The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-07
FAMINE To
AID STRIKE
Ieamsters May be
Starving All
Chicago.
STOCK YARDS
NOW TIED UP
Union Men Declare They win
Prevent Coal and Ice From
Reaching Butchers.

| CHICAGO. May I.-Ch.cago's beef sup
ply from the stockyards has been almost
entirely cut on. and unless the conces-
sions demanded by the striking transfers
are granted within the next day or two
the city will be face to face with meat
famine. Not only have the big packers
failed in every attempt to smuggle meat
out OF the yards. but the wholesale and
retail butchers. who usually drive their
own wagons and take out loads of provi-
sions. have been forbidden to do so in the
| future A number OF them were today
allowed To carry away stun that they had
bought from the packers. but they were
warned not TO return for any more until
the trouble is settled.
CHICAGO. May 2S.-If the four great
packing concerns at the Union Stock
Yards do not yield to- the demands of
the striking Transfers within a short
time IL may result in n general stop
page OF 10000 employees at the yards
Already several hundred persons have
quit The situation is becoming so in
volved that IL apparently will be i'm
possible FOR the union men to remain
ut work much longer without violating
the rules OF the Chicago Federation of
Labor. under which they hold char
tiers.
a strike among the beef butchers or
hog butchers or any other set OF men.
upon whom hundreds OF others are de-
pendent. would cause a complete tie
up in every branch. This is said to be
not unlikely. because in many instances
union men have been asked TO do the
work OF the strikers, and have been
discharged upon refusing. Further
more. union men are forbidden to han
die goods that have been prepared by
non-union labor. and IL Is said to be
nearly impracticable for the men TO
continue without doing this.
Conferences between several OF the
firms and representatives OF the. union
we're held this aftrnoon In an fort To
adjust the trouble. but the packers re-
fused TO concede any of the demands
OF the strikers. and the probability OF
an early settlement seems as remote as
on the FIRST day OF the tie-up.
Tonight 22j boNmakers employed by
the National Box Company's plant at
Thirty-eighth street and Center avenue
struck because they had been asked To
furnish boxes To the packers against
whom the teamsters are struggling.
The American Express Company re-
fused today to handle meat because OF
the fear that it's drivers. who are mem
bers OF the Transfers union. would
strike II asked 20 haul meat.
Striking teamsters attempted today
TO curtaN the meat supply OF down
town hotels and restaurants by sur
them. Policemen, sent in
response to = riot call, dispersed the |
crowd. however, and soon We're in full |
possession.
Further steps to extend the strike |
were taken today when orders were |
issued from the teamsters' headquar- |
tiers that no coal should be delivered TO |
The concerns To refrigerate meat for |
unfair butcher shops or packing |
houses. This development promises the |
most complete tie-up OF teaming deliv- |
cries ever experienced in Chicago. |
Butchers who use meat delivered by |
drivers will lose their ice |
and concerns that make their own ice |
will lose their coal.
CHICAGO. May 31.-The teamsters'
strife today spread 10 the department
stores. Eighty-nine men working for /
the Fair struck and il is stated that /
icJ more men employed by other Dig
stores VIII be out by tonight. The ef-
feet. y was said. would be 10 practical
" shut of the delivery OF goods to Gus
OinerS and the bringing OF new STOCK
The department store transfers union |
was recently formed and IS affiliated
With the national organization on the
same footing as the one at the yards.
rhe men make the same demand as
he packers teamsterS for better hours.
higher wages and recognition of the
inion. Police were called TO guard the
'air.
Jacob Kessner. manager OF the es-
attempted TO address the
eausters this morning. Their business |
gent. however. told Mr.. Kessner that
lie would have to talk to the mems
gent and that he could not talk to
he men.
Il do not recognize YOU" said Mr..
IessneT.
At this the business agent blew the
whistle and the teamsters to a man
uit work leaving large guards OF
tickets. however. 10 look after their in
erests-