Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-22
STRIKE IS RENEWED
 WITH MORE ENERGY.
Building Industry in Chicago Facing Paralysis Owing to Threats to Tie Up All the Lumber Yards-Presi- dent Shea of the Teamsters Union Not Anxious Now to spread the Strike Expr Companies Still Firm

Chicago, May 22.-Spreading of the teamsters' strike began promptly to- day. Thirty-six teamsters employed by the Rittenhouse & Embree com pany lumber dealers, and four by Ed ward Hines Lumber Company were the first to be forced into the strug- gle following the refusal of the team sters joint council to endorse the set clement proyisionalIy arranged with the employers by President c. F.. Shea of the Teamsters' union.
 Through the threatened spread of the strike to all lumber dealers every branch of the building industry in Chicago was to-day apprently facing paralysis. There are only 800 team sters employed by lumber firms, but 50 close are the relations between them and several other unions of men engaged in hauling building material that the walkout of the lumber team sters it was said would doubtless lead to strikes in nearly every depart ment of the building industry. h. directly dependent upon the building material teamsters, 1t was estimated today hung the employment of near ly 100000 men in yards, mills. fac tories and on construction work. It was not believed the drivers strike would affect the wood industries or building construction work generally at first. If, however, the walkout should go all along the line, as it fn fc dA 011 hp In, ,I,nr yards of Chicago would be tied up.
 The same program was seemingly in store for the stone and the indus trial enterprises dependent upon them. The blaming mills. the sash and door factories, the box factories, and kindred plants would also face soon shortage of lumber supplies which necessitate closing down.
 Action by the teamsters to-day was decisive. In few moments the first forty recruits to the strike had been increased to an even hundred. Sev- enty of the total were employees of the Edward Hines Lumber company, at the head of which is Former Pres ident Hines of the Lumber Dealers association.
 Mir Hines has been particularly prominent among the employers in the recent negotiations for a settle ment. Aside from his firm, the Rit- tenhouse X Embree Lumber com pany were the first to feel the spread of the strike to-day. Thirty teamsters employed by Rittenhouse and Embree quit. The full force in each case struk. The cause as heretofore was an order 10 deliver material to firms boycotted by the Teamsters.
 Paradoxical as it may appear, Pres ident Shea was reported to-day as not anxious to spread the strike. He was understood furthermore to take the ground tht the strike would not be extended unless 1t were through the actions of the other side. If the team owners insisted upon delivering goods to the strike bound houses the teamsters directly affected would strike. but that otherwise no strike would be called.
 Edward Hines. president of the Lumbermen's association. declared that every lumber yard in the city would before long be without drivers.
 IL UedUs NOiuislcuS Stn tn%'"'iVh VI business at time when building op- erations fin Chicago are becoming to a greater extent than has been known since 1s92.- said Mir Hines.
 The express companies. whose at titude on the question of reinstating their striking drivers caused the break fin the peace plans stood firm today. refusing to take back any of their old men. The officials of the express companies declared absolutely that none of the strikers would he rein stated.
 The arrest and prosecution of pa. rents and children connected with the school strikes have aroused bitter feel ings among the labor unions. The fed eration of labor has adopted the fol- lowing resolution:
 Resolved that the Federation pledge itself to stand by those children and if necessary for their vindication to hold ourselves ready to withdraw all children from the corporation con troiled schools"