The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-05-05
THERE'S NO PEACE
YET IN SIGHT
All Efforts to Settle the Chicago
Strike Prove Fruitless.
EMPLOYERS WON'T ARBlTRA1E
rh~ luboring Men Declare Thri,
Headlines to Acautc.ce In the
r1nW of subMittiag Contro.
eersy To n Commission.

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working clothes Sunday, and to any
one without a knowledge Of the fight
going on here between capital aud la.
Dor. an examination Of the calendar
va necessary to make certain that IL
was Sunday. From daylight In the
morning until dark at night, the down
town streets were crowded with heayl-
ly-ladcn wagons aud trucks. giving the
city a weekday appearance that was
never witnessed here before on the nfst
day Of the week.
Believing that tho fight now going
OF for supremacy between the Employ-
,rs' Association OF Chicago aud the
union toamsiers Ia to be u pr0Tfhf'ed
one. the business mon Of tho city took
advantage of the suspension Of rcguiar
business To procure an extra supply Of
material and supplies. Every available
team. aud even onc-horsc vehicles, vas
brought into use during the day for
the purpose of rcplcnishinR coal bins
aud 10 obtain other material necessary
to the transaction Of business.
To-day being May I. which ~ moving
day In Chicago. the furniture vaus IN
the residence district added to the
weekday appearance Of the city. Far
Ing that the furniture drivers might
become Involved In tho dinioulty. tho
majority Of those who under normal
conditions would have sought their
new homes to-day. decided 10 take no
chances and made the change sunday.
While all these preparations were
going on for an emergency, EFFORTS
were being made In Mayor DUNES Of
fec In the city hall TO bring about n
possible adjustment OF the teams,crs
r,rike. Early In the afternoon a com.
ml,tcc. representing the Employers
association. met n peace commission
Consisting ~ Bishop G. =. Anderson. OF
the Eplsoopal church. Jcnkin Lloyd
Jones. " All Souls church. Dr. Emil
g.. Hirsch. Of Sinai Temple. Miss Jane
Adams. Of Hull House. aud cornella
De Hay. ~ Neighborhooi House.
Al tho end of this conference tho
committee representing the unions met
Tho citizens committee aud went over
ths entire strike situation In an effort
To device some means to bring about a
rcaceahle ending Of the controversy.
The Chicago cdsratlon OF Labor was
hlso busy considering tho strike sl;ua.
,ion. hut no action was taken IN spread
the strike 10 the affiliated unions.
The conference IN Mayor Dunnc's
Office lasted TX hours. and the peace
commission appointed by the mayor
Saturday. failed utterly In rs Efforts
20 bring about n settlement OF the
strike. The plan for an armistlce of
A. hours was rejected by both sides
early In the conference. a. was also
m oner. later made Icy the representa-.
tiyes OF the labor men, who asked that
u committee Of Ave citizens hc Gp.
pointed TO arhl,rate the matter
After the conferences. which were
held in secret. the peace committee IT,
sued the following statement;
"Thc members OF this commission
acting upon request Of Mayor Dunno,
regret 10 inform the public that. after
having heard representatives Of both
parties 10 the controversy. no plan was
found acceptable Ia bring about an adj
justment Of tho difficulty.
THE representatives Of the employ.
.rs refused 10 accept any commission
ar means Of arbitration which was sug-
sssted. while tho laboring men de-
clnrcd their readiness 10 aclulescc In
the plan Of submitting the controversy
To persons commanding the respect and
confidence Of the community"