Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-17
C0MPERS AWAITS
ORDERS FROM SHEA
Has no Intention Of Interfering
In the Strike UuIcS He is
Commanded to DO So
NO AON'UNION COALFOHSCHOOLS
Board Of Education Believes "Au Ounce
Ol Preventive Is Worth a
Pound OF Cure"

chicago, May lI--Samucl Gompcrs
president Of the American Fotoratlon
ol Labor was the central figure In the
loalns'ers' strike situation today His
PIestn'e IN chicago was regarded az
o.Heflng nope OF peace, but the cry OF
lne hlrlkers was stil for arbitration.
when the employers had rosoWtcly re.
luscd as 10 the garment workers In
whose behalf the Transfers quit work
slN weeks ago, '''' "N'"
Mr. dompors met the labor leadors
To-Day IN his rooms al the Briggs house.
Just before golng into the conference
he said
am not In a position 10 say what
VIII nor WIN not be done. / win say.
however that | have no Intention of
interfering unless | am commanded by
lresldeht shea and his colleagues to do
That President Gompcrs came to chi.
shso NJ the solicitation OF both the
putllehs hen ana the Transfers off,
eln,s 10 act IN the capacity OF peacc-
maker wns the statement of the nation.
al labor chief himself today,
my mission 20 Chicago" ne said,
rs TO try 10 be- helpful In bringing
about an adjustment of the strike
oHine here at the solicitation Of one
OF lhe chicago newspapers which Gent
me through its Washington correspond.
en- ten days ago a long telegram, set
thg forlh that the situation In Chicago
was very Keen, ! was urged 10 come
ana use my influence to restore peace
inc telegram stated that | enjoyed the
CONFIDENCE OF both sides, the employ.
ofB ns well ~ tho unions. / placed
tho telegram IN the hands Of Mr.. Shea,
ana the result was that several tolo.
grams were sent back and forth bo.
tween Mr. Shea ana myself, and on
Monday last We had a long tank over
the Iona distance telephone, Mr., shea
oppressed the belief then that | might
he helpful IN bringing about an nd.
Wstmont or this strike and 40 came"
Mr' tompers said that the telegram
referred TO M coming from a ncWspn.
per was signed John g, Eastman of
the Chicago Journal
II wish to say he said, that the
suggestion set forth IN the dispatch was
supplemented by a few prominent bust.
moss men who also believed that 1 could
be helpful In settling the difficulties,
am not here 10 call the strike off or ON,
am not In charge Of the strike and
don't expect 10 be, I am horo 90 be
helpful " | can, IL there parallel
between this strike ana the rocont New
York subway strlke2 There X none,
Tint strike was called contrary TO the
national union law Tho Chicago
strike, the national officers inform mo-
~ regular IN every way, would not
say mat has been conducted well or
otherwise"
Mr. dompors declined 10 say whether
no would seek conference with tho
Employers association and declined 10
discuss this phaso Of the situation I'M
any way, When asked n ne would
sock conference with Atty, Levy
Mayer, representing tho Employers as.
socintion, MI dompers declined 10 10.
ply
Delegates Of tho Socialist party OF
Chicago have adopted resolutions ey.
pressing sympathy for the garment
workers, and commencing the sympn.
IhotIo strike Of the transfers 10 aid The
workers, IN preventing the
return IN all It's hldooOsncss " the
swoo tshop and IT. whole train OF evils
The resolutions also urge workers not
10 forget at future elections to place
men In power who VIII administer all
affairs IN their interest"
Two coored glrIko.bre1kcrs, Jesse
and James Jones, ono Of
whom Ia believed 10 have fired n shot
hat resulted IN the death Of nm oIght
year old school boy lGnoch Carlson,
we're arrested today Both negroes dcs.
Dorntoy resisted the police They arc
employees Of the pabody Coal company,
which has boon active In attempting,
with nonnnon negro toamslcrs, 20 de.
liver coal at the public schools, and hna
been resisted by strikoa Of hundreds
VI pupils at the schools, The shooting
" Carlson followed the jocrng Of col.
lrod non.unlon mon by a number OF !
'choolboyE who were playing BAH In !
vacant lot,
Untll the ordor OF the schoolchildron
las cooled no more deliveries NJ mon.
lnlon" coal win be made at the public |
'chool buildings unless absolutely |
lecoeory This announcement Is made |
~ officials ~ the board Of education, |
who believe that ian ounce ~ proven. |
I've is worth a pound " cure Tho |
loclson 10 stop the deliveries Of conl |
W non'unlon drivers was reached after |
he compulsory education department !
lnd put down strikes nc six schools, ana
lflor disturbances had been caused at |
even other schools,
A truce " In prospect between tho |
ivory owners and the union, Onciala
If the drivers organization are said 70 |
nave decided not Ia force the issue with
he employers organization, 4, Il, Per-
lpo, president OF the Joint llyorymen'a
aaocl1tlon said today that tho drivers
lad decided not 10 carry out the boy.
oit plan against department stores
md other strike affected houses, but
o permit passengers TO be cnrrIod any.
where they might designate. A meet.
M OF the executive board OF the cab
nd Carriage Drivers union tonight IN
Npootod 10 railfy thia action and bring
bout a settlement No far Us the livery
BUSINESS " concerned. '