Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-01
Sunday in Chicago.

Chicago, May l.-Chlcago nad ou
her working clothes Sunday, and TO
anyone without a knowledge of the
fight going on here between capital
and labor an examination Of the call
endar was necessary to make certain
that it was Sunday. From daylight TIL
dark the downtown streets were crowd
ed with heavily laden wagons ana
trucks, giving the city a week day ap-
pearance that was never witnessed mere
before on the first day of the week.
Believing that the fight now going
on for supremacy between the En-
ployers' Association of Chicago and the
union teamsters Is to be a protracted
one, the business men of the city took
advantage of the suspension OF regular
business day to procure an extra sup
ply of material and supplies. Every
available team, and even one-horse We
hicles were brought into use during
the day for the purpose of replenishing
coal bins and to obtain other material
necessary to the transaction of busi-
ness.
Today being the first Of May, which
is moving day in Chicago. the furniture
van In the residence districts added to
the week day appearance OF the city.
Fearing that the furniture drivers
might become involved in the difficulty
the majority Of those who under nor
NAL conditions would have sought their
new homes today decided to take no
chances and made the change yes
terday.
While all these preparations were
going on for an emergency eHorls
were being made In Mayor Dunne's
office at the city hall to bring about
a peaceable adjustment Of the
teamsters' strike. Early In
the afternoon committee rep
resenting the Employers Associa-
ton. met peace commission consist
ing Of Bishop G. p. Anderson OF the
Episcopal church, Jenkin L. Jones OF
All Souls church, DIR. Emil 9. Hirsch
OF Sinai Temple, Miss Jane Adams OF
Hull house, and Dr. Cornelia De Bey OF
Neighborhood house. At the end OF
this conference a committee represent
ing the unions met the citizens COM
mittee and went over the entire strike
situation in an effort to devise some
means to bring about a peaceable end
ing Of the controversy The Chicago
Te Tederation of Esib5u Lao -husy l.sssss
sidering the strike situation, but no ac-
ton was taken to spread the strike to
the affiliated unions. Believing that
the teamsters are justified in the fight
they are making, the federation passed
the following resolution:
Will Appeal to Roosevelt.
"Whereas, the Employers Associa-
ton and its allies of this city have
declared their deliberate intention to
crush out OF existence all labor organ
izations and whereas, in pursuance OF
this policy said Employers Association
and its allies are resorting to every
scheme of Misrepresentation for the
purpose Of misleading the public. and
"Whereas, the said association has
determined at least to refuse all over
lures for arbitration into the facts
causing the present Industrial condi-
tions; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we request Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Governor Deneen and
Mayor Dunno to Investigate the exist
ing conditions in Chicago before COM
plying with any request made for the
use Of militia in the city during the
present difficulty, and be 1t further
Resolved, That the president of this
organization be instructed to appoint a
committee to lay the facts before Pres
ident Roosevelt Governor Deneen and
Mayor Dunno, that they may take such
other steps as may be necessary to give
effect to these resolutions"