The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-31
ARE ARMED.
CARRY PISTOLS Az PROTECTION
AGAINST STRIKERS.


Chicago, May 30.-Every packing house
In the West belonging to the big six is
to be attacked by the Transfers Union
Monday II tho local companies do not
recede from their position and sign the
agreement.
The tie-up In Chicago, which is declared
complete. Ia to be carried to Omaha, Kan
sas City. st. Joseph and st. Louis, and
the teamsters. whose national headquar-
tiers are In Chicago. have received assur-
ances from their locals at those points
that all the men will obey the summons
and 60 out.
This move will be national in its effect.
The decision to make the call was reached
today by the Executive Council of the
National Teamsters' Union. and came az
ter a conference with Louis r. Swift OF
Swift & Co., and Edward Morris Of Mel
son, Morris & Co., both of whom refused
ever to discuss the terms of the agree
ment the teamsters wished signed. The
attitude Of the packers representatives
took away the last hope of the immediate
settlement of the strike and the team
sters decided to give the firms until Mon
day before broadening the scope OF the
struggle.
The four big packing concerns of the
stock yards at conferences held today
with union leaders representing the strik-
Ing teamstsrs, refused absolutely to grant
the concessions asked or any part, and
went openly on record as being nualter-
ably opposed to the recognition or union
labor In the yards.
Thousands Of persons had their usual
supply Of meat cut of today entirely ana
many others who were able to buy little
meat here and there paid fancy prices Tor
IT, All through the city butchers closed
down and many of them will not open
again until the strike has been settled.
Chicago began to realize today that a
meat famine is imminent. Butchers who
have bought Of the packers fighting the
striking stock yards teamsters lost their
Ice supply. Restaurants were in straits to
purchase meats. The commodity rose in
price in various parts of the city.
The holiday crowds cheered the strik-
ers.
President Albert Young of the Team
sters' National Union, declared that the
strike would be backed by union labor
and won. II It took five wears; Butchers
have practically abandoned the hauling
of meat from the yards. All passes Is
sued by the strikers have been called in,
and all meat that goes out In cars is fol-
lowed and traced. Except for the rev
wagons that left the wards under heavy
police protection early in the day no meat
IL being hauled out.
Monday night joint council OF the To-
cal Transfers Unions will be held TO de-
termine whether all the union retail shop
butchers are to be called upon the stand
by the teamsters and refuse to handle the
meat of unfair concerns"
At the leading hotels and restaurants
It was stated today that the supplies
would last three days longer. IL the
strike IL not settled by that time the
managers do not know what they Will do,
It might be possible to get meat IL they
had only to deal with the packers team
sters but the stanch stand Of the Ice men
and the coal teamsters leaves the restau-
rant keepers completely in the hands OF
the strikers.
Meat is now delivered to hotels and res
taurants by armed drivers. This IL one
OF the results of he attacks made yes
terday on teamsters I'm the employ OF
irwin Brothers This firm has equipped
Its drivers with revolvers; and 1t is owing
TO this fact that a load of beef was de-
iivered today.
Rcbert Aliin9 was taking It to the Y.
M, c. A. building when three men way
laid his team One of them seized the
lines and the other tried to pull Alling
from his seat. The driver drew a revolt
yer ana a threat to shoot the man az
the horses heads released the animals.
The driver then turned Eis attention TO
the men on the wagon who also fed when
he pointed the revolver at them. threat
ening to kill them II they did not get
down.
After reaching the Y. NJ. G. A. building
Irwin Brothers and the Harrison stree
station were informed by telephone OF the
attack. Several policemen were hurried to
the scene. but they gould not ma any
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