Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
Action Of Building Trades in
Withdrawing Financial Support
Anglers Transfers Union.
OyEpsTEPP' D IFS JURls IS. llTloN
Stand Said to Have Been Tsken Be.
cause Drivers Observation-Disclosures
ton in Regard to handling Safes
and vauIts-Preslden shea Makes
Threat-AlIesed siussers ARRESTED.
tBy Associated presa.),

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CHICAGO, Ills, May I27sWhilc
numerous small riots were iii5pEbgress
today. both in the down town. Streets
and at the lumber yards. .theHleqdcrs
OF the transfers strike aid ithaojtcers
of the Building Trades meteorological
in nuarrels of their OWL
The action OF the BuilllirgA,T fados
last night in Withdrawing flNin the
transfers their financial aiisfs saHpral
supper! nngercd the tcamsf s;sind
theuatter lost no time today III ling
on the representatives of thc!$ iding
TRADES and demanding WbSS aahey
meant by going back" on u y M
sterslin the thick of the lglt4afs
It was made plain To the Transfers
that in the opinion of the building
Trades. the, drivers hail oyersteppcd
their jurisdiction in causing members
of their union to do constructive work.
The particular cause of complaint
was that tho tcamsters employed in
handling safes and vaults had placed
the safes in buildings.
Belongs to Builders.
This pnrt of the work the Building
Trndes contend belongs TO the build
crs.
President Shea, of the Transfers.
Union, declared that he would call out
every safe mover and machinery rig
ger in Chicago by Monday morning
and stop work on all buildings where
the members of the Building Trades
are employed.
No attention was paid to this threat
by the building Trades representa-.
tives. and Anally a committee OF team
stcrs was appointed to confer with
the Building Trades over the aues-
tion of jurisdiction
~. fias Reached Danger. Point.
L Charles TJold. president of the Chica.
so Federation of Labor. today said:
"Orgai,iAe,l labor has reached tie
danger point in this strike. / do not
mean that Tho strike must be called
on. hrt that for the sake of the; unions,
as well as for the sake of the business
interests Of Chicago, it should come to
an cnd.nn
There were numerous fights between
nGliceelnn and strike sympathizerss INF
all parts of The city today Most Of
the scrimmages, however, occnrretliin
the lumber yards. Twelve strikers
We're arrested charged with assault.
1i'oIiCa Inspector LAWN today arrested
tNichnlas Keicliart, James Collins.sJohn
II: Doh.rty Shoulders" VAIL. on the
charge of conspiring TO slug f. rs Fl.
Jenes.s barn steward of the Wells. Far
go Express Company, and ". e. Ellis,
slnerinlendent5 of the city delivery de
.'art,nent CT the same company. ReicIl-
err, confessed his share in the case and
his statements resulted in the arrest
Of the oihec three
Shea Is Thrown Out.
The general executive board of the A
'rcamsteiy' Union has taken the man.
agelrent Of the strike out of the hands
III president Shea and it will be man
aged hereafter by the members of tile
executive board and The local 4 strike
committee. After assuming control Of
The strike the: executive board Issued
d;staleinent, which says
we believe the strike should pc
confiaed: to Chicago ans; to as few men
in Chicago MS 'possihle. We are op..
pose isto spreading the strike 10 any
worl:men except tcan,sters.