The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-17
LABOR CHIEF Al
WORK In CHICAGO
Head of Toilers Organization
Calls on National Civic
Federation.
TRANSFERS LEADER
IS FULL OF FIGHT
Chicago Labor Officials Declare
the Battle Will Be Waged
to the End.

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. Chicago May 17-President Com.
pers of the American Federation Of
Labor has set in motion the peace ma
chinery of the National Civic Fedora
ton in an effort to bring about an
adjustment of the Chicago labor trou..
bles. Before the national labor chief
e MagngtGn Nth TGf Anans Bemoa
and other leaders of the Civic Fedora
ton. Thru them he has made arrange
ments to reach the prominent Chicago
ans who are in a position to bring great
influence to bear on the Chicago EN-
ployers association.
concerned in the strike, and James 81.
Eckels, are the Chicago members of the
National Civic Federation. They have
expressed willingness to do everything
in their power to aid in ending the
controversy: President Gompers held a
conference last night, which is believed
hsua peea w at
three years ago. prevented threat
ened traction strike.
he had seen Mr.. MacVeagh and the lat
ter could not be reached today.
| Transfers Chief Fights.
President Shea of the teamsters con-
tinued this afternoon to bristle with
fight. He said:
elm still standing pat. Gompers has
no authority, to call off the strike if he
A moment after Shea uttered these
words, James Barry Of the express
drivers supplemented them with the re-
mark:
tThere ism It one chance in a million
that the strike will be called off. -
| " Invited by Both Sides.
! That President Gompers came to
Chicago at the solicitation of both the
business men and the .teamsters' Off
4 cials to act in the capacity of peace
maker was the statement Of the ma
4 tional labor chief himself today.
ftMy mission to Chicago he said,
about an adjustment of the strike. I
am not here to call the strike off or
ON. I I'm not in charge of the strike
and don't expect to be. I IN here to
be helpful if can. Is there parallel
between this strike and the recent New
York subway striker There is none.
That strike was called contrary to the
national union law. The Chicago
strike, the national officers inform me,
is regular in every way. I would not
say that it has been conducted well or
otherwise
Mr. Gompers declined to say whether
he would seek conference with the
Employers association, and declined
to discuss this phase of the situation in
any way.
Called on Mayor.
| President Gompers called upon Mayor
Dunno today, and left the mayors Of
l fee after a ten-minute conference.
President Gompers assured Mayor
Dunno that he would use every honora-
bic effort to bring about speedy SET
tlen1ent of the strike to the best in
terests of all concerned, altho admit
act. Immediately after leaving Mayor
Dunno, Mr.. Gompers conferred with Al
derman Dever, chairman of the mayors
peace committee.
Mr.. Gompers gave him similar as
suranees Of a willingness to aid in
strike.
..T shall be glad to appear before the
aldermanic committee said Mr.. Com
pers, off it is deemed advisable. am
here in the interest of peace, and will
do everything in my power to bring
about an amicable settlement Of the
trouble
| Mayor Dunno, speaking of his talk
with Mr. Gompers said: II drew from
my conversation with Mr.. Gompers
that he was seeking information. In
reviewing the history Of the strike, [
repeated to him what had said to the
labor leaders yesterday and think by
this time I have made clear my posi-
tion regarding the state militia. !"
/ schoolboy Shot Dead.
Two colored .Strikebreakers, Jesse
Ballinger and James Jones, one of
whom is believed to have fred
a shot that resulted in the death
of an 8-year-old school boy, Enoch Carl
son, was arrested today. Both negroes
desperately resisted the police. They
pany, which has been active in attempt
! ing, with non-union negro teamsters, to
4 deliver coal at the public schools and
has been resisted by strikes Of hundreds
of pupils at the schools.
The shooting Of Carlson followed the
i jeering of colored non-union men by q
number of school boys who were playing
ball in a vacant lot.
i Until the ardor Of the school chill
dren has cooled, no more deliveries of
81 non union coal will be made at the
public school buildings unless absolutely
! necessary. This announcement is made
: by officials of the board of education,
VINO Del6Vo U0dG an ounce Ol pTeNeu-
ton is worth pound of cure. The
decision to stop the deliveries of coal
J by non-union drivers was reached after
the compulsory education department.
4 had put down strikes at six schools and
after disturbances had been caused at
seven other schools.
Truce Over Cabs. .seSspse
A truce is in prospect between the
livery owners and the union; Officials
Of the drivers organization are said
to have decided not to force the issue
with the employers organization. A.
B. Perrigo, president of the Joint Liv-
erymen's association, said today that
the drivers had decided not to.5carry
out the boycott plan against depart
s ment stores and other strike affected
houses, but to permit passengers to be
carried anywhere they might desig-
nate. A meeting lofs II the executive
board Of the cab and carriage drivers ;
| union tonight is expected to ratify this
action, and bring about settlement SO
liar as the livery business is concern
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