The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-11-19
FEW ARE CHOSEN.

Twelve Thousand Strikers Apply for Their
Old Places in the Chicago Packing
Houses-only About 1900 Are accepted,
and These Required to Sign an Iron
Clad Contract - The Imported Men
Scared.
CHICAGO, Nov 16.-Before eight o'clock
yesterday morning over twelve thousand
Of the strikers at the Stock Yards APP
piled for work at the various packing
houses. The orders issued by the authori-
hes concerning the manner in which the
mon should assemble after designating the
places of rendezvous for those DESTROYS of
work in the different houses, read as fol-
lows.
'sThe managers of each house. with the as
sstance of their foremen and others, will select
from the line such men as they desire to have
come to work on that Or any other day. giving
to each man pass with the name of the firm
stamped upon it, and said pass to be good on
presentation at any entrance to Stock Yards.
After having selected all the men they desire,
they will request the balance to return home
ana report again at same place on any day that
may ne named by manager
These orders were strictly obeyed. At
tbs various places designated crowds of
men assembled. Foremen from the packing
houses were on hand and designated which
men they wanted to go to work. Those
who were not chosen went away without
a murnur, feeling certain that they would
be given chance in the near future. All
the strikers taken back are compelled to
sign 8 paper in which they agree not to
leave their work without giving their en-
ployeYS two weeks notice. On the other
hand the packers agree not to discharge
any of their men without giving them a
two weeks notice 70 still further bind
the men to the agreement each one is re-
quirei to deposit fifty dollars with his en-
ployer, this sum to be taken gradually out
of his wages
Over 300 men were taken back at Swift's
house. They left in a body, however, upon
hearing that they were required to sign the
contract mentioned above. The only local
assembly engaged in the strike which open
ly repudiated Mr.. Powderly's authority and
refused 10 return to work was the Coopers'
Assembly.
In ali about 1900 old men were taken
back yesterday.
The reason for choosing SO few men yes
terday is the scarcity of hogs in the market,
and, as the ''bosseS" informed the men,
eyenif there had been no strike it would
have been impossibss to hire them, as there
was nothing for them to do until some hogs
arrive from the country. The commission
men have been telegraphing their custom
ers to ship, and by Wednesday the porkers
will begin to arrive and operations in the
paoking -houses will be commenced in earn
est.
The problem of disposing of the new men
will solve itself. Before ten a. m. yester-
day fifty of them collected in Stock Yards
alley and asked for an escort of
soldiers to see them safely out. They
were furnished with guards and left
the yards. The non-union men do
not feel contented and they will
make themselves scarce, if not now,
as soon as the soldiers and guards are
Withdrawn. The most determined effort
10 retain the imported men will be made
at Swifts and Armour's, where they are
pledged full protection and permanent work.
Quite a number Of the late strikers will
probably never regain their old positions
Fully 500 of the imported men will doubt
less retain their situations in spite of all in
fuences which may be used against them.
THE return to the ten-b0ur day will throw
much larger number Of men out of work.
The packers were obliged to employ many
more men under the eight-hour system
than under the old rule.