Show GiOAGOS BED MAY HAVEn MILITARY HAVE-n FUNERALS Strikers < Are to Be Fought to the Last Ditch POLICE WILL BE TRIED FIRST If Civil Authority Fall Militia Will Bo Called Out Liverymen and Undertakers Determined Deter-mined to Resume Business Today as Usual Chicago Dec 23The struggle between be-tween the Liverymen and Undertakers Undertak-ers association and the Livery Drivers union which for the past six days has seriously Interfered with the burial of Chicagos dead as no hearses or carriages car-riages have been available for funerals ia I to be a fight to the finish all efforts looking to a settlement of the strike by conciliation having been abandoned tonight to-night For the past two clays the prospects pros-pects for a settlement by arbitration seemed bright but today the contending contend-ing parties drifted farther apart than ever and all peace negotiations have been declared off by the employers WILL TRY OPEN SHOP At a meeting tonight of the employers employ-ers affected by the strike It was decided de-cided to open for business tomorrow morning on the open shop prlncple and employ union or nonunion men Before this decision was reached arrangements ar-rangements were made to petition one of the Circuit court Judges the first thing tomorrow for an injunction restraining re-straining the strikers from Interfering with the business of the employers The conservative element at the meeting meet-ing worked hard to prevent the opening open-ing of the stables but was defeated < 1 It was proposed to make overtures to the strikers on an arbitration bafls This was not given heed by the more radical element who expressed itself as being tired waiting for such a move on the part of the men The union officials l I offi-cials predict trouble when the open shop plan is tried TROUBLE IS FEARED In anticipation of opposition by the union the employers tonight called upon Chief of Police ONcil for further police protection against violence and picketing In reply Chief ONeil said Te police have ben ordered to extend ex-tend you the utmost protection in carrying car-rying on funerals If you experience the slightest trouble call up the nearest police station and if I that does not help call me up POLICE FOR ALL FUNERALS Chief ONeils plan itl to have policemen police-men accompany all funerals In cabs Members of the association said tonight to-night that should the police fall to maintain order the Sheriff would be called upon for protection and should that fall the Governor will be appealed to to supply militiamen WILL SMASH HACKS The police were notified tonight by two llvcrymcn of the North Side that threats had been made that their carriages car-riages would be smashed If they attempted at-tempted to use them In funerals tomorrow tomor-row rowOne livery company of Evanston has three funerals tomorrow all for Rose Hill cemetery After being told that their vehicles would be smashed if they went upon the streets the liverymen warned nil the rclntlvcn of the dead that it would be advisable for them togo to-go to the cemetery by train The bodies will however be taken In hearses |