The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
THE TRUCE WAS
OF SHORT LIFE
Tho Packing House Employees Are
All Ordered Out Again.
BREACH OF FAITH is CHARGED
The summary Action OF the strihs
Lenders Followed Bs Equally
vigorous Efforts For Res
torntion of Peace.

Chicago, July 23.-The packing
house strike was to-day ordered re-
newed in Chicago and all other cities.
Violation of agreement by the packing
house proprletors is assigned as the
reason.
The following telegram was sent by
President Donnelly TO all the EN-.
ployes of various packing houses III
the different cities affected by the
previous strike.
Order out all The departments
again. Companies violated agreement.
(Signed) MICHAEL DONNELLY,
President International Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen.
Three thousand cattle butchers re-
ported at the stock yards here for
work. Only half of hem were given
places. Thereupon, all refused TO
work They reported in a body at
their union headquarters. The general
order for renewal of the strike was
soon forthcoming.
While the immediate provocation for
the renewal of the strike was appar-
emily the failure of The packers 10
take back larger proportion of the
strikers who reported for work. the
real cause OF the rupture was In
ferred TO be n circular, issued Thurs
day by the packers The circular pur-
ported TO explain 10 the public the
agreement entereded into with the la
Dor leaders. Seemingly, the circular
could be taken as implying that the
agreement did not bind the packers -
re-employ all of the men who walked
out The construction the labor lead
srs had placed upon the agreement
was that all should be re-employed
within d5 days
When the 1000 butchers and their
helpers went into the yards here -
take their old places the general greet
ing was: I'VE can not take back more
than half the regular force" Imme-
diately there was a woeful display or
ehaerin and disappointment. The men
held conference of an lmpromptu ma
lure and reached an agreement TO act
as a unit or not at all.
| 4 on must Adht ho All ba'h VI
none" came the reply Of the union
men, who saw performing the tasks
they had done before numbers OF non
union workmen. The packers refused
to accede to this and committee was
sent to see President Donnelly. The
latter was quickly in communication
with his advisers. Whitman hour and
a half the decision was reached to re-
open the strike. President Donnelly's
telegram was accordingly sent to all
unions.
The breaking of the agreement as
alleged by President Donnelly, on the
part of the packers and the ending of
all peace plans on the part OF the
unions came as a violent surprise To
the public, despite the widespread
knowledge that the men we're far from
satisfied with conditions consequent
upon the signing of the terms o.
peace.
The summary action of the strik'
leaders In ordering a renewal OF hos
| tilities was followed by equally Wig
orous efforts at a restoration of tn
peace. As a. result, the news of tn
strike order was followed within a
hour by an announcement that
Joint conference at the Offices Of A
mour & Co. had been arranged
take place Friday afternoon betwee
the packing house projectors and II
labor leaders. The purpose of II
Joint conference was stated to be
discuss the alleged unjust discrlmin
tion on the part of the packers
The portion of the packers cure
lar Objectionable to the unionists fc
lows:
\ I'm the agreement reached the pac
ers reserve the privilege of retainin
In their employ all employees that haV
J. been hired while the strike has laste'
thus guaranteeing to these men tn
fair treatment they deserve and gail
Ing for the packers one of the mos
l. important points for which they col
i .ended and for which they stood on
= 30 long. The privilege of arbitratio
q within the time limit OF As days COY
; ers the question of Discrimination
g only. and Is In no way intended {
+, guarantee to the striking employe
: that they will be taken back am
. given the places now filled by nor
union help"
The new strike apparently place
the strikers in worse plight than be
:. fore, for a great number of the non
union men have quit. Many of thes,
. non-union workers left. fearing to re
main and face the returned strikers
Those who did come back receivet
q1iet warnings that there would b,
trouble.