Evening journal., 1904-07-25
ALL TRADES GOES OUT
EXCEPT Transfers
Strike Of Chicago Butchers
Is Now Battle to the
Finish

Chicago. July 25.-Determned on
fight TO "a finish TO enforce the demands
lof the striking butchers. a sympathetic
strike of an the union workmen em-
ployed in the meat packing industry
throughout the country. with the ox-
lception of the teamsters, began at z
O'Clock this morning.
Instead of joining I'M the sympathetic
strike today the teamsters win make
lanother effort to bring about an ad-
| justment OF the trouble by arbitration.
/ This decision has been reached at
Injecting of the joint council of team-
lsters unions throughout Chicago, who
| met 20 consider the endorsement Of
decision reached yesterday by the
packing house teamsters' union TO quit
work with the other allied unions
The decision Of the stock yards team
Isters was almost unanimous in favor of
striking but as il is necessary accord
ling TO the rules of the teamsters' union
for the joint council to sanction any
strike movement am the union team
sters in the employ of the packers viii
rcmain at work during the struggle, or
Iunul the joint council gives their per-
mission TO "a strike should their efforts
to settle the matter by Cancellation to-
D day prove futile.
The committee appointed was not-
fed 10 get into communication today as
b early as possible with the packers.
The reason given by the teamsters
council for their action is that they
o. have never before been consulted ir
the present trouble and that therefore
3 before they would sanction strike of
the stock yard teamsters they wished
TO make am official investigation OF the
trouble before asking the international
Iohcers OF the union TO omcially order
the men on strike
a mob of 5000 strike sympathizers
attacked bread wagon of the Heus-
iner Bakery Company that was return
ling from making "a delivery of bread
to- the stock yards and. after beating
The driver and his companion, cut the
horse loose and set fire TO the wagon
+ j. C.. Clark superintendent of the
bakery. who was driving the wagon
81 land Edward Smith. shipping clerk
6 who was with him. We're both pain-
. fully but not dangerously. hurt. The
. police and fire departments were cali
E ed out and the crowd was dispersed
q and the fire extiuguished. No arrest.
b were made. 80 further efforts were
p made TO deliver bread at the stock
yards
q No conferences were held yesterday
1 either by the packers or the Rhor lead
ers, or jointly. in an effort 90 reach Pr
adjustment of the controversy.
Whether or not the packers would
make any concessions 20 the demands
OF the labor leaders in order TO prevent
. NI..
stock yards would not be discussed bS
any OF the packing house representa-
tives. hut from the preparations goini
on at the different plants during The
day 10 was plainly evident that The
packers intended to fight for their i'm
. dependence.
Preparations for the struggle wer'
being made az the different packing
plants an during Sunday and far int
the night Four trainloads of new
employees were taken to the yards be
fore darkness set in. TO join the non
union men already. established insid
G the plants Stockades have been erect
. ed al an the different plans to protec
men whose work exposes them to dan
ger from mob violence. Superintend
d ents Of the packing establishments. po
preston to anticipation of troublou
p times 10 come
d The packers claim to have nearl
j. 5000 men with which TO start opera
I. tions. A report was current that Gu
k daily & Company and Schwarzchild
r Sulzberger Company would not max
S lany effort TO resume business but woul
e make settlement with the unions
a None Of the officials of either Of thes
Il companies would confirm or deny tn
report
II Settlement of the strike may be i'm
, sisted upon by Mayor Carter II. Hari
: son II developments show that the pub
u. lie interest absolutely demands it. i
the meantime arbitration through th
- good offices of the mayor is remed'
). open to the opposing sides on relues
. from either.