Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
NATIONAL LABOR LEADERS CALLED
TO WINDY CITY TO AID IN
SETTLING THE TROUBLE.
DEFEAT FOR THE UNION.
Mayor Says He Will Call for Troops
in Case the Strike Rioting
Continues.
SLUGGING COMMITTEE DISCOVERED

Chicago, ILL.,, May 15.-Possible signs
Of the end of the teamsters' strike be-
gan to grow today President Shea of
the transfers union sent a telegram to
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, requesting meet
ing Of the national board of that body,
to be held in Chicago at the end of the
week. The report also was confirmed
that President Shea had telegraphed tho
national officers of the international
Brotherhood of Teamsters to come to
Chicago forthwith. The transfers exc
cutive board will be in session about
Wednesday or Thursday. Some of the
members are already here. One of them,
Vice President Casey, is en- route from
San Francisco.
End Seems Near.
Rumors that the executive board Of
the international Brotherhood Of Team
sters would meet in Chicago tomorrow
and action of ice wagon drivers in &C
ceptlng the wage schedule Of last year,
coupled with reports that dozens Of strik-
ers have applied for their old positions
at the department stores, sustains a be-
lief among the employers that the end Of
the strike is not far distant
Cabmen May Go Out.
A meeting of the Joint Liverymen's
association is called to consider action in
relation to a threatened strike Of 1000
cab drivers, who refuse to take their
passengers to stores under the union
ban. The cab drivers situation is in a
balance, as the men say they will not
Withdraw from the position taken when
the ultlmatum was delivered.
The llverymen say they will not with
draw the ultima tum. The result depends
upon the determination of the teamsters'
joint council tonight
Trying to Expose Slugging.
Before Master in Chancery Sherman
hearing of the federal injunction cases
continued today, attorneys for the en-
ployers working hard to obtain light on
the alleged smuggling" feature of the
strike to show that violence commit
tees" exist for every union during times
OF strikes and that men are trained for
smuggling work and employed exclu-
slyely for that purpose
1t was declared today that if the union
men called as witnesses continued in re-
fusal to answer questions orders citing
Tor contempt would surely follow.
Police in a Srnash-up.
Responding to riot call from police
men who were unable to cope with a mob
of strike sympathizers last night. a pa
troll wagon hurrying at full speed to the
scene cOllided with a crowded street car.
seriously injuring nine persons and bruis-
ing a dozen others.
Regardless Of the Victims of the wreck.
the assailants of a detective and non
union workman whose actions had caused
the appeal tor police protection, contin-
ued their attack until calls brought
score OF policemen, who were compelled
to fight their way through the mob at
tracted by the wreck and riot. The
policemen used their clubs vigorously and
arrested fifteen men who were seen
throwing stones or threatening the nom
union men.
Confesses Murder by Union.
Charles J. Casey, business agent of
Carriage and Wagon Workers union. To-
cal No. 4, has made written confess
sion to Police Inspector LAWN to the eff
feet that Charles j. Carlstrom, who died
several weeks ago, was fatally beaten
by men employed by the union.
Carlstrom was an old man, and one
night was so fearfully pounded by three
men that he died in a few days. Casey
declared in his confession that the men
were paid SIS for their work, the money
coming from a fund known as the "edu-
cational fund"
The police have arrested the following
men in connection with the case: Charles
J. Casey, business agent, Henry J.
Newman, secretary of union No. 4;
George Miller member of the executive
ey, alleged hired slugger, well known to
the police; Edward Feeley, alleged hired
slugger, released from the bridewell a
week ago; Mark Looney, bird slugger,
companion of Gilhooley and Feeley.
May Call Off Strike.
The move to bring the national board
of American Federation of Labor to-
gether was viewed by the team owners
who through their various associations
CIR iuiD 10 hrin oh
Citation between the strikers and their
employers, and by labor officials gener-
ally, as important in the direction of a
settlement. This may possibly take the
form of the calling off of the strike. The
telegram to President Gompers asked
Chicago not later than Saturday.
The following are the executives of
the national central labor body of Amer
lea:
Samuel Gompers, president; James Dun
can, first vice president; John Mitchell, sec
president; Thomas ]. Kidd, fifth vice presi
dent Dane J. Keefe seventh Vice pres
dent; w. j. Spencer, eighth vice president
j. E. Lennon, treasurer; Frank Morrison
secretary.
Shea Still Game.
International President Shea's utter
ances today contained no note indicating
q purpose to surrender.
THE papers say we are weakening"
he said, but | want to say that if any
teamster comes into the meeting tonight
and advocates surrender, l will not an
swer for him"
'Are you going to take any further
legal proceedings in the prosecution of
the striker he was asked.
Legal proceedingsv' he exclaimed. in
apparent disgust. I'VE will leave that
to the employers. They have an injunc-
ton, but injunctions do not drive wag
ons We shall not resort to legal pro.
ceedings. The strike will be won by the
strength of the teamsters' organization"
Dunno Threatens Troops.
Mayor Dunno, for the first time during
the teamsters' strike. made the definite
declaration today that call for state
troops would promptly follow q spread
of the strike, accompanied by violence
The danger of a flour famine in Chi
cago, resultant from the stoppage of de-
liveries to retail and wholesale grocers,
became more serious today according to