Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1905 — NO SPREAD OF THE STRIKE [ARTICLE]

NO SPREAD OF THE STRIKE

Chicago Teamatora* Council So Decide* and Order* Striker* to Call Off Their _ Strike* at Once, Chicago. July 26.—The Teamsters’ Joint Council held a meeting to consider the action of the members of the Employers’ association in declaring that no more union teamsters would bo employed until the strike had been called off by all of the local unions in the city. The position taken by the employers caused strong feeling among the unions, and before the meeting there was strong sentiment in favor of calling all the union teamsters of tbe city out on a general strike. After a meeting that lusted well into this morning, and which was at times marked by tierce debate, tbe council decided that tbe strike should not be spread, and ordered all of tbe local unions that had failed to obey the order to call off the strike to do so at once. In addition, the council issued an order declaring that there are no longer any boycotted bouses In the city.