The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Chicago, July 23.-Attempts to set
tie the strike of the packing trades
failed today and tonight the butchers
union and allied organizations, after
long conference, sent an ultimatum to
the representatives of Che packers
demanding a settlement of the strike
before Monday morning on penalty of
q general walk-out of all union en-
ployes at work in the stock yards at
o'clock Monday morning.
The conference between the repre-
scntatives of the allied trades aud
packers and butchers, which adjourn
ed last night after failing to reach an
agreement, was resumed early this
morning. At noon the conferees gave
up hope of reaching an understanding
and the deliberations were brought 10
an abrupt ending, after the packers
had expressed desire TO live mp to
the terms of the arbitration agree
ment reached last Wednesday, right
any wrongs that might have been
committed by their foremen and SUI
pcrintendents and announced TO the
union men the name of Samuel Nc
Lean of the National Packing com.
pany to represent them on the arbi-
tration board provided for in the
agreement which settled the original
strike.
The union men refused positively
to consider that agreement valid on
the ground that it has been broken
by the packers.
They then retired TO the office of
the Federation of LABOR where an
ultimatum to the packers was prepar.
cd. The ultimatum, after reciting the
alleged violation of last Wednesdays
agreement. says: I'VE desire to EN-.
phasize our belief in the principles of
Cancellation and arbitration. but TO
provide against such violations in the
future we again offer the following
proposition as q solution of the pres.
ent difficulty:
THAT all employees be hired back
within ten days. Any person not re-
employed az the end of that time. his
or her case shall be submitted 10 ar
bitration.
THAT all killing. cutting and casing
departments be reinstated in their
former positions within forty-eight
hours after resumption of work"
Notice is then given that unless
the terms are met the allied trades
will walk out Monday morning.
The ultimatum was delivered to
representative OF the packers but an
answer Is not expected before tomor
row night
That the packers will refuse to
agree to the proposition is evidenced
by the statement given out by the
packers after today's conference had
failed 10 reach a settlement.
After the conference today the
packers made public a statement in
which they deny either a violation of
the agreement or discrimination in
rehiring men.
They say the agreement was prop.
erly approved and signed by repre-
sentatives of both sides and that no
possible excuse can be offered for lis
violation on the part of Donnelly.
A committee of labor leaders also
issued a statement after today's con
ference. They review the situation
from their point Of view and refer
TO the conference OF July %. and the
resulting agreement After telling
of strikers reporting for work under
this agreement the statement says: Il
Great numbers OF men and women
were told in language unfit to repeat
that they were not wanted. hence the
second conference. Afte- the second 4
strike was ordered the packers and
representatives of the trade got to
gether again. The packers insisted
that we try TO put the agreement into
operation. admitted the violation and
promised o see that il would not hap
pen again. AS union men We had 10
refuse this proposition and asked that