Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-05
WORKING FOR PEACE
Committees at Chicago Try
ing to End Strike.
SITUATION UNCHANGED
TEAM OWNERS ASSOCIATION EX-
PECT TO GET CONCESSION.
Meeting Called to Secure Privilege for
Teaming Contractors to Deliver
to Affected Houses.
UNCHANGED

June 3.-MemDerS or the Cnl-
cago Team Owners Association expressed
confidence today that the meeting of the
truck teamsters' local union tomorrow
night would make it possible for teaming
contractors to deliver to strike-affected
houses That this will be done by granting
the team owners the privilege to send non
union drivers to the strike-bound concerns
was the opinion expressed by Secretary T.
J. Cavanaugh today He said:
II have reason to believe that the local
unions rather than decide to submit to
arbitration the question of allowing our
teams to make these deliveries, will simply
raise the ban so far as our members are
concerned.
There will be a meeting of the Team
Owners Association tonight. 1t was de-
cided that an ultimatum threatening
lockout would be presented to the union
tomorrow night.
Developments Expected Soon.
Developments of the utmost significance
in the teamsters strike hinge on the out
come of arbitration negotiations between
the team owners and the teamsters within
the next few days. Both sides are In an
aggressive mood. and failure to reach an
agreement 1t is predicted, will force
walkout of 10 Oo0 more teamsters and bring
idleness to thousands of workmen in other
crafts.
in other crafts.
If the members of the Chicago Team Own
ers' Association force the issue with their
drivers similar action on the part OF the
other teaming organizations, II is salo, IS
practically certain.
If the teamsters agree to arbitrate the
question of the right of the team owners TO
make deliveries to str Rebound houses, the
decision it is conceded. will be in favor OF
the team owners, whose contract with the
drivers provides that at all times they snail
further the interests of their employers
With the team owners making deliveries to
all the concerns involved in the struggle the
strike 1t is asserted, would lose Its force
at once.
The truck drivers union, with which the
team owners have a contract, will meet to-
morrow night and vote on the arbitration
question
The Commission Team Owners Associa-
ton which has taken action similar to
that of the Team Owners Association, has
confirmed the arbitration question to right
of its members to take produce from the
express cars and deliver it TO the various
markets The commission wagon drivers
union will vote the arbitration question
tomorrow night.
Non-union men are still being harassed
by sluggers Albert Johnson, believed to be
a non-union teamster, was severely beaten
TODAY at 14th street and Ashland avenue.
When found by the police he was insensible
and was bleeding from wound on the
head He was taken to a hospital, where 1t
was found that besides the scalp wound
several of his ribs We're broken.
He will probably die.
The strike situation. however, presents
many obstacles to an early settlement even
with both sides ready and anxious to con-
cude terms of peace. President SamueI
Gompers of the American Federation OF
Labor is on his way back. to Chicago TO
again lend his good offices toward effecting
+iSfa adjustment. NO furtner nope
of a concession on the part of the railroad
express companies is entertained by the
strikers. . - a.,
The employers have no idea that the
exnress companies will recede. This diff
cult feature of the strike situation CON
tinues to battle both the merchants ana the
strike committee. -
Truck drivers have planned a big mass
meeting for tomorrow night, at which meet
ing 1t will be decided posi- oiy TO reIer the
team owners proposition tlat the teainstn,s
arhitrate the matter of delivery to strike
affacted houses to a referendum vote OF
The 600 drivers in the employ of the team
owners.
Mayor Replies to Criticisms.
CHICAGO. June 5.-Mayor Dunno mas re-
nlied to criticisms of himself contained IN
a report of the grand jury. In iorihai
statement the mayor asserts that the report
is grossly unfair and unjust.
Denial IS made to the charge that the
mayor failed to exert full authority. He
says:
'.If the grand jury means that / have
failed to call in the militia l answer that
until l fail to get wagons through the
streets and maintain law and order with
the police l have no right, legally or NOR
ally to call for the assistance of the MILL
tia l do not intend, until IL be necessary
to deal Chicago and its business interests
that hurtful blow.
.'The animus behind the whole anafr is
apparent Over three weeks ago certain In
terests in this city demanded that l call IN
the militia. A situation under the law war
ranting such a call did not then and has
not since existed. l refuse to do so, and
will refuse until it appears that such step
is necessary"
Immediately after his refusal to call for
the militia the mayor asserts, he was at
tackled "in the most virulent manner" Con-
tinuing, he says: During the whole of this
strike / have decided and acted upon all
questions arising during the controversy
though / were still sitting upon the bench,
giving to each side what was its legal right
no more and no less, and my action in this
regard l submit to the candid and impartial
consideration of my fellow-citizens having
at heart the interests of the whole people
without being swerved from my course by
the clamor from either side"
GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE.