The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-09
TIE woRRlSaMES's SIDE,

PiVSos
TIE woRRlSGMEN's SIDE,
The posting OF the announcement OF q
return to the ten hour system on Thurs
day by the packers, without explanation,
caused the men employed by the OhlCago
Packing and Provision Company, and the
Silver Horn Company, to leave their
work, not for violence and mob rule, but
thoroughly organized for determined re.
sistance ia q fair and honorable way; and
they ask that the people not prejudiced
against them by hasty and erroneous re-
ports OF violence written to serve the in
!eTeats OF the packers. The workirgmsn
have taken their stand only after every
Offer Of fair and honest settlement Of
their differences had been refused by their
employers. Contracts emhoiying the
agreements already had batween the
packers and their employers have been
rejected by the packers, and 1t Is rimply a
question Of the packers keeping their
6grG0mont. They are on trial and not
the workinSmen.
The action OF the cutters In returning
to their work and carefully clearing up
and completing their work In hand by the
directions Of their leaders shows both the
spirit Of fairness with which they regard
the interests Of their employees, and the
absence OF oil dealro on their part to
cause loss or waste OF the noCessaries OF
life. 1t 1howg, moreover, the per.
feet organization, never before attained
by the wOrkingmen, u portion ot them re-
turning to their work for a definite time
by direction OF the leaders for the express
purpose OF saving their employers from
loss Of perishabls property. The working.
men involved ask Of the public only fair
and honest judgment on their action and
to remember their interests are the inter-
ests OF whole people In America.
AT 6 o'clock this afternoon, 1853 Plnker.
ton detectives sat down to supper at the
Transit House with Winchester repeating
rifles between their knees. Captain
Foley, in charge, said that by tomorrow
he would have 500 men about tho yards
as an emergency committee.
JRRRED AT Wy STRIKERS.
The Pinkertons arrived at the yards
at A o'clock by way Of the Lake
Shore Railroad and were greeted
| by tho derlBive yellH from crowd oI
1000, which filled the street. The men
went 10 the Town Hall and were all swofn
in as specials. Then they were takcn
back into the cars. The crowd made II
30 unpleasant, however, that Captain
Foley formed his command into four com
panies aud headed for the Transit House
The strikers express the idea that the
packers had deep laid scheme TO Gil the
houses with new men willing to work ter
houis. II is said that to this end the EN-
ployers had been collecting men at out
J. Bld6 points, for months, The feature O
the strike TO- day was the beef men com
ing out at ArmOurs. This was o surprise
TO the packers who apparently intended
to Con6ne the fight 10 the hog interests
The hrmis left with 4,a0O head Of Cattlelr
their yards to feed. Afmout's cooper
came out also. They Had asked for q
cents advance and II had uot been grant
ed. 1t is estimated that there are nov
20, 900 men out oi work, about one Quartel
| pi whom are strikers, the others beinJ
obliged TO quit on lheIF account Tor wan
Of work, The strikers are the skillet
wofkmen, the remainder being laborers
These men though not technically BtrikinJ
sppsaT TO be In hpRFty sympathy with thI
movement The men oil quit With thei
knives and other sharp edged tools II
their poesesSlon. A mass meeting o
lsttiknrs has been called for to.mofroy
afternoon vt which II 10 ipAFel tEopbl
\ may develop. Fully 1900 persons Or
expected 10 be present.