The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05
Fighting in the Streets Is More
Fierce and Savage.
Employers Are Not Now Unit.
ed as Heretofore.
Cause of DissensiOn Is Team
owners Association.

Chicago, May 3.-The strike situa-
ton in Chicago assumed a peculiar
aspect during the day and row the in
terests which have been opposing the
striking teamsters are not as united as
heretofore. The cause of TINS slight
dissension is the Teamowners' asso
citation, which has contracts with the
railroads and many of the large firms
through the city to transfer their mer-
chandise. Until Tuesday it was sup
posed that the employers association
and their allies were firmly bound to
gether in the fight for supremacy
against the transfers.
The Teamowners' association, which
employs none but union teamsters,
fatty refused during the afternoon to
make deliveries to any of the firms
now involved in the strike, when or
dered to do SO by the employers as
sociation. When the employers re-
ceived this ultimatum they notified the
teamowners that unless the request
that no discrimination be made in de-
liveries was complied with, an effort
would be made to have all existing con
tracts between the teamowners and
the business houses and the railroads
cancelled.
Monday the Employers leaning as
ISOLATION sent word to the large team
owners that they desired to know
where they stood in the present fight.
Many of the members of the teaming
association have contracts for the de-
livery of coal with the teamownerS
who have SO far failed to make any
deliveries since the commencement of
the strike The teamowners Monday
wonld not give definite reply. Tues
day afternoon at the Union League
club a meeting was held between rep
resentatives of the employers asso-
citation and the large teamownerS. 1t
was desire of the members of the
employers association to bring as
owners as possible and with this view
they had invited to the conference
representatives of the railroads enter
ing the city.
Would Not Deliver Coal.
The teamowners stated their posi-.
ton exactly. They would not at
tempt to deliver coal to any firm
where strike is now in progress, Civ
ing as reasons for their refusing that
their own men would be called out
and they would be involved in the
trouble with which they considered
they had no direct concern. They
were informed that if they would not
make deliveries their contracts with
the business houses, amounting tC
millions of dollars annually, would be
cancelled. This did not change their
attitude, however, and they persisted
in their refusal to take part in the
strike. The railroad men, contrary tC
the hopes of the members of the EN-
players association, did not exert the
influence on the teamowners that was
expected. They took practically the
same stand and declared tnat they
could see no reason why the railroads
should be dragged into the struggle.
The Commission Teamowners and
the Lake Transportation Teamowners
associations have also taken similar
stand as the Chicago Teamowners' as
ISOLATION.
An exception to the general attitude
of the Teamowners association was
made by the Central Supply associa
ton, large concern which employs
$50 teams. The officers of this com
pany declared that they would make
deliveries wherever their contracts
called for them, irrespective of strike
conditions.
During the day the employers hat
informed Mayor Dunno and Chief o.
Police O'Neill that they intended tc
move 1885 wagons Wednesday, ownet
by them and the different express
companies and manned by nonunior
men. This necessitated a call for the
swearing in of 1000 additional police
men, but after the conference at the
Union League club the employers
modified their plans and informed the
city hall officials that they would only
increase very slightly the number o.
wagons over that in service Tuesday
More Men for the Police Force.
Although the plans have been changed
as to the moving of the wagons thu
new men will be added to the police
force and will be put on strike duty al
rapidly as needed. Nine hundred o.
them will be placed on State stree
alone.
The large retail establishments have