The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-11
THESTRIKERS.
THOUSANDS OF MEN GOING
TO WORK UNDER PRO
lection.
''DELEGATE BARRY'' RISES TO EN-
PLAIN-ENPRESS ROBBERY
MYSTERIOUS LETTER.

CHICAGO, November S.-About 5000 men re-
ported for work at the yards this morning. Every
thing was quiet, and no disturbance of any kind
was reported to-day. Soldiers started on their
rounds at o'clock this morning and patrolled the
entire district Most of the men who came to the
yards were brought in by the trains,
DELEGATE BARRY.
Delegate Barry who is representing Powdery and
the Knights of Labor general executive board, in
an interview this morning says he considers the
situation at the stock yards very serious, and he
looks for a prOtracted strike. lie declares the o.
der to strike was regular in every respect and of
ters the following statement to the public as his
official utterance on the subject;
"To Whom it May Concern:-In justice to our
selves and the %, % men whom we represent, we
desire to make a few statements, and correct some
last strike in charge made all efforts consistent
with knighthood to compromise the difficulty.
The packers were offered the following PROPOSE
ton, which they treated with contempt:
First-Technical recognition of the eight hour
day, the employees promising to work. over
time as much as the packers deemed necessary.
Second "A reduction in pay sufficient to bal
any loss which might be incidental to such an
arrangement.
These negotiations failing, certain packers as
ured the committee that if the men would return
to the ten-hOur plan for a few weeks that they
(the packers) would withdraw from the Packers
association and return to the eight-hour system.
The authorized representatives OF the packers
have since notified us that no member OF the asso-
citation had the right to take such action. We
have positive proof that p ID. Armour desires no
settlement on any basis whatever. He is fighting
for another object The agreement which he
requires all the men to sign who return to his
employ throws light on his motives. That
agreement is as follows:
81 do faithfully promise that will renounce all
allegiance to labor organizations and that |
will deposit from my wages the sum of So
weekly until the total has reached SlO1, and that |
will not leave the firm except on two weeks
notice my part, under penalty of forfeiting all
the money SO deposited"
We are censured for not putting the houses in
order, rhe precedent to which was established at
the last strike. At that time Mr., Granville saw
yer, a member of the executive board of District
No So, was asked by N Cudohy to clean up his
houses. Mr. SAWYER raised volunteers among the
men and did the work to Mr.. Cudohys satisfac-
ton. Next day an injunction was placed upon
Mr.. Sawyer, restraining him from entering the
yards. That is the one and all sufficient
reason for declining to assist the packers
in this respect No agreement was ever made be-
tween the packers and the executive board, and
Cattle Butchers association. The packers offered
schedule based on the ten hour system and signed
it, but the butchers committee rejected the prop
ositon. The order to strike was the work OF no
one man, or few men. ltwas in response to the
unanimous demand of 25OO0 men, who were per
fecty represented in the deliberations of the com
mittee which issued the order.
Believing that this statement will give the public
better understanding of the same complications
of this problem we subscribe ourselves and respect
fully.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, KNIGHTS OF LABOR
NJ. A. MARSHALL, Secretary.
DEPUTIES FIRED UPON,
CHICAGO, November 9,-Everything at the stock
yards continues quiet. The names of Swift u Co.
| n. Morris Il Co. and Union Stock Yards and Tran
sit company were added to the agreement adopted
at Yesterdays meeting of the packers, which de
clared that hereafter men belonging to any Labor
| organization be employed by them The paper has
| now been signed by ali houses doing business al
the stock yards, as well as the Stock Yards com
pany.
The first excitement of the day at the stock yards
occurred at O'Clock this afternoon. AT that hour
word was sent to the headquarters of the deputy
sheriffs that their services were needed at Forty
second and Ashland avenues. Fifty deputies i'm
mediately hurried to the place, and we're quickly
followed by four companies of infantry lnvesti
CATION was made and it was found four deputies,
who had been left to patrol alley in the vicinity
had been fired upon by some unknown parties
The fire was returned, but the aggressor5 escaped