The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-21
THE STRIKE
IS AT AN END
-
Employers anG employees
Get IStther.
ARBlTRAsoN DECIDED ON
Men Will Return to Work at
Old Wages.
Conference Held by Representatives Of
the Meat Cutters, the Crafts
Allied With Them and
the Packers.

Chicago, July 20.--The strike of the
packing house employees begun nine
days ago and which has demoralized
the packing industry throughout the
country. was settled here tonight at a
conference between representatives of
the packers. the officials of the meat
cutters union and representatives of all
the allied trades employed at the stock
yards.
The whole controversy will be sub
| mitted to board of arbitration. both
sides agreeing to abide by whatever
decision this board may reach. Pending
the decision of the arbitration board,
the men will be taken back to work as
rapidly as possible by the packers and
it is agreed by the packers that all the
old employees are to be reinstated with
in Is days from the date work Is re-
sumed. If any of the former employees
| are still Unemployed at the expiration
! of that time such persons are to have
| to the arbitration board for settlement.
VIII Return to Work.
! The strikers will return to work as
| soon as they can be notified of the
peaceable adjustment of the trouble,
and 1t Is expected that by Friday NOR
ming everything will be in normal
shape at all the plants in the different
cities where the employees were on
strike.
Half an hour after the decision had
been reached to arbitrate. NJ. ]. Dom
| nelly. the strike leader, had gotten in
| to communication by long distance tel
ephone with the leaders of the strikers
| in outside cities and had notified them
| that a satisfactory settlement had been
| reached and directed the strikers to
return to work as soon as possible.
The settlement of the difficulty by
arbitration was brought about by the
allied craft at the stock yards who
would have become involved In the
controversy had it continued much
longer. The representatives of these
unions, which represent about $4,000
men. got together yesterday ard sent
a final appeal to the packers asking
for three sided conference today be-
tween the strikers. the packers and
themselves. in final effort to get both
sides OF the controversy together again
and arrange some sort of agreement
which would prevent the strike spread
ing to the AFFILIATED unions.
Appeal is Needed.
This appeal of the allied trades
unions received a favorable response
frcm the packers and today's confer
ence was the result
The agreement entered into between
the representatives of the packers and
the strikers follows:
wages and working conditions of all
employees now on strike to be submit
ted to arbitration. each party to this
agreement having the privilege Of
bringing before the arbitrators for any
decision any question of wages or con-
ditions, or any other grievance they
may have. and both to abide by the
decision of the arbitrator.
The packing companies signing this
agreement to retain all employees now
Mt work who wish to remain and will
re-employ all employees now out as
fast as possible. without discrimina-
lions. Employees to return to work at
the wages received when going on
strike. pending the decision of the ar
bitrators; arbitrators to consist of three
practical packing house men to be Sc
lected as follows:
"Cne representative of the packing
companies; one representative of the
ANA Igamated Meat Cutters and Butch
ers Workmen of North America; these
two to select a third member. The
two first named shall meet within for
ty-eight hours after resumption of
work, proceed to elect the third mem
Der. and shall meet daily for that pur-
pose until this duty has been COM
pleted.
When the third member has been
less adjournment be had by unanimous