The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-07-28
THE STRIKE
SETTLEMENT
PRACTICALLY ALL OF SKILLED
WoRKMEN TO GO BACK.
RETAIN NON.UNION MEN
Some Laborers Will Not be Taken on
Just Now. Much Chagrin Over the
Postponement of Wages Settlements.
New Men Leaving Plant.

Chicago.-In all the big packing es-
adjustments of the country, where
nearly 100000 men went out on
strike ten days ago, to enforce certain
demands of the union, many Of the
former employees have returned to
work. A majority of the butchers have
been reinstated, but it will be several
days before all the strikers will be
given employment, as there is not
enough live stock at some of the
yards to require full force of work
men. As soon as the shipments begin
to arrive in the usual quantity how
ever, the idle men will be put to work,
and it is believed that nearly all of
the strikers will soon be taken care of.
In Chicago the nonunion men en-
gagged by the packers during the prog
ress of the strike, and who caused the
hitch in the negotiations for peace be-
cause the packers insisted in retain
ing all who wished to remain at work
in preference to reinstating all of the
old men, seem likely to settle that
question themselves. When the news
reached these men that the old men
were to return to work more than 500
of them quit work 1t is not known
how many more of the nonunion men
are still at work.
Superintendent Conway of Armour
e. Company said: Practically all of
the skilled men will be put back to
work tomorrow, but not all of the La
borers will be taken back now."
A statement relative to the strike
settlements was issued by the packers
as follows:
"There seems to be some misun-
derstanding of the strike settlement
in some quarters upon which the pub
lie should be set right. The main
point under discussion and upon which
settlement hung for several days was
the question Of retaining the nonunion
men hired by the packers This point
was insisted on by the packing com-
panies and until conceded by Mr.. Don
nelly no settlement could have been
made. In the agreement mode the
packers reserve the privilege of retain
ing in their employ all the employees
that were hired while the strike last
ed. This guaranteed to these the fair
treatment they deserved and gained
for the packers one of the points for
which they contended and for which
they stood out so long.
''The privilege of arbitration with
in the time limit of forty-fve days
covers the question of discrimination,
and is in no way intended to guarantee
to the striking employees that they
will be taken back and given the places
now filed by nonunion help"
Notwithstanding the attitude Of the
packers toward the men employed
during the strike, a general stampede
of the nonunion men seems to be in
progress, and it is predicted that with
in fortnight practically all of the
strikers will be back at work.
Around the Chicago stock yards
there was rejoicing among the strik-
ers as well as the stockmen and pack
ing interests. Many of the strikers,
however, expressed disappointment
that their strike after causing them
to lose eight and one half days of
wages, had failed to receive their de-
mands for higher wages or to make it
certain that all would be reinstated
without greater loss of time. Mr..
Donnelly announced that the last for
mality of the truce has been ended.
He bases the announcement on the
fact that majority of the executive
board members had telegraphed ap-
proval of the terms.