Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-21

specified time. 1t is understood that
work is to be resumed at all packing
centers, tomorrow morning.
Chicago, July 2O-The strike Of
packing house employees, begun nine
days ago and which has demoralizcd
the packing industry throughout the
country. was settled here tonight. at a
conference between the representatives
of the packers, the officials of the meat
Cutters Union and representatives of
all the allied trades employed at the
stock yards. The whole controversy
will be submitted to a board of arbitra-
tors, both sides agreeing to abide by
whatever decision this board may
reach
Pending the decision of the arbitra-
ton board the men will be taken back
to work as rapidly as possible by the
packers, and it is agreed by the pack
ers that all the old employees are to be
reinstated within As days from the date
work Is resumed. If any former en-
ployes are still unemployed at the ex-
piration Of that time, such persons are
to have the privilege of submitting
their cases to the arbitration board for
settlement.
The strikers will return to work as
soon as they can be notified Of the
peaceable adjustment of the trouble
and it is expected that by Friday morn
ing, everything will be in normal shape
at all the plants in the different cities,
where the employees were on strike
Half an hour after the decision had
been reached. tonight, to arbitrate, Mr..
Donnelly. the strike leader had
secured communication by long dis
lance telephone with the leaders of the
strikers in outside cities and had noti-
fled them that a satisfactory settlement
had been reached and directed the
strikers to return to work as soon as
possible.
The settlement of the difficulty by ar
bitration was brought about by the al
lied crafts at the stock yard, who
would nave become involved in the con-
troversy had it continued much longer.
The representatives of these unions.
which represent about $4,000 men, got
together, Yesterday. and sent final
appeal to the packers asking for Il
three sided conference. today, between
the packers and the strikers and them
selves. in a final effort to get both sides
of the controversy together again and
arrange some sort of an agreement
which would prevent the strike spread
ing to the affiliated unions. This APP
peal of the allied trades unions received
a favorable response from the packers
and. today's conference was the result
The agreement provides that the ar
bitratOrs shall consist of three practi-
cal packing house men to be selected as
follows: One representative of the
packing companies: one representative
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers and Butchermen of North
America; these two to select third
member.
The agreement was signed by the
committee on behalf Of the packing
companies and of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmcn
o: North America and also by the rep
rcsentatives of the following packers:
Armour &, Co, Nelson Morris & Co.
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Co., Swift
& Co.. National Packing Co., and
Cudahy Packing Co., and Libby. Nc
Neil & Libby.
The agreement reached at tonight's
conference is practically the same as
the proposition made last Saturday to
the packers by Mr.. Donnclly. The only
difference is that in Saturdays COM
municatiOn, Mr.. Donnelly insisted that
the strikers be all taken back to work
within seven days. This the packers
refused. although they agreed to ac-
cept every other demand.
When the men return to work it will
be under exactly the same conditions
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