Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-18
Shows But Very Little
Change in Situation.
Rioting at Chicago Stock Yards
-.-Man Fatally Hurt.
Striksr5 Offer to Leave Everything to
Arbitration. Except Reinstatement
OF Old Men-AlIied Crafts, 10000
Men, May Also Go Out.

Chicago, July I.-There was little
II any change in the situation Of the
meat packers strike here. today. With
Michael Donnelly, the strikers leader.
in st. Louis looking after that end OF
the difficulty, there was no effort here,
today, to renew the peace negotiations
which lasted three days. last week, and
were terminated, last night, without re-
suit. Whether another attempt to
reach an adjustment OF the contrO-
vefsy by arbitration will be made is
problematical, as the packers, believing
they had the better Of the argument In
last weeks conferences, are little in
clined to offer any concessions to the
strikers. One thing Is certain, the
packers say, and that is that they will
not recede from the position they as
sumed in last weeks conference and
that the strikers will have to conform
tc the employees ultimatum before any
further plans looking to settlement
by arbitration will be successful.
To add to the packers determination
to stand firm is the fact that they have
steadily Increased their working force
at the plants by the employment OF out
side workmen, until today. it was said
tHdI tUlIlSS were I'LL dlIICoI VII
dition at several Of the plants. Under
these conditions the packers have as
stunned a more Independent attitude and
are more determined. tonight, than ever
that they and not the strikers. shall die
tate the terms on which the controversy
shall be arbitrated.
As the strikers declare that they con-
coded every point possible In last week 3
negotiations, there Is little likelihood
that any further conferences for the
present at least would amount to much
toward a satisfactory settlement Of the
strike. With both sides in this frame of
mind the outlook for a speedy settle
ment is decidedly dark.
The sticking point in the whole ques-
ton Of arbitration is the reinstatement
OF the strikers. Mr.. Donnelly, at yes
terday's conference with the packers,
waved every other demand he had
made and agreed to order the men back
to work, leaving the adjustment Of all
differences to arbitration, il the en-
ployers would take back all the strik-
ers in body. This the packers refused
to do, maintaining that they had hired
many new wOrkmen since the strike,
whom they could not discharge. They
PROMISED, however. to take back the
old employees as rapidly as possible and
in order, when their application were
flied. The union officials declare that
they will never accept this proposition
as they say 1t would mean the disrup-
ton Of the union inside Of three
months.
To complicate the controversy still
more the allied crafts at the stock
yards. numbering $4,000 workmen. have
become restless and are anxious to join
the men already out. in a sympathetic
strike Whether these men will go on
strike or not will be decided. tOmOr-
row, when Mr.. Donnelly returns from
st. Louis.
These unions. representing 80 Of the
mechanical trades Of the packing
plants. have decided to quit work if
Mr.. Donnelly says so and should ne
give the signal on his return. tomOr-
row, the 1900 men will walk out.
In a fight growing out Of the meat
hackers strike at the Stock Yards. this
afternoon, three men were injured, one
fatally.
squad Of policemen summoned on a
riot call. finally suppressed the distur-
bance after considerable difficulty.