The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-11-18
THE PACKERS BACK DOWN.

They Rescind Their Resolution to Refuse
Employment to Knights Of Labor, but
VIII Hold Out for the Ten-Hour Day
The Stock Yards Garrlsoned by Over .
Thousand Armed Men.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE first overtures
toward settlement Of the great strike at
the stock Yards were made quietly yester-
day by the packers resembling the resolu-
ton never again to employ Knights of La
Dor or union men until they resigned from
those organizations. The situation at the
yards remained unchanged throughout
| the day, the action Of the pack
ers not having been heard of until late at
night The employees Of the large houses
were paid OF, and this, added to the preva-
lent dependency among the strikers over
| the hopelessness Of their case, was produc-
tive Of much more general intoxication than
has yet been noticed, but Notwithstanding
disturbances were less frequent than on
either Monday or Tuesday.
| Representatives of all the packing firms
met in the directors room Of the Board Of
Trade upon an urgent call yesterday. The
meeting was private, but, like most pri-
vate meetings of these days, 1t was only
seml-private. This much became evident.
The chief Knight of Labor representative in
the city had met some one OF the packers,
authorized to speak for all the rest, and
there had taken place between them gen.
eral discussion of the situation. That dis
cussion had reached conclusion on two
points. One was that the packers at their
last meeting had struck blow at the whole
organization of Knights. The other was
that, in turn, the boycott on Chicago meats
had been ordered or was about TO be. From
these two points the two representatives
argued out the question. Now there has
been two results One is the action taken
by the Packers Association and the other
is the action taken by the Knights
AT the meeting Of the packers yesterday
q series Of resolutions was adopted setting
forth that inasmuch as the packers had be-
come convinced that the resolutions adopt
ed at recent meeting declaring that no
man would be employed by them unless he
severed his connection with labor organize
tons were unjust 10 numerous persons
who are members of such organizations,
those resolutions should be rescinded, and
the following resolutions be adopted as be-
ing more in accord with the mutual in
terest Of the employers and employed, to-
wit:
WHEREAS, The packers are confronted with
the fact that their employees are repeatedly
leaving their employment without notice TO
ness, which is of such q nature as to require
constant prosecution and careful attention,
therefore,
ResolUed, That while we will not exclude
from employment the members OF such organ
izations, we will exercise the right TO employ
and discharge whom we please and conduct our
business on the ten-hour plan and according TO
our best interests"
The action taken or yet to be taken by
the head and front Of the strikers, it was
limited last night, would be that inasmuch
as the packers had recognized the Knights
of Labor and rescinded their former reso-
luton against that order, and inasmuch as
the strike had been precipitated by the
local authorities against the wishes of Mr..
Barry, the chief representative Of
Mr.. Powderly, now in the city, the
strike has been or will be declared off, and
all the old hands ordered back to work. The
packers, it has been said, stick TO the ten |
hour principle, this having been conceded |
to them on the ground that they will with |
draw their boycott on the Knights Of La |
Dor, the Knights in turn to withdraw their |
proposed boycott on the product OF the |
Chicago packing houses.
Another view Of the case, suggested by a |
friend of the packers last evening, is that |
the packers became convinced that their |
resolution Of the previous day was wrong |
in principle, and that many members Of |
' arious labor unions or other organizations /
might have paid in money for benevo.
lent or insurance purposes which their
would annul. For these rea-
sons the resolutions were rescinded
and the new ones substituted.
In accordance with the determination
reached by General Fitz Simons Tuesday,
special order was issued from brigade
headquarters at the Stock Yards that the
commanding officer of the First Cavalry de-
tail one troop of the command to join the
two regiments at the yards, the troop to
ship their horse equipments and come fully
armed and equipped for service, carrying
carbines and revolvers with rounds of ball
and twenty rounds Of revolver
In accordance with the order,
Colonel Jacobs detailed Troop D, consisting
Of fifty men under Captain Ole Hough, be-
longing to his command, and dispatched
them to the yards. With this latest
addition the brigade is now complete and
fully equipped for any emergency that can
possibly arise. The Calling gun stands in
the yard covered with heavy canvass, and
under the immediate eye of a guard, ready
for use when the call comes, but that is
among the least of the expectations.
The number Of men now making it their
special business to preserve the peace is
!, 075, classified as follows:
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