The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-05-10

Employers Add Greatly TO the
Supply Of Wagons for
Deliveries,
Labor Leaders Fear That the
President Will Not Take
Up Case

! CHICAGO. May s.-The large de-
partment stores and the express COM
panies to-day resumed business on al
most a normal basis. They sent their
wagons into the extreme parts of the
city, F some sisxtances without police
protection, and transacted their busf-
ness without interruption or trouble
of a serious character. Sixteen hun
dred teams we're at work to-day. and
the number will be increased to-mor-
row. Notwithstanding this apparent
gain, however, there are strong indi-
cations tonight that the strike will
spread within the next few days, not
only among the teamsters, but will in
volve other unions as we'll
The drivers of the Wenig Teaming
Company, large concern chiefly en-
gagged in delivering -four. went out to-
day when one of their number was
discharged for refusing to deliver -four
to boycotted house. The Wenig
Company is a strong factor in the
landowners Association, which
heretofore has sided rather with the
Teamsters Union than with the En-
ployers Association. Its stand in line
with the latter organization was some
thing of surprise to both sides in
the struggle.
For some time this afternoon it was
reported that strike of the team
sters employed by the Crane Company
was imminent This concern is an
immense manufacturer of elevators
and plumbing supplies, 80 its shut
down would be a serious detriment to
many building operations now in
progress. The threat to strike was
caused by the discharge of two team
sters who refused to make deliveries
as ordered The officials of the I'M. on
sanctioned the strike, but 1T did not
occur as expected. An adjustment was
reached. but the statements of the
Crane Company and of the labor
leaders differ as to its character.
MANY CLASHES OCCUR.
There were numerous clashes in the
streets to-day between non-union men
and the police and union teamsters,
who attempted to block the passage,
of the wagons OF the Employers
Teaming Company. There were also
q number of attacks by workmen
in buildings, who pelted non-union
men with all sorts of missiles
from a safe distance. These fights
were all in the character of rear
guard attacks and bore no resemblance
to the open violence committed during
last week. The most serious fight of
the day was at Lake and Clark streets,
ade and brought about a congestion
of traffic and a series Of fights that
blocked the streets in that section of
the city for the greater part of an hour.
Nobody was seriously hurt and nu-
merous arrests were made by the po-
lice
Coal teamsters in the business sec
ton of the city were the especial OBJ
ject of attack by workmen in build.
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as they were discovered missiles of all
sorts were showered upon them and in
several instances it was necessary for
the wagon guards and the police to
send volley of bullets flying toward
the windows. Nobody, however, was
shot during the day.
The taking of evidence relative to
the granting of injunctions issued tenn
porarily by the United States Circuit
sc ciation and the seven express COM
panIes commenced to-day before Mas
fer-in-chancery Sherman. Witnesses
for the employers told OF the trouble
that led up to the strike and testified
concerning assaults on non-union men.
MAY NOT SEE PRESIDENT.
with reports coming into headuuar-
ters of a gloomy nature, the strike
leaders were in no frame of mind to be
enthusiastic over the visit of the Presi-
dent The committee to wait upon the
nations chief has been named but
there seems to be q disposition to put
upon President Charles Dold OF the
Chicago Federation of Labor the work
Of writing a statement of the strikers
side of the controversy for the Presi-
dents perusal.
Union labor leaders appeared less en-
thusiastic to-day about bringing their
strike troubles to the Attention OF Pres