The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
That They VIII Not Be Sup
ported in Acts of Violence.
WAY is STILL OPEN
For Another Conference Be-
tween Opposing Forces.
Increasing Talk of Sympathe-
tic Strike Is Heard.

Chicago, July 16-While peace negotia-
tions between the meat packers and the
striking butcher workmen are tagging
agencies have been set at work to pre-
vent the outbreak of further violence
The union has warned all members
In placards printed in five langua ges
to need the instructions given and TO
refrain from disorder, and told them
plainly that they would not be support
ed by the organization if guilty of law
lessness.
Chief of Police O'Nein has recon-
mended to Mayor Harrison the revoca-
tion of the license of any saloon in
which a strike disturbance started. 1t
was declared around the stock yards
and at the police stations that many
Poles had thrown away their union
buttons and had returned to the plants
with the nonunion men taken in. OF
the latter about 300 were marched into
the yards under police protection. A
number We're negroes, while others were
Greeks and Poles.
No conference was arranged for to-
day. but the way has been left open for
a meeting In the last communication
that passed from the packers, they de-
clared themselves ready to meet a COM
mittee from the workers at any time.
President Donnelly probably will ac-
cept the suggestion.
Meanwhile with every hours delay in
reaching a settlement. a sentiment in
favor of a sympathetic strike is grow
ing among nearly L.. 900 other employees
at the stock yards. The temper of the
union men was reflected by President
DOnnelly who said:
We will die fighting before submit
ting to arbitration as proposed by the
packers. Their system of arbitration
would mean the complete annihilation
of trade unionisrn in the stock yards.
Whether the packing trades central
body will call a sympathetic strike
will be determined at a special meet
ing tonight Nearly 10000 men en-
plOyed in various trades at the yards
and belonging to 30 unions are connect
ed with this organization These en-
ployes are not bound by any agree
ment with the packers Should SYM
pathy strike be determined upon at to-
nights meeting ii would complicate
things greatly. The strike would near
" double the number of employees who
have left their posts and also make
settlement a much harder task
Employees in the building trades at
the yards are dissatisfied because they
are obliged to work in buildings
guarded by the police. These men for
years have objected to working at any
place where the police have been called
to preserve order and protect property
and the present conditions are declared
by them to be intolerable.
Fire engines. hose carts and fire in
surance patrols with a full quota of
men were sent to the yards today to
increase the fire protection This ac-
ton. taken at the instance of the Chi
cago Underwriters association, was
accepted as indicative of fear on the
part of the packers and insurance
men that a stage of the strike has
been reached where widespread dis
order may be expected, notwithstand-
ing efforts of union officials to prevent
violence. The emergency fire protec-
ton is to be continued at the stock
yards as long as existing conditions
continue
A disturbance was caused early to-
dav by a crowd, which attempted to
prevent a score or more of non-unioD
workers from entering the yards. No
one was hurt and but one arrest was
made
dav took up the note of the packers. a
reply to which was requested by noon
and was in the nature of an ultimatum.
The note was as follows:
Your letter has been received and
carefully considered and desiring to
give YOU every possible opportunity TO
reach a solution of the present contro- |
versy we will be glad TO meet you ana
discuss matters further, if in your opin- !
ion anything can be gained by another
Interview. It is our unanimous opinion
however. that considering the existing
made to you and your organization in
YOUR letter offering to arbitrate any /
and all grievances that may be submit |
ted for arbitration by either side; and 1t I
is further our unanimous opinion that
we can not recede from this PROPOSE !
ton to which we feel we should have
your definite answer not later than /
Saturday noon, July 16.''
The letter was signed by ]. Ogden /
Armour L. f. Swift. Edward Morris, \
j. E. Mauser. ]. P: Lyman. E. A
Cudahv and Edward Tilden. At the ap- |
pointed time the result of the strikers /
deIiberations was in the hands of the |
hacking house representatives. Its pur-
mort could not be learned. but it was /
intinnated by the packers that furth- |
er Joint conference might be held.
Significant of an abandonment by the
s+ril<ers of hope of securing a basis up
on which they would arbitrate was an /
announcement that President Donnelly /
of the butcher workmen would leave
Chicago tonight for a tour of other |
a afternoon all pointed to an end of the /
neace conferences for the present at i
least and the beginning of new hostili- |
ties President Gompers OF the Ameri- /
can Federation of Labor has already |
left Chicago. presumably to go to New /
York
At Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-There
was but little change in the packing /
house employees strike today. All the /
FIVE leading packing companies killed |
TODAY. each exceeding the output of |
the previous days of the strike and /
each putting additional non-union
men to work Four cattle butchers
who went out at Armour's have re-
1--WE did not ask them whether or