Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-06-07
TRANSFERS STRIKE
WILL HIT WEST
Every Packing House in the
"Big Six" Combine Will
Be Attacked.
AGAINST UNION LABOR
Packers Co en- Record by Failing to
Grant Concessions Asked by
Ccmmiuee-The Coal
Strike Growing.

Chicago. June 2.-Every packing
mouse I'm the west belonging to the
Big six" is to be attacked by the
teamsters' union on Monday IL the local
do not recede from their po-
sition and sign the agreement.
The tieup in Chicago, which Is de-
dared complete, is to be carried to ON
aha, Kansas City, st. Joseph ana 81
Louis. and the teamsters, whose ma
tional headquarters are in chicago
| have received assurances from their
locals at those points that all the men
viii obey the IN and go out
This move will be national In its enect.
The decision TO make the cali was
reached Yesterday by the
council of the National Transfers
union. and came after a conference
with Louis +. Swift of Swift 81 Co.,
and Edward Morris of Morris az Co.
Both OF these gentlemen refused even
to discuss the terms OF the agreement
he teamsters wished to sign. The atu-
tude Of the packers representatives
took away the last hope of an imme-
| date settlement of the strike. and the
| treasurer decided TO give the firm unth
Monday before closing the lines.
Opposed to Union Labor.
Chicago. June 2.--The four big
packing concerns of the stock yards at
a conference held yesterday with union
| leaders representing the striking team
sters refused absolutely TO grant the
| concessions asked, or any part, ana
went openly on record as being oppose"
to recognition of union labor IN the
yards.
Thousands Of persons had their usual
supplv of meat cut off yesterday, n
many others who were able to buy a
little meat here and there paid n
prices for it. All through the city
butchers closed down, n many or
them VIII not open again until the
strike Is settled.
Meat Famine imminent.
Chicago. June ~2.-Chicago began to
realize today q meat famine Is imml-
nent. Butchers who bought OF packers
who are fighting striking stock yards
teamsters, lost their ice supply. n
re restaurants were in straits 10 procure
choice meats. The commodity rose in
price and many shops shut down In diff
ferent parts Of the city.
President Albert Foring, Of the
Transfers National union declared the
strike would be backed by union labor,
and won ii it took five years.
Butchers have practically abandoned
hauling from the yards. Except for "a
few wagons that leave the yards, under
heavy police protection early in the
lay, no meat is being hauled out, Mon
day night a joint council OF the local
Transfers union will be held to deter
mine whether all the union retail shops
Of butchers are to be called upon TO
stand by the teamsters and refuse to
handle meat OF unfair" concerns. Al
leading hotels and restaurants II was
stated today supplies would last three
days longer. If the strike is not settled
by that time the DO not
know what they will do. 1t might be
possible to get meat If they had only
TO deal with the packers n teamsters,
but the staunch sympathetic stand OF
the ice men and coal teamsters leaves
the r~esturanteurs completely In the
hands Of the strikers.
Indorse Strike Order.
,.W~ilkesbarre. Pa, June "A largely
attended meeting of the engineers, fire.
men and pumpmen was held here last
night. 1t is said every Colliery in the
Wyoming valley was represented. a
resolution indorsing the strike order OF
the executive board, calling out the en-.
gineers, firemen and pump runners was
adopted by q vote Of Sl5 to 81.