Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-23
SEEK TO END STRIKE.
MARKET MEN MAKE AN uNSuC-
cESSFUL EFFORT.
Peace Plan Rejected By Packers, Who
Refuse Further Conferences = Union
Leader Foresees Long Contest : Men
Confident as Ever.

Leader Foresees Long Contest Men
Confident Ever.
Plans 20 settle the packing house
strike in Chicago through the media
ton of the retail dealers have come TO
nothing. The packers told the market
men they saw no reason for another
conference with the representatives OF
the interested unions. 1t was only
after . five hours meeting in the office
Of Nelson Morris & Co. that the retail
dealers were satisfied the negative an
swer of the employers was final
The failure OF the attempt to reopen
negotiations left the union labor COM
mittee at sea as to the next step TO be
taken toward successful termination
of their fight ON the packing concerns.
Later the market men met the leaders
of the butcher workmen and of the
teamste' $ to discuss ways and means
10y whi.h the dealers can obtain meat
while the strike lasts.
NJ. II. Kelly Of the grocery and mar
ket wagon drivers said the result or
the session would be a coalition of the
market men and the tcamsters against
the big packers. c. w Foster of the
dealers contented himself with declar-
ing that the public would be provided
with supplies
No Hope of Arbitration.
Independently of the efforts of the
retail dealers to arrange for a confer
ence an attempt was made to secure
the sentiments of both sides to the
controversy, regarding negotiations for
peace. The result of this inquiry was
that there was no prospect of settling
the strike along any lines involving an
arbitration of the differences. While
they would not discuss the matter, it
is known that one of the reasons of the
packers for refusing negotiations lies
in their claim that they practically
have broken the strike and are operat-
ing their plants at almost normal ca
pacity."
The packers insisted that the unions
had broken faith with them, and point
ed out that nearly a full complement
of employees has been secured in every
western city affected by the strike. II
they agreed to take back all men on
strike, they said, it would be necessary
to discharge those who have been hired
10 supplant the union men, and such
action, in their opinion, would be un-
fair The difficulty of reaching a sat
isfactory agreement at this time on
account Of the many unions involved
and the multiplicity of grievances also
was referred to.
Ethelbert Stewart of the government
Department of Commerce and Labor
and c. A. Carroll who has been assist
ing him, have almost concluded their
investigation. They found that most OF
the union men now working In the Chi
cago packing houses had come from
other cities. On the other hand, they
learned of many assertions from the
union in Chicago by men who had gone
to other cities for work. 1t was found
that the packers were transporting
men to other cities, and that each day
men were applying for transportation
and a chance TO work.
DOnuelly says wen VIII VIM
President Donnelly says: 1T now
looks like a long contest. We are de-
termined to win and will use every
means we can to do so. The men are
as confiden> and "a firm as ever"
President Shea of the international
Brotherhood of Transfers arrived in
Chicago and reiterated the statement
he made at Indianapolis regarding the
position of the transfers union. Said
President Shea: I'VE intend to aid the
butcher workmen throughout this
strike, but we do not expect to put
anyone but the packers to trouble or In
convenience 1t is not our policy to
injure the business Of employers who
are friendly to us. The men now on
strike are teamsters who were employ
ed by the packers in delivering meat to
the butcher shops and other places
where it was sold at retail. We will
do all we can to help the butchers, but
no one else will be brought into the
strike unless it be through his own
fault"
Following the line of action deter
mined upon by the business agents OF
the unions picSets have been stationed
near large number of wholesale and
retail markets receiving supplies from
the packers and at branch depots OF
the packing houses There were numer-
Gus instances of teamsters refusing to
make deliveries because of "intimida-
ton" and in a few cases violence was
resorted to by the union watchers