The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-08
This Week to Decide the Question at Chicago.
SURRENDER OR EXTENSION
Strenuous Protective Meas
 ureS Are Proposed.
Business Men of Windy City VIII Make Mighty Effort to Bring Employees to Terms of an
 Understandings.


 either bring an end to the teamsters strike in Chicago or else develop one of the worst industrial upheavals In the history of the city.
 The present trouble which has lasted for two. weeks. has reached a point where the business men involved in the difficulty appear to have gained decided advantage and the teamsters appear now to be in a position where they must either yield or decide to ex- tend the strike by calling out thou sands of other workmen engaged in affiliated unions. This the strike lead- CTS up to the present time have re- frained from doing, while on the other hand the business men today made preparations which if carried out sue cessfully tomorrow, would indicate that the teamsters will be compelled to surrender or call on the othor unions for assistance.
 The Chicago Federation of Labor, the central body for all the unions in the city, met today but took no action looking to an extension of trouble. A great deal of incendiary talk was in- dulged in but nothing definite was done, with the exception of the passing of the resolutions charging the Enl- ployers' Association with conspiracy and asking that States Attorney Hea- " start an investigation into It's busi- ness methods.
 Efforts for Settlement.
 Commencing tomorrow morning the business men will increase their efforts to bring the strikers to terms. Ar arrangements have been made by every business house involved in the trouble to at least double It's force of non union men during the day. Tonight 1t was said that all preparations had been made to start out 1000 wagons tomor- row morning, manned by non union men, Each of these wagons will be guarded by deputy sheriffs or police men, and each one of these men had received explicit instructions frcm hls superior officer to prevent disturbHncs ss of any kind whatever in the streets such as were witnessed during last sxeel..-esgstaes inst taetlons -to ,eRsA of the deputies and each of the policemen are to use every peaceable means in their power to quiet the rioters, put if this means proves unsuccessful to use their revoIvers and use them to kill.
 It is not believed the guardians of 2he wagons will be called upon 70 use such strenuous means to insure the de- livery of merchandise by the T 7on-union Arivers, as the strikers and their friends during yesterday showed little inclination to clash with the deputy sheriffs or the policemen
 Today the seven express companies made deliveries in all parts Of the city. Each of the wagons carried two armed guards and in not a single instance, It was asserted tonight, had any of the wagons met with opposition. During inc meeting of the Federation of La bor, several of these wagons passed and re-passed unmolested in plain view of the labor men attending the meet ing.
 RepIenIshed Coal Supply.
 During the day several firms involv- ed in the strike succeeded in replen- ishing their coal supply, which in many casas had dwindled down to nearly nothing All these coal wagons were driven by non-union teamsters, but Eo opposition was met with on the part of the strikers and their friends. This was rather an agreeable surprise to the employes, who had anticipated trouble, and it is pointed out by them as an in- dication that the strikers are losing heart and are about ready to surren- der.
 The Employers Association. through It's chief counsel, Levy Mayer, alt nounced tonight that 1t would do ev- erything In it's power to assist the committee appointed yesterday by Mayor Dunne to investigate the causes of the strike. Charges of conspiracy by both sides is the reason given by the Mayor for the appointment of tl e Investigating committee. President Shea of the teamsters union also said tonight that the union would be found ready to assist Mayor Dunne's com mittee in every manner possible to bring to light all the facts concerning the difficulty.
 To Boycott Banks.
 The Chicago Federation of Labor to- day. at it's regular meeting, decided to withdraw labor union funds from the hanks which subscribed to the $50.000 fund to aid the employers; and to urge the individual members to do likewise and to attempt to secure the indictment of officials of the Employers Associa tion on a charge of conspiracy against certain team owners.
 Levy Mayer, chief counsel for the Employers' Association, and Clarence s Darrow, chief legal adviser of Mayor Dunne, had a long conference tonight. the nature of which was guarded care fully, but which was believed to per- tain to plans for settlement of the strike.
 The peace commission of the Chicago Team Owners Association will renew its efforts tomorrow to bring about an adjustment of the strike. The commit tee will confer with President Shea or the teamsters organization in the morning and later will meet with q number of the employers associations.