Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-04
CONTEST CONTINUES.
Business In Chicago Seriously Inter-
rupted BY Teamsters' Strike.
NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES OCCUR.
Railroad and Packing interests Re-
fuse to BE Drawn antO the Com
trOversy-I, 900 More PO-
lIcSDlcn Employed.

| Chicago, May Sine SLrlke slLudIAVu
in Chicago assumed peculiar aspect
Tuesday and the interests which have
been opposing the striking teamsters
are not as united as heretofore. The
cause Of this slight dissension Is the
team owners association, which has
contracts with the railroads and many
Of the large firms throughout the city
to transfer their merchandise. Until
Tuesday 1t was supposed that the en-
ployers association and their allies
were firmly bound together In the
fight for supremacy against the team
sters.
The team owners association, which
employees none but union teamsters
fatty refused to make deliveries to any
Of the firms now involved In the strike,
when ordered to do so by the Employ
ers Association.
Monday the employers teaming as
ISOLATION sent word to the large team
owners that they desired to know
where they stood in the present fight
Many Of the members Of the teaming
association have contracts for the de-
livery Of coal with the team owners
who have SO far failed to make any
deliveries since the commencement OF
the strike. The team owners Monday
would not give definite reply as to
what could be expected of them. Tues
day at the Union League club meet
ing was held between representatives
Of the Employers Association and the
large team owners. It was the desire
Of the members Of the Employers As
ISOLATION to bring as much pressure
to bear upon the team owners as pos
sible and with this view they had in
vited representatives Of the railroads
entering the city. The team owners
stated their position exactly. They
would not attempt to deliver coal to
any firm where a strike Is now In
progress, giving as reasons for their
refusing that their own men would be
called out and they would be involved
In the trouble with which they consid-
cred they had no direct concern. They
we're informed that IL they would not
make deliveries their contracts with
the business houses amounting to mill
Ions of dollars annually, would be can
celed. They did not change their at
titude, however, and they PERSISTED in
their refusal to take part in the strike
The railroad men contrary to the hopes
OF the members Of the Employers As
ISOLATION did not exert the influence
on the team owners that was expected.
They took practically the same stand,
declaring that the fight was something
Into which the railroads did not pur-
pose to enter. that they had contracts
with the team owners, that these con-
tracts were at present being fulfilled
10 their entire satisfaction, and they
could see no reason why the railroads
should be dragged into the struggle,
During the day the employers had
Informed Mayor Dunno and Chief Of
Police oNell that they intended to
move wednesday $3.50 Wagons 0wucu
by them and the different express COM
panies and manned by non-union men.
This necessitated q call for the
swearing IN Of 1000 additional police
men, but after the conference at the
Onion League club the employers mod
lied their plans and informed the city
bah oficiais that they would only IN
crease very slightly the number Of
wagons over that In aervice. Although
the plans have been changed &c 70
Ne moving q tha wagons the new men
yin Dc adtcd % the noiica forua and