The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-22
STRIKE IS ON
TO BITTER END
Teamsters and Employers Fail
TO Make Peace Terms
INDUSTRIAL UPHEAVAL
MAY FOLLOW THE STRIKE OF
THE LUMBER TRANSFERS
TODAY-STATEME
FROM EMPLOY
ERS.

Chicago, May 21.-Sunday brought
no change in the attitude on both
s.des of the labor controversy now In
progress in Chicago and evrything to.
night points towards an extension OF
the team ters' strike to many other
business houses during the week.
The officials of the seven express
companies whose refusal to reinstate
any of their striking employees, caused
a collapse CT the settlement of the
trouble last night, still adhere to their
determ nation not to give employment
to any of their former employees, and
other firms involved in the difficulty
ueclared tonight that they will stand
by the express companies in the
fight.
The teamsters' union has taken just
as firm a stand as the employers and
it was stated by Pre-. ident Shea to-
night that the union never will call
off the strike until the express COM
panies come to terms
Lumber Teamsters Out Today.
The first spread Of the strike is ex
pected to come tomorrow morning
when the Lumbcf mems association, an
o. ganization employing 2.400 teams
sers Il sues an order to their men TO
.,s.Ea deliveries TO all business houses
regardless Of whether they are in
yolved in the strike or not
In anticipation Of such an order the
teamsters met tbs afternoon and
voted to go on strike should any
teamster be discharged for refus ing tt
obey the erder of the association
With non-union drivers making dc
liveries for the lnmbrmen, trouble will
undoubtedly spread to affiliated in
dustries as the union men employed
on buildings will refuse to handle ma
terial delivered by non-union labor.
Should this strike be called tomor
row, and there is nothing tonight Il
indicate how it can be avoided, /
seems that nothing can prevent {
general industrial upheavol through
out the city, unle@s something unfore
seen happens to bring about a settle
ment CT the teamsters' strike.
Lawyer Mayors Statement.
Levy Mayer chief counsel for tn
Employers association gave out
statement tonight in which he said:
'The employers propose TO do bu;
ness and will continu 10 invoke ever
| legal avenue for protection of me
and property That the employers ar
right in the attitude they assumed /
the controversy is demonstrated b
The fact that every term and cond
ton they insisted upon were agree
TO by Shea and his committee. No
withstanding this, however, Shea no
insi is that the express companie
bring about settlement of ii
strike.
This we will never do, and even
we were willing to comply with III
demands of Shea, to take such actic
wtJ.d be a crime which no law abb
ing person would countenance. III
teamsters struck against the expire,
companies in violation of the lett,
OF their agreement despite the ia
nat the men were told II they strut
they would not be re-employed
The Employers association to
man believes the seven express COZ
panies justified in the stand taken ar
our organization viii use every Q
deavor TO assist the express comp
nies in maintaining their deci' ion.
course, this means there will be
settlement Of the strike unless u
union withdraws their demand, but
is the only thing left for us TO do"