The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-26
10000 MEN ARE
OUT IN CHICAGO
BUTCHERS AND THEIR ALLIES
rHROW UP THEIR JOBS IN THE
PACKING PLANTS.

could Secure no Concession from
the Packers That the Strikers
would Accept-PIants Not Closed
DoNn-SOme Violence Done.
Chicago, July 25.-With all peace ne
gotiations off and with all the allied
trades unions employed at the differ
ent plants, with the exception of the
teamsters and the stationary engi-
neers, out on strike in sympathy with
the butcher workmen, who quit work
two weeks ago, the stock yards strike
tonight had settled down to what
promises to be a long, bitter fight.
AS has been threatened for some
time the allied trades employed in the
packing industry at Chicago quit work
when called on to-day to assist the
striking butchers in their efforts to
bring the packers to terms. In several
instances the men did not wait for the
official notification from their leaders
to strike, but threw down their tools
and quit work of their own volition.
At o'clock tonight the statement
was made by Michael J. Donnelly,
president of the Butchers Union, that
every union man employed at the stock
yards, with the exception of the team
sters and stationary engineers. had re-
sponded to orders for a general sym
pathetic strike. The engineers, he de-
clared, would join the strikers to-mor-
row morning, and unless there was a
speedy settlement of the difficulty, he
said, the teamsters would undoubted-
ly join in the struggle soon.
According to Mr.. Donnelly, to-days
strike swelled the number of men who
have quit work at the stock yards in
Chicago alone to nearly 10000 persons.
Ready for a Finish Fight.
Both sides to the controversy declar-
ed tonight that they were perfectly
satisfied with the present state of af-
fairs and that they were willing to
make a fight to a finish to determine
who shall dictate the terms of a set
tlement.
According to the packers, the general
strike to-day was failure, it being
asserted by them that not more than
half the members of the allied trades
quit work, when officially called out
by the leaders this morning The
further statement was made by the
packers that if all the union men de-
eide to join the strikers, it would
make little difference to the employ
ers, as they had sufficient resources
to contest the ground for an indefin-
ite period.
IN ho AAn h. F,I. i
ers assert that all the union employees
at the different packing plants, to-
gether with several hundred employees
OF the Union Stock Yards and Transit
Company, quit work to-day in re-
sponse to the general order for a SYM
pathetic strike.
new phase of the strike situa-
ton developed late this afternoon when
notice was given by the unions to
the independent packers at the stock
yards that their men would not be
allowed to handle animals which had
been handled in any way by nom
union men. It is necessary for these in
dependent concerns to take all of their
live stock into the yards over Union
stock Yards runways, where the stock
must be handled by non-union men,
since the union men employed by the
STOCK yards company in this line of
work were along with the employees,
VINO Joined the sympathetic strike to-
DAY. The ultimatum of the unions
leaves the independent packers no al
tentative, but to receive their live stock
directly from the country or to close
business entirely. A meeting of the
independent packers was held tonight
10 map out some plan of action, but
no definite conclusion was reached
Another meeting will be held to-mor-
row. to consider the matter.
Teamsters Tried to Intervene.
Before peace negotiations had been
broken off to-day, representatives of
the Transfers Union, as had been
agreed on last night, were in confer
ence with the packers in an effort to
arrange some sort of settlement which
would prevent spread of the strike.
AZ this meeting the packers were ask
ed to concede that the first peace agree
ment signed last Wednesday, and which
was later repudiated by the strikers
When second strike was called, be
considered null and void, and that the
packers submit new proposal for
peace terms.
The committee also advised the pack
ers that the striking butchers would
stand by last Saturdays demand.
which was that all men be reinstated
within ten days, or their cases be sub
inItted to immediate arbitration; all
butchers and casing men TO be taken
nack within forty-eight hours after
work was resumed.
NO progress toward a settlement was
made at the conference. and the Team
sters' Committee retired to consider a
new proposal.
Immediately on the return of the
teansters committee to union head
quarters, they entered into a confer
ence with the representatives of the
dllled trades to consider a proposal
Whlch had been submitted to the un-
iohs by the packers. In the meeting
oetWeen the teamsters and the pack
eis' the packers offered TO change the
tlIne of reinstating all the strikers
from forty-five days to thirty-five days.
iHey made no concessions other than
ms, and this proposal was submitted
20 the allied trades committee. Presi-
gent Donnelly Of the Butchers Union,
however refused to consider the pro-
losal and all hope of an immediate set
uement was lost.
President Golden Of the Teamsters'
mon strongly urged that the pro-
Posal be considered and that another
eHort for a settlement be made The
sehtlment Of the meeting was over
Whelmingly against him. and the COM
Inlttee adjourned without intending to
orange any more meetings with the
After falling in the peace negotia-
IONS President Golden Of the Team
sters. Union advised the members Of
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