New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
NOW QUIET IN CHICAGO.
Charges Made against Police and
Union Leaders.

chicago May Cit was comparatively quiet IN
49, downtown streets to-day, despite the team
x,er,s' strike There were a few scattered out
,,-aa+s but there was complete absence of the
r,er,hing crowds that for days followed the wag-
rs If boycotted firms and seized on every OPP
.,-r,Inity TO attack drivers and wagon guards.
Although there have been no positive develop
,ents as yet, there is n strong feeling both on
.ba part Of the employers and the strikers that
.bs worst OF the strike has been passed and that
q = few days the streets of the city will be
a-ssre5 for traffic. There were only two riots
day
While the fighting disappeared from the streets
4. q large measure. il broke out with great vio-
80 in 2 war Of words between the members of
ha Employers Association and of the labor
,4ons Charges Were also made against the po
Ice it being said that the policemen have in
Inv cases favored the strikers, refusing to ar
-set union men when they We're seen assaulting
-on-rnionists. and losing no opportunity 10 ar
est the latter. Charges viii be filed before the
police Trial Board.
The charges against the labor leaders are that
~ manned an ostensibe settlement of the
ike which would give them the credit of gain
- victory, but which would in reality leave
al the members of the union who have been on
et-ske Gut Of places. The plan. stated by
general x7erubers Of the Employers Association
and alleged to come from President Shea Of
,bs Transfers Union. was TO call the strike off
for twenty-four hours, in which the leaders Of
,ra union would get out Of town.
President Shea. when the charges made
against him were brought TO his attention. de-
clsre5 with vehernence that there was no truth
In them. The insistence Of the charges induced
Nsyor Dunno this evening 10 appoint COM
mission 10 investigate the affair.
He issued The following proclamation:
In the present crisis. arising out of conflict
between The transfers union and the employ
ers il would seem that 10 avert further trouble
ana bitterness the public should have full
knowledge Of conditions, precedent and existing.
Charges have been freely made that certain
members Of the teamSters union in positions of
authority have been guilty Of backmeiling en-
movers and drawing contracts. If these charges
sre proved the guilty men should be held up to
the emporium OF their fellows whom they have
betrayed and the public to whom they are a
menace, and should De eliminated from the sit
Gsti0D.
on the other hand it is charged that in times
Of peril and excitement certain officials Of the
Employers Association are seeking 10 spread
the strike by demanding such action OF employ
ers beyond contract relations as is at such Il
tine bound 10 be provocative of passiSn. If
this be proved it may be stated that il is hard
tor.
If the chosen representatives. Of either or both
parties 10 the conflict guilty as charged. the
party or parties thus guilty of fomentng dis
cord should no longer be permitted to plot
against The peace and the general welfare or
Chicago [ have named a commission to investi-
gate the facts in the dispute. and shall make
public the findings. The gentlemen composing
The commission are Graham Taylor, T. X. Web
ster and William c. Boyden.
An offer Of 10000 additional men to help pre-
serve the peace was made TO Mayor Dunno to-
day by Emil Hoechster. representing the Ger
man Turn societies Of the city. Mr.. Hoechster
told Mayor Dunno that all Of the members Of
the German societies are men who could do
effective work IN preserving the peace Mr..
HOechster offered 10 organize 1000 Of them at
once If the Mayor requested it A similar offer
Of 1900 made by Mr.. Nopcka- Of the
Bohemian organizations Mayor Dunno
much pleased with the offer.
Developments to-day pointed 10 a possible
conference between President Roosevelt, Gov
ernor Deueen and Mayor Dunno, looking to the
complete restoration Of law and order IN Chi
CagO. Disinterested persons have undertaken to
arrange the meeting next Wednesday, when the
President and Governor Deneen in all probalbil-
II VIII both be ia the city. Meanwhile 1t is
n0Jnced that. except in the greatest emergency,
troops viii not be ordered strike duty here.
A story that dynamite bomb was hurled at
q United States Express wagon at West Van
Buren, and Desplaines SITS. last night sent
from the Desplaines-st. police station to-
day. 4 special agent Of the express company
says 10 bomb was thrown was the wagon
damaged.
The special agent said:
The alleged bomb was nothing but blue
powder inclosed in a breakable bag. 1t was
thrown a one Of our wagons and struck the side
OF the seat"