The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-06-12
Teamsters Agree to Go Back to
Work, Believing They Have
Won a Victory.
PEACE REIGNS IN CHICAGO
Transfers Strike Settled by Confer
ence of Union Men and Packers.


ment entered into between the
packers and their teamsterS early
yesterday morning was formally
ratified at meeting of the union
held later in the day, and the
conflict which had disturbed Chi
cago for the past ten days was
brought 10 close. The strik-
ers returned to work this morn
ing. There was feeling of gen.
eral satisfaction on all sides over
the settlement of the most bitter
strife Chicago has witnessed in
eight years.
Strikers regard the settlement
as a victory for their cause, and
point to the fact that it is the
first time the packers have ever
signed an agreement. The pack
erS are also satisfied, as the
agreement does not say in so
many words that the union must
be recognized. F. Job, chair
man of the state board of arbl-
tration, who paved the way for a
settlement by bringing the con-
testants together in afriendly con-
ference. has no comment to make
on the terms of settlement. He
is gratified that his efforts were
successful, and as result he is
likely to have his hands full of
labor troubles in the future. For
the first time since the state
board of arbitration became a
part of the machinery of the
state, labor men yesterday were
ready to acknowledge that it was
of some benefit if it could bring
employers and employees togeth.
er in a conciliatory spirit.
Whether the peace between the
packers and teamsters is to be of
a lasting nature seems in doubt
with some labor leaders from the
fact mat the agreement was not
made for any stipulated time, and
may be broken by either party
without notice. Because of that
omission they say it is really no
agreement at all, and the pack.
ers are at liberty to disregard it
within a week. The teamsters.
however, are satisfied, and say
that the packers are quite as anx-
ious to avoid future trouble as
are the men, and that they have
virtually secured the recognition
they demanded.
President Albert Young said
yesterday: 1.-The packers met US
in joint conference. They signed
an agreement for minimum
wage scale. That is recognition
of the union. and is good enough
for US whether it is expressed in
words or not. If they had done
in the first place what they did
later there would have been no
strike, and many citizens would
have been spared a great deal of
inconvenience. We repeatedly
asked them to meet us in confer
ence and they ignored us. At
no time did we pretend that the
form of agreement we got up
would not be modified or altered
if we could get a conference. We
were ready to make concessions
from the first, but they chose to
ignore US. The fact that they
met US afterward is proof that
our strike was successful. and we
were in a position to keep 1t up
all summer if necessary. We are
pleased that it is settled and the
men have secured about q cents
an hour increased wages"
That the strikers themselves
regard the settlement as victo
ry was shown by the enthusiasm
at the ratification meeting held
in Corcoran's hall, Forty-Seventh
street at Princeton avenue. The
cheering could be heard two
blocks away.
The terms of the agreement
are summed up as follows:
Car drivers are to receive 16
cents per hour; for single wag-
ons, 20 cents; for two horse wag-
ons, 224 cents; for four horse
wagons, 274 cents; for six horse
wagons, 80 cents.
All the strikers are reinstated
without prejudice. No work IS