The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-20


others or might have had afew words
of meaning to say to him."
Blockade on Yesterday
The blockade yesterday was just as
effective as on previous day, the strik-
ers refusing entrance to all persons who
demanded the right to go to the Swift
plant. There were number OF ex-
citing scenes on the picket line main
tanned as a blockade across the en-
trance to the Swift plant, resulting in
two arrests.
Charles Fitch, president of the South
ST. Paul Commercial club, told num-
Der of the pickets that they were clear ;
" violating the law by blockading the
street. AT the conclusion of Fitch's
remarks Al Haines called out:
If we had thirty feet of rope we
would show you what We would do"
Fitch complained of the threat to
Chief of Police Mccormick, who placed
Haines under arrest. The prisoner
was held until today by Judge Doss,
who refused to fix bail. Doss held that
it would do the prisoner good to spend
a. few hours behind the bars.
A little later Sheriff Grisim arrested
Wenzel Nechville for interfering with a
non-unton man who was trying to en-
ter the Swift plant. Nechville was
taken to the police station and bond
was refused by Judge Doss. sev.Ssss
In many ways the strikers showed
that they continue active and of the
opinion that they will win. 1t was an
nounced by Business Agent Steep thar
the question had been referred to the
State Federation of Labor and to the
Trades and Labor Assembly of st.
Paul, and that these bodies were ex-
pected to render great assistance to
the strikers. 1t was the opinion Of
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pressure to bear that Swift will find it
impossible to dispose of the product
now being turned out and that in a
short time the company will find that
it is costing SO much more under pres
ent conditions to put the meat on the
market than 1t did before the strike
that it will be but a question of tirne
until the company will be anxious to
settle. Steep said the labor bodies
were strongly. protesting to the gov
ernor against the sending of troops to
South st. Paul.
Steep Is Confident
eff we are not interfered with thil
strike will be over in few days.
said Steep. I'VE still have a number
of cards up our sleeves, for it must be
remembered that the engineers and
fremen employed in those big buildings
| across the way are union men and
tnaL1C mas Deen agreed they snail come
out whenever our national president
signifies that the time has come. We
are bound to win and shall continue to
| maintain an effective picket line. The
| men are more determined than ever,
| but there will be no trouble unless d
| mix is started by some reckless non-
| union man"
| At the plant the officials of the COM
pany claimed that every department is
being operated, and that the killing
| yesterday was somewhat in excess of
| that of the day before. 1t was claim
| ed that several expert workmen, and
| members of the union, had returned to
| their old places, having been snug
gled into the plant. Supt Burns was
not prepared to say when the company
will be able to allow the workmen to
return to their homes at night, saying
that this will not be done until there is
| thorough protection for their entrance
| the next day. He admits that it may
| be a week or more before the en-
| ployes will be safe to walk the streets.
Strikers Desert Willis
| In the evening the strikers congre-
| gated in small crowds on the street
and it was difficult to find asman will
| ing to concede that the stand of Presi-
/ dent Willis was proper and that II
should be followed in the future con-
! duct of the strike. A great majority
/ were in favor of continuing the block
ade, claiming that Steep is now the