The sight Of
the firearms quickly quieted things,
the mob fleeing wholesale. No arrests
were made. At Thirty-fourth street
nearby police on guard were later
forced indoors. Many of the strike
sympathizers armed themselves with
small air rifles and from behind lum-
per piles and buildings fired intermit-
Lently at the police, a number of whom
were struck without being able to see
their assailants and were finally forced
TO take refuge in Office and other near
| by buildings.
CARPENTERS QUIT WORK.
Refuse to Handle Lumber Delivered
by Nonunion Drivers.
Chicago, May q. The building in
dustry of Chicago faced a fresh COM
plication during the day in sympa-
thetic strikes among carpenters and
other worknen. At a dozen buildings
the contractors encountered the alter
Inative OF sending back lumber deliv-
cred by nonunion teamsters or having
strikes to deal with. In a number of
Instances the lumber was accepted by
4 the contractors, whereupon the car
Ipenters and other workmen promptly
flaid down their tools and quit. While
1.-THE Carpenters District Council has
refused to authorize strike the mem
Ibers of the union declare there is q
=Itacit understanding that they are not
required to work under police protec-
4 tion or with lumber delivered under
police protaotion.