Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-22
Chicago Butchers Return
to Their Duty.
Satisfactory Settlement Of
Great Meat Strike.
Board Of Arbitration Will Pass Upon
Contention Of. Employer and EN-
ployes-Murmurines Among the
Strikers.

Chicago. July 21.-Fifty thousand
workmen who quit work, July II, par
alyZing the meat industry of the coun-
try, will go back to their posts, Friday
morning. While they continue peace
fully at work a board of arbitration
will pass judgment upon the conten-
tions of the laborers for higher wages
and less arduous working conditions,
and the decision of the arbitrator will
settle the issues of the great strike.
President Donnelly of the Butchers
Union had, Thursday, promptly re-
ceived the approval of all of the execu-
tive board members except two. The
points yet to be heard from were SYRIA
cnse and San Francisco.
Around the Chicago stock yards.
Thursday, there was rejoicing among
: the strikers as well as the stock men
and packing interests.
The process of having the agreement
ratified was the only formality remain
ing, Thursday, to make the end of the
strike complete and after waiting for a
time to hear from Syracuse and San
Francisco, Mr.. Donnelly declared the
strike ended. He based the announce
ment on the fact that majority of the
ehcCutlNc DOdIu HlSiHDSTS naQ tele-
graphed approval of the terms.
Mr.. Donnelly has issued a call for
special meetings of the various local
unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
tiers and Butchers Workmen to be held.
Thursday night, at which meetings in
structions will be given the men about
returning to work.
Thousands Of striking laborers APP
peared at the yards and applied for
work, but were told that they must
wait until Friday.
Throngs gathered about the entrances
to the yards to discuss the settlement
and there were murmurings against
| its terms. Some workers wanted to go
| back without delay and few could un-
| derstand, apparently. why the question
| of wages. SO vital to them, had not
been decided.
During the day nearly 500 of the
strike breakers employed in the vari-
Gus plants ceased work and were paid
off. The men quitting apparently fear
ed to work with the union men who will
be returning tomorrow.
A statement relative to the strike
settlement was issued, today, carrying
'iie Signatures VI the pdcheTS WHO
signed the peace memorandum. The
statement is as follows:
There seems to be some misunder-
standing of the strike settlement in
some quarters upon which the public
should be set right The main point I'M
der discussion and upon which a settle
ment hung for several days was the
question of retaining the non-union
men hired by the packers to take the
places of those on strike. This point
was insisted on by the packing COM
panieS and until conceded by Mr. DON
nelly no settlement could have been
made. In the agreement made, last
night. the packers reserved the privil-
age Of retaining in their employ all
the employees that were hired while the
strike lasted. This guaranteed to these
the fair treatment they deserve and
gained for the packers one Of the points
for which they contended and for which
they stood out so long.
1.-THE privilege of arbitration within
the time limit of As days covers the
question Of discrimination and is in no
way intended to guarantee to the strik-
ing employees that they will be taken
back and given the places now filled
by non-union help"