The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-05-25
All Prospects of a Settlement Of
Chicago Transfers Strike
Have Disappeared.
LUABEHMEN's DRIVERS 60 OUT.
The Possibilities For Increased Riot
ing Are Vastly Enlarged by the
Spread Of the Strike.
Preparations Were Made For a Prompt
Response BY National Guards and
Large Consignment Of Riot =
CARTRIDGES Received. ss-


Chicago. May 2f.-All prospects u
peace In the teamsters' strike have
disappeared and II will be open war
from this time on. The last confer
ence looking toward a peaceable adj
justment was held between James -.
Barry. business agent OF the Express
Drivers union. and the local managers
OF the seven express companies. Busi
ness Agent Barry opened the negotia,
tdons by saying:
~Our position is this; want all
the men reinsiated except those who
have been guilty Of violence I can
not do anything different. That Isl
what the local union wants and that
Is whas the local officers hare told me
10 demand That is an can do. The
men told me that they an want to go
back in body OF they won't go bach
At all That is the position 81 the
union and the union oficials
The reply OF the Representatives Of
the express companies was brief IT.
was:
"Our opposition TO the reinstatement
OF the men will be the sane four years
from now as it is to-day. We viii not
take them back under any clrcum
stances"
T, This brought the conference to a
close and all parties concerned In II
Immediately lett the city hall.
Spread Of the Strike.
, The spread Of the strike was not as
large as was anticipated -Four hun
bred and sixty-uwo drivers employed
~ % firms belonging 10 the Lumber
mems association went out In each
case the men were ordered TO make
deliveries to boycWted houses and the
usual strike followed Il is expected
that the full number OF 1900 drivers
employed BY these mni6Cr cOncerhs
will soon be on strike.
with the union drivers employed by
the Lumbermen's association on strike
II viii be only natter OF a short time
until outside unions will become in
volved in the trouble. Just as soon as
the building material on hand nov has
been used up and an attempt is made
60 make deliveries with non-union driv-
ers the other labor unions employed
on the work will order their men to
refuse 20 handle non-union material
Unless the strike Is settled within q
short time the carpenters, stone ma
sons and other afiliated organizations
are bound To become involved IN the
difficulty
The possibilities for increased riot
ing are vastly enlarged by the spread
OF the strike 20 the lumber district.
The territory which generally goes I'M
der this designation extends along the
river front east 10 west about three
and half miles and for probably a
mile to the north and south OF the
stream.
Will Call For Troops.
II has therefore been determined
that at the first outbreak OF rioting
such as marked the strike ten days
ago call will be made on Gov. De
neen for militia sheriff Barrett said;
AT the first outbreak OF trouble
which In any way approaches the riot
/ ing we have had shall call for troops
will do everything In my power tc
maintain order. but the minute il gets
beyond my control | will appeal to the
governor and the troops will be on the
ground within less than two hours
The troops which win be first ordered
out II the necessity arises. compose
the first brigade of the Illinois Nation.
al guard. commanded by Brig. Gen
George NJ. Moulton. II comprises the
First. Second. Seventh and Eighth reg
iments of infantry. the last being p
colored regiment and the First regi
ment OF cavalry. In all about 1000
men"
Every precaution has been made for
prompt response by the national
guards and a large consignment OF
riot cartridges has been received
These differ from the ordinary rifle
bullets in that they contain three
buckshot each in place of the single
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