Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-05
DOMESTIC LABOR.
CHICAGO PACKING-HOUSE COOPERS
GOING TO STRIKE.
John Burns Asked to Come to Their As
sistance-Eight-Hour and Alien Labor
Laws Violated.

CHICAGO, May 4.-If something unex-
pected does not occur tomorrow every
cooper employed about the packing
houses at the Stock Yards, with the ex-
ception of few houses, including Ar
mour's, will go out on strike Their
request for eight hours and decrease in
wages of ten per cent, bringing the three
dollar-a-day men down to $270, was
ignored by the packers, and the result
is determination to quiz work. At
mass meeting today, at Which over 200
persons were present, committee was
appointed to correspond with John
Burns, who recently managed the big
dock laborers' strike in London the OBJ
ject being to enlist him in their cause
with the packers. 1t is the intention to
bring the famous leader to Chicago, the
coopers guaranteeing to pay his ex-
penses.
The Eisht-hOur Law Violated.
At a meeting of the Trades and Labor
Assembly today delegates from the
Bricklayers' Union and Carpenters AS
sociation reported that the mason work
being done for the Government at Fort
Sheridan is being carried ON under the
ten-hour rule, in direct violation of the
eight-hour law. The secretary was
instructed to notify the Chicago delega-
ton in Congress and the Secretary of
War OF the infringement, and request
that measures be taken to discontinue
the violation.
The Alien Labor Law Broken.
Secretary Howard, of the Journey
men Carpenters Council, stated to-
night that an attempt is to be made to
prosecute the members of the old Mas
ter Carpenters Association, for violation
of the alien contract labor law. Adver-
tisements from the masters associations
were inserted in Canadian papers, ask
ing for men to take the places of the
strikers in Chicago. Evidence had been
collected by watching the depots here
that number of Canadian carpenters
have been brought to the city in this
way. Testimony connecting these cir
cumstances into direct infractions of
law is said to be forthcoming. A legal
onslaught is expected to be made as
soon as matters are adjusted between the
journeymen and the new association of
employers.
A Demonstration at Denver.
DENVER, May 4.-Over five thousand
laboring men paraded the streets this
afternoon. After the parade they helda
meeting at the Coliseum, where speeches
were made by number of leading men
of the city. AS all the union men are
working but eight hours as rule, there
is no occasion for dissatisfaction or a
strike.
''Scab" FOundrymen Mobbed.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-William
Mookler and Merrill, two young core
makers at work at the Fulton foundry,
were decoyed from the building this
evening and beaten by band of men.
Twenty police were sent to the scene
of the disturbance, but found all quieted
down. The boys are not seriously injured,
though much bruised The strikers
claim that the mob was composed of
sympathizers, but not of actual members
of their union.
Seattle Printers Strike.
SEATTLE, May 4.-The Morning Times
has made the Typographical Union an
offer to pay 4S cents per thousand for
composition on eleven ems measure.
This will probably be accepted as a set
tlement of the recent strike.
Machine Hands Programme.
SAN Francisco, May 1.-The Machine
Hands Union today agreed to work nine
hours day until August 1st, when a
demand for eight hours will be made.