The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-08
CRISIS IN STRIKE
COMES THIS WEEK
Will be Settled or TroubI. VIII
Follow
QUIET DAY YESTERDAY
MANY DELIVERIES MADE WITH.
OUT DISTURBANCES - THE
MAYORS INvEsTleA-
TioN.

Chicago. May This week vii
elsher bling an end TO the teansters
strike in Chicago or else one of the
worst Industrial up-heavals in The Il s.
tory OF the city The trouble which
has lasted two weeks. has reachea a
aolnt where business ascn involved IN
ne difficulty appear 70 have "a nad
decided advantage and i q. cams.
ters appear now TO be In a position
Where they must either ylelsl. or de-
eide to extend the str ke bv calline
out The thousands OF ether workmen
| anlliated In unions, tn the rike
leaders up b the present time have
refraned from doing.
Federation Holds Mectino.
The Chicago Federation az Labor
the central body for all unions n ths
city. met today but took no action
looking 70 an ex ension Of the trouble.
A great deal of incendiary talk was
hdulged In but nothing definite with
the exception Of passing resolutions
charging tee EMPLOYERS Association
wlth eonsp rncy, and asking states
Tofney Healy 70 start an inyestiga.
ton Of their business methods. was
dcciied upon
To Force SsrikerS 10 Terms.
Commencing tomorrow morning The
business men WI ncrcage their ar
forts to bring the strikers to terms
Arranga aments have been made Nv
every bns ness horse involved IL tbe
lrouhle TO at leagt double their force
Of non-iinion men during the day. To-
night II was said that an prepa atious
have heen made to start oaf 1000
wagons tomorrow morning manned by4
non-uninn men, Each Of these wa
CONS will be guarded by dennfv cher
ifs or policemen, and eaca one of
sfese nsn received explicit instruct |
fons from their superior off cers 10 /
prevent disturbances Of any kind wha I
ever In the streets, such as were wi
messed during last week. Instruction /
to each deputy shef'f and each -
llceman Is 70 use every peaceahlc /
means IN their power to qn M rioters
but II This proves unsuccessful. 10
use reyolvers, and TO kill.
II s not believed THAT The guard
ians Of the wagons will be called un
on 70 use such strenuous measures
as the strikers ard their friends yes
terday showed litle inclnatis to
clash with he deputies or policemen
Many Deliveries Yesterday.
Today express companies made lie
liyerics 70 all parts Of me city. Each
wagon carried two armed guards, and
not a : ngle instance, II was asserted
tonight, had any wagons met oppos.
ton. During the day several firms in
yolyed In the strike succeeded In re
tho coal supply which in
many cases had dwindled to nearly
nothing. All coal wagons were driy
IN by non-union teamsters but no 90.
position was met This was rather
agreeable surpr Sc 70 ths employers,
who anticipated trouble.
VIII Assist Investigation.
The Employers Association. through
]hief Counsel Levy Mayor. announced !
onighi that they would 10 everything
n their power to assist the commit
90 appointed yesterday by Mayor !
)unne to investigate the causes Of /
he strike.
Charges Of consp racy by both 3
ides was Inc reason given by Mayor {
)unne for the appointment Of the IN (
committee Presidenftt
ihea Of the Tetmslers union. also |
aid tonight that the unions were G
eady to assist the mayors commit q
&c in every possible manner. n
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