Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-05-12
SHOWS SIGNS
OF SPREADING
Teamsters' Strike in Chicago Is
Likely to Involve Members
of Other Unions.
MANY CLASHES IN THE STREETS
A Number of Collisions Between Nom
Union and Union Teamsters-
Coal HauIers Were Assailed
from the Windows of
Factories.

Chicago, May S.-After strenuous
week, during which street riots were
frequent and the calling of troops
seemed imminent and at the end of
which Scandalous charges were made
against the peace officers of Chicago,
the teansters' strike yesterday rested
at the beginning of it's third week with
the employers apparently having the
advantage. The teamsters now appear
to be in a position where they must
either yield or decide to extend the
strike by calling out thousands of
other workmen members of affiliated
unions.
The Chicago Federation of Labor at
its regular meeting Sunday decided
on two measures touching the team
sters' struggle against the employers.
One is to withdraw labor union
funds from the banks which subscrib-
ed to the $4,000 fund to aid the en-
ployers, and to urge individual union
members to do likewise.
The other is to attempt to secure the
indictment of the officials of the En-
ployers' association on a charge of
conspiracy against certain team own
ers.
Chicago, May 9.-Both employers
and strikers claim gains in the team
sters' strike yesterday. The employ
ers declare that they gained decided
advantage in the number of wagons
sent out and the amount of business
transacted. The strikers claim is
based on the fact that $50 drivers for
f,,r, In, tha
city will strike to-day and that $50
paint workers employed by the Heath
& Milllgan Co. struck yesterday. The
furniture dealers ordered their men
to carry goods to the boycotted houses
and the strike will be the result.
The paint workers of Heath & Milli-
gan are the first members of any
union not a member of the teamsters'
organization to go on strike in sup
port of the teamsters. They walked
out because of the delivery of goods
by non. union teamsters.
The State street department stores
and large dry goods houses sent
out nearly their full complement of
| delivery wagons Monday morning and
throughout the day transacted bust
ess on almost normal basis. On
the wagons of Carson, Pirie, Scott &
| Co. ample preparations were made for
! possible trouble. All their wagons
were guarded by at least two repre-
sentatives of the law, either police of
| ficers or deputy sheriffs, the latter be-
| ing in all cases armed with rifles. The
| deputies sat in the rear of the wagons
and held their guns in position to use
at the first sign of disturbance.
No more colored men are to be hired
by the Employers Teaming Co. Indi-
vidual contracts are made with all
| men hired and they will be given per-
manent employment
The rioting Monday was of a
sharper character than that of Satur-
day. Three men were fatally injured
and humber of others were hurt.
The civic commission appointed by
| Mayor Dunno to investigate the strike
commenced operations Monday. 1t
did little but organize for future work,
however. and the promise for the sue
cessful performance of it's mission
Goes not seem bright.
Chicago, May 10.-The large de-
partment stores and the express COM
panies yesterday resumed business on
almost a normal basis. They sent
their wagons into the extreme parts OF
the CITY, in some instances without
police protection, and transacted their
business without trouble of serious
character. Sixteen hundred teams
were al work and the number will be
increased to-day. Notwithstanding
this apparent gain, however, there are
strong indications that the strike will
spread within the next few days, not
only among the teamsters, but will in
volve other unions as we'll.
There were numerous clashes in the
streets between non n-union men and
the police and union teamsters who
attempted to block the passage of the
wagons of the Employers Teamine
Co. There were also a number of at.
tacks made on non-union men by
workmen in buildings, who peltet
them with all sorts of missiles from
safe distances