The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
LOSE Their GRIP.
Leaders Are Letting the Strike
Get Away From Them.
Sympathetic Walkouts Threat
ened in Various Quarters.
RESTLESSNESS.
Per1ades the Frequent Meetings
Of Those Who Are Out.
President Roosevelt Objects to
Being Met Outside the City.

Chicago, May 9.-Less than q hours
before the expected arrival here of
President Roosevelt the teamsters'
strike situation today seemed to be get
ting away from the control of Interna-
tionaI President Shea of the Team
sters' brotherhood and his associates
on the general strike committee. SYM
pathetic strikes threatening to involve
varied interested have been precipi-
tated by the rank and file, more are
hanging fire and a feeling of restless
ness pervades the hourly gatherings of
strikers.
The executive board of the Chicago
Federation of Labor met today to ap-
point committee to meet the presi-
dents train west of Dixon, Ill, and ex-
plain to him the strike situation here
before he reaches chicago. The union
lists received intimation, however, that
the president did not wish to be met
by any large number of Chicagoans
before he arrived in the city. The plan
therefore was abandoned.
Motion to Dissolve Injunctions.
Motion to dissolve all federal injunc-
tions against the strike leaders on the
ground that the bills are supported by
insufficient affidavitS was made before
.. S. Judge Kohlsaat today by Attor-
ney J. c. Leboskey Judge Kohlsaat
continued the proceedings until tOmor-
row, saying he was too busy to hear
arguments today.
Attorney Mayor, for the employers,
accepted the continuance with Mr..
Ieboskey, and the attorneys went to
Master in Chancery Sherman's rooms
where the labor leaders had gathered to
give testimony desired by the employ
ers' lawyers. President Cornelius Shea,
| although subpOenaed, failed to appear
in court, but the room was crowded
with labor leaders.
The committee appointed by Mayor
Dunno TO investigate the strike started
| to work in earnest today Attorney
Seymour Stedman, representing the
| Chicago Federation of Labor, made q
plea for public hearings The commits
/ sion took the matter under advisement
! Employers with their teanaing forces
/ greatly augmented and with an abun-
/ dance of police and deputy sherfn
/ protection increased the traffic today
IN the down town streets to almost
\ normal conditions, sent wa agons boldly
| into the outlying districts, with de
! partment store deliveries and sprang a
! coup by an offer that tempts many
owners of teams to turn over their
! wagons and horses to the EMPLOYERS
| teaming company. The offer is:
$10O = Month
We will pay 500 a month for each
| team, the company to furnish a com
! petent driver and feed the horses
With reports coming into headquar-
| ters of a gloomy nature the leaders
/ were in no frame of mind to be enthus-
! iastic over the visit of the president
/ The committee to wait on the nations
! chief has been named but there seems
| 10 be disposition to put upon Presi-
! dent Chas. Dold of the Chicago Fedora
| ton of Labor the labor Of the work o1
| writing statement of the strikers side
| for the presidents perusal
Union labor leaders appeared less en-
! thusiastic today about bringing theil
! strike troubles to the attention Of
| Roosevelt.
| Apparently little hope is entertained
! by these men and their colleagues tha-
/ the president will take such a hold O.
/ the present strike as he did in the cast
! of the anthracite labor war.