Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-27
Formal Removal of Team
sters' President Decided.
GUILTY OF VIOLATIONS
ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED BY
LAWS AND CONSTITUTION.
Victory Of the Anti Shea Men in the
Brotherhood Strike Situation
In Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 2T.-The Post saws: For
| mai removal of International President c.
r. Shea OF the Brotherhood of Teamsters
mas been decided upon by the international
executive board. The anti-Shea leaders in
this committee practically have voted to
| depose the leader. A trial" has been held
and President Shea has been found guilty
| OF violating the constitution and bylaws of
the transfers organization. There is no
appeal from the action OF the international
committee. 1t is planned to promptly an
nounce the finding of guilty" and to de-
clare the Office of president vacant until
SheaS successor shall be elected in Phifa-
deipha in August.
For weeks the Internal onal board has
| been opposed to Shea and his methods Fear
that the move to depose the leader would
make him martyr among the rank and
file and insure his reelection as president
caused members of the board to postpone
their action. Last nights unequivocal vote
OF the department store drivers and the
striking express wagon drivers against ac-
cepting the latest settlement offers of the
employers. and the palpable return to pow
er of Leader Shea. so far as the rank and
file of the transfers is concerned, deter
mined the board to act.
The Specific Charge.
The specific charge against President
Shea is calling a strike contrary to the con-
stitution and making expenditures of the
brotherhoods money contrary to the terms
of the constitution and bylaws NJ. J. Dwt-
yer, member of the international board
who has not been in Chicago since the board
was summoned to meet here daily to help
in managing the strike, Is likewise under
suspension. He was tried by his colleagues
of the board and denied the right to sit in
the councils of the teamsters. The law of
the teamsters' organization gives the board
the right to declare President Shea's place
vacant.
Il don't think they will do it." was the
reply Of President Shea when asked about
the action OF the board. But what If they
do? VIII that settle the strike? Are no.
the rank and file OF Transfers determined
that they will have an honorable settle
ment or none? 1 might be reelected or 1
might take up one Of the several offers
that have been made to me"
Inquiry Revelations
Investigation of the Transfers organic
law reveals the fact that It provides that
locals shall vote. using paper ballots" on
the proposition to call a strike. The inter-
national board holds that the teamsters'e
sympathetic strike was called April g. not
by that method but by verbal orders. The
board members do not charge Mr.. Shea
with dishonesty in handling the unions
funds. simply that his orders brought about
expenditures sthat had to he made Jon ac-
count of calling strike Illegally. 81,
If L thought n general strike would :
win, 1 don't think there would be much
trouble in getting one, said President
Shea today. But have held back on
this because it would injure the business
Of the very employers who have been fair
to the transfers. No strike must be
called unless 1t will work to the advan-
tage of the largest percentage Of union
workers" o.. D..
F Meanwhile the menace of a strike in
volving the 1909 members OF. the express
and furniture movers union has not been
removed from the situation. The employers
IN nj
citation will meet tonight to take action on
the demand of the drivers for an increase
of 81 a week In wages apd will also take
definite action ultimatum In regard
to deliveries from strike-affected houses,
Strike Likely to Spread.
The spread of the Transfers strike
to include 1000 drivers of local ex-
press and small delivery wagons was
a possibility today. An ultiInatum al
ready had been delivered by the teamsters
and the employers called a special meeting
this afternoon to return an answer. Senti-
ment was strongly in favor Of fight. The
trouble with the delivery drivers started
when wagon belonging to Page Bros.
Express Company hauled a load of tobacco
to q strike-affected firm. President Shea
Immediately sent committee to walt upon
the express concern with a demand that de-
Iiveries to strike-affected firms cease.
The Page Bros Company Is member OF
the Furniture Movers and EXpreSsmeh 5
Association, comprising 200 employers and
nearly 1000 teams in the city. The union
committee threatened to call a strike
against the entire association.
The raising of money with which to con-
duct the strike is giving the teamsters
leaders grave concern. PRESIDENT ohea mas
issued an appeal to all the Chicago locals
to meet at once and take up the matter II
funds.
Three hundred former employees u tie
American Express Company attacked a
wagon of the company driven by John Il
lanes last night. James was struck on tie
head with a brick and probably fatally IN
iured Four arrests were made.