Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-05-05
THERE'S NO PEACE
YET IN SIGHT
All Efforts to Settle the Chicago
Strike Prove Fruitless.
EMPLOYERS WON'T ARBITRA1e
The Iaboring Men Declare Theia
Readiness 10 Acquiesce In the
Plan Of Submitting COntr0.
versy To a COmmissiOn.

Chicago, May Chicago had on hei
working clothes Sunday, and to any
n without a knowledge Of the fight
going on here between capital and la.
Dor, an examination Of the calendar
was necessary to make certain that II
was Sunday. From daylight in the
morning until dark at night, the down.
town streets were crowded with heavi.
ly-laden wagons and trucks, giving the
city a weekday appearance that was
never witnessed here before on the first
day of the week.
Believing that the fight now going
on for supremacy between the Employ.
ers' 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 to procure an extra supply OF
material and supplies. Every available
team, and even one-horse vehicles, was
brought into use during the day TO!
the purpose of replenishing coal bin.
and to obtain other material necessary
to the transaction of business.
To-day being May /, which is moving
day in Chicago, the furniture vans in
the residence district added to the
weekday appearance of the city. Fear
ing that the furniture drivers nigh
become involved in the difficulty, the
majority Of those who under normal
conditions would have sought their
new homes to-day, decided to take no
chances and made the change Sunday
While all these preparations were
going on for an emergency, efforts
were being made in Mayor DUNES of.
flee in the city hall to bring about a
possible adjustment Of the teamsters
strike. Early in the afternoon a com
mittee, representing the Employers
association, met a peace commission
consisting of Bishop G. 7. Anderson, OF
the Episcopal church; JAnkin Lloyd
Jones. of All Souls church; DR.. Emil
G. Hirsch, Of Sinai Temple. Miss Jane
Adams, Of Hull House, and Cornelis
De Bay, of Neighborhood House.
At the end of this conference the
committee representing the unions met
ii' & ''IiA'AtNN'' "H'' "'ht wv
the entire strike situation in an effort
to devise some mean to bring about F
pcaceahle ending OF the controversy
The Chicago Federation OF Labor was
also busy considering the strike situa-
ton, but no action was taken to spread
the strike to the affiliated unions.
The conference in Mayor Dunne'i
@T,, Iart,I ei, hn,rc onI thn rnooa
commission appointed by the mayor
Saturday, failed utterly in its efforts
to bring about a settlement OF the
strike. The plan for an armistice OF
IS hours was rejected by both sides
early in the conference, as was also
an offer. later made by The representa-
tives of the labor men. who asked that
a committee of five citizens be ap.
pointed TO arbitrate the matter.
After the conferences, which Vert
held in secret, the peace committee is.
sued the following statement:
"The members of this commission
acting upon request of Mayor Dunno
regret to inform the public that, after
having heard representatives of both
parties to the controversy, no plan was
found acceptable to bring about an ad'
justment of the difficulty.
"Thc representatives of the employ
ers refused to accept any commission
or mean of arbitration which was sug
gestcd, while the laborils men de
clared their readiness to acquiesce II
the plan of submitting the controvers!
to persons commanding the respect ant
! confidence Of the community"