The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-23

packers in worse plight than before for a great number of the non union men have quit. Many of these non union workers left last night fearing to return and face the returned strik- CTS. Those who did come back re- | ceived quiet warnings that there would be trouble.
 Examples of Discrimination.
 As an example of the discrimination charged, it was pointed out that Nich- olas Gier. President of the joint council and cattle butcher at Armour's was | passed three times in the examination of those who presented themselves for l reinstatement. In consequence of the attitude of the company the men quit | forthwith.
 At Swift & Co.'S plant all the cattle butchers were taken back without l question with the exception of Philip Murphy, foreman on the beef killing l floor. Murphy was member of the union until he was made foreman, when, under its rules. he was not eligi- bIe. His sympathies went with the union. and when the strike came he walked out with his men. The Swift employees took action similar to the | workmen at Armours.
 | At the Anglo American plant Schwarzchild & Sulzberger's. and the | Hammond plant, it was understood that only small percentage of the strikers were reinstated. At Morris and Co.'S only three or four union men were ta- ken back according to reports received at union headquarters. Out of fifty girls that waited long in line at Morris and Company's only two were rein stated. The remainder were soon spreading the word about the yards and adding to the excitement, while the lanes and by-paths leading to the gates were congested with a disgusted army or workers plodding away to the indig- nation meetings or turning their steps homeward to face anew the dishearten- ing features of a struggle which all predict will be bitterly contested.
 Renewal of the Fight.
 Meanwhile through an arrangement between President DonneIly and tha packers hurried preparations were be- Ing made for an immediate meeting be- tween the opposing forces It was freely predicted that both sides would charge bad faith and that the renewal or the fight would follow besides the events of the strike to date will appear insignificant.
 Tn quitting work again, all men were ordered to finish up whatever they had In hand and clean up so as to avoid any unnecessary loss to the packers.
 About the yards the strikers were loud in their denunciation, charging the packers with bad faith in showin q discrimination and declaring the pack CTS had no desire for peace and had Intentionally forced the issue again for ulterior motives. On the other hand the packers asserted they acted entire ly within the provisions of the agree ment. The packers declared they were duped by the union leaders in permit ting non-union strike breakers to leave.
 Both forces proceeded to line up for what they termed real strike" Charge of Had Faith Denied.
 The charge of bad faith was denied by the packers. Those who could be seen were unit in declaring Eff any one has violated the agreement it has not been the packers"
 According to estimates s.55O men were directly affected by the clash to- day Fully that number of strikers were on hand expecting immediate em-