The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-29
May APPEAL
TO ROOSEVELT
Chicago Federation Of Labor
Discussing a Plan.
10 Induce the President to
Arbitrate the Strike.
A FEAR OF TROOPS
And Prevention Of General Lab
or War the Motive.
No Present Occasion for the Use
of Soldiers.

Chicago, April 29.-President Roose-
welt may be formally asked to end the
teamsters' strike here as he did the
strike of the anthracite coal miners.
A resolution requesting the president
to try to induce the employers of Chi
cago to arbitrate the issues which are
now being fought out, and so avert
the bringing of troops to Chicago and
check talk of general war between
capital and wage earners, is expected
to be introduced in the Chicago FEEDER
alton of Labor at a special meeting to-
morrow. A petition to the president
may be presented to him upon his eX-
pected arrival in Chicago shortly.
The use of federal troops in Chicago
to protect the handling of money for
the United States treasury is in the
commander Of the department of the
lakes
"The matter is in allegiance" de-
clared Colonel Hunter Height ad-
jutant general of the department, to-
day. Colonel Duggan has received
Instructions to take the proper steps,
but there is no occasion at present
for any troops in Chicago. If the
strikers should attempt to prevent
the moving of bullion from the trains
be necessary to bring an army wagon
or two from Fort Sheridan, possibly
with a guard of one or two men, 70
handle the money. At present we do
not contemplate such a move, and no
instructions have been sent to the
fort. I understand that the teamsters
have offered to continue driving
wagons handling government business
with or without compensation during
the strike, so that It looks as If even
the presence of a government wagon
viii not be necessary. There is alb
solutely no truth in the talk Of send
ing troops to Chicago now"
Great quantities of live chickens
and vegetables shipped by express ae-
cumuIated at the railroad depots and
express stations today. Shippers ard
merchants face heavy losses unless the
C0nsignments are moved quickly.
Boy Stabbed-AnOther Shot.
Two boys were victims of the disor-
der growing out of the strike. They
were painfully but not fatally hurt. Vic
tor Grimes. aged IS years, a messenger
for a trade paper, was assaulted by
three boys, one of whom stabbed him
in the chest. Grimes had refused to
obey orders not to deliver any more
packages. Ten boys were arrested
James Mcnamara, Il years of age. a
wagon boy employed by Marshall Field
& Co.. was shot in the arm and severely
wounded by u B. Coles, a cOlOred non
union man. Coles was arrested. Coles
had been followed by a crowd Of wagon
boys and strike sympathizers who
taunted him and hooted at him.
The police used clubs vigorously upon
a crowd at the Majestic hotel in Quincy
street, where two cOlored men were try
ing to deliver a load Of coal. The mob
had surrounded the nOnuniOn drivers
and stones were thrown. A riot call was
sent in and the unloading Of the wagon
was accomplished under guard. The F
G. HartweI Coal company came under
the ban of the strike leaders today for
having filled orders for customers Of the I
Peabody and Daniels Coal company. /
whose men are on strike.
Managers of the express companies
announced today that they We're ready |
to DO about two times as much bust !
ness as yesterday and that they would
make all important deliveries and pick
ups. Drivers from neighboring cities Al
the employ of the companies were
brought here Twenty-Five teamsters of
the Gibbons box manufacturing com
pany quit work today because the com |
pany,s wagons were used to haul goods |
for Marshall Field & Co.
Bus service between the Northwestern /
passenger station and Fields retail |
store was suspended Eighty colored !
Teaming company deserted today as
serting that they were not given suffi- /
cient police protection
Dunno Tries Again.
Chicago, April 29.-Fresh efforts to I
settle the teamsters' strike were made /
today by Mayor Dunno, a conference |
with representatives of employers and I
labor leaders being held in the mayors 3
once. As result a committee of citi- /
zens will consider steps to be taken to /
end the strike, and the mayor will in
dlvidually resume negotiations with
the union officials to effect a settle
1nenL The suggestion of a committee /
or citizens to intervene in the struggle /
came from Miss Jane Adams of Hull
House, who conferred with the mavor |
over the strike situation.
Manager George Ford of +ba etsra-
ard Wash Coal company was made the
target Tor bullet fired by some one
IN a crowd OF strikers at the Standard I
eompany's S dock in South Water street.
The shot went wild. The comDany-,s
oflVers to the number of 119 had
struck Ford mounted one of the
company's abandoned wagons and at
tempted to make his way throue7 a
MOB which had gathered. He was
forced TO turn back.
Feter Butler, a driver for q newspa-
per was shot and severely wounded in
d lulnult attending the passage OF a
NlaIsIlztlI Field & Co. delivery cara
van. at Franklin and Madison streets
tle sAoLs We're fired by James John
son a colored nCnunion teamster 1-I7r,
became excited under the hOotiner Of
huhoreds Of people following the
caravan.
Mcintyre VIII Be Brought Bact-