The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-09

sound was the tread of the sentries and songs
from insprovsed quartets il the camp of the
militia The yards are brilliantly lit by electric
lights erected since the Inauguration of the labor
troubles.
The executive committee of the Knights Of
Labor was in session all day and until late in the
evening The secrecy of their proceedings was
guarded even more rigidly than usual. One of
the members said they had considered the CO.
operative plan. and were in receipt of offers of
substantial financial backing should it be decided
By the Knights to begin operations in the pack
ing business under that system.
Mr.. Barry, who is representing Mr. Powderly
and the Knights of Labor general executive
board, said tonight he considered the situation
a very serious one, and he looked for a pro-
traeted strike. He said the order to strike was
regular, and offered the following statement to
the public as an official utterance on the subject:
ITO whom it may concern:
I'm justice to ourselves, and the $4,000 men
whom we represent, we desire to make a few
statements and correct some erroneous impress
slons The committee having the last strike in
charge made all efforts consistent with knight
hood to compromise the difficulty. The packers
were offered the following proposition, which
they treated with contempt
"First-A 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
ance any loss which might be incidental to such
an arrangement
These negotiations failing, certain packers
assured the committee that if the men would
return to the tenhour plan for few weeks.
they ftbe packers would withdraw from the
Packers Association and return to the eight
hour system. The authorized representatives of
the packers have notified us that no member OF
the association had the rghtto take such action
We have positive proof that Mr.. P. d. Armour
desires no settlement on any basis whatever
He is fighting for another object The agree
snent which he requires all the men to sign who
return to mis- employ throws a light upon his
motives. That agreement is as follows:
"I do faithfully promise that will renounce allie
glance to all labor organizations, and that will de-
posit from my wages the sum of So weekly until the
firm except on two weeks notice my part under
penalty of forfeiting all money so deposited.
I'VE are censured for not putting the houses
in order, precedent which was established at
the last strike. At that time Mr. Granville
Sawyer, a member of the executive board of
district No. 81. asked by Mr.. Cudahy to
clean up his houses. Mr.. Sawyer raised volun
teers among the men and did the work to
Mr.. Cudahys satisfaction. The next day
an injunction was placed upon Mr.
Sawyer, restraining him from entering the
yards. That is one and an all-suficent reason
for declining to assist the packers IN this respect
No agreement was ever made between the pack
and the executive board of the Cattle
Breeders Association. The packers offered
signed it, but the butchers committee rejected
the proposition. The order to strike was the
work of no one man, or any few men. 1t was
in response to the unanimous demand of %, 600
men who were perfectly represented in the de-
liberations of the committee which issued that
order.
Believing that this statement will give the
public better understanding of some of the
complications of this problem, we subscribe,
respectfully. Executive Committee of the
"A
IN. A. MARSHALL Secretary"
The following proclamation was issued this
afternoon, by Sheriff Hanchett
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.
Notice to the Public:
On and after Nov. 8, and until further notice en-
frances to Packingtown will be open for admission
to all who desire to go to work and for all per-
sons who desire to do business with the packing
houses in the stockyards No other person will be
admitted. Ample protection will be furnished for all
- SETH F. HANcHETT, Sheriff.
AS t. the position of the packers, reports diff
fer. SEift q Co. and Nelson Morris have num-
Der Of Imported men in their houses and have
made provision to feed and lodge them. Early
this morning number of men arrived from
Boston and were taken to Swifts house, where
there are now about FIVE hundred men. Mr.. n.
Morris has about four hundred, and expects to
have number more to-day. Swift & Co. have
advertised in the Chicago papers for more men,
and have also inserted notices to the same effect
IN the Eastern papers ana tnOS0 or milwaukee,,
ST. Louis and Kansas City. On the other hand,
Mr.. Michael Cudahy, who is the manager of
Armour & Co.'S houses, said to Mr.. J. c. Hately:
'Well, I'm ready to shut down for thirty or six
ty days and give these fellows all they want"
$50 am l." said Mr.. Hately, and the two leading
men of the packers committee separated, each
to go to his own house. One of the smaller
packers said that everything indicated that the
pork-houses would shut down for an indefinite
period, while the lighthouses would be run with
mkn1n ThO A,.A. .11Amr hnxxo
tices in the papers of all the large cities,
ing all men to keep away from the stockyards
The meeting at which the resolutions were
adopted was held this afternoon in the directors
room of the Board of Trade. Representatives
of every one OF the hacking firms were present.
The decision reached was unanimous. After
discussing the situation the resolutions were
drafted and adopted without dissenting voice.
The signatures of the packers were then affixed.
Only those strikers will be taken back to work
who will sign agreement to renounce all con-
nection with the Knights of Labor and similar
organizations. The meeting also determined to
provide board and protection for new mer.
committee was appointed whose special business
is to promptly procure all the assistance, board
ing quarters and accommodation necessary.
The packers have declared war upon all labor
organizations, and this afternoon signed q res o.
luton declaring that hereafter none of them
would employ any man connected with any
labor organization. Following is the resolution,
which was signed by every packer at the stock
yards
Whereas, 1t is evident that many willing to
work. but prevented by the action of the labor
ganizations; and
Whereas The packers are brought face to face with
the fact that their absolutely controlled by
such organizations; therefore, be IL
Resolved, That will not employ any who is
member of labor organization.
ATTITUDE OF THE PACKERS.
How They Prepared for the Strike-Phil
Armour and the Boycott.