The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-19
BOTH SIDES WILL
AGREE TO PEACE
Sheriff Barrett Says There Will
Be No Claim of Victory
or Defeat.
LEADER OF STRIKERS
Is STILL BEIILIGERENT
Shea Declares No Man in World
Has Power to Call Off
Strike.

Chicago, May 1e.-tThe strike will
There will be no claim Of victory OF
defeat by either side. The employers
will take back the teamsters who are
worthy and desirable men and who
have not violated the law"
This declaration was made by Sher-
if Thomas E. Barrett today and was
confirmed from several sources. Sher-
H Barrett began at once to call in the
extra deputies engaged in guarding
wagons of the Employers Teaming
company and disseminating the appoint
ing of new deputies.
Mayor E. F. Dunno asserted that he
has information from source in which
strike will come to an end within
twenty-four hours or within forty eight
hours at the latest. There will be no
formal declaration Of a calling off of
the boycott, he said. The men who are
1eepp hoy a. viii H. quietly 60 back to
out demonstration of any sort.
Secuted by Shea.
President Shea Of the Transfers
| union, when told Of the declarations
of Mayor Dunno and Sheriff Barrett,
"There is no man in this world that
make any such settlement. The Team
sters' Joint council alone has that
power. The council has not consid-
cred any such proposition.
;. simultaneously came a report cred,
tied to a member of the Employers
leader, that he had reason to believe
the strike would be officially called off
| it a promise were made to the strike
leaders that there would be no prose-
cution in the federal court Of the men
now included in the charges Of viola
ton OF the, courts injunctions. Dell
Stevens, OF the Department Store
be brought to focus this afternoon by
| the rank and file of the union.
NFrom this meeting large results
will come-watch the meeting for q
! settlement the union man said.
! Assured by Gompers.
When President Gompers left Chi
cago last night it is said Sheriff Bar
rett was given authoritative informa-
ton that, while there would be no for
NAL capitulation on either side Of the
controversy, the striking teamsters and
j the employers would quietly merge in
terests and restore peace. The sheriff
was informed that if the law-abiding
members of the union could be rein
stated the strike would not last twenty
four hours. -....
Sheriff Barrett declared that he had
been informed that such men would be
taken back.
Threats by Shea.
/ President Shea Of the teamsters de-
clared to the Liverymen's association
that he chad more power than the
mayor of Chicago and had enough men
to 60 up State street and clean out the
district to- the lake, according to the
testimony Of Franz Amberg, before Mas
ter in Ghancery Sherman today. Am
berg is president of the West Side Liv-
erymen s association.
The last time saw Shea, 'said the
witness, twas at the Briggs house Tues
day at conference. When we asked
him If he would allow us to deliver pas
ssengers to the boycotted stores. he said
he could not possibly allow it. He said
Fifteen of his best men along State
street and take the names of all who
hauled people to the stores and he
i would, get them where he wanted
Then the witness told of Shea IS threat
to "clean OUT part of the city, and
added:
IT told Shea he ought to have been
: run out Of town long ago. I thought
myself that it would be better to hang
him to lamp-post.
Riot Around Wagon.
The police were called to Lake and
Clark streets today to rescue teamster
wagon we on Which had become "stalled Pi IL
a rut. The wagon was loaded with
/ goods for Reid, Murdoch & Co.. and
: was protected by one policeman. When
the wagon became "stalled'' crowd
Of 1000 gathered, jeering and hooting
at the non-union teamsters. Becoming
holder, the crowd began to throw de-
cayed fruit and other missiles at the
policeman and his charge. A riot call
brought twenty-five patrolmen, who
. forced their way to the wagon and res
cued the teamster.
Flour Famine Threatens.
A serious flour famine threatens Chi
Z cago as the result of the spreading Of
: the strike to the wholesale flour manu-
| made today that unless peace inter
) vened the delivery of -four to retail
merchants would be tied up within
twelve hours. The -four men were said
to be acting in concert and intended
+ to lock out union drivers as soon as
the drivers refused to haul goods to any
boycotted firms. Pieser, Livingstone B
cotted house. When the driver refused,
: twenty eight union drivers were dis
: charged.
Officials of the transfers union,
: while admitting that the arbitration
/. proposal Of the team owners would
t probably be accepted by the teamsters
9 Joint council tonight, denied today
{ that this was to be taken as showing
4 any weakness on the part of the Strike
3 against strike-bound houses.
s T. J. Cavanagh, one of the prominent
l team owners said today there was no
r doubt in his mind, that the teamsters
: would agree to arbitrate the delivery
: question tonight, principle or no prin,
ciple.
g YANKEE wARsHIp AGROUND.