Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-22
CRAwFORDvILLE FLA. FRIDAY July o. 1904
PACKERS ARE OBDURATE.
Refuse to Grant Demands Of Striking
Meat Cutters and Merry
War Proceeds.

A Chicago dispatch says: The strike
which has demoralIzed the packing
Industry throughout the country has
not yet been settled, bu; there are
Indications that ii will soon be end.
cd by the adjustment of the Difficult.
ties by arbitration.
After a conference which lasted ali
" Thursday afternoon between repre-.
sentatiyes OF the packers and officers
, OF the unions. the employers are walt.
ing for an answer to a countcrpro.
posal which they submitted to Michael
Donnely in reply to statement of the
terms on which he would be willing
to mako settlement Mr.. Donnelly
later said that the counter-proposal Of
the packers would be rejected, and
that he would In turn present a coun.
terproposal AT once
The hitch in the negotiations Is
over the reinstatement of the strikers
The union demands that every man
who went on strike shall be given hs
old position before an agreement 10
arbitrate will be considered. The
packers declare that they will retlin
The men they have employed since the
strike began, and will take the old men
In the order in which they file appil.
cations for their former positions.
While The peace negotiations were
In progress Thursday, additional prep.
arations were making by the packers
for long siege. The PAGERS hearing
that efforts were being made to induce
railroad men not to handle supplies for
packing plants where the men are on
strike were busy all day putting IN
F8sRt rSiQfks. e coal fas tfass sst,p ran
supply.
The proposition made By Michael j.
Donnelly for the strikers winch led
to the conference Thursday contains
the folllwing demands;
That all employees who struck shall
be employed "a their old positions with
in three days; that the packers pa the
wages prevailing prior TO the strike
pending arbitration; that the arbitra'
ton board be composed Of one repro
sentative OF the packers. another or
the strikers, the two to select third.
These ;hree arbitrators to he practical
packing house men; that the award in
wages 10 be made by the arbitrators
shall take effect from the time OF the
resumpt.on ot work. but that the award
shall not involve any reduction IN
wages.
The representative OF the packers
replied to Mr.. Donnelly as follows;
I'm reply to your note and your cx'
! PLANTATION of what You arc willing 70
arbitrate. we cannot accept the same.
We are willing to arbitrace the whole
matter, covering wages and working
conditions OF all employees out on
strike. you having the privilege OF
bringing before the arbitrators for de
clslon any question Of wages or conii
tons, or any other grievances you
may think you have; we To have like
privilege and both to abide by the de
cision ct the arbitrators. We Will re
tain all now at work and will re-cm
ploy all the men now out a!
fast AS possible. giving preference II
the order Of application at the wages
received when going on strike pending
the decision OF arbitration"
The note was signed by Armour 4
Co. Swift & Co, Nelson Morris & Co
Swarzch!ld 4 Sulsbzerger. Nationa
Packing Company. Cudahy Packinl
Company and Libby. Mcneil & Libby
Rioting commenced In the stocl
yards Thursday and one man. Atoms
Andrulis, was shot in the left shoulie
by the police. He Is not fatally inju'
ed, however.