Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-19
THE EIGHT.HOUR RULE In CHI.
CAGO.
The Great Packing Houses Say They
Must Return To- the Ten n our ~ stem
Shut Up.

CHICAGO May 19.-After a fortnights strus.
gle the strike OF the planning mill employees FOR
eight hours work at ten hours pay has come &c
AN end. The men have formally asked 10 be
taken back at the old terms. stipuatius only
that their wages be paid weekly. This was
agreed 10. The mill owners declare thsy viii
discharge no one Ia make places for the strikers
Several prominent packers were interviewed
yesterday as to whether they would return Ia
the ten-hour rule next week. The movement
will affect, directly or Indirectly. thirty thou.
sand persons. They are all more or less
nected with the packing houses and should the
packers carry ont their threat TO shut down In
the old time, they would necessar Nv be injured.
Mr.. Michael Cudahy, Of Armour & Co., says;
I'VE must
EITHER RETURN To THE OLD SYSTEM OR CLOSE
1t was a mistake ever To give the men eight
hours. AT Kansas city, Boston and other places
the men are working ten hours. and we cannot
begin To compete with them" Mr.. Armour's
views were substantially the same.
visit TO the other pack ing houses showed
the same state OF affairs The American Pack
ing Co, Fowler Bros, q. +. Swift d sons tn,
Chicago Packing and Provision Co aud all the
others have decided To notify their men that
they cannot continue under the present system.
They were not certain when the return 10 the
old hours would Ice made:
What the men will do Is rather difficult 10
find out. They are retIcent. One Of the MEM
bers OF their executive committee SAYS: We
don't want to strike and have not advocated IL,
although we most certainly have asked for the
eight-hour plan. We propose Ia hold the bosses
TO II now. We have perfected an Organization
and lntenc TO stand 10y our colors.' IL Is under.
stood, however, that the Don-unlon workers and
great many union men, aside from the dele
gates, do not share their sentiments.
At a meeting of the neutrality-suspicious. last
night II was decided TO call oui the men In the
employ of the Brunswick L. Bake Company Ina
New York in order to force the 1rm here 10
give in. The company intends 10 open their
establishment at stamford. Connecticut which
has been closed Tor many years. and commit
tee has been sent there To induce the men not
10 go 10 work. III WAS announced that 81 out OF
the 46 upholstering establishments in the city
had conceded the men eight hours work and
20 per cent Increase in wages All the members
OF the union who are at work were assessed o
per cent OF their wages To he paid 10 the most
needy members who are on strike. Tue presi-
dent of the luInbermsn's union WIS seen last
night and acknowledged that the r.ht WAS
almost over His men, for the most part. lived
from hand 10 mouth. and, having no money,
were compelled 10 return 10 work and so keep
the wolf from the door. But" added he, 1--WE
snau maintain our union, and when we IRE
more thoroughly organized and ia a better yon-
dition financially we shall renew the hght
RETURNING To THE TES-HoUR PLAN AT ST.
LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May 19-rhe furniture manufac.
turing companies In thin city on the ln Of May
resolved, in order to avoid "A strike among their
employees, To give the eight-loGr system "A fair
trial, and If ii should be found that their busi.
ness could be conducted profitably upon that
plan, TO continue II indefinitely, but ifthe con.
trary should result, To return to the old plan.
Representatives OF all the factories hsta a meet
ing last night, and In view OF the tact that In
working ten hours. ana that IL would be i'm
possible Tor the employers here 10 com pete with
them on the basis OF AN eight-hour day, IL
resolved to return to the old plan after the 2oth
instant, ana TO lock out al employees who
should refuse TO work on that plan.
COMPROMISE AT CISSINNaTI
CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 19.-All the safe and
lock workers have returned to work to-day
upon terms which are "A compromise. IL
amounts TO nearly ten per cent advance 10 the
workmen. The furniture men are the only
ones now holding out In large numbers. Some
of them are returning. The planning NALL men
who have struck are not numerous.
GOING BACK On HARD TERMS.
ST. LOUIS, May l9.-The striking employees
OF the Southern Barb Wire CompaD held q
meeting yesterday and resolved 10 return 10
work on the plan OF ten hours. The president
OF the company refused To receive them bacK
unless they should promise To make up during
the week all time lost by the strike. The prom
ise was given, and to-day the com pany renewed
operations.