The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
BurLERs POLlTICAL GREED.
He Orders the Butchsrs' Strike to sscu
His Election ~ shsEIH.

He Orders the Butchers Strike to Secure
Hts Election ~ shexiM.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The inside history
Of the recent strike at the pact ing houses
at the stock yards, when 20, 600 men were
thrown out OF employment was printed
here tbs morning. When the pa kers
decided to return TO the ten hour working
day on October l., the wOIkmen, suppos-
ing they would be backed by the knights
OF Labor, rebeIled and all went ont except
the bsef butchers, who had contract
with the fins OF Armour, Swift and
Morris, II quiring four days notice OefOre
opening Institutes. Despite this agree
ment the beef butchers OF Armour & Co
were ordered out on the following Thurs
day by District Master Workman Butler.
who deliberately broke the existing con-
tract. Thomas p. Barry also arrived
upon the scene and STATE d TO q newspaper
reporter that he had been instructed py
P0Wderly 10 settle the difficulty d 10
the members of the Knights Of Labor
said that he simply had been sent TO In
ht stiRate. At the SINE time Butler
bad made his debut in Town
At Lake politics as la
eOr candidate for sheriff Of Cock
county Butler had been notified by
Master Workman GAunt of the Butchers q
he ignored 1t. The butchers at Armour
& Co. q were 10th 10 obey Buffers order,
out the presence of Barry, who was 9
member Of the general executive COM
mittee of the order, treasured them to 6
certain degree. The executive board OF
the local assembly, however, concluded
to get Powderly's views, and it cent the
following telegram: "Has the executive
board of District 81 power to repudias(
the agreement made by the executive
board OF local assembly 1902 Is the CLAUSE
which reads: 'One day. shall be cOnsid-
cred Sc fficient time for calling q meeting
OF both parties OF the first and second
parts, and no definite action shall b
taken inside of three days aftel
such meeting Have they powel
to-. call obsG gu: men .bouE governed D.
with this clause ''thst are working eigk
hours q day." To this question POwderIy
Vouchsafed no direct reply, but did senC
an answer to Barry, who asked the exec
utive board OF the local assembly the fol
lowing day regarding the existence o
the agreement with the packers. Barry
Investigated the matter and found tina
Master Workman Butler made the mis-
take. Barry wanted the butchers TO re-
turn TO work, but the damage had beer
done. Butler made evssive replies. No.
body was In reality looking after the Is 5O(
men who had been allured TO strike. Ii
the meantime the packers were making
extensive preparations for long fight.
Rev. p. n. Flanagan, PASTOR of St
Anne's church, telegraphed long state
mens of all the facts to POwderly declaf-
ing that unless the men were ordered "a
return to work incalculAble injury
and misery would result: Barry wa
Immediately telegrsphed TO order the
men to return TO work, but they did moi
do so until the following Sunday,
Among the violent opponents TO this
order was Butler, who told Barry thai
the order would cause him (ButleI 70 lose
1900 votes at the approaching election
Before leaving Barry Invested Butler snC
| the executive board of the district OF al
the powers to create another strike, in
all matters effecting these workmen
Butler, who. IL is claimed, saw he wa
making q losing political fight, succeed
Ing in having the committee Overthrown
| aud q committee of twenty five witt
himself chairman are appointed
| cot FarY to the constitution
he Knights of Labor butchers in re
| turning to work had succeeded In havinI
their wages increased from S24 to S27
week, agreeing to work ten hours o.
the day before election several drunken
men rushed among the workmen q
SWift's house ordering them to Qui
| work, and they did 30. This panic hAi
been carefully planned. On the follow
ing day all those on the strike voted ia
Butler. The latter called out Armour
men on Thursday succeeding the cleo
ton. Master Workman GAunt protested
and he and two followers were expelle
from the order. Barry resppesred o.
the scene, and the order from PoWdefly
which was suppressed four days. cause
| the ending OF the strike.