Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21
VIOLENCE IN
CHICAGO STRIKE
Non-Union Butchers Are As.
sailed BY a Mob and
Sever Injured.
REVOLVERS AND KNIVES USED
Three Are Seriously Hurt - Strike
Breakers, All Negroes, Are At
tackled BY Crowd Witnessing AM
ateur Ball Game.

Chicago, July 13.-As the result of
stubborn disagreement chiefly over
ages for unskilled labor, one of the
-lost extensive strikes in the history
of the meat packing industry of the
United States began yesterday in Chi
cago Kansas City, Omaha, st. Joseph,
Sioux City and other cities where
large packing plants are located. II
prolonged the strike is expected to
cause widespread inconvenience, pos
sibly equaling the anthracite coal
famine of two years ago.
The unanimity of the strike was
are directly involved In Chicago
alone $4,000 men are on strike.
The effect Of the strike upon the
food supply of the country and the
price of meats is being earnestly dis
cussed, owing TO the announcement
tonight that the packing houses, con-
trary to somewhat general expecta-
ton, will continue operations without
any close down, employing whatever
help may be obtainable. How much
alienation in the furnShing of sup
plies to the public this course may af-
ford, is a matter of wide variation OF
opinion. The packers declare that
hundreds of men who could not be
provided with places have been apply
ing daily for work.
The walkout here was started by
the employees of the killing depart
ments at the various packing houses.
The killers were followed by the
workers in other departments as fast
as the current work left by the
slaughterers could be cleaned up.
Thus as the workers in each depart
ment disposed of their part of the
work they threw off their aprons and
departed. This consideration was
shown the packers, the labor officials
announced, because it was not the
desire of the men to cause the employ
ers any fiscal loss as result of neg
lecting meat that was Cd hand to be
dressed.
Chicago, July 15.-The strike which
has demoralized the packing industry
throughout the country, has not yet
been settled, but there are indications
that it will soon end by the adjust
ment of the difficulties by arbitration.
After a conference which lasted all
VI SSSIt1udY dIltluOoH DCI"SCA iCP-
resantatives of the packers and the
officials of the unions, the employers
are waiting for an answer to a coun'
ter proposition which they Yesterday
afternoon submitted to Michael J.
Donnelly in reply to a statement of
the terms upon which he would be
willinT to make settlement. Mr.
Donnelly stated last night that the
counter proposition of the packers
will be rejected and that he will in
turn present counter proposition to-
day.
The hitch in the negotiations is over
the reinstatement of the striF ers
the union dEnands that every man
! who went on strike shall be given his
old place before an agreement to ar
bitrate will be considered. The pack
ers declare that they will retain the
men they have employed since th1
strike, and will take back the old
men in the order in which they file
applications for their old positions.
Chicago, July DEMONSTRATIONS fol-
| peace in the stock yards are practi
cally at a standstill, and the strike
will continue until one side or the
other abates something of the de
mands made up to the present time
Both sides are anxious for peace
able settlement, but the stumbling
| block to a final adjustment is thai
! neither side Is prepared to allow the
| other to dictate the basis of the arbi
| tration.
Yesterday afternoon the packer:
considered Mr.. Donnelly's reply u
| their proposition of Thursday night
but it proved unsatisfactory. and thu
union officials were notified that i
would be impossible to reach al
agreement along the lines suggested
by Mr.. Donnelly In their answer t.
| Mr.. Donnelly, the packers declared
themselves willing to arbitrate, bu
stipulated that the arbitration shoul'
include the entire scope Of the strik
and not be subject to restrictions o
| limitations of any kind. This com
munication of the packers was iden
tical with the one sent Thursday b,
them to Mr.. Donnelly, and to whicl
his counter proposition of yesterda,
was a reply. With the reply OF tn
packers was sent a note to Mr.. Dor
nelly. notifying him that they voul
be ready for his answer today, an
that - he desired another conference
with them they would be pleased I
meet him in another effort to reacl
] basis of arbitration. No arrange