Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-05-05
THE LABOR WAR
IN CHICAGO
A Sweeping Injunction Against the
Striking Teamsters Is Issued by
Federal Judge kohlsaat.
A FIGHT FOR THE "oPEN SHOP"
The Employers Association Declares
War Against Organized Labor-A
Number of Persons Are In
jured in Riots Labor
Leaders Indicted.


Chicago, April 29.-For the first
time in Chicago since the strike of the
American Railway union in 1894, the
government of the United States has
been made a party to labor troubles.
The government was brought into the
teamsters' strike Friday by the issu-
ance of an injunction by Judge Kohl
saat, of the United States circuit
court. The writ was asked in behalf
of the Employers Teaming associa-
tion.
The federal court order commands
that all defendants refrain from any
interference with the business of the
Employers Teaming association and
commands the strikers to refrain from
picketing, massing in streets with in
tent to interfere with the wagons of
the complainant and from interfering
in any manner with non union men in
its employment.
Twelve arrests were made for in
reference with the injunction.
Chicago, May 1.-Twelve labor lead
ers, prominently identified with the
teamsters' strike were indicted Satur-
day night by grand jury. Each in
dictm mt contains six counts and
charges the men with conspiracy.
Glenwood Springs, Col, May q
President Roosevelt has agreed to give
the Chicago striking teamsters an op-
portunity to present their petition
when he reaches Chicago on May 10.
Chicago, May 2.-Conditions in the
teamsters strike were worse Monday
than at any preceding time. The
strikers were in uglier mood, the riot
ing was more open and vicious and the
attacks on non union men were more
frequent and daring than at any time
since the beginning of the strike.
The chief cause for the increased
belligerency on the part of the strik-
ers and their friends is the fact that
the Employers Teaming association
brought 1900 men into Chicago to
take the places of strikers and 500
more will arrive to-day. These men
will receive the full pay of union men,
and it has been guaranteed to them
that their positions will be permanent.
Among the strike breakers are 200
farmer boys.
Chicago, May 3.-The strike situa-
tion in Chicago assumed a peculiar
aspect Tuesday and the interests
which have been opposing the striking
teamsterS are not as united as here
tofore. The cause of this 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 yesterday it was supposed that,
the Employers association and their
allies were firmly bound together in
the fight for supremacy against the
teamsters.
The Team Owners association,
which employs none but union team.
sters, refused yesterday to make de-
liveries to any of the firms now in
volved in the strike, when ordered to
do so by the Employers association.
When the employers received this ulti-
matum they notified the team owners
that unless the request that no dis
elimination be made in deliveries
were granted, an effort would be made
to have all existing contracts between
team owners and the business houses
and the railroads cancelled.
This did not change their attitude,
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 asso-
citation, did not exert the influence on
the team owners that was expected.
They took practically the same stand.
An exception to the general attitude
of the Team Owners association was
made by the Central Supply associa-
| tion, large concern which employs
$50 teams. The officers of this COM
pany declared that they would make
| deliveries wherever their contracts
called for them, irrespective of strike
conditions.
Judge Kohlsaat, of the United States
circuit court, at the request of at
| torneys representing the seven ex-
press companies, issued a temporary
injunction yesterday restraining all
persons from interfering with the
wagons of the petitioners or the men
employed upon them.
The fighting yesterday in the streets
was even more fierce and savage than
that of Monday. The strikers and
their sympathizers attacked on-union
men at every opportunity, assailing
them with bricks, stones, clubs, knives
and any other weapon upon which
they could lay their hands. The fight
ing occurred in the heart of the bust
ness section of the city, men being
shot down within 200 feet of the retail
store of Marshall Field & Co. and
dubbed nearly to death at the corner
of the Auditorium hotel in plain view
of hundreds of ladies'.
A Benefit for Modjeska.