The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
TO END TONIGHT.
Strike Is Now Only NominalIy in
Existence.
Union Committee Has Accepted
Terms of Peace.
JOINT COUNCIL TO ACT.
Drivers Are Asking Employees
for Reinstatement.
Not All the Strikers win Be
Re-emplOyed.
JOINT COUNCIL TO ACT.

chicago May 20-The teamsters'
strike IS nominalIy on but the official
ending is expected tonight. The attor-
ney of the Employers association said
j today that union committee" has ac-
cepted terms of peace, and this state
ment was confirmed by an official of the
union. The joint council is to take final
action tonight
Committees representing the team
sters visited a number of the employers
and made inquiries as to the reinstate-
ment of old drivers. All will not be re-
employed; no law breakers will be given
! a position.
There was no interference with deliv-
cries to boycotted stores and no rioting.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor returned to Chi
caSo today. His arrival was in accord
ance with his announcement that he
would come back to aid if possible in
the settlement of the strike.
Peace terms tentatively accented Nv
the teamsterS' joint council were ratifi-
ed by International President Shea to-
Gay. The acceptance has still to he
fully endorsed at meeting of the Joint
eouncH tonight. Unless well laid plans
/ for a termination of the struggle are
I overthrown by radicals in the ratifca-
/ tiOn meeting, the teamsters. it is said
+ Will be back at work on Monday-as
] Ildl4g OL lLEI4 dS can ma work That
! the union committee, A. J. Reed secre-
/ tary of the Furniture Drivers union:
I President c. p. Shea and President W
/ J. Gibbons of the Teamsters' Joint
/ council, did not represent all the ele-
mentS was a report current tOdav Lit
! tie time was consumed by the strike
/ committee in Attorney Mayors Office in
announcing their acceptance of the en-
/ pioyers' terms in general A transcript
! of the several propositions submitted
J last NIGHT To the nj int
/ Gil includes the following points:
Strikers Surrender.
1 The strikers are to be reinstated
+ wherever vacancies occur, except that
/ the employers will not consider appIi-
4 cations of men convicted of violence or
/ does not include the express companies;
+ union men must deliver TO the express
! companies when ordered to do so; the
/ Employers Teaming company to con-
/ tinue employing nonunion men-the
/ open shop to prevail working condi-
/ tons, wages and hours to remain the
/ same as before the strike.
The only point on which the strikers
/ committee was tenacious, was that per-
tanning to express companies.
The latter had expressed a deter
minatiOn not to take back strikers. as
/ serting that by striking the latter had
broken their contract. In agreeing to
a settlement the union representatives
were understood to waive the question
of reinstatement of employees of the
express companies. This afternoon
Attorney Mayer of the employers
made the following statement:
''Mr. Shea and Mr.. Reed, who are
now with me, join with me in saying
that the question as to whether the
strike will be continued or be de-
! clared off has not vet been deter
mined, but depends on the conclusion
| which NIessrs. Shea and Reed arrive
at when they take up the matter with
/ the teamsters' joint council this even
ing. In the meanwhile none of us will
or can predict what the outcome viii
be- This statement is authoritative
and any reports to the contrary are
unfOunded and mere guess work"
Express Drivers Caused Hitch.
Chicago, May 2O.-From all indica-
tions peace in the strike waited on
the efforts of President Shea and an
associate, A. J. Reed, to secure terms
of some sort for the former employees
of the railway express companies, all
other matters in controversy apparent
ly being settled.
The express drivers had been fatty
refused settlement in even single in
stance. At the solicitation of the
union leaders the express company
representatives here had agreed, how
ever to communicate with the offices
in New York as to possible conces-
sions. This phase of the situation
which possibly the peace plans might
be wrecked. Anticipating a refusal by
the New York officials of the express
companies to modify the stand taken
by Chicago representatives, it was con-
jectured that the labor leaders might
endeavOr to center a fight on the ex-
press companies, lifting the ban from
all other concerns. No definite steps
in that direction were taken, however,
pending a reply from the higher Off
Gals of the express companies.
Opinions vary as to the number OF
strikers who will be reinstated now
that the teamsters' strike practically is
ended, but the general belief is that
80 per cent is a conservative figure
This estimate largely comes from
union sources. The employers, main
tanning that the Employers Ieamlng 8
! company was a permanent institution,
/ placed the percentage of strikers who
would get their old places back at
even a lower figure. The Employers
! Teaming company viii employ no
union men at all.
The total number of men on strike,
including 500 helpers, at the end IS B.
Ira From the most trustworthy estl-
mates 1900 of these will get their
nlaces hack in the course of time, leav-
ing 2.472 who will have to seek other
employment
vas injured while guarding Wells
FARGO express wagon, died today. His
death is the tenth ascribed to the
! teamsters' strike
Ten Men Struck
Notwithstanding that the strike
seemingly was at an end ten drivers
of -four wagons quit today They
were teamsters for John ". Eclxhart
fS5 CO., and they went out because thev
were ordered to deliver goods to boy
cotted stores.
Today committees from the various
local unions of teamsters visited the