The Washington times., 1904-07-24

and had knocked him senseless when
four policemen discovered them
Girls Are Chased.
Disorder broke out at Forty-third
Street and Ashland Avenue, where a
number Of girls. hurrying TO work at the
Nelson Morris plant. were attacked by
a crowd of strike sympathizers- They
were hurrying toward The yards when
a crowd OF boys spied them and set up
the cry:
Strike breakerst Strike breakers
A crowd gathered al the cry and be-
gan 10 pursue the fleeing girls. throw
ing stones and other missiles at theI.l-
A squad OF police hurried 10 the scene
and by a vigorous use Of night sticks
the crowd was broken up and the glriS
escaped into the yards. But the crowd
reformed and charged the yard gates.
Jeering n the girls. who had disappear
ed within. and shouting imprecations on
the packers.
Eighty Thousand Walk Out.
The call for a general strike viii
cause the waIkout Of $1,000 men in Chi
cago. and the eleven other cities shat
form the meat distributing centers 0f
the country.
In Chicago alone p, 900 butcher work
men are on strike and the general or
mercantile trades In the other cities
almost $1,000 more butcher workmen are
out. and Is 200 70 1900 other workers
stand ready 10 step out now in a gener-
al strike.
The general strike. the labor leaders
assert, may not stop here, but may
spread until il includes the employees CT
all railroads, should the products Of the
packing houses or livestock for the
plants in the event they are kept Cpeu
with strike breakers. BE- presented Tor
shipment over the various lines.
A Monster Strike.
1T will be a monster strike for union
ism. and we will be out TO win a sweep
ing victory" asserted one OF the leaders
of the strikers conferees-
Strikers Ultimatum.
Following is the final ultimatum sent
10 the packers this afternoon;
Chicago. July %
I Mr.. Edward Morris, of Morris & Co,
| and Associates, Chicago.
/ Gentlemen: After careful cOnsidera-
! tion by the representativ OF the
! Teamsters and Mechanical Trades, We
/ have come TO the conclusion that tbs
J agreement which was reached Wednes-
J day was hagrantly violated by the
/ packers 10 the extent OF rendering H. IN
/ our opinion. null and void; hence. We
| Workmen 10 renew il in its present
! form. because of such violation.
/ We desire 10 emphasize our pelleL
| in the principles OF Cancellation ana ar
{ bitration, but TO provide against such
| violations in the future. We again ouer
| the following propositions is solution
| of the present difhculty.
| THAT all employees be hired back
! within ter days, any person not re-
| employed in ten days. MS nr per cas-
| will be submitted 10 arbitration;
/ THAT all killing, cutting. and cdslnS
department men be reinstat'd IN Their
| former positions within tofty-eisht
| hours after the resumption of work.
| I'VE regret 10 say that if the fore
! going propositions are not acceptable
| 10 Won that the Allied Trades VIII cease
work on Monday morning
Trusting however, that YOU VIII CO.
operate with Us TO bring about an ami
lctble understanding. and thus avert the
possibility of a widespread strike We
lare, respectfully yours.
| "GEORGE r. GOLDEN, Chairman;
"JAMES F. MORTON, Secretary;
Committee of Allied Trades
To which the packers made the fol-
lowing reply:
''Messrs George F. Golden, chairman;
lanes f Morton, secretary
Gentlemen: Your communication ol
this afternoon has been received ana
carefully noted
! I'VE must emphatically deny that
there has been any violation OF the
ter investigating every supposed case
should have satisfied every one present
at the last two conferences that there
were no deViatiOns Dut what might be
expected in putting TO work such a big
body OF men at one time. and b1i