The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-05-23
STRIKE NOT
CALLED OFF
CHICAGO TRANSFERS REJECT
TERMS OF EMPLOYERS.
DISAGREE ON ONE POINT
Express Companies Refusal to Rein.
state Drivers Renews Conflict
Will Ask For Troops.

Chicago, May 21.-The strike of the
teamsters, instead of being declared |
off, will be spread to greater proper
tions. This was decided last night
by the members of the teamsters' |
joint council, which was in session un-
til midnight.
The council met at 8 o'clock to |
hear the report of the negotiations |
that had been in progress with the
employers throughout the day. They |
agreed to all the stipulations of the
employers with the exception of that
which declared that the drivers of the
express companies should not be
taken back. This was the rock upon
which the peace program was wrecked
and after several hours of debate it
was decided that the teamsters' union
could not leave the express drivers
to make lone fight, but must stand
all the negotiations and prepare for
further fight.
Sheriff Talks.
Sheriff Barrett said last night, after
being informed of the action of the
teamsters' joint council: ''It simply
means that the troops will have to be
called out. We have found it difficult
to maintain the peace with the force
of police and deputy sheriffs we have
had out, and now that there is
prospect of much greater body of
men being on strike with all the
chance of a riot that it entails, it will
be out of the question for us to handle
the trouble without aid from the mill
tary. AS soon as the strike spreads,
will be compelled to ask the govern
or of the state for aid. l have done
all that am able to do, and the pros
pect now is that the thing will get
away beyond the powers of my Office"
Tells Attorney Mayer.
AS soon as the teamsters' statement
was given out and the council ad-
journed, President Shea of the Teams
ters' International union stepped to
the telephone and called up Levy May
err attorney for the Employers as
sociation, at his rooms in the Audi.
torium annex.
"Hello, Mr.. Mayer" he said, "this
is Shea. l wanted to tell you that
the council has decided to reject the
proposition that has been made to
us by the employers. I thought it
right to let you know at once. That's
ALL"
1t was, day of conferences and
consultations; there were propositions
and counter propositions and at night
fall the situation was practically the
same as in the morning. The team.
sters have accepted all of the terms
of the employers with the exception OF
that relating to the reinstatement OF
the drivers of the seven express COM
panies. These men were informed
when they went out on sympathetic
strike that they were violating their
contracts with the company in so do
ing, and that none of them would ever
be employed again in any capacity.
! Employers Terms.
The terms announced by the en-
lployers were as follows:
That the teamsters shall recognize
: the Employers Association Teaming
company as a permanent institution,
employing non-union drivers and the
"open shop to prevail. All the strik-
ers are to be reinstated whenever va
cancies exist, except that the employ
ers will not consider the applications
of men who have been guilty of law
less conduct during the strike.
The settlement of the strike with
other concerns is not to include the
: express companies.
Union drivers must deliver goods
to express companies irrespective Of
strike conditions.
Working conditions to be the same
} as before the strike. These in fac
we're never an Issue in the strike.
, Prosecutions already started In the
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