The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-05-19
6f|CAG0 STRIkE
HAS Been LOST
Three Severe Blows Were Dealt
to the Cause OF the
Teamsters.
BLACKLIST THREATENED.
Men Who Don't Resume Work by Close
of Week Are Promised That Un-
der No Conditions Will They
Be Employed Again.

Chicago, May ~l5.-rhree severe blows
were dealt to the cause of the striking
tealnsters and as n result the govern
ing body of the organization. the team
sters' Joint council, Will today meet 10
decide whether or not the strike shall
be called Off. The decision to call this
meeting OF the council followed d two
hours session betwee the officials OF
the transfers MO and the Team
Owners association. The members OF
the latter body have all through the
present strike been favorable to the
transfers. However, the team owners
bluntly informed h teamsters h
their cause was lost and hat the best
thing they could do was to call off the
strike and do ii at once. The transfers
demurred, but the team owners. who
have been their chief reliance since the
commencement of the strike, were OBJ
durate n the meeting OF the council
was set for tonight.
The second blow came also from the
Team Owners association, when III
resignation of John c. Driscoll, its sec
retary, was rendered n accepted. Sec
rotary Driscoll has been an official OF
the Team Owners association since its
inception several years ago., and dur
ing the present strike has been a po-
tent factor on the side of the Transfers.
The exact nature of the difficulty that
led to his resignation is not known.
The third blow was administered at
the meeting of the Illinois Manufac-
turers' associations, which is made up
OF business men from all parts of The
state. At a secret meeting held at the
Auditorium hotel The members Of the
employers association unanimously de-
cided they would uphold the cause OF
the association which has been con-
Quoting the fight against the striking
transfers. and that they would do all
In their power to make the employers
association a permanent institution.
Chicago. May 15.-The employers to-
day began the execution of a new policy
as to the transfers strike, men in va
rious manufacturing Industries being
laid off because of lack of business in
consequence of the strike.
Hundreds of wagons sent out today
by the strikebound houses. advertise
ments for teainsters to "fll permanent
positions filed the newspapers, and
on every side there was evidence of the
aggressiveness of the employers. Pro-
lection was promised to prospective
drivers, n most of the advertise
ments state that .union or %nonunion"
men will be accepted. ,
kinsley's restaurant has been turned
into a hotel. where team
sters are housed and fed.
CoIored Mar Fatally Slugsed.
Charles Johnson. colored, employed
by the Standard Oil company, was mis-
taken for a strikebreaker by a mol in
Wentworth avenue and was probably
fatally injured.
Walter st. Clair, colored, employed by
Armour & Co., was attacked by strike
sympathizers in Twenty-seventh street
and beaten with clubs, blackjacks and
other weapons. Deputy sheriffs res
cued him.
A total of 1900 wagons will be moved
today by nonunion Transfers under
protection of about 1000 policemen and
deputy sheriffs. This is the largest
number moved since the strike began.
Next the Blacklist.
1t was stated authoratively today
that early next week the employers
association would make up a BLACK.
list" of all teamsters on strike. These
men, 1890 in all, will he notified tina if
they have not returned to work by the
end of next week they will never be
reinstated under any circumstances.
The pupils of Garter II. Harrison
school struck today when the wagons
of the Peabody Coal company arrived
1T the building TO deliver coal.
Socialists in the Game.
Socialists of national reputation, in
Guiding William Mainy. former ma
tional secretary of the socialist party,
anu 'Sey lllOuI Sleulilill, pIOlliilei!l III
the party. arrived in Chicago. 1t is
said they tame here to argue with the
union labor leaders OF the power of
the ballot.
Up to this time the socialists never
have been cordially welcomed by the
transfers, who, relying upor strikes,
looked upon the ballot as something
of no value in the correction of their
grievances. But as 4 eSult of the
crisis in the transfers affairs the So
cialists We're received cordially today
by President Shea of the teamsters
and an amicable conference followed.
Funeral of a Victim.
The funeral of George Pierce, n
member of the Department Store Driv-
ers' union, who was shot by George r.
Waldron, a special deputy sheriff, took
place today. A parade of labor or
CARNATIONS accompanied the corpse.
The r%econvening of the federal injunc-
ton hearing before Master in Chancery
Sherman today resulted in continual
tits between counsel for the prosecu-
ton and defense. The prosecution is
endeavoring to show by testimony
drawn from members of the unions
that certain strike leaders could give
immunity to anyone by merely issuing
an order protecting the bearer from
attacks in the street and that in this
a criminal conspiracy is shown. The
opposing counsel are as insistent in
their endeavors to present such testi-
mony becoming a matter of record and
the master was continually called upon
to decide whether witnesses should an
swer questions.
Schoolboy Leader Arrested.