The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-12
Chicago EmplOyersOf Labor Lay
OFF Their Men.
Thousands Have Pay Stopped
Until Business Improves.
CALL FOR TRANSFERS.
Advertisements Promise Per-
manent Employment.
Either Union or NOnunion Men
VIII Be Accepted.

Chicago, May 12.-Employers today
began the execution of a new policy as
to The teamsters' strike. men in various
manufacturing industries being laid eff
because of the lack of business brought
about by the strike. At the employers
association office it was said the num-
Der of men laid on. because Of dunness
in trade and consequent lack of demand
for certain manufactured goods would
run into the thousands and would con-
tinue unless normal business conditions
returned soon.
Hundreds of wagons were sent out to-
day by strike bound houses, advertise
ments for teamsters filed the newspa-
pers and on every side was evidence of
aggressiveness of the employers. The
department stores particularly caused
large advertisements to appear simul-
taneously in the newspapers announc-
ing that men are wanted to "hll per-
manent positions" as teamsters and
drivers. Protection was promised to
prospective drivers and the character
Of men the department stores desire to
recruit was indicated by the fact that
references are required from applicants.
Most of the advertisements state that
union or nonunion" men viii be ac-
cepted.
Kinsley's restaurant famed as the
scene of banquets, where presidents and
royalty have dineds has been turned in
to a hotel where nonunion colored and
white teamsters are housed and fed.
More than the usual number of teams,
about 1900, it was said, made deliveries
today, guarded by 21O0 policemen and
about the same number of deputy
sheriffs. A large number of the negro
strike breakers have been dropped and
their places taken by white men. The
health authorities have decided to vac
cinate all the negro teamsters brought
from the south as a precautionary meas
ure, as there are 100 patien%% in. the
smallpox hospital
There was practically no interference
with the nonunion drivers and but lit
tie disorder today
Socialists Arrive.
Socialists of national reputation, in
cluding William Mailly, formerly ma
tional secretary of the Socialist party.
and Seymour Stedman, prominent in
the party, arrived in Chicago. 1t is
said they came here to argue with the
union labor leaders on the power OF
| the ballot Up to this time the So
ciaIists never have been cordially vel
coined by the teamsters who, relying
on strikes, looked upon the ballot as
something of no value in correcting
their grievances. But as a result OF
| the crisis in the teamsters' affairs the
| socialists were received cordially to-
day by President Shea of the team
sters and an amicable conference fol
| lowed the arrival of the visitors
1T is just such conflicts as The
teamsters' strike that proves thai
wage workers must control the pow
e rsof government if they would ge
! Justice said Mr.. Mailly. 1t was
stated authoritatively today that mex
week the Employers association
would make up a blacklist of al
teamsters who have gone out OF
strike These men, 4,3O0 in all, vii
be notified that they can come back tC
work any time during the week, bui
| if they have not returned by the enc
of next week they will never be rein
stated under any circumstances.
The blacklist programme is said Il
be more complete and definite than thai
which was followed during the A. r
Z. strike in 1894 It was stated by the
| employers association today that al
ready 2,4OO applications had been flee
and they We're rapidly filling vacancies
Pupils Of the Carter H. Harrison
school, at Twenty third street ane
Wentworth avenue today went out or
strike when wagons with nonunioT
drivers arrived at the building to de-
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