Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-05-18
STRIKE CONFERENCE.
President Transfers Union Asks
GOmperS to Call Meeting.
NATIONAL OFFICERS ALSO TO MEET.
May Mean an Effort to Call Strike
oa-HcarInR of Injunction Cases
Continued BEFORE Master In
Cl,ancePy sherman.

Chicago, May 16.-Possible signs OF
the end of the teamsters strike began
to grow Monday. President Shea, OF
the Transfers union, sent a telegram
to President Gompers, OF the American
Federation OF Labor, requesting
meeting of the national board OF that
body to be held in Chicago at the end
of the week. The report also was
confirmed that President Shea had tel
esraphed the national officers OF the
international Brotherhood OF Team
sters to come to Chicago forthwith
The transfers executive board will
be in session about Wednesday or
Thursday. Some of the members are
already here. One of them, Vice Pres
ident Casey, is en- route from San Fran
cisco.
The move of bringing the national
board of the American Federation OF
Labor together was viewed by the
team owners, who, through their va
rious associations, have been striving
to bring about a Cancellation between
the strikers and their employers ana
by labor officials generally as import
ant in the direction of settlement
This may take the form OF a call
ing off of the strike.
International President Shea's utter
ances Monday contained no note IN
dicating a purpose to surrender. THE
papers say we are weakening" ne
said, "but want to say that II any
teamster comes into the meeting Mon
day night and advocates surrender
will not answer for him." Are you
going to take any further legal pro-
ceedings In the prosecution OF the
striker" he was asked. Legal pro
ceedings!" he exclaimed in apparent
disgust. 1--WE will leave that to the
employers. They have an injunction
but iniunctions do not drive wagons.
We shall not resort to legal proceed
ings. The strike will be won by the
strength Of the teamsters' organiza-
ton"
Before Masrtr in Chancery Sherman
hearing of the federal Injunction cas- IS
continued Monday, attorneys for the
EMPLOYERS working hard to obtain lisat
on The allegcr; Struggling" feature OF
the strike to show that evidence COM
,nittees" cx:st for every Hn,c1 during
tiles CT g;,;kes and that men are
tr-'r 1 for s,uPging" work and EN-
rloyed PM ,tively for thPt luf3ose.
1t was decla. ed that If the union men
called as witnesses continued in their
refusal to answer questions orders cit
ing them for contempt would surely
follow.
Gompers Goes to Chicago.
washington, May 16.-As the result
Of correspondence telegraph'c and tel
ephonic communication from Chicago
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation of Labor left
here Monday evening for that city
where he will confer with President
Shea and other officials Of the Team
sters' union. He does not expect that
1t will be necessary to call conference
of the executive committee of the
federation. He confirmed the statement
that he had issued a call to all mem
bers Of the federation to contribute
to strike benefit fund, for the
Chicago teamsters. and said that he
would make 1t public Tuesday Mr..
Gompers denied that his trip to Chi
cago was at the earnest solicitation Of
parties representing both sides to the