Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-07-30
PACKING STRIKE AGAIN IN FORCE
Alleged that Discrimination was mace
in Retiring. All the Active Union
Men Being Rejeeted-Applieanss
for Reinstatement left in Body.

CHICAGO. Specialize stockyards
strike. which was renewed Friday
morning in Chicago and all the other
points where the big packing oompan-
les have branches. because the strikers
were dissatisfied with the manner In
which the employers proposed TO rein
state their former employees pending
settlement by arbitration. will continue
for smother day at least A joint con-
ference between representatives OF both
sides 10 the controversy and repreSen-
tatives OF the allied trades. in an at
tempt 10 bring about a peaceaole al
3ustnent Of this second strike. was un-
successful and the meeting was adj
! iourned at $50 O'Clock. with the un-
dcrstaniinE that another conference
would be held At Fridays conference,
which lasted FIVE hours. a committee or
/ Ter. consisting OF Eve representatives
OF the packers and FIVE representatives
I OF the meat butchers union. went over
+ the ground thoroughly. Whether the
sfnrultv can he satisfactorily settled
Is rrobiematicsl. "a both the packers
and the strikers maintain that they are
living up 70 Wednesdays agreement
/ for 4 settlement by arbitration. ana
Il that IL - the nLAfl cAAt AAaAA - tN~hN--
I sible FOR the renewal Of hOstiiues- Ar
Ter adjournment. a committee appoint
Cd for the purpose merely announced
that the peace negotiations had failed
hut that there was still hope that an
agreement could be reached in the near
future. No written statement OF what
transpired IN the meeting was given
out. as has been customary az former
conferences. and the committee decln-
ed 10 give any further Information eN-
cent that another meeting would o'
held saturday. Unless a settlement Is
reached the general belief Is That
sympathetic strike Of the allied traces
In the hacking industry. which va
threatened last week 70 enforce the De
mands OF the strikers. Will be called
These unions have siEnifed their VIII
fncness 20 stand by the butchers II the
, are called on 20 assist in the struggi
. with the packers for supremacy
In the followiug statement. given on
Frisav night by Mt. Donnelly. presi
dent Of the Butchers Union. the rea
son why the strikers refused 20 retur
I 20 work is given.
THE hackers signed an agreemer
r that there would be no discriminate
I in tire re-hiring Of the men rms va
ac-ot ted in good faith. on the retur
20 the men this morning. tney WEI
lined up like cattle.
THE foremen. superinten1enls an
x others. walking through the line. Wou
. nick ont a man and say. You con
70 nm The next man would be push'
20 out OF lire and told that he could NJ
be used and &C. was always the goo
active union men whom they could n
- use.
Superintendent Pension. OF the A
pa mour canning department, address,
le The ernuloyes In the following Ia
re guaro- You went away like Gait
5c ana We will take YOU back like cattle.
According 10 estimates. $3.50 m
.. were directly affected IN Chicago alo
- bv Fridays strike. Fully that mum
OF strikers were on hand al oclo
expecting immediate employme'
en- while others were expecting reinsta
ns ment later. The cattle butchers let
m \ body. and Mr. Donnelly's general
lis der declaring another strike follow
Il was sent 20 an employees ot vari1
al. -ackin- houses in the different CIT
- affected by the previous strike.
a. read
ID order ont al the departme
Icy AGAIN. Companies violated asr
-e mcnt."