Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-05-25
THE STRIKE is
TOTTERING C
Belief that the Labor War in Chicago
Will Soon be Ended Is Expressed
by Employers and Strikers.
GOMPERS ARRIVES IN THE CITY
His Influence Will be Thrown in Favor
of Peace-RineIeader of Strikers
at Public Schools Are to be
Arrested, Also the Parents
of Many Pupils.


Arrested, Also the Parents
of Many Pupils.
Chicago, May 17.-Although nc facts
have as yet transpired to fully warrant
the prediction it is asserted both by
members Of the Employers associa-
tion and by the conservative element
in the ranks of the teamsters that the
present strike will be called off, prob
| ably within As hours and certainly by
the end of the week.
Chief among the causes which led
to the prediction of a settlement are
the firm stands taken yesterday by
! Mayor Dunno when in conference with
President Shea and officials of the
| local Teamsters' union, he assured
them that any further spread of the
strike would certainly make it neces-
sary for him to call for troops, and the
arrival of President Samuel Gompers,
of the American Federation of Labor,
who reached the city last evening.
Although not possessed of executive
power in the settlement of the strike,
President Gompers declared that he
far distant
Immediately after leaving his train
President GOmpers went into confer
ence with President Shea and the
officers of the local Teamsters' union
The Employers association and the
express companies increased their
scope of delivery still further yester-
day. Something over 1000 wagons
were in use and business for the most
part was transacted without hindrance
Of any kind. There were a few cases
of rioting which were dispersed by po-
licemen who used their clubs in vigor-
Gus fashion.
Warrants were sworn out before
Judge Mack by Superintendent of
Compulsory Education BOdine for the
ringleaderS of the strikes" at the pub
lie schools and also for the parents Of
many Of the pupils whose children
have not returned to school. The
school officials decided to put down
the school strikes" if it should be
necessary to take several hundred
pupils and their parents into the
courts
Chicago, May 18.-It is highly prob
able that the next "a hours will see the
end of the teamsters' strike. Although
none of the labor leaders will so ac-
| knowledge, it is generally understood
that the program for calling off the
strike has already been arranged.
The authorities have taken hold of
the strike fever in the public schools
with a firm hand and yesterday Judge
I Il,
one boy to the John Worthy school,
which is a branch of the house of cor
rection, and sent two to the parental
school while a fourth was released on
probation.
Chicago, May 19.-Peace in the
teamsters strike is still hanging in the
balance and, although it is generally
/ expected that a settlement will soon
be reached, it seems further away than
it did "a hours ago.
1t was asserted by the Team Own
ers' association that the teamsters had
consented to arbitrate with them the
question of whether union teamsters
should make deliveries to boycotted
! houses. President Shea. of the Team
sters' union, declared yesterday that
ne had never agreed to any such
proposal. This misunderstanding
'auscd halt in the impending set
tlemCnt.
For the first time in several days
riots broke out and there were numer-
Gus fights between nOn-uniOn men and
union teamsteTs A disturbance at
| Twenty second street and Indiana ave
nue. blocked all traffic and delayed
street cars for half an hour The police
We're compelled to use their clubs Wig
| orous,y to Gisperse the crowd and they
made several arrests.
Chicago, May 2O.-AIl the indica-
tions point to the end of the team
sters' strike within the next u hours,
il being predicted by both employers
and labor leaders that the trouble will
be over within that time. President
Shea of the Teamsters' union, last
night met Attorney Mayer, who has
full authority to settle the strike for
the Employers association, at the
Auditorium annex.
Shea and Mayer refused to state
what matters were under considera-
tion, but from other sources it was
learned that Shea was making an eff
fort 10 secure the best terms possible
for his men before consenting to rec
ommand that the strike be called off.
After the meeting Shea reported di-
rectly to the teamsters' joint council,
which met at union headquarters and
continued its deliberations until late
hour.
The sole power of calling off the
strike rests with this body and it was
freely predicted on all sides last night
that it would be at some time before
noon to-day that the end would come.
Big Movement CT Freight Cars.
Saybrook, Conn, May ia total Of
about 800 freight cars on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
moved across the Connecticut river
draw bridge Yesterday and of this