The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-01
FORTY-ElGHT HOUR ARMlSTlCE
PLAN REJECTED BY BOTH SIDES
Strikers Raid Staple and Stamped Horses
Federation OF Labor Asks That
No Troops be Sent
Into City

Chicago, April 30.-chlc 90 had on
her working clothes today and to any
one without knowledge e the fight go
ing on here between capital and labor
an examination of the calendar was
necessary II maize certain / was SIN
day From da5l git nntil dark The
down-toNn streets wefe crowded with
heavily laden wagons and trac 5. CIV
ing the city week day appearance.
Believing the fight nov gong on for
supremacy between the Employers a.
solicitation of Chicago and union team
stera to he 3rotfacteI one. business
men took advantage of the snspen,
sion Of regular business today to p@o-
cure extra mater al and supplies. Ev-
cry available team and even one hcrse
vehicles were brought into use during
he day for the purpose of replenish-
ing coal bins and obtaining other ma
terial necessary to the transaction of
business.
While preparations were going on
for an emergency, efforts were being
made. at Mayer Dunne's office at the
city hall to bring about q peaceable
adjustment Of the teamsLers' str ke.
Early In the afternoon committee
representing the Employers afsocia-
tion met the peace commission, con
sisting Of Bishop G. r, Anderson, Of
the Episcopal chuch; Jenkin III yd
Jones Of All Souls church; DR.. Emil
G. Hirsch of Sinai temple; Miss Jane
Adams Of Hull House and DR.. Cor
nelia De Bey of Ne ghborhood Eou e.
All the end Of this conference a com
mittee representing the union met the
citizens committee and went over the
entire strike situation in an effort to
devise some means TO bring about a
peaceable ending to the controversy.
The Chicago Federation Of Labor was
also busy considering the strike situa-
ton, bat no action was taken 70
rnread the strike to affiliated unions
Believing the teamsters justified in
the fight making the federation passed
resolution declaring;
"The Employers association and Its
allies have declared their deliberai {
intention to crush out Of existence all
labor organizations, and in pursuance
Of this policy are resorting to every
scheme Of misrepresenting for thC
mlrpose OF misleading the public, ant
refuses all overtures for arbitration O
the present Industrial condition.
Therefore, we request Presiden
Roosevelt Governor Deneen and May
or Dunne investigate the existing con
diticns in Chicago before complyint
with any request made Tor the use Q
NH tia in the city during the presen
difficulty
The conference in Mayor Dunna'
Office lasted six hours and the peac'
commission appointed by the mayo
Yesterday failed utterly in its effort
to bring about settlement OF tn
strike. The plan for an armistice 0
fprty.elght hours was rejected by bot
sides early,in the conference, as wa
also an offer later made by the repre-
sentatives Of the labor men, VINO asf
ed that a committee of five citizens b
appointed 10 arbitrate the matter
The express companies had severa
wagons at work In transferring pacl
ages from one railroad to another. n
interference was met with. Early t'
day mob of 500 men and boys, heat
ed by a number Of striking teamster'
raided the main stables Of the En-
ployers' Teaming company and stan
peded the animals. This was violi
ton Of the federal injunction Issue
by Judge Kohlsaat The names OF III
union men involved, 1t is said. hay
been secured and they will be brougl
into court tomorrow morning.
William and Marry Grady, plctur
manufacturers, who were shot earl
today and seriously wounded, are sal
70 have been the victims OF misul
derstanding. Some time ago these me
suppl ed Montgomery, Ward & G.
with picture frames, but their contra,
expired several months ago. 1t
said by the police, that strike symp,