Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-16
FOR TIME BEING
TRUCE PREVAILS
TRANSFERS AWAIT Meeting
OF OFFICERS
LUMBERMEN NOW INVOLVED
Chicago City Council Authorizes the
Mayor to Appoint Commit
tee Which Shall Urge Both
Sides to Arbitrate
LUMBERMEN NOW INVOLVED
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 15.-A practical arm
istice in the teamsters' strike was de-
clared tonight to last until the officers
Of the International Brotherhood OF
Teamsters meet here either Wednes-
day or Thursday of this week.
At a meeting Of the teamsters' joint
council held tonight to reconsider the
action of Saturday night, when it was
decided to refuse the demand of the
Team Owners association that deliv-
cries be made to houses where strikes
exist, the members of the council re-
affirmed their stand and decided that
they could not accede to the demands
of the Team Owners association. 1t
was known to members of the latter
organization that this action would be
taken and the proceeding was, in fact,
of a perfunctory character, 1t having
been agreed that the matter should
await the arrival of the national of-
fiers of the teamsters' union.
The Lumbermens association to-
night passed resolution call
ing on the teamsters to define
their position as to what might be
expected when the lumber firms of the
city called upon them to make. deliv-
cries. The association declared that 1t
was in favor Of making deliveries ire
spective of the strike, and announced
that drivers who refused to deliver
goods as ordered would be discharged.
rTto I,,,,J,ar oopoarns rapraaented at the
meeting employ 1900 teamsters and
strike of these would mean great en-
barrassment to the building operations
in the city.
1t is not expected, however, that the
Lumbermen's association will push
matters until after the officials of the
national organization of teamsters have
handed down their decision. If that
body refuses to sanction the delivery to
the boycotted firms, the lumbermen
will at once order deliveries, and the
large team owners will do likewise,
with the result of adding to the ranks
of the strikers about 5000 men.
The Chicago council late tonight, af-
ter a spirited debate, passed reso-
luton authorizing the mayor to ap-
point a committee of seven aldermen
who shall urge upon the parties to the
teamsters' strike the advisability of
submitting the points at issue to arbi-
tration. The vote on the adoption of
the resolution was As to 20. 1t was OPP
posed by several aldermen who declare
that there was nothing in the strike
that admitted of abitration.
Bricklayers hail. chief labor head
quarters in Chicago and meeting place
for the Federation of Labor, has been
invaded by the police. Eleven union
men were arrested who had taken
refuge in the building after non-union
driver had been "slugged."
A Ptiful Story
Fear that he would meet the same
fate as C. ]. Carlstrom, the wood
worker who was killed, 1t is alleged, by
"sluggers," had led John Mitterman to
kill himself. Mitterman cut his throat
with a razor while standing in the
street opposite his dwelling. He died
two hours later at a hospital, raving
against the unions.
Mitterman up to and after the time
of the strike was I'm the employ of
Fred L. Meckel in whose shops Carl
strom worked. He was one of the men
on the list of those to be "slugged" of
whom Carlstrom was the first.
The fact that he was to meet the
fate of Carlstrom so preyed upon Nit
terman's mind that he sent letter to
Mr.. Nickel a week ago, saying that he
had been followed by "sluggers" and
was in fear Of his life.
An investigation is being made by the
police.